There are many scenarios where what you sell does not move directly to revenue. Revenue is deferred largely because it has not been earned yet due to some need to deliver over time or possibly events that have not yet occurred. When you need to defer revenue you need to identify the sale to the […]
eCommerce Revenue Recognition Pitfalls for Technology Companies
Revenue recognition is a big topic, especially if you are a technology company. The accounting standards are complex when determining what is revenue, when it can be recognized, and even how it is allocated among the line items in a single sales transaction. Multi-element arrangements – sales of multiple related items in the same sales […]
From Semiconductor ERP to Software Revenue Recognition
I met Tensoft’s other co-founder, William White, when we were both attending graduate school at UCLA. I was working at Deltek at the time, and had a background in the business and user experience side of software applications, while William came from a technical and systems development background at IBM. William and I worked on […]
2018 Recap: Top 3 Highlights at Tensoft
In case you missed this last year, here are the highlights that I’d put on my “Top 3” list here at Tensoft in 2018: Momentum 2.0: Tensoft’s New User Conference In October last year, Tensoft hosted its first online user conference, Momentum 2.0 for Tensoft customers. The robust agenda covered interesting topics on Tensoft SemiOps […]
Upcoming Webcasts for Tensoft Customers
Tensoft believes in empowering its customers. So we host training webcasts on a regular basis to keep our customers and interested prospects updated with the latest product features and market trends. This quarter, Tensoft will be hosting an array of events on various topics of interest to our semiconductor, software and technology industry customers. We […]
Revenue Recognition for Services and Contracts
Missed Tensoft’s complimentary webcast on “Revenue Recognition for Services and Contracts”? Here’s an excerpt from that, followed by a recording of the entire event: “So what we will be looking at today is the various types of services and contracts that technology companies run into, so time and materials type of contracts, work on the […]
Tensoft RRM Helped Improve Our Own Accounting Processes
Along with helping improve the revenue processes of our customers, Tensoft Revenue Recognition Management (RRM) has also helped our own accounting team by streamlining our revenue processes. Watch this short video as Tensoft Controller, Dan Berube, explains how Tensoft RRM makes his job easier. From saving time on month-end closes, or having visibility on all […]