FASAB seeks input on proposed amendments related to leases
The FASAB proposed changes intended to clarify the application of lessee and lessor discounting requirements.
Accounting & reporting
GASB addresses range of practice issues in statement
In an omnibus statement, the GASB issued guidance and clarifications on numerous accounting and financial reporting issues.
SEC extends comment period on climate-related disclosure proposal
The SEC announced an extension in the public comment period for its proposal on climate-related disclosure requirements.
Accounting for employee retention credits
Companies that received financial assistance during the pandemic have questions about which standards to apply related to accounting for the ERC.
What CPAs should know, and ask, about NFTs
An expert on digital assets, also an ENGAGE speaker, explains nonfungible tokens and addresses accounting questions related to NFTs in this podcast episode with transcript.
FASB proposal would extend time for reference rate reform relief
A proposal by the FASB would extend by two years the guidance related to reference rate reform relief and expand the definition of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).
Climate change: What the SEC proposal means for companies, auditors
The SEC's recently issued climate change disclosure proposal would require companies to embrace a comprehensive, sophisticated approach to climate reporting.
FASB addresses troubled debt, vintage disclosures in CECL standard
FASB changed its credit losses standard, eliminating accounting guidance for troubled debt restructuring by creditors and enhancing disclosure requirements for vintage disclosures.
How to navigate new disclosures for government assistance
After a rush of government programs provided pandemic-related relief, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a standard requiring new disclosures for government assistance.
SPACs would face new disclosure requirements under SEC proposal
The SEC proposed rules that are intended to provide investors with more information and protection in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies.
FASAB proposes conforming amendments to 4 technical releases
A proposal issued Wednesday by the Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board would amend four federal government accounting standards technical releases to conform with recently issued guidance.
FASB issues expanded hedge accounting standard
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has published an Accounting Standards Update designed to better align hedge accounting with an organization’s risk management strategies.
SEC seeks to regulate principal trading firms
The SEC proposed new rules Monday that would require certain entities, most notably principal trading firms, to register with the Commission and to comply with federal securities laws and regulatory obligations.
Proposal would supersede auditing standard for group audits
The AICPA Auditing Standards Board is seeking comments on a proposed Statement on Auditing Standards that seeks to strengthen the auditor’s approach to planning and performing group audits and to improve the quality of such audits.
New SEC proposal would ramp up climate-change disclosures
Public companies would be required to disclose climate-related risks and financial statement metrics under a much-awaited proposal issued by the SEC.
Grappling with Schedules K-2 and K-3
John Samtoy, CPA, discusses Schedules K-2 and K-3 for passthrough entities and U.S. persons who are partners in foreign partnerships, and how tax professionals can help clients with them.
SEC set to discuss staff climate change proposal
The Securities and Exchange Commission will meet Monday to discuss a staff proposal designed to improve and standardize companies’ climate change disclosures for investors.
SEC proposes new rules for cybersecurity reporting
Public companies would be required to provide investors with enhanced and standardized information about their cybersecurity practices under a new rule proposed Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC seeks more disclosures of short-sale data
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to require certain institutional investment managers to report short sale-related information each month. The SEC then would make aggregate data about large short positions, including daily short-sale activity data, available to the public for each individual security.
SEC proposes new rules for private equity
Agency seeks comment on new requirements, including one that would mandate that registered fund advisers provide quarterly statements to investors.
