Accounting Standards January 14, 2026
FASB Names New Members to Its Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee
The Financial Accounting Standards Board appointed six new members to its Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee, effective immediately.
December 30, 2015
2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Now Available
The GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy is a list of computer-readable tags in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format that allows companies to tag precisely the thousands of pieces of financial data that are included in typical long-form ...
December 17, 2015
Portfolios Offer Guidance On New Revenue Recognition Standard
The Portfolios provide a detailed description of the five steps corporations will need to employ in recognizing revenue and offer practical insight to professionals within corporations responsible for implementing and complying with the new standard.
December 9, 2015
Deloitte Gives $1 Million to SASB
Deloitte’s contribution to SASB is both financial and services-based. The financial commitment is in the form of $1 million in direct financial support over the course of four years, while the services-based commitment consists of in-kind support to ...
October 8, 2015
New Content Helps Accounting Pros with Changes to Financial Reporting Requirements
The FASB has a project underway to improve accounting rules for financial instruments and is expected to issue a final standard in late 2015 to make targeted improvements to existing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
October 6, 2015
25% of Global Companies Say They Won’t Meet BEPS Deadline
Finance ministers for the G20 countries called on the OECD to develop the BEPS Action Plan to help nations align their corporate tax policies. This week, the OECD will present the plan to the G20 finance ministers in Lima, Peru.
September 30, 2015
FASB Seeks Changes to Financial Statement Disclosures Required by GAAP
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued two exposure drafts related to its disclosure framework project. The public, including accounting professionals and other stakeholders, have until December 8, 2015, to review and comment on ...
September 23, 2015
New Standards Set for Sustainable Accounting
The standards help companies disclose sustainability information that is likely to be material. Example disclosure topics for these industries include management of chemicals in products, data security, labor conditions in the supply chain, and ...
September 3, 2015
2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Open for Comment and Review
FASB also offers free CPE webcast to look at taxonomy changes, simplification and guidance issues.
September 2, 2015
Oregon Implements Automated Fuel Sales Tax Reporting System
Oregon can now support e-filing and online payment of motor fuel tax returns and refunds for thousands of companies doing business in the state. The system also helps simplify reporting of city and county fuel taxes by consolidating 15 different tax ...
August 3, 2015
Free Report Focuses on Compliance with New SSARS 21 Standards
A new report called The Potential Pitfalls of SSARS 21 is now available from Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. The report focuses on significant changes to the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) to help CPAs avoid potential ...
June 30, 2015
Group Offers Sustainability Accounting Standards for Consumption Industries
Example disclosure topics include food safety, labeling & marketing integrity, climate change adaptation, and supply chain management. The standards average six topics per industry, and 71 percent of metrics are quantitative.
June 10, 2015
AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS on Accounting Method Changes
The AICPA recommended that to the extent taxpayers may make accounting method changes for mischaracterized R&E expenditures with a section 481(a) adjustment they should receive audit protection for prior years.