Determining proper classification can be complicated for financial instruments that have characteristics of both debt and equity, i.e., convertible debt. In 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which made targeted changes to the guidance on convertible instruments and the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity.
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