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April 1, 2020

Addressing pandemic-related audit challenges

Auditors face many new challenges as they work through the coronavirus pandemic. The AICPA Center for Plain English Accounting has posted new guidance on handling those challenges.

March 27, 2020

Optional delay provided in regulatory capital transition to credit losses standard

Three federal bank regulatory agencies issued an interim final rule providing an optional extension of the regulatory capital transition for FASB’s new credit losses standard.

March 26, 2020

CARES Act would delay compliance with FASB credit loss standard

The federal economic stimulus bill passed by the Senate delays the date by which financial institutions are required to comply with FASB’s new accounting standard for credit losses.

March 26, 2020

GASB considers postponing effective dates

GASB is considering postponing all statement and implementation guide provisions with an effective date that begins on or after reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2018, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020

SEC extends pandemic-related relief

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has extended coronavirus-related filing relief provided to public companies, funds and investment advisers.

March 20, 2020

Coronavirus and financial reporting: Report addresses key issues

The coronavirus presents substantial challenges to financial statement preparers and the CPA firms that serve them related to subsequent events, accounting estimates and many other topics.

March 17, 2020

How the coronavirus may affect financial reporting and auditing

The coronavirus pandemic looks likely to create major challenges for the preparation of financial statements, both for the current quarter and also for annual financial reports and audits over the next year.

March 12, 2020

FASB provides accounting relief for LIBOR transition

Accounting for the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate and similar rates should be less complex as a result of a standard issued by FASB.

March 12, 2020

SEC exempts certain companies from ICFR attestation requirement

The SEC issued amendments that exempt smaller reporting companies with less than $100 million in revenue from the requirement to obtain attestation of their internal control over financial reporting from an outside auditor.

March 9, 2020

FASB makes narrow changes to financial instruments guidance

FASB issued narrow changes to its guidance for financial instruments accounting, including the credit losses standard issued in 2016.

March 9, 2020

GASB addresses certain component unit criteria, deferred compensation plans

A proposal issued by GASB addresses certain component unit criteria and accounting for certain Internal Revenue Code Sec. 457 deferred compensation plans.

March 4, 2020

Conditional coronavirus relief provided by SEC

The SEC said public companies that have trouble meeting filing obligations because of the coronavirus outbreak may qualify for regulatory relief under certain conditions.

March 2, 2020

What companies are disclosing about coronavirus risks

The coronavirus outbreak is causing significant disruptions to many companies’ supply chains and operations. Here’s how some companies are discussing risks related to the virus in corporate reporting.

March 1, 2020

Lease accounting standard requires new auditor judgments

Auditors need to evaluate new processes and controls in determining whether clients and companies are complying with FASB’s new lease accounting standard.

February 27, 2020

FAF appoints Auchincloss to serve as executive director

The Financial Accounting Foundation selected John Auchincloss, who had been serving as acting president following Terri Polley’s departure, for the foundation’s executive director post.

February 21, 2020

GASB proposes criteria for financial statement disclosures

GASB issued a proposed concepts statement that would establish new criteria for what state and local governments should disclose in the notes to their financial statements.

February 21, 2020

FASAB clarifies loss allowance for intragovernmental receivables

A technical bulletin issued by the FASAB clarified accounting guidance for federal governmental entities on the loss allowance for intragovernmental receivables.

February 12, 2020

FASB to propose private company expedient for share-based payment accounting

Accounting for employee share-based compensation could become less complex for private companies after FASB endorsed the decision by the Private Company Council to propose a practical expedient for nonpublic entities.

February 10, 2020

FASB proposes changes to not-for-profits’ reporting of gifts-in-kind

The Proposed ASU would require not-for-profits to present contributed nonfinancial assets as a separate line item in the statement of activities.

February 5, 2020

New GASB standard addresses lease accounting, OPEB, other issues

Issues for state and local governments related to lease accounting, other post-employment benefits (OPEB), and other topics were addressed in an omnibus standard issued by GASB.