GASB Consolidates Guidance for State and Local Governments
Not sure which of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and AICPA pronouncements issued on or before November 30, 1989 you should apply to the reporting of governmental and business-type...
View ArticleRegulatory Roundup 2/15/11
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View ArticleRegulatory Roundup 3/21/11
What's happening at the SEC, the GASB and the Office of the New York Comptroller?read more
View ArticleRegulatory Roundup 3/28/11
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View ArticleRegulatory Roundup 4/18/11
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View ArticleRegulatory Roundup 5/6/11
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View ArticleFAF Seeks Feedback on Standards
The Financial Accounting Foundation is soliciting feedback from interested parties as part of its post-implementation review (PIR) process for both FASB and GASB standards. As part of these reviews,...
View ArticleFAF Issues Annual Report and New Brand
The Financial Accounting Foundation, parent body of the FASB and GASB, has just published its annual report, noting that 2013 is its 40th anniversary. The FASB started its work that same year, and the...
View ArticleFASB and GASB Heads Ride into Sunset
At the end of June, FASB Chair Leslie F. Seidman and GASB Chair Robert H. Attmore both announced their retirement from board service, according to a release from the organizations' parent body, the...
View ArticleGASB Boosts Online Research System
Until recently, the Governmental Accounting Research System has only been available in CD-ROM format. But the GASB is reminding interested parties about GARS Online—the same information, through the...
View ArticleGASB Gets New Website
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has announced an updated website. As described in a release, the new site features more user-friendly navigation and resources written in “plain English” to...
View ArticleGASB Releases New Toolkit
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has released a new toolit designed to help guide entities in implementing GASB Statement No.read more
View ArticleGASB 68 to Go Forward as Planned
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)voted unanimously to allow GASB 68, which is meant to overhaul the way that government bodies account for employee pension plans, to go forward without...
View ArticleKnow Your Regulatory Acronyms: a Primer
There are a lot of acronyms in the accounting world, and they seem to change every couple of years. Financial Executives Daily has written a primer on who does what in the accounting regulatory world,...
View ArticleGASB Looks to Improve OPEB Accounting
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) released a trio of proposals yesterday that, if approved, would overhaul the way that government entities handle the accounting for non-pension...
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