Tag Archives: FASB

GASB SIMPLIFIES ACCOUNTING FOR CAPITALIZED INTEREST

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 89 (Statement), Accounting for Interest Cost Incurred before the End of a Construction Period, which is effective for reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2019, brings a welcome relief to state and local governments by eliminating complex capitalized interest calculations. Under this Statement, for financial statements prepared using Read More…

REVENUE RECOGNITION READINESS GUIDE FOR PRIVATELY HELD RETAIL COMPANIES

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued converged guidance on recognizing revenue in contracts with customers. The new guidance—FASB ASC 606 or IFRS 15, the IASB’s comparable standard—replaces substantially all existing U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) on this topic. While the compliance deadline Read More…

FASB MODIFIES NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING RULES

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued ASU 2016-14 to improve the presentation of financial statements of not-for-profit entities such as charities, foundations, universities, and nonprofit health care providers, etc.  This is the first major change to the nonprofit financial statement model in over 20 years, which is intended to provide more useful information Read More…