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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Description of Business TriNet Group, Inc. (TriNet, or the Company, we, our and us) provides comprehensive HCM solutions for small and medium-size businesses under both a PEO model and an HRIS services model. These HCM solutions include multi-state payroll processing and tax administration, employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans, workers' compensation insurance and claims management, employment and benefit law compliance, and other HR-related services. Through our PEO service model, we are the employer of record for certain employment-related administrative and regulatory purposes for WSEs, including: •compensation through wages and salaries, •certain employer payroll-related tax payments, •employee payroll-related tax withholdings and payments, •employee benefit programs, including health and life insurance, and •workers' compensation coverage. Our PEO clients are responsible for the day-to-day job responsibilities of the WSEs. Through our HRIS services model, we provide cloud-based HCM services to SMBs that allows them to manage hiring, onboarding, employee information, payroll processing, payroll tax administration, health insurance, and other benefits, from a single cloud-based software platform. We are not the co-employer or employer of record for such employees. We operate in one reportable segment. All of our service revenues are generated from external clients. Less than 1% of our revenue is generated outside of the U.S. Basis of Presentation and Basis of Consolidation These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial reporting and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and an entity consolidated under the variable interest model. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain information and note disclosures included in our annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, that are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for fair financial statement presentation. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results anticipated for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. When entering into contractual arrangements with other entities, we assess whether we have a variable interest. If we determine that we have a variable interest, we then determine whether the arrangement is with a variable interest entity ("VIE"). If the arrangement is with a VIE, we assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE by identifying the most significant activities and determining who has the power over those activities and who has the obligation to absorb the majority of the losses or benefits of the VIE. We consolidate a VIE when we have the power to direct activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb the majority of their losses or benefits, making us the primary beneficiary. Periodically, we assess whether any changes in our interest or relationship with the entity affect our determination of whether the entity is a VIE and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. In December 2023, we created a trust ("the Trust") for the purpose of holding HRIS clients' payroll funds for the remittance to HRIS Users, tax authorities and other recipients. The Trust's assets are restricted and can only be used for payments on behalf of HRIS clients, payments on behalf of the HRIS Users, repayments of any advances from TriNet, or payments to TriNet of interest income earned on the balances of the Trust. In the event of any losses, creditors to the Trust have recourse to the Trust's property and not that of TriNet overall. The risks associated with the Trust are similar to those that currently exist for the Company such as banking losses in excess of FDIC insurance levels, interest rate and market conditions. We determined that this Trust meets the definition of a variable interest entity and as the primary beneficiary we have both the power to direct the Trust’s activities that most significantly affect its performance and we have the right to receive benefits from the Trust, in the form of interest income. As a result, this Trust is consolidated into our financial statements. During the first quarter of 2024, the Trust assumed ownership and responsibility of certain bank accounts that hold HRIS client funds and assumed the related liabilities. The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Trust which are included in our consolidated balance sheet. These amounts on any particular date can vary due to timing of cash receipts and remittance to HRIS users and payroll tax agencies.
|  | March 31,
(in millions) |  | 2024
ASSETS |  |
Current assets: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 1 |
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments |  | 113 |
Total current assets |  | 114 |
Total assets |  | $ | 114 |
LIABILITIES |  |
Current liabilities: |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities |  | $ | 1 |
Accrued wages |  | 15 |
Payroll tax liabilities and other payroll withholdings |  | 98 |
Total current liabilities |  | 114 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 114 |
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and related disclosures. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable from the facts available to us. Some of the assumptions are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our condensed consolidated financial statements could be materially affected. Revenue Recognition Variable Consideration and Pricing Allocation From time to time, we may offer credits to our clients considered to be variable consideration. Incentive credits related to contract renewals are recorded as a reduction to revenue as part of the transaction price at contract inception and are allocated among the performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices. We allocate the total transaction price to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised services underlying each performance obligation. The transaction price for the payroll and payroll tax processing performance obligations is determined upon establishment of the contract that contains the final terms of the arrangement, including the description and price of each service purchased. The estimated service fee is determined based on observable inputs and includes the following key assumptions: target profit margin, pricing strategies including the mix of services purchased and competitive factors, and client and industry specifics. The fees for access to health benefits and workers' compensation insurance performance obligations are determined during client on-boarding and annually through the enrollment processes based on the types of benefits coverage the WSEs have elected and the applicable risk profile of the client. We estimate our service fees based on actuarial forecasts of our expected insurance premiums and loss sensitive premium costs and amounts to cover our costs to administer these programs. We require our clients to prefund payroll and related taxes and other withholding liabilities before payroll is processed or due for payment. Under the provision of our contracts with clients, we generally will process the payment of a client’s payroll only when the client successfully funds the amount required. As a result, there is no financing arrangement for the contracts. However, certain contracts to provide payroll and payroll tax processing services permit the client to pay certain payroll tax components ratably over periods of up to 12 months rather than as payroll tax is otherwise determined and due, which may be considered a significant financing arrangement under FASB ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. However, as the period between our performing the service under the contract and when the client pays for the service is less than one year, we have elected, as a practical expedient, not to adjust the transaction price. In previous years, we created our Recovery Credits to assist in the economic recovery of our existing PEO clients and enhance our ability to retain these clients. These credits were based on the performance of our insurance costs and were recorded as a reduction to insurance services revenues and included in client deposits and other client liabilities on the balance sheets. The change in balance for the liability for credits previously accrued is the following:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
(in millions) | 2024 | 2023 |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 7 |  | $ | 75 |  |  |  |
(+) Accruals | — |  | — |  |  |  |
(-) Distributions to clients | (7) |  | (8) |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period | $ | — |  | $ | 67 |  |  |  |
Accrued Health Insurance Costs We sponsor and administer a number of employee benefit plans for our PEO WSEs, including group health, dental, and vision as an employer plan sponsor under section 3(5) of the ERISA. In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the majority of our group health insurance costs were related to risk-based plans. Our remaining group health insurance costs were for guaranteed-cost policies. Accrued health insurance costs are established to provide for the estimated unpaid costs of reimbursing the carriers for paying claims within the deductible layer in accordance with risk-based health insurance policies. These accrued costs include estimates for claims incurred but not paid. We assess accrued health insurance costs regularly based upon actuarial studies that include other relevant factors such as current and historical claims payment patterns, plan enrollment and medical trend rates. In certain carrier contracts we are required to prepay our obligations for the expected claims activity for subsequent periods. These prepaid balances by agreement permit net settlement of obligations and offset the accrued health insurance costs. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, prepayments and miscellaneous receivables offsetting accrued health insurance costs were $65 million and $58 million, respectively. When the prepaid amount is in excess of our recorded liability the net asset position is included in prepaid expenses. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accrued health insurance costs offsetting prepaid expenses were $71 million and $68 million, respectively. Restricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments presented on our consolidated balance sheets include: •cash and cash equivalents in Trust accounts functioning as security deposits for our insurance carriers, •payroll funds collected representing cash collected in advance from clients which we designate as restricted for the purpose of funding WSE and HRIS User payroll and payroll taxes and other payroll related liabilities, and •amounts held in Trust for current and future premium and claim obligations with our insurance carriers, which amounts are held in Trust according to the terms of the relevant insurance policies and by the local insurance regulations of the jurisdictions in which the policies are in force. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recently issued accounting guidance Income Taxes In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), which will require the Company to disclose specified additional information in its income tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. ASU 2023-09 will also require the Company to disaggregate its income taxes paid disclosure by federal, state and foreign taxes, with further disaggregation required for significant individual jurisdictions. The ASU is effective for TriNet on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU. Segment Reporting In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which will require the Company to disclose segment expenses that are significant and regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). In addition, ASU 2023-07 will require the Company to disclose the title and position of its CODM and how the CODM uses segment profit or loss information in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The ASU is effective for TriNet for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this ASU.

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