Broker-dealer and telecommunications issues are addressed.
Accounting & reporting
Lease accounting laggards face serious risks
Organizations need to consider several factors as they implement new FASB rules — and it’s smart to start that work promptly.
New working draft discusses revenue recognition issue for broker-dealers
The AICPA issued a new working draft that discusses helpful considerations for broker-dealers implementing FASB’s new revenue recognition standard.
Proposed federal standard designed to protect classified information
The FASAB issued a proposal that’s designed to protect national security information from being disclosed in publicly issued financial reporting by federal agencies.
FASB supersedes steamship entities guidance
FASB superseded guidance for US steamship entities because a 25-year limit has expired, making the guidance irrelevant.
Last-minute revenue recognition implementation tips
Time is running short in the revenue recognition implementation effort as public companies must adopt FASB’s new standard at the beginning of 2018.
FASB aims to ease pain of implementing lease accounting, other standards
Changes and proposed changes to FASB’s new lease accounting standard that were announced last week addressed financial statement preparers’ most pressing implementation concerns.
New working drafts address 5 revenue recognition issues
Working drafts for a total of five revenue recognition implementation issues in four industries were exposed by the AICPA Financial Reporting Executive Committee.
Lessons to learn from SEC accounting and auditing enforcements
Five principles can help prevent, detect, or correct the most frequent securities law violations adjudicated by the SEC.
SEC proposes simplifying disclosure requirements
Repetition and immaterial disclosures will be discouraged.
FASB lays out technical agenda
The board also issued several exposure drafts.
SEC seeks professional accounting fellow applicants
The positions will begin in the summer or fall of 2018.
FASB simplifying leases standard implementation
FASB decided to simplify implementation of its new lease accounting standard in an effort to reduce costs and decrease challenges for financial statement preparers.
Practical considerations for lease accounting
Here are some things financial statement preparers should keep in mind when implementing FASB’s lease accounting standard
FASB combines guidance for income statement, comprehensive income into one topic
In an effort to simplify its Accounting Standards Codification, FASB has combined its guidance for income statements and comprehensive income into one topic.
Kroeker reappointed as FASB’s vice chairman
James Kroeker was reappointed as FASB’s vice chairman, the Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees announced.
Not-for-profit standard implementation assistance for health care entities
Three issue analyses from the AICPA Health Care Expert Panel could help with implementation of FASB’s new standard.
FASAB addresses intragovernmental exchanges, component reporting
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board addressed accounting for intragovernmental exchange transactions and assigning assets to component reporting entities.
FinREC releases more revenue recognition working drafts
FinREC has been seeking public comment on working drafts that provide industry-specific guidance for entities implementing FASB’s new revenue recognition standard.
Improving internal control over segment reporting
Faithfully applying the principles of ASC Topic 280 can help financial statement preparers avoid problems in a high-risk area.
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