FASB issued a proposal addressing diversity in practice related to derecognizing liabilities related to certain unredeemed, prepaid cards.
Accounting & reporting
FASB formally proposes deferring revenue recognition effective date
FASB issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update that would delay the effective date of the new, converged revenue recognition standard by one year.
IASB votes to propose delaying effective date of revenue standard
The International Accounting Standards Board agreed to propose delaying by one year the effective date of the converged revenue recognition standard, with early application permitted.
FASB proposals address plan accounting, certain electricity contracts
Three Accounting Standards Updates proposed by FASB seek to simplify accounting for employee benefit plans.
FASB proposes significant changes to not-for-profit reporting
Not-for-profit financial statement preparers would experience significant changes in practice as a result of new standards proposed Wednesday by FASB.
New FASB standards keep focus on simplification
FASB issued separate accounting standards Wednesday that are designed to simplify reporting of certain employer retirement obligations and assets, as well as provide explicit guidance about how to account for fees paid in a cloud-computing arrangement.
Not-for-profit
Not-for-profit news from “News Digest.”
News highlights for April/May 2015
A proposal FASB expects to issue for public comment in mid-April is aimed at enhancing the usefulness of the financial statements of not-for-profit organizations.
Employee benefits
Employee benefits news from “News Digest.”
Government
Government news from “News Digest.”
Revenue recognition revisited
A reexamination of new revenue recognition rules has led to tinkering with the standard that is considered the biggest achievement of the convergence efforts of FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Financial reporting
Financial reporting news from “News Digest.”
Will simpler also be better?
A number of standard setters and regulators are making efforts to reduce complexity in accounting standards and simplify financial reporting. These changes may free up finance employees from some reporting duties and allow them to focus on responsibilities that add more value to their organizations.
FASB issues changes regarding presentation of debt issuance
The standard requires that debt issuance costs not be classified as a deferred charge or deferred credit.
How revenue recognition divergence would affect preparers
Convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS may diminish as the FASB and the IASB pursue different proposed changes in response to implementation concerns.
FASB agrees to propose revenue recognition standard delay
FASB voted to propose a one-year delay in the effective date of the new, converged revenue recognition standard.
FASB set to discuss revenue recognition effective date deferral
Some financial statement preparers have said the current effective date doesn’t give them time to gather the data they need.
AICPA deletes nonauthoritative guidance on uncertain tax position disclosures
As part of an effort to clarify guidance regarding uncertain tax positions for nonpublic entities, the AICPA deleted a nonauthoritative Technical Question and Answer (Q&A).
FASB plans two new proposals to simplify accounting
FASB is expected to release proposals designed to simplify the equity method of accounting and to simplify the accounting for measurement period adjustments in a business combination.
Boards agree to propose additional changes to revenue standard
FASB and the IASB voted to propose the changes, which add to clarifications they agreed in February to propose.
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