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Nov 18, 2024
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UNLVcougar
Intervention Needed
If you are audited, reversing a provision to flip from net loss to net income
will trigger all kinds of red flags and scrutiny. Just giving you a heads up now.
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Accounting Question: Allowance for losses
ToasterChive
All-American
Nov 18, 6:31pm
It’s called a reverse provision, and yes, you can do it, but you better have
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 6:39pm
How would you enter it in? One time reverse provision?
ToasterChive
Nov 18, 6:44pm
Yes, this is correct. If your current expected credit losses goes down, you
ForzaPuma
Nov 18, 7:15pm
Is there any literature that would support this?
ToasterChive
Nov 18, 6:56pm
Is this a reserve for loan losses or a reserve on accounts receivable? If it’s
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 8:27pm
Also, I’ll add under the new reserve guidance in ASC 326 which is meant to
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 8:28pm
The entity is private and is a reserve for loan losses.
ToasterChive
Nov 18, 8:57pm
Are you using an estimated lifetime losses calculation?
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 9:07pm
Yes and it’s way too high. We’re going to miss net income target and want to move funds from loss provision to income.
ToasterChive
Nov 18, 9:21pm
If you are audited, reversing a provision to flip from net loss to net income
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 9:25pm
We’ve been way under on losses compared to loss provisions. I thought you said it was possible?
ToasterChive
Nov 18, 9:33pm
Yes. It’s possible. I’m just telling you when you reverse a provision and it
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 10:37pm
What’s your average contractual life of your loans?
UNLVcougar
Nov 18, 10:38pm
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