The latest topics include aerospace, broker-dealers, time-share, and utilities.
FASB financial accounting & reporting
Revenue recognition working drafts issued for 4 industries
Working drafts for the airlines, gaming, hospitality and time-share industries were included in the latest group of issues exposed for the AICPA’s guide to implementing FASB’s revenue recognition standard.
Lease accounting revamp
Careful planning and collecting of lease inventory data are key in implementing FASB’s new standard.
FASB drops Step 2 from goodwill impairment test
Early adoption is permitted this year.
FinREC publishes revenue recognition working drafts for insurance, software
The AICPA is issuing an industry-specific guide.
New rules for accounting for amortization of premiums for purchased callable debt securities
FASB issued a new standard that makes targeted changes designed to prevent the recognition of too much interest income before a borrower calls the debt security, and prevent the recognition of a loss on the call date.
Working with competitors can aid revenue recognition effort
Participating in industry groups has emerged as one of the best tactics for success.
Credit loss standard implementation tips
FASB’s new credit loss standard will challenge banks to find the right data for forecasting expected losses in their portfolios.
FASB changes presentation of defined benefit costs
Current presentation requirements for defined benefit costs lacked transparency and limited the usefulness of financial information, according to stakeholders.
FASB proposes simplifying accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees
Accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees in exchange for goods and services would become similar to the accounting for share-based payments to employees under a proposal FASB issued.
FinREC exposes 5 revenue recognition issues
Working drafts exposed by the AICPA Financial Reporting Executive Committee address five new revenue recognition issues.
AICPA exposes more revenue recognition drafts
The latest issues address aerospace and defense, telecommunications, and time-share.
FASB makes technical improvements to revenue recognition standard
The changes address 13 narrow issues.
FASB issues technical corrections
Inconsistencies in guidance are addressed.
Get revenue recognition right at not-for-profits
Costly mistakes can be avoided by following best practices that lead to proper judgments.
What is a business? FASB clarifies definition
The board responded to inconsistency in acquisition recording.
AICPA groups recommend field-testing of FASB long-duration insurance proposal
FASB proposes the same model for participating and nonparticipating contracts.
FASB addresses debt classification, inventory disclosures
The debt proposal would establish a cohesive classification principle.
FASB updates EBP master trust presentation, disclosure requirements
The FASB issued a new standard that is designed to make employee benefit plan master trust disclosures more useful to users of financial statements.
FASB clarifies scope of asset derecognition guidance
FASB issued a standard clarifying the scope of its asset derecognition guidance and adding accounting guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets.
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