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Financial Accounting Foundation Seeks Nominations for the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council

CPA Practice

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation ( FAF ) is seeking nominations for new members to join the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council ( FASAC ) for an initial one-year term beginning January 1, 2025. Corporate governance community.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #11 What is GAAP?

SMBAccountant

Many small business government contractors are exempt from complying with cost accounting standards (CAS) and defined by the code of federal regulations (CFR). However, compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required. What exactly is GAAP?

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Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council Meeting Recap

CPA Practice

The Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council ( FASAC ) held its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Council members who are investors suggested that the Board consider the evolution in investors’ use of financial information in developing standard definitions for certain key financial performance indicators.

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Recent Cost Accounting Standards Board Proposed Rules

Cherry Bekaert

Contributor: John Ford In June 2024, the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) published three significant actions in the Federal Register. Leases classified as right-of-use assets for financial accounting purposes that were formerly known as operating leases, are excluded from facilities capital items reported on this form.”

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FASB proposes guidance on accounting for government grants

Accounting Today

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update to establish authoritative guidance on the accounting for government grants received by business entities.

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Caseware announces acquisition of LeaseJava

Accounting Insight

Cloud-based LeaseJava enables audit firms, corporations and non-profit/government entities to manage their leases and ensure compliance with accounting standards such as ASC 842, IFRS 16 and GASB 87. The organization also plans to extend the solutions availability to other markets, including Canada and the UK.

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New GASB Members Named

CPA Practice

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) has announced the appointment of Robert W. Scott to a five-year term on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Before entering the public sector, he was employed as an audit manager with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche.