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Considering various scenarios of revenue recognition, this study adopts Solidity to program smart contracts for five use cases: (1) regular sale, (2) installment sale, (3) gift card sale, (4) a contracted sale with multiple performance obligations, and (5) a contracted sale with variable considerations over the contract price. The results show that smart contracts can be created to fully address complex revenue recognition scenarios according to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs). In conclusion, we discuss the implications of the study for business organizations, regulatory agencies, and the accounting profession.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>JEL Classifications:\u2002M40.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2308\/isys-19-009","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,6]],"date-time":"2021-04-06T11:17:38Z","timestamp":1617707858000},"page":"17-52","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Using Smart Contracts to Establish Decentralized Accounting Contracts: An Example of Revenue Recognition"],"prefix":"10.2308","volume":"35","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0834-2772","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Chi-Chun","family":"Chou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"California State University, Monterey Bay"}]},{"given":"Nen-Chen Richard","family":"Hwang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"California State University, San Marcos"}]},{"given":"Gary P.","family":"Schneider","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"California State University, Monterey Bay"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4755-3652","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Tawei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DePaul University"}]},{"given":"Chang-Wei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Chengchi University"}]},{"given":"William","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Foxconn Technology Group"}]}],"member":"1112","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024082915282672000_i1558-7959-35-3-17-Akhtar1","unstructured":"Akhtar,\n              N.\n            \n          \n          2019.\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is a smart contract audit?Available at: https:\/\/quantstamp.com\/blog\/what-is-a-smart-contract-audit."},{"key":"2024082915282672000_i1558-7959-35-3-17-Antonopoulos2","unstructured":"Antonopoulos,\n              A. 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