Accounting Standards

 GASB Issues Statement on Measurement of Assets and Liabilities

April 16, 2014 

GASB Issues Statement on Measurement of Assets and Liabilities

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued Concepts Statement No. 6, Measurement of Elements of Financial Statements, which will guide the GASB in establishing accounting and financial reporting standards for U.S. state and local governments regarding the measurement of assets and liabilities.

 GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards

March 11, 2014 

GASB Offers New Toolkit for Pension Accounting Standards

A new online pension implementation toolkit was released today by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The toolkit is designed to help preparers, auditors, and users of state and local government financial reports understand and apply the revised pension accounting and financial reporting standards that the GASB approved in June 2012. The toolkit is available…

 IFRS Taxonomy 2014 Now Available

March 5, 2014 

IFRS Taxonomy 2014 Now Available

The IFRS Foundation has published the IFRS Taxonomy 2014. The IFRS Taxonomy is a translation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

 IFRS Trustees Reappoint Two Board Members to New Terms

February 25, 2014 

IFRS Trustees Reappoint Two Board Members to New Terms

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have reappointed Amaro Gomes (South America) and Pat Finnegan (North America) to serve second five-year terms as members of the IASB. The IFRS is responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Financial Accounting Foundation Names CPA As Chair of Advisory Council

February 2, 2014 

Financial Accounting Foundation Names CPA As Chair of Advisory Council

The Financial Accounting Foundation has announced that Steven E. Buller, CPA, managing director and former chief financial officer of BlackRock, Inc., has been appointed chairman of the group's Advisory Council (FASAC). His term begins on February 1, 2014, and concludes on December 31, 2015.

 IASB Issues Interim Standard on Rate-Regulated Activities

January 30, 2014 

IASB Issues Interim Standard on Rate-Regulated Activities

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today issued an interim Standard, IFRS 14 Regulatory Deferral Accounts. The aim of this interim Standard is to enhance the comparability of financial reporting by entities that are engaged in rate-regulated activities.

 AICPA Commends FAF for Funding IASB

January 28, 2014 

AICPA Commends FAF for Funding IASB

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) issued the following statement by President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, in response to the Financial Accounting Foundation’s announcement that it will provide funding to the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation to support the completion of international convergence projects:

 FASB Issues New Accounting Guidelines for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps

January 22, 2014 

FASB Issues New Accounting Guidelines for Goodwill and Interest Rate Swaps

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued two updates to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that provide alternatives for private companies on the subsequent accounting for goodwill and for interest rate swaps—specifically a simplified hedge accounting approach for certain types of swaps.

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