Question: On April 1 , 2 0 1 8 , Cleaning Services Inc. ( the Company ) , entered into a contract with Office Buildings Co

On April 1,2018, Cleaning Services Inc. (the Company), entered into a contract with Office Buildings Co (the Customer) to provide cleaning and maintenance management services for all of the customers commercial office space. The contract is for five years, and the price is fixed at 10,000 per day. The Companys services all day to day maintenance, hiring of cleaning personnel, and some small improvements (repainting, upgrading carpets when needed, etc.). The contract provides for integrated management services (the integrated services) over the term of the contract, with no specified services, (ie. Empty 200 garbage pails). Therefore, activities will vary day to day based on what cleaning and maintenance activities need to be performed. Therefore, integrated services transferred to the customer are substantially the same each period (same benefit).
Two years later COVID-19 Pandemic was declared, and many companies allowed employees to work from home. This resulted in significantly less cleaning and maintenance requirements at Office Buildings Co. As a result, Office Buildings Co and the Company renegotiated this cleaning and maintenance management agreement,. Both parties agreed to lower the price of $8,000 per day starting April 1,2020.
Additional information includes:
1. From the beginning, the contract met the criteria outlined in ASC 606-10-25-1 to be accounted for as a contract with customer.
2. Daily service met the criteria for recognizing service over time, with the same method of progress measurement. These integrated services met requirements of ASC 606-10-25-14(b) and is accounted as a single performance obligation.
3. No other terms were changed, and both parties agreed to the revised price for the remainder of the contract period.
4. There is no history of price concessions, and this change in price is not related to a change in quality of services.
5. There is no change in Office Buildings Co intent or ability to pay.
Create a Memo using the standard Accounting Memo Format. Include all relevant information and be sure to answer the following:
1. Is the impact of COVID19 on the contract a change in facts and circumstances under ASC 606-10-25-5, require reassessment of whether the contract can be accounted for as a contract with a customer under ASC 606-10-25-1?
2. Does this represent a change in transaction price associated with variable consideration or contract modification?
3. What is the appropriate accounting treatment for the price concession?

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