A new FASB proposal seeks to eliminate the designation of “development stage entity,” as well as related disclosure requirements, from U.S. GAAP. FASB on Thursday issued a Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that originated with the Private Company Council (PCC) and was expanded in scope to include public and private
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Historic revenue recognition standard takes big step forward
A financial reporting standard designed to increase global comparability of one of the most important items in financial statements is nearing completion after an important vote Wednesday. FASB directed the board’s staff to draft a final revenue recognition standard to be submitted to the board in December for final approval.
Taking stock of leases
In anticipation of a new global standard on financial reporting for leases, Johnson & Johnson created a central repository for thousands of leases it has across hundreds of reporting units in 60 countries. J&J global lease implementation project leader Judy Ryan, CPA, gave tips during a KPMG webcast on how
Collectibility threshold added in significant change to rev rec proposal
FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) made a significant change in a major project Wednesday by adding a collectibility threshold to the converged financial reporting standard they are developing for revenue recognition. In what’s scheduled to be their last joint meeting on a project that will significantly affect
Private company initiatives making progress
David Morgan, CPA/PFS, said members of the Tennessee Bankers Association seemed pleased earlier this fall after he gave a presentation about the features of the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities (FRF for SMEs). “Once … it was explained to them, that it was a good alternative,
AICPA committee calls for different dividing line on leases
An AICPA committee has suggested that FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) create a dividing line between Type A and Type B leases that is different from the line the boards proposed. In a letter submitted to the boards Monday, the AICPA Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) supported
ARSC to propose new preparation, compilation, association standards
From Staff Reports Three new standards the AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) voted Thursday to propose would help practitioners clearly distinguish between preparation and reporting services. ARSC voted to expose for public comment proposals titled Preparation of Financial Statements, Compilation Engagements, and Association With Financial Statements. An exposure
Survey shows division over FASB, IASB credit loss proposals
Investment professionals are hungry for international convergence of financial reporting standards for estimating credit losses, but they are divided on the best method for reporting, according to a new global survey. Despite numerous calls for a converged standard following the financial crisis, FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
PCC to ask FASB to endorse first private company GAAP exceptions
The Private Company Council (PCC) on Tuesday approved its first GAAP exceptions for private companies and will forward them to FASB for final endorsement. If FASB endorses the exceptions, they will be written into GAAP. These would be the first GAAP exceptions approved by the PCC, which was formed last
Transfer pricing and its effect on financial reporting
This article examines the relationship between transfer pricing and an entity’s tax and financial reporting. Due to increased IRS audit procedures, transfer pricing has become one of the riskiest areas for multinational corporations from both a compliance and tax planning perspective. Amazon, AOL, Adobe, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and other multinationals have
FinREC, CAQ: Management should make going-concern assertion
Going-concern assertions are appropriately made by management, the AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) and the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) said in comment letters supporting a FASB proposal. The comment period ended Tuesday for FASB’s proposed Accounting Standards Update, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205), Disclosure of Uncertainties About
Type A or Type B? Lease concerns emerge at round table
The economics of cellphone towers was cited Monday as one of the many challenges FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board are encountering as they attempt to build one, converged, principles-based financial reporting model for leases. The boards proposed a standard that would mandate a dual approach to recognition, measurement,
Businesses voice stiff opposition to lease proposal
The converged proposal on financial reporting for leases faces significant opposition from businesses from around the globe. Friday was the final day for the public to submit comment letters on the reproposal to FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). An analysis of comment letters on the proposed standard
SEC proposes rules to compare pay of CEO, median employee
A rule proposed Wednesday by the SEC would require U.S. public companies to disclose the ratio between what companies pay their CEOs and their median employee. SEC commissioners voted 3–2 to propose the rule, which was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, P.L. 111-203. If
Stakeholders seek simplification, better information from FASB standards
A FASB advisory committee asked stakeholders what they thought the board’s standard-setting priorities should be. Respondents said they wanted simplicity and better information. The top three reasons improvements are needed to financial reporting standards, according to 105 respondents participating in a Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) survey, are: Simplification
Big changes in store for FASB, Golden says
FASB Chairman Russell Golden on Thursday described plans to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the board’s operations. Golden provided wide-ranging remarks about FASB’s future as he spoke at a one-day conference in New York City celebrating the board’s 40th anniversary. He said the board needs to evaluate its agenda
FASB seeks to simplify reporting for development-stage entities
FASB voted Wednesday to propose changes designed to improve the relevance and reduce the complexity of development-stage entity financial reporting. The board expects to issue an exposure draft (ED) by the end of October that would apply to public and private entities. During a July 16 meeting, the Private Company
IASB chair states case for leases on balance sheets
With the comment deadline on the converged lease accounting proposal just days away, International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Chairman Hans Hoogervorst reiterated his support for the proposal that would put leases on company balance sheets. Friday is the deadline for public comment on a proposal by the IASB and FASB
FASB’s Investor Advisory Committee opposes leases proposal
The converged proposal on financial reporting for leases continues to face resistance with the deadline for comment letters little more than one week away. FASB’s Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) last week declined to support the proposal, stating that the proposal is not an improvement to current accounting. And the Equipment
New option a game changer for private companies
Main Street businesses now have a new option for non-GAAP financial reporting. The AICPA Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities (FRF for SMEs) was created to answer demands of CPAs, small business owners and managers, and their bankers and other stakeholders. The accounting framework is designed to offer:
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