Backdated quantity true-up
Facts
Schedule M-3 calibration report dated 2026-02-26 documented a 30% understatement of Acme query units across periods 2026-01 through 2026-02. Restated volume yields $7,500 per period of incremental overage at the contractual $0.10 / unit rate. The amendment effective 2026-03-01 corrects the meter prospectively and recognizes the two-period retroactive amount of $15,000 as a cumulative catch-up.
Treatment determination
Remaining services are not distinct from those already transferred; the corrected metering applies uniformly to the contract term. The modification is accounted for as if part of the existing contract per 25-13(a),1 with cumulative catch-up at the modification date. The billing correction is not a change in estimate under ASC 250 because the contractual right to overage was unchanged: only the meter measurement was understated.
Revenue schedule impact
A $15,000 cumulative catch-up is recognized in 2026-03. Period 2026-03 also recognizes an additional $7,500 of corrected overage. Recognized-to-date through 2026-03-31 moves from $293,258 to $315,758; full-period TCV moves from $293,258 to $315,758.
Materiality assessment
Δ TCV of $22,500 represents 7.7% of the prior baseline of $293,258, exceeding the 5% materiality threshold. Disclosure is required in 2026-Q1 contract activity and on the auditor PBC list. ITGC review of the meter calibration control is recommended as a follow-up. No SEC restatement risk; the correction is within the fiscal year and is a metering error, not a revenue policy change.
- [1]ASC 606-10-25-13(a)