April 9, 2014
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today announced the release of a version of the GASB Governmental Accounting Research System that has been designed for use on tablet devices.
March 26, 2014
New accounting standards for pensions will go into effect after June 15, 2014, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board has announced.
March 21, 2014
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued guidance intended to improve private company financial reporting regarding consolidation of lessors in certain common control leasing arrangements.
March 11, 2014
A new online pension implementation toolkit was released today by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The toolkit is designed to help preparers, auditors, and users of state and local government financial reports understand and apply the revised pension accounting and financial reporting standards that the GASB approved in June 2012. The toolkit is available…
March 5, 2014
The IFRS Foundation has published the IFRS Taxonomy 2014. The IFRS Taxonomy is a translation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).
February 25, 2014
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have reappointed Amaro Gomes (South America) and Pat Finnegan (North America) to serve second five-year terms as members of the IASB. The IFRS is responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
February 10, 2014
Two associations for accounting professionals have begun international consultation on draft management accounting principles to help CFOs, CEOs and company boards of directors drive better performance at their organizations.
February 2, 2014
The Financial Accounting Foundation has announced that Steven E. Buller, CPA, managing director and former chief financial officer of BlackRock, Inc., has been appointed chairman of the group's Advisory Council (FASAC). His term begins on February 1, 2014, and concludes on December 31, 2015.
January 30, 2014
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today issued an interim Standard, IFRS 14 Regulatory Deferral Accounts. The aim of this interim Standard is to enhance the comparability of financial reporting by entities that are engaged in rate-regulated activities.
January 28, 2014
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) issued the following statement by President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, in response to the Financial Accounting Foundation’s announcement that it will provide funding to the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation to support the completion of international convergence projects:
January 22, 2014
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued two updates to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that provide alternatives for private companies on the subsequent accounting for goodwill and for interest rate swaps—specifically a simplified hedge accounting approach for certain types of swaps.
January 21, 2014
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today released an updated print edition of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the single, authoritative source of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations.