In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The update changes the way an entity measures its credit losses (bad debts) for most financial assets, including trade accounts receivable. This Client Alert provides an overview of the new credit loss standard with a focus on the key provisions that will be common to most entities.