FASB financial accounting & reporting

FASB issued a new accounting standard simplifying the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features.

FinREC is requesting feedback on four working drafts that provide industry-specific guidance for entities implementing FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Topic 606).

Technical corrections proposed by FASB would affect accounting guidance for certain bad debt reserves of savings and loans, and steamship entities.

The pace of standard setting may slow in the coming months, but one key new project is on the horizon.

Accounting obstacles that prevented some organizations from using hedging to manage risks may be eliminated by a standard that received preliminary approval from FASB.

FASB made the first of several scheduled maintenance updates to its Accounting Standards Codification as part of an effort to simplify the codification’s structure.

FASB intends to provide clarity to help financial statement preparers determine the customer of the operation services for transactions.