FASB is proposing changes to the fundamental model for not-for-profit financial reporting in an effort to provide better information to users of financial statements.
FASB financial accounting & reporting
FASB formally proposes revenue recognition changes
Guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing would be amended.
New FASB standards keep focus on simplification
Rules apply to reporting of certain retirement obligations and assets and accounting for cloud-computing vendor fees.
FASB proposal addresses prepaid card breakage
If approved, a narrow-scope exception to liabilities guidance would be provided.
FASB, IASB to propose clarifications to principal vs. agent considerations
FASB and the IASB voted to seek public comment on proposed changes to the converged revenue recognition standard that would give financial statement preparers additional guidance on the principal versus agent analysis.
FASB issues 2 more proposals aimed at simplification
FASB issued proposals that are intended to simplify the equity method of accounting and improve employee share-based payment accounting.
Don’t lose momentum on revenue recognition standard
Numerous changes, including a proposed delay in the effective date, are in play for the new revenue recognition standard. Here’s what preparers need to know and why they need to work toward implementation.
FASB simplifies presentation of debt issuance costs
The standard is designed to reduce unnecessary complexity.
New FASB standard aims for more transparency for insurance companies
FASB issued new disclosure requirements for insurance companies that are designed to provide more information about liabilities related to short-duration contracts.
FASB proposes narrow simplification to business combination accounting
FASB issued a proposal that is intended to simplify accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination.
Review finds FASB noncontrolling interests standard achieves purpose
An accounting standard FASB issued in 2007 to address ownership interests within a company’s subsidiary achieves its purpose but does have areas that might be improved, a review found.
FASB formally proposes revenue recognition changes
Changes to the revenue recognition standard proposed by FASB are designed to clarify guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing.
FASB proposal addresses breakage associated with certain unredeemed cards
FASB issued a proposal addressing diversity in practice related to derecognizing liabilities related to certain unredeemed, prepaid cards.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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