FASB Publishes its First Direct Accounting Standard for Reporting Crypto Assets
The FASB on December 13, 2023, issued its first direct accounting and disclosure standard on crypto assets to provide guidance …
Gensler Defends SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin on Crypto After GAO Report Deems it a Rule
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler once again defended the controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121 on …
Crypto Tax Pros Debrief IRS Digital Asset Reg Hearing
Following a public rulemaking hearing on proposed regs implementing digital asset broker provisions of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, TaxBit’s Vice President of …
House Democrat Floats China Risk Reporting, Crypto Tax Reforms
Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) on November 9, 2023, rolled out draft legislation that would expand risk disclosures related to public …
New Subtopic for Crypto Assets to be Added to Intangibles Section of U.S. GAAP by Year-End
The FASB plans to add a new subtopic number for crypto assets into the intangible assets section of the codification …
Crypto Miners, Wallet Makers May Not Be Digital Asset Brokers, Strategist Says
Positing who should need to report certain cryptocurrency transactions under a controversial recent addition to the Tax Code, a former …
Firms Want to Adopt ‘Operable’ FASB Proposal on Crypto Rules ASAP with Fixes; Signal Appetite for More Rules
Some of the nation’s largest crypto businesses, Big Four accounting firms and others, told the FASB that proposed crypto assets …
SEC Tells Third Circuit Coinbase Not Entitled to Faster Answer on Crypto Rules Petition
The SEC on May 15, 2023, urged the Third Circuit to deny Coinbase’s demand for an answer on the exchange’s …
The Accountants Weigh in: Savvy Businesses Can Successfully Navigate This Year’s Economic Stresses
In the past three years, seven U.S. banks failed. These include Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank …
FASB to Whittle Through Agenda ‘Fairly Quickly’ and Issue Consult Document Again Next Year, Chair Says
The FASB plans to complete most of the projects on its technical agenda in the next 18 months and may …