FASB issued a proposal that is intended to simplify accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination.
FASB financial accounting & reporting
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.
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.
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.
GAAP taxonomy adopted by SEC
The 2015 GAAP financial reporting taxonomy has been adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be supported immediately. The taxonomy is a set of computer-readable tags for data included in financial statements.
FASB to propose new not-for-profit reporting requirements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to propose new requirements designed to make not-for-profit financial statements more useful.
New challenges in a delicate process
FASB’s new going-concern standard creates many challenges for CPAs to consider. The Center for Plain English Accounting examines the new look-forward period, disparities with audit guidance, and a new triggering threshold.
FASB task force to consider whether the new revenue standard applies to certain prepaid cards
FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force is expected to consider whether the new, converged revenue recognition standard applies to certain prepaid cards.
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