Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 12. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” This update was issued to replace the current revenue recognition guidance, creating a more comprehensive five-step model. In March 2016, the FASB issued No. ASU 2016-04, “Liabilities – Extinguishments of Liabilities: Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products.” This pronouncement provides guidance for the derecognition of prepaid stored-value product liabilities, consistent with the breakage guidance in Topic 606. These amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted these ASUs effective as of September 26, 2018. The adoption of these new standards did not have a material impact to our revenue recognition related to Company-owned restaurant sales, recognition of royalty fees from our franchise agreement, or impact from recognition of gift card breakage. As discussed in Note 2 and further described below, the adoption of this standard did have an impact on the presentation of advertising fund contributions from our franchises. Prior to the adoption of these new standards, we accounted for advertising expenses net of advertising contributions from our franchisees. Subsequently, as described in Notes 1 and 2, we now account for franchisee advertising contributions as a component of franchise revenue. Because advertising expenses are incurred within the respective year in which contributions are recorded, there was no change to the consolidated balance sheet, however for the first fiscal quarter of 2018 franchise revenues and advertising costs are each $88,000 greater than originally presented, and for the first fiscal quarter of 2019 franchise revenues and advertising costs are each $72,000 greater than would have been reflected under the former presentation.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, (ASU 2016-02), which replaces the existing guidance in Accounting Standard Codification 840, Leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. This pronouncement requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. Both finance leases and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. Subsequently FASB has issued several other Accounting Standards Updates, including ASU 2018-11 and ASU 2018-12, which among other things provide for a practical expedient related to the recognition of the cumulative effective on retained earnings resulting from the adoption of the pronouncements. We expect to adopt these ASU’s effective September 25, 2019 and expect that the adoption of these standards will result in a significant increase in our long-term assets and liabilities given we have a significant number of leases.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates Step 2 from the impairment test applied to goodwill. Under the new standard, goodwill impairment tests will compare the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and should be applied on a prospective basis. We do not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial position or results from operations.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-16 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract,” which provides guidance for the accounting for implementation costs of hosting arrangements that are considered service contracts. This pronouncement is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within annual periods after December 15, 2021. The Company generally believes that its accounting is consistent with the guidance provided within the pronouncement and as such does not believe that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material impact on our financial position or results from operations.