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1161:(IFRS), known as the IASB-FASB convergence project. The scope of the overall IASB-FASB convergence project has evolved over time. The IASB and FASB issued converged standards for accounting topics including Business combinations (2008), Consolidation (2011), Fair value measurement (2011), and Revenue recognition (2014). Other convergence projects have been discontinued. As of 2022, the convergence project is coming to an end and no new projects will be added to the agenda. 682:. In addition to the SEC's rules and interpretive releases, the SEC staff issues Staff Accounting Bulletins that represent practices followed by the staff in administering SEC disclosure requirements, and it utilizes SEC Staff Announcements and Observer comments made at Emerging Issues Task Force meetings to publicly announce its views on certain accounting issues for SEC registrants. 51: 839:: Amount and kinds of information disclosed should be decided based on trade-off analysis as a larger amount of information costs more to prepare and use. Information disclosed should be enough to make a judgment while keeping costs reasonable. Information is presented in the main body of financial statements, in the notes or as supplementary information 897:, a member must depart from GAAP if following it would lead to a material misstatement on the financial statements, or otherwise be misleading. In the departure, the member must disclose, if practical, the reasons why compliance with the accounting principle would result in a misleading financial statement. Under 833:
charged as expenses to the current period (e.g., office salaries and other administrative expenses). This principle allows greater evaluation of actual profitability and performance (shows how much was spent to earn revenue). Depreciation and Cost of Goods Sold are good examples of application of this principle.
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While the Codification does not change GAAP, it introduces a new structure—one that is organized in an easily accessible, user-friendly online research system. The FASB expects that the new system will reduce the amount of time and effort required to research an accounting issue, mitigate the risk of
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In 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a preliminary "roadmap" that indicated it was considering whether to adopt or allow domestic issuers to use IFRS instead of U.S. GAAP. In 2010, the SEC expressed their aim to fully adopt International Financial Reporting Standards in the U.S. by
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have to be matched with revenues as long as it is reasonable to do so. Expenses are recognized not when the work is performed, or when a product is produced, but when the work or the product actually makes its contribution to revenue. Only if no connection with revenue can be established may cost be
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2014. However, standards under IFRS differ considerably from U.S. GAAP, so progress was slow and uncertain. More recently, the SEC has acknowledged that there is no longer a push to move more U.S companies to IFRS, so the two sets of standards will "continue to coexist" for the foreseeable future.
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The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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The FASB Accounting Standards Codification is the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC
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noncompliance with standards through improved usability of the literature, provide accurate information with real-time updates as new standards are released, and assist the FASB with the research efforts required during the standard-setting process.
1039:(EITF). The mission of the EITF is to "assist the FASB in improving financial reporting through the timely identification, discussion, and resolution of financial accounting issues within the framework of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification." 711:
The FASB issues an Accounting Standards Update (Update or ASU) to communicate changes to the FASB Codification, including changes to non-authoritative SEC content. ASUs are not authoritative standards. Each ASU explains:
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Other influential organizations include the Government Finance Officer's Association (GFOA), American Accounting Association, Institute of Management Accountants, and Financial Executives Institute.
951:, believing that the private sector had the proper knowledge, resources, and talents. Currently, the SEC works closely with various private organizations setting GAAP, but does not set GAAP itself. 1135:. Created in 1990, the FASAB addresses federal government financial reporting issues. The FASAB issues federal financial accounting standards and provides guidance to federal reporting entities. 1126:. Created in 1984, the GASB addresses state and local government reporting issues. Its structure is similar to that of the FASB's, and the FASB and GASB are located together and share resources. 1097:
The Codification reorganizes the thousands of U.S. GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics and displays all topics using a consistent structure. It also includes relevant
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Realizing the need to reform the APB, leaders in the accounting profession appointed a Study Group on the Establishment of Accounting Principles (commonly known as the
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Circa 2008, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which reorganized the thousands of U.S. GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics.
931: 858:: The significance of an item should be considered when it is reported. An item is considered significant when it would affect the decision of a reasonable individual. 812:. Conversely, however, losses must be recognized when their occurrence becomes probable, whether or not it has actually occurred. This comports with the constraint of 1522: 1081:, where the FASB issues Exposure Documents to solicit an ASU to communicate changes to the FASB Codification, including changes to non-authoritative SEC content. 970: 1577: 1185: 1158: 1130: 943:. At that time there was no organization setting accounting standards. The SEC encouraged the establishment of private standard-setting bodies through the 315: 1640: 1700: 731:
To achieve basic objectives and implement fundamental qualities, GAAP has four basic assumptions, four basic principles, and five basic constraints.
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for its chairman Francis Wheat). This group determined that the APB must be dissolved and a new standard-setting structure created.
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with the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council serving to advise and provide input on the accounting standards.
880:: The benefits of reporting financial information should justify and be greater than the costs imposed on supplying it. 1423: 871: 1574: 752: 1195: 1031:, which indicate the AcSEC's views on narrow financial reporting issues not considered by the FASB or the GASB. 809: 607: 414: 1049:, the only source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. In 2009, the Codification superseded the FASB's 665:(ASC), which is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. The FASB published U.S. GAAP in 1536: 1222:
Posner, Elliot (2010-10-01). "Sequence as explanation: The international politics of accounting standards".
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To prepare users for the change, the AICPA has provided a number of tools and training resources.
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How the FASB has changed U.S. GAAP, including each specific amendment to the FASB Codification
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AICPA (February 2008). "AICPA Applauds FASB's Issuance of GAAP Codification". The CPA Letter.
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Technical Information Service Inquiries and Replies included in AICPA Technical Practice Aids
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International Financial Reporting Standards of the International Accounting Standards Board
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Why the FASB decided to change U.S. GAAP and background information related to the change
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Other organizations involved in determining United States accounting standards include:
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Jeffers, Agatha; Mengyu Wei; Sidney Askew (2010). "The Switch from U.S. GAAP to IFRS".
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All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative.
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Examples of nonauthoritative accounting guidance and literature include the following:
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Practices that are widely recognized and prevalent either generally or in the industry
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Progress Report on Commitment to Convergence of Accounting Standards—June 24, 2010
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Issues Papers
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Codification in Accounting – FASB Accounting Standards Codification
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Pronouncements of professional associations or regulatory agencies
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8 concepts published to date, of which 5 have been superseded
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When the changes will be effective and the transition method.
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Convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards
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Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting
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After the creation of the FASB, the AICPA established the
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as the monetary unit of record unadjusted for inflation.
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Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC)
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Government Accounting Standards Board Website (GASB)
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US GAAP
a series
Accounting
Early 19th-century German ledger
Historical cost
Constant purchasing power
Management
Tax
Audit
Budget
Cost
Forensic
Financial
Fund
Governmental
Management
Social
Tax
Accounting period
Accrual
Constant purchasing power
Economic entity
Fair value
Going concern
Historical cost
Matching principle
Materiality
Revenue recognition
Unit of account
Assets

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