Full disclosure: Loans and credit losses

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Our Full disclosure podcast series brings you back to the basics on all things related to financial statement presentation and disclosure, from the top of the financial statements through the footnotes. 

This week we focus on loans and receivables, including how the credit losses standard, with its current expected credit loss (CECL) model, changed the presentation and disclosure requirements. Tom Barbieri and Bret Dooley, PwC National Office partners, sat down with our host, Heather Horn, to share insights and reminders in the post-adoption world.

Topics include:

• 2:06 - Balance sheet and income statement. Tom and Bret begin with an overview of what to present on two of the primary financial statements for loans and receivables.
• 10:14 - Disclosure requirements. Tom highlights key disclosures for companies with loans receivable assets. He addresses requirements from accounting policies through credit quality indicators. 
• 19:02 - Allowance for credit losses. Bret dives into the required disclosures for companies that develop an allowance reserve estimate and explains the information that financial statements users need to understand non-performing receivables. 
• 26:45 - Cash flows. Tom gives a few key reminders for getting the right geography when presenting loans in your statement of cash flows.
• 28:40 - SEC filings and comment trends. Tom and Bret discuss interim presentation and disclosure requirements and comment trends from the SEC after the first year of CECL.
• 33:04 - Wrap up. Heather tries to stump Tom and Bret with a few questions from pre-CECL periods before Tom and Bret provide some advice and resources when preparing credit disclosures. 

Want to hear more about CECL? Check out some of our past podcasts and videos:

• The CECL standard - 5 things you need to know
• COVID-19: CECL consideration questions, answered
• CECL disclosures: Year-end reminders
• CECL - Impacts for nonfinancial services companies

Tom Barbieri is a Deputy Chief Accountant in PwC’s National Office and the financial instruments accounting leader. He has nearly 30 years of experience advising clients on complex accounting and financial reporting issues relating to financial instruments. During Tom’s tenure in the National Office, he has been at the forefront of emerging accounting issues and has regular interactions with the FASB, SEC, and other regulators and standard setters.

Bret Dooley is a Partner in PwC’s National Office with over 25 years of experience specializing in the financial services, banking and capital markets industries. He focuses on emerging financial reporting issues relating to financial instruments.

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