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Changes to Lease Accounting Rules (ASC 842)

SMBAccountant

New rules are going into effect for lease accounting which may change how small businesses who follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) think about and reporting leases. Under the old rules, financial reporting requirements were determined based on whether a contract was considered a capital or operating lease.

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Navigating GASB 100: Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

Cherry Bekaert

Contributors: DeWanna Coleman Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”) Statement No. 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—an amendment of GASB Statement No. GASB Statement No. Periods that are not included in the basic financial statements should not be restated.

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How to navigate accounting assumptions

ThomsonReuters

Therefore, when serving business clients, it is important that accounting professionals have the right framework to ensure that proper financial reporting procedures are in place to help with accounting assumptions. What are the main accounting assumptions? dollars, euros, etc.) dollars, euros, etc.)

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FASB Accepting Comments on Proposed New Chapter of Its Conceptual Framework Measurement

CPA Practice

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed new chapter of its Conceptual Framework related to the measurement of items recognized in financial statements. A Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts is nonauthoritative and does not establish or change generally accepted accounting principles.

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GASB Proposes Guidance on Subsequent Events

CPA Practice

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued two exposure drafts on Monday: one on a proposed standard on subsequent events and the other a proposed update to an implementation guide in the form of questions and answers intended to clarify, explain, or elaborate on certain GASB pronouncements. 21, 2025.

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FASB Issues Disclosure Improvements in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative

CPA Practice

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ( FASB ) has issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that incorporates certain U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirements into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. In SEC Release No.

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FP&A Reports Every Organization Needs to Succeed

Acterys

Financial reporting provides a retrospective view of your company’s financial status. It focuses on presenting financial data clearly and in accordance with accounting standards. Despite their differences, both functions are critical to achieving accurate financial planning.