FASB Urged to Revamp Personal Financial Statement Rules Amid Trump Case Controversy
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the primary standard-setter for financial accounting in the U.S., is being pressed to overhaul …
Crypto Sector Slow to Adopt New Accounting Rules Despite Years of Advocacy
Despite years of pressing the FASB to develop a standard, the crypto sector has not been scrambling to adopt new …
FASB Moves to Clarify Accounting Rules for Complex Business Deals
The FASB took a step towards simplifying the complex world of business combinations involving Variable Interest Entities (VIEs), voting unanimously …
FASB Unveils Ambitious Agenda for Second Half of Year
The FASB has outlined a packed agenda for the second half of the year, with plans to issue two new …
Segment Reporting, AI, Commercial Real Estate are Among SEC Disclosure Review Priorities for 2024
At a conference, senior Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials said that the staff will closely review several areas, including …
Grim Outlook Predicted for Accounting Firms for Next Four Years—With Hope
The next four years will be much harder for accounting firms than the past four, and many are going to …
Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute to Adopt FASB’s Income Tax Disclosure Rules, Some Caution
The FASB’s income tax disclosure rules take effect next year, but companies should not wait until the last minute to …
Fund Manager Asks SEC to Write Rule for Disclosure of Revenues From Tobacco
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) already has a jam-packed rulemaking agenda planned for this year, altogether about three dozen, …
FASB Votes Against 5 Technical Agenda Requests: Would do More Harm Than Good
The FASB on December 20, 2023, voted against adding five new projects to its technical rulemaking agenda, including on accounting …
New FASB Accounting Rules on Segment Reporting, Income Taxes, Crypto—Coming by Mid-December
The FASB will publish new accounting standards on income taxes and crypto assets in the middle of December, the Board’s …