Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of Business: QualTek Services, Inc. (f/k/a Roth CH Acquisition III Co. ("ROCR")) (collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, "QualTek", the "Company", "we", "our", or "us") is a leading provider of communication infrastructure services and renewable solutions, delivering a full suite of critical services to major telecommunications and utility customers across the United States. We operate in two reportable segments, which reflects the way performance is assessed and resources are allocated by our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker. Our Telecom segment provides engineering, construction, installation, network design, project management, site acquisition and maintenance services to major telecommunication carriers, cable providers and utility companies in various locations in the United States. Our Renewables and Recovery Logistics segment provides businesses with continuity and disaster recovery operations as well as new fiber optic construction services and maintenance and repair services for telecommunications, renewable energy, commercial and utilities customers across the United States. On February 14, 2022, QualTek Services Inc. completed the Business Combination (the “Business Combination”) with QualTek HoldCo, LLC ("QualTek HoldCo") (f/k/a BCP QualTek HoldCo, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“BCP QualTek”) (the “Closing”), pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) dated as of June 16, 2021, by and among (i) ROCR, (ii) Roth CH III Blocker Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of ROCR (“Blocker Merger Sub”), (iii) BCP QualTek Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Blocker”), (iv) Roth CH III Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of ROCR (“Company Merger Sub”), (v) BCP QualTek and (vi) BCP QualTek, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as representative of the Blocker’s equity holders and BCP QualTek’s equity holders. The cumulative value of the merger consideration in the Business Combination was $306,888 thousand. Blocker Merger Sub merged with and into the Blocker (the “Blocker Merger”), resulting in the equity interests of the Blocker being converted into the right to receive 11,924 thousand shares of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Class A Common Stock”), and the owners of such equity interests in the Blocker (the “Blocker Owners”) being entitled to such shares of Class A Common Stock at the Closing, and thereafter, the surviving Blocker merged with and into ROCR, with ROCR as the surviving company (the “Buyer Merger”), resulting in the cancellation of the equity interests of the surviving Blocker and ROCR directly owning all of the units of QualTek HoldCo (the “QualTek Units”) previously held by the Blocker. Immediately following the Buyer Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into QualTek HoldCo, with QualTek HoldCo as the surviving company (the “QualTek Merger”), resulting in (i) QualTek HoldCo becoming a subsidiary of ROCR, (ii) the QualTek Units (excluding those held by the Blocker and ROCR) being converted into the right to receive 18,765 thousand shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) and the holders of QualTek Units being entitled to such shares of Class B Common Stock at the Closing, (iii) the QualTek Units held by ROCR being converted into the right to receive a number of common units of QualTek HoldCo (the “Common Units”) equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding (i.e., 21,571 thousand QualTek Units), less the number of Common Units received in connection with the contribution described immediately below (i.e., 16,160 thousand QualTek Units). With respect to the portion of merger consideration to which the Blocker Owners and holders of QualTek Units were entitled as described above, the cumulative value of such merger consideration equaled the Equity Value. The “Equity Value” is the sum of (i) $294,319 thousand, plus (ii) the value of any Equity Interests of the Company issued as consideration for any acquisitions by the Company prior to the Closing (i.e., $10,000 thousand), plus (iii) the amount of interest accrued on that certain convertible promissory note (see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations) in an aggregate principal amount of $30,558 thousand issued by the Company to BCP QualTek II in exchange for all of BCP QualTek II’s Class B Units. No portion of the merger consideration was paid in cash. The foregoing represents the total consideration to be paid to the Blocker Owners and holders of QualTek Units in connection with the Business Combination. The Company contributed, as a capital contribution in exchange for a portion of the QualTek Units it acquired in the QualTek Merger (i.e., 16,160 thousand QualTek Units), $161,604 thousand, representing the amount of cash available after payment of the merger consideration under the Business Combination Agreement, which was used in part by QualTek or its Subsidiaries to pay the transaction expenses under the Business Combination Agreement. On February 14, 2022, in connection with the Closing of the Business Combination, the Company: – entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and certain guarantors party thereto, including, among others, certain subsidiaries of the Company, in respect of $124,685 thousand in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured convertible notes due 2027 (“Convertible Notes”, see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations) that were issued to certain investors (collectively, the “Convertible Note Investors”). The Convertible Notes were purchased by the Convertible Note Investors pursuant to certain convertible note subscription agreements, dated as of February 14, 2022, between the Company and each of the Convertible Note Investors (collectively, the “Convertible Note Subscription Agreements”); – received $35,915 thousand in aggregate consideration from Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) Subscribers Investors in exchange for 3,989 thousand shares of Class A common stock, pursuant to PIPE Subscription Agreements (“PIPE Financing”); – received $1,033 thousand from ROCR at closing, comprised of $1,004 thousand from the trust account for 100 thousand shares that were not redeemed by the public shareholders and $29 thousand of cash from ROCR's closing balance sheet; – issued 2,275 thousand shares of Class A Common Stock (“Blocker Owner Earnout Shares”) and 3,836 thousand shares of Class B Common Stock (“Earnout Voting Shares”) (collectively, the “Earnout Shares”) that are subject to certain restriction on transfer and voting and potential forfeiture pending the achievement of the earn out targets; – converted Convertible notes – June 2021 (see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations) into 2,875 thousand shares of Class A common stock and 4,063 thousand shares of Class B common stock; – assumed 2,875 thousand Public Warrants and 102 thousand Private Placement Warrants sold by ROCR as part of its initial public offering; – fully repaid $34,718 thousand of acquisition debt (see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations) plus accrued interest with the proceeds from the transaction; – paid down $73,000 thousand of debt associated with the line of credit (see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations); – paid down $500 thousand of ROCR's promissory note; and – pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”) entered into by and between the Company, QualTek HoldCo, LLC, the TRA Holders (as defined in the TRA) and the TRA Holder Representative (as defined in the TRA), the Company will be required to pay the TRA Holders 85% of the amount of savings, if any, that the Company is deemed to realize in certain circumstances as a result of certain tax attributes that exist following the Business Combination and that are created thereafter, including as a result of payments made under the TRA. Refer to Note 14-Tax Receivable Agreement regarding the disclosures of the impact of the TRA as of the Closing Date and as of October 1, 2022. The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) with QualTek HoldCo treated as the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements represent a continuation of the financial statements of QualTek HoldCo with net assets of QualTek Services Inc. stated at historical cost. Following the closing of the Business Combination, the combined company is organized in an “Up-C” structure in which QualTek Services Inc. became the sole managing member of QualTek HoldCo and therefore, operates and controls all of the business and affairs of QualTek HoldCo. Accordingly, QualTek Services Inc. consolidates the financial results of QualTek HoldCo, and reports a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements representing the economic interest in QualTek HoldCo owned by the members, other than the Blocker, of QualTek HoldCo referred to as the “Flow-Through Sellers.” As of October 1, 2022, the Company owned an economic interest of approximately 45% in QualTek HoldCo. The remaining approximately 55% economic interest is owned by the Flow-Through Sellers. Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and on a basis consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto of QualTek HoldCo and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. The consolidated balance sheet of QualTek HoldCo as of December 31, 2021, was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with such audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto of QualTek HoldCo, which are included in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 16, 2022 (the "Form 8-K"). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise noted) that management considers necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s results of operations, comprehensive loss, financial condition, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the interim periods presented. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's business, interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation for comparability purposes. Going Concern The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of presentation contemplates the recovery of our assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. During 2022, the Company’s interest costs have increased as a result of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates as well as the result of certain amendments to the Company’s credit facility. This increased interest cost will make it more difficult for the Company to meet its financial covenants in the future. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is subject to a number of risks, including uncertainty related to a dependence on outside sources of capital and operating in an increased interest rate environment. The attainment of profitable operations is dependent on future events, including obtaining adequate financing to fulfill growth initiatives and operating activities, generating adequate profitability to support the current debt structure and reorganizing the capital structure, including maintaining adequate availability under our line of credit to fund ongoing operations. The Company’s capital requirements will depend on several factors. The Company’s plans to mitigate against these factors include improving profitability within the Company’s Telecom Segment, working to achieve a more sustainable leverage model and reviewing funding sources to support the Company’s business plan and current backlog. Based on evaluation of the significance of the conditions described above, there is substantial doubt the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its obligations within one year from the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and continue as a going concern. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. These estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the current facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. Emerging Growth Company: The Company is an “Emerging Growth Company (“EGC”),” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it is exempted from certain reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not EGCs including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Further, Section 102(b)(l) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised, it will have different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an EGC, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements with another public company which is neither an EGC nor an EGC which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. Risks and uncertainties: On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” and on March 11, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. COVID-19 and actions taken to mitigate its spread have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. It is unknown how long the adverse conditions associated with the coronavirus will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the Company. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1 to BCP QualTek’s consolidated financial statements in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 16, 2022. There have been no significant changes to these policies which have had a material impact on the Company’s interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes during the three and nine months ended October 1, 2022, except as noted below. Principles of Consolidation: For the periods subsequent to the Business Combination, the condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, including QualTek HoldCo. For the periods prior to the Business Combination, the consolidated financial statements of the Company comprise the accounts of QualTek HoldCo and its consolidated subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Non-controlling Interests: The Company presents non-controlling interests as a component of equity on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and reports the portion of its loss for non-controlling interests as net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the periods subsequent to the Business Combination, the non-controlling interests represent the economic interest in QualTek Holdco held by the Flow-through Sellers (see Note 11-Equity). Stock-Based Compensation: The Company provides the QualTek Services Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), which was adopted by the Board of Directors and was approved by the Company’s stockholders on February 14, 2022. The Company measures all stock-based awards granted to employees based on the fair value on the date of grant in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Compensation expense of those awards is recognized over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. Generally, the Company issues awards with service-only vesting conditions and records the expense using the straight-line method. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of its option awards at the time of grant. The Company classifies stock-based compensation expense in its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations in the same manner in which the award recipient’s payroll costs are classified. Income Taxes: Prior to the Business Combination, QualTek HoldCo was treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes. As a partnership, QualTek HoldCo's taxable income and losses were passed through to and included in the taxable income of its members. Accordingly, amounts related to income taxes were zero for QualTek HoldCo prior to the Business Combination. Following the Business Combination, the Company is subject to income taxes at the U.S. federal, state, and local levels for income tax purposes, including with respect to its allocable share of any taxable income and other separately stated items of QualTek HoldCo. Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequence on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, using tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is “more-likely-than-not” that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent on the amount of future taxable income. Tax Receivable Agreement Liabilities: The TRA liabilities represent amounts payable to the Flow-through Sellers. The TRA liabilities are carried at a value equal to the undiscounted expected future payments due under the TRA. The Company recorded its initial estimate of future payments as an increase in TRA liabilities and a decrease to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated financial statements. Subsequent adjustments to the liabilities for future payments under the TRA related to changes in estimated future tax rates or state income tax apportionment are recognized through current period net loss in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. See Note 14-Tax Receivable Agreement. Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share: The Company applies the two-class method for calculating and presenting loss per share, and separately presents loss per share for Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock do not participate in the earnings and losses of the Company. As a result, the shares of Class B Common Stock are not considered participating securities and are not included in the weighted-average shares outstanding for purposes of loss per share. The Company has issued and outstanding Earnout Shares, including the Blocker Owner Earnout Shares and Earnout Voting Shares, which are subject to forfeiture if the achievement of certain stock price thresholds are not met within five years of the Business Combination. The basic and diluted net loss per share is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities, as the Blocker Owner Earnout Shares are considered participating securities. Unvested Blocker Owner Earnout Shares are not included in the denominator of the basic and diluted loss per share calculation until the contingent condition is met. The Earnout Voting Shares are not considered participating securities and are not included in the weighted-average shares outstanding for purposes of calculating loss per share. Warrant Accounting: The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. The Company recorded the Public Warrants assumed as part of the Business Combination as equity (see Note 11-Equity). For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded the Private Placement Warrants assumed as part of the Business Combination as a liability. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants (see Note 9-Warrants) was estimated using Black-Scholes call option model (see Note 10-Fair Value Measurements). Earnout Shares: During the five-year period following the closing of the Business Combination (the “Earnout Period”), (i) if the closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period, 50% of the Earnout Shares will be earned, and (ii) if the closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period, the remaining 50% of the Earnout Shares will be earned. Once the Earnout Shares are earned, they are no longer subject to the restrictions on transfer and voting. The Earnout Shares are considered legally issued and outstanding shares of common stock subject to restrictions on transfer and voting and potential forfeiture pending the achievement of the earn out targets described above. The Company evaluated the Earnout Shares and concluded that they meet the criteria for equity classification. The Earnout Shares were classified in stockholders’ equity, recognized at fair value upon the closing of the Business Combination and will not be subsequently remeasured. Convertible Instruments: In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2020-06, “Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which is intended to reduce complexity in applying GAAP to certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The guidance in ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock by removing the existing guidance in ASC 470-20, Debt: Debt with Conversion and Other Options, that requires entities to account for beneficial conversion features and cash conversion features in equity, separately from the host convertible debt or preferred stock. The guidance in ASC 470-20 applies to convertible instruments for which the embedded conversion features are not required to be bifurcated from the host contract and accounted for as derivatives. In addition, the amendments revise the scope exception from derivative accounting in ASC 815-40 for freestanding financial instruments and embedded features that are both indexed to the issuer’s own stock and classified in stockholders’ equity, by removing certain criteria required for equity classification. These amendments are expected to result in more freestanding financial instruments qualifying for equity classification (and, therefore, not accounted for as derivatives), as well as fewer embedded features requiring separate accounting from the host contract. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 further revise the guidance in ASC 260, Earnings Per Share , to require entities to calculate diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for convertible instruments by using the if-converted method. In addition, entities must presume share settlement for purposes of calculating diluted EPS when an instrument may be settled in cash or shares. For the Company, ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of the standard requires using either a modified retrospective or a full retrospective approach. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company early adopted ASU 2020-06 using the modified retrospective method which enables entities to apply the transition requirements in this ASU at the effective date of ASU 2020-06 (rather than as of the earliest comparative period presented) with the effect of initially adopting ASU 2020-06 recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to accumulated deficit on the first day of the period adopted. Therefore, this transition method applies the amendments in ASU 2020-06 to outstanding financial instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption (January 1, 2022), with the cumulative effect of the change recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit as of the date of adoption. The Company applied ASU-2020-06 to all outstanding financial instruments as of January 1, 2022 (the date of adoption of ASU 2020-06). The Convertible Notes-June 2021 (see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations) issued on June 16, 2021 was the only outstanding financial instrument affected by this new accounting standard as of January 1, 2022. Therefore the application of ASU-2020-06 to this convertible note payable was used to determine the cumulative effect of the adoption of the new accounting standard (see Note 8-Debt and Capital Lease Obligations). Transaction Costs: The Company incurred $24,999 thousand in direct and incremental costs associated with the Business Combination and PIPE Financing related to the equity issuance, consisting primarily of investment banking, legal, accounting and other professional fees, which were capitalized and charged against the proceeds of the Business Combination and PIPE Financing as a reduction of additional paid-in capital in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5.A, Expenses of Offering. The Company also incurred $137 thousand and $10,725 thousand of expenses for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2022, respectively, and $1,423 thousand and $2,875 thousand of expenses for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2021, respectively, that were not direct and incremental costs and accordingly, were recorded in "Transaction expenses" on condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Recent accounting pronouncements: In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , requiring an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from operating leases with terms longer than 12 months. The updated standard replaces most existing lease recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. The updated standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. We have adopted this standard effective January 1, 2022, for non-interim periods, with the impact resulting in the Company recognizing right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on our balance sheets upon adoption, which increases our total assets and liabilities. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326) : Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU No. 2016-13”), which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for certain financial assets, including trade accounts receivable. ASU No. 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model that requires the use of relevant information, including an entity’s historical experience, current conditions and other reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability over the life of a financial asset. The amendments in ASU No. 2016-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We expect to adopt this standard effective January 1, 2023 and are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new standard will have on our financial statements. In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805)—Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in business combination by addressing diversity in practice and inconsistency related to (i) the recognition of an acquired contract liability and (ii) payment terms and their effect on subsequent revenue recognized by the acquirer. This amendment requires that, at acquisition date, an entity recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) as if it had originated the contracts, while also taking into account how the acquiree applied ASC 606. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dece |