FASB financial accounting & reporting

FASB issued narrow changes to its guidance for financial instruments accounting, including the credit losses standard issued in 2016.

The Financial Accounting Foundation selected John Auchincloss, who had been serving as acting president following Terri Polley’s departure, for the foundation’s executive director post.

FASB took action to clarify the interaction between accounting standards related to equity securities, equity method investments, and certain derivatives.

Richard Jones, a 32-year veteran at EY, will succeed Russell Golden as the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s chair beginning in July.

A new practice aid published by the AICPA provides nonauthoritative guidance about how to account for digital assets under generally accepted accounting principles.

FASB is working to reduce complexity in its liabilities and equity guidance in the final months of board Chairman Russell Golden’s term.

The AICPA issued working drafts on accounting issues for insurance entities. When completed, the drafts will be included in AICPA Accounting and Auditing Guides.

Labeling multiple goods and services provided to a customer as a “solution” does not eliminate a company’s responsibility to identify and report separate performance obligations under FASB’s new revenue recognition standard.

FASB proposed minor changes as part of its annual effort to clarify and correct unintended application of its Accounting Standards Codification.

An Accounting Standards Update makes improvements to certain technical and other aspects of implementing FASB’s new accounting standard for credit losses.

FASB issued two Accounting Standards Updates that finalize delays to various effective dates for new standards on current expected credit losses (CECL), leases, hedging, and long-duration insurance contracts.