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.
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.
January 21, 2014
New Print Edition of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Available
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today released an updated print edition of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the single, authoritative source of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations.
January 15, 2014
International Federation of Accountants Seeks Convergence of Global Regulations
As Australia assumes the presidency of the G-20 for 2014, IFAC reiterated its call on global policymakers to refocus on regulatory convergence, and said their failure to do so is stifling business confidence, economic stability, and ambitions for a sustainable recovery.
January 15, 2014
Accounting Standards Boards Collaborate To Improve Corporate Disclosures
Partnership focuses on accelerating the practical implementation of Integrated Reporting
December 30, 2013
FASB & PCC Issue Private Company Framework, Definition of Public Business Entity
The Definition of a Public Business Entity will be used by the FASB, the PCC, and the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) to determine the scope of new accounting and reporting guidance and to identify the types of companies that are excluded from the scope of the Guide.
December 18, 2013
FASB Releases 2014 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy
Questions about using this taxonomy for creating and submitting eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) tagged interactive data files in compliance with SEC rules should be directed to the SEC. SEC contact details and guidance are available at the SEC’s portal on XBRL.
December 17, 2013
GASB Resolves Transition Issue for Pension Standards
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) recently issued a statement regarding the transition provisions of GASB’s new pension standards for state and local governments.
June 17, 2013
New York CPA Society endorses new FASB tax proposal
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) expressed agreement with a proposal from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that, if implemented, would standardize the treatment of net operating loss carryforwards or tax credit carryforwards on financial statements.
June 10, 2013
Report looks at FASB’s Proposed Accounting Standards for Leases
Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) proposed accounting standards for leases.
February 12, 2013
FASB issues XBRL implementation guide for subsequent events
FASB has issued its U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Implementation Guide—Subsequent Events. The guide is the first in a series of XBRL Implementation Guides, which are designed to help Taxonomy users understand how certain disclosures are structured within the Taxonomy, and is available at www.fasb.org.
February 8, 2013
FASB Issues Accounting Standards Update on Reporting Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, to improve the transparency of reporting reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income.
January 15, 2013
FASB Suggests Changes to Accounting for Repurchase Agreements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued for public comment its proposal to improve financial reporting about repurchase agreements and other transfers with forward agreements to repurchase transferred assets.