Accounting & reporting

FASB proposed clarifications to separate standards issued in 2016 on accounting for financial instruments and lease accounting.

FASB issued a proposal that would clarify how its new leases standard should be applied to land easements.

FASB voted to work on developing accounting rules to address areas of distinguishing liabilities and equity, financial performance reporting, and segment reporting.

Amid concerns that financial reporting guidance for consolidation is difficult to understand and navigate, FASB proposed a reorganization of the rules.

The proposed 2018 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy and the proposed 2018 Shared Reporting Taxonomy were released for public comment by FASB.

Accounting rules for hedging are designed to be better aligned with a company’s risk management activities under a new standard issued by FASB.

New rules proposed by FASB are designed to make it easier for organizations to decide if a transaction should be accounted for as a contribution or exchange.

Here’s what organizations need to consider as they implement the new FASB rules—and why it’s smart to start that work promptly.

The AICPA is seeking comment on issues to be included in its guide for implementation of FASB’s new revenue recognition standard.