Accounting & reporting

The board seeks comments on an Accounting Standards Update that addresses 34 issues in GAAP.

The board’s first agenda consultation in three years is focused on identifying targeted improvements to GAAP.

An Accounting Standards Update focuses on the measurement of credit losses for accounts receivable and contract assets for private companies and certain not-for-profit entities.

The standard aims to provide guidance missing in GAAP for the reporting of induced conversions related to settlement of convertible debt instruments.

Public comments are sought on the board’s effort to provide authoritative guidance in an area not currently covered by GAAP. In addition, FASB seeks feedback on potential standard setting related to financial KPIs.

The guidance is intended to improve and clarify current guidance as opposed to fundamentally changing the nature of guidance in FASB ASC Topic 270, Interim Reporting.

FASB published an Accounting Standards Update requiring public companies to disclose additional information about certain expenses in the notes to financial statements.

FASB published a proposed Accounting Standards Update that is intended to improve the requirements for identifying the accounting acquirer in a business combination.