...The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) governs the preparation of corporate financial reports. This paper will reflect on the FASB conception, its accountability, and members of the board. Furthermore, in many ways, the FASB standards known as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), places limitations on business practices and financial reporting requirements; but it is required since accounting standards are crucial in a market where financial information should be transparent, credible, and easy to understand but some would disagree. These standards help protect both the stakeholder and business communities. When and Why was the FASB created you may ask? In 1973, the FASB was created “ to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting that foster financial reporting by nongovernmental entities that provides decision-useful information to investors and other users of financial reports” (FASB.org, 2012). Those standards are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (Financial Reporting Release No. 1, Section 101, and reaffirmed in its April 2003 Policy Statement) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Rule 203, Rules of Professional Conduct, as amended May 1973 and May 1979), (FASB.org, 2012). Establishing these standards are extremely important because it effectively provides for an efficient economy when dealing with the allocation of resources to provide a more...
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...Using the FASB Codification of Accounting Standards The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Codification of Accounting Standards is the current single source of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Codification of Accounting Standards is a database and research system created by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that combines many of the authoritative resources about accounting standards into one searchable system. Some of the people who would use the Codification are accounting and reporting professionals, financial analysts, and investors. The FASB Codification allows users to easily search and navigate the content, cutting back on research time and making access to information quicker and more efficient. It was created with the goal to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP, reduce the amount of time and effort required to solve an accounting research issue, mitigate the risk of noncompliance, and provide real-time updates as new standards are released. The FASB Codification includes all level A through D generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) issued by a standard setter and pronouncements issued by the FASB, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF), Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC), Accounting Principles Board, and relevant portion of authoritative content issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Codification reorganizes the thousands of U.S. GAAP...
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...interested parties wishing to comment on the Exposure Draft must be received in writing by July 16, 2010. Interested parties should submit their comments by email to director@fasb.org, File Reference No. 1770-100. Those without email may send their comments to the “Technical Director, File Reference No. 1770-100, FASB, 401 Merritt 7, PO Box 5116, Norwalk, CT 06856-5116.” Do not send responses by fax. Please send only one comment letter to either the FASB or the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), which is also requesting comments on this jointly issued Exposure Draft. The FASB and the IASB will share and consider jointly all comment letters received. Comments are most helpful if they: a. b. c. Indicate the specific paragraph or paragraphs to which the comments relate Contain a clear rationale Include any alternative the Boards should consider. All comments received constitute part of the FASB’s public file. The FASB will make all comments publicly available by posting them to its website and by making them available in its public reference room in Norwalk, Connecticut. An electronic copy of this Exposure Draft is available on the FASB’s website until the FASB issues a final document. Copyright © 2010 by Financial Accounting Foundation. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to make copies of this work provided that such copies are for personal or intraorganizational use only and are not sold or disseminated and provided further that each copy bears the...
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...Maria Juarez Professor Muslu Accounting 3367 T-Thurs A. Identify relevant Codification section that addresses transfers of receivables. The relevant codification section for the transfers of receivables is the following: FASB ASC 860-10-05-15. C. Provide definitions for the following: 1) Transfer: The conveyance of a noncash financial asset to someone other than the issuer of that financial asset. The following include transfers: selling a receivable, putting a receivable into securitization trust, and receivable as collateral. 2) Recourse: The right of a transferee of receivables to receive payment from the transferor of those receivables for any of the following: failure of debtors to pay when due, the effects of prepayments and adjustments resulting from defects in eligibility of the transferred receivables. 3) Collateral -Personal or real property in which a security interest has been given. Provide other examples (besides recourse and collateral) that qualify as continuing involvement. • Servicing arrangements • Guarantee arrangements • Agreements to purchase or redeem transferred financial assets • Options written or held • Derivative financial instruments that are entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the transfer • Arrangements to provide financial support • Pledges of collateral Jones Co. is in a technology-intensive industry. Recently, one of its competitors introduced...
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...Financial Accounting Standards Board ORIGINAL PRONOUNCEMENTS AS AMENDED Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 5 Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises Copyright © 2008 by Financial Accounting Standards Board. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. CON5 Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 5 Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises STATUS Issued: December 1984 Affects: No other pronouncements Affected by: No other pronouncements HIGHLIGHTS [Best understood in context of full Statement] • This Statement sets forth recognition criteria and guidance on what information should be incorporated into financial statements and when. The Statement provides a basis for consideration of criteria and guidance by first addressing financial statements that should be presented and their contribution to financial reporting. It gives particular attention to statements of earnings and comprehensive income. The Statement also addresses certain measurement issues that are closely related to recognition. • Financial statements are a central feature of financial reporting—a principal means of communicating financial information to those outside an...
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...The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is an autonomous board composed of accounting professionals who establish and communicate financial accounting and reporting standards in the United States. The FASB was formed in 1973 to create standards in the interest of the public; including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information. The mission of the FASB is to create accounting and reporting standards that will provide decision-useful information to investors and other users of financial statements. Such standards are necessary for the efficient performance of the financial system as decisions regarding the distribution of capital rely on transparent, credible, and comprehensible information. If accounting standards failed to enforce these qualities in financial reports, it would be impossible to objectively evaluate financial information. Members of the FASB and staff are collectively experienced and knowledgeable in a range of areas including finance, accounting, and investing. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees appoints the seven full-time FASB members who may serve up to two terms of five years. The Board is backed by a staff of over sixty professionals who perform research and assist in many due process activities. According to the FASB website, the Board and staff members “each have a concern for investors, other users, and the public interest in matters of financial accounting and reporting.” An independent structure is necessary to ensure that private...
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...Part I: Know the FASB I. As discussed many times in ACC 310, the FASB is the current accounting standard setters in the U.S. as they are empowered by the SEC. Visit the FASB website at www.fasb.org and answer the following questions: (Do not cut and paste but answer in your own words. Any material quoted should be cited). 1. What is the FASB mission? 1pts The FASB mission is to establish and improve financial accounting standards and reporting. This sets the guidance for nongovernmental entities that provide decision-useful information to users. Users include issuers, auditors, and other users of financial information. 2. Who are the current FASB Board members and what are their backgrounds? 2pts a. Russel G. Golden, Chariman. Mr. Golden has an extensive background with the FASB holding different positions ranging from the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force, Technical Director of the FASB, and served 6 years as an FASB staff member. b. James L. Kroeker, Vice Chariman. Mr. Kroeker used to work for Deloitte as the Deputy Managing Partner for Profession Practice. He also worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Chief Accountant. c. Daryl E. Buck, Board Member. Mr. Buck worked at Reasor’s Holding Company for 18 years. It is a privately-owned retail grocery company. d. Thomas J. Linsmeier, Board Member. Mr. Linsmeier was a professor at Michigan State University. He also worked for the...
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...Intermediate Accounting 1 -- Spring 2014 Financial Accounting Standards Codification Research Assignment Questions In order to complete this assignment, you will need to access the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Accounting Standards Codification database. The related information for this is posted on Blackboard for this course. The UH copy of the FASB Financial Accounting Standards Codification (FASC) can be accessed at: http://aaahq.org/ascLogin.cfm. The FASC is the one and only source of the technical GAAP standards. Other sources are no longer accepted as GAAP. The student log in information is: Username: AAA51654 / Password: xY8Z67e. After you sign in – click on “FASB Accounting Standards Codification” on the screen and the database will open. There is a “search” box in the top right of the screen. If you scroll over the topics (Assets, Liabilities etc.) on the left side of the welcome page you will see the subtopics and contents – click on the subtopic and it will take you to the related Codification content. The class assignment/project that you are responsible for is comprised of researching several of the more current technical topics in accounting and responding to several specific related technical standard questions about the topics. For some of the topics (see below) you will also be asked and responsible for interpreting how the technical standard is applied or what the objective(s) of the related GAAP rules are attempting to address or other...
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...a more accurate picture of the businesses’ performance. For companies to meet the unusual standard, the event must be extremely abnormal and are totally unrelated to ordinary activities of the business. The infrequency standard is met when the event has not occurred before and is not likely to occur in the future. If both criterions are met, gains and losses resulting from the event can be reported as extraordinary items (Warfield, Weygandt, Kieso, 2008). The September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center destroyed many businesses and caused major devastation to others. The Emerging Issues Task Force is a component within the Financial Accounting Standards Board whose purpose is to provide guidance for implementation of FASB standards. The EITF was responsible for determining how business losses incurred as a result of the attack should be reported. After much consideration, the task force ruled that the losses could not be reported as extraordinary items, citing that measuring the losses would ne too difficult (Isodore, 2001). By definition, extraordinary items are unusual and infrequent. Based solely on the definition, the attack on the World Trade Center certainly met the criterion for extraordinary items. The attack was certainly unusual and infrequent. The attack had nothing at all to do with business activities, and nothing of that magnitude had ever occurred before, and there was no likelihood of it occurring again. The task force defended its...
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...realization principle According to the FASB, “Revenues are inflows or other enhancements of assets of an entity or settlements of its liabilities (or a combination of both) from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or other activities that constitute the entity’s ongoing major or central operations.” In other words, revenue tracks the inflow of net assets that occurs when a business provides goods or services to its customers. The realization principle requires that two criteria be satisfied before revenue can be recognized: The earnings process is judged complete or virtually complete (the earnings process refers to the activity or activities performed by the company to generate revenue). There is reasonable certainty as to the collectability of the asset to be received (usually cash). INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS Revenue Recognition Concepts. IAS No. 18 governs most revenue recognition under IFRS. IFRS allows revenue to be recognized when the following conditions have been satisfied: 1. The amount of revenue and costs associated with the transaction can be measured reliably, 2. It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the seller, 3. (for sales of goods) the seller has transferred to the buyer the risks and rewards of ownership, and doesn’t effectively manage or control the goods, 4. (for sales of services) the stage of completion can be measured reliably. More generally...
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...Brooke Codification Research Paper Acc 303 11/15/2011 Introduction This paper is an analysis of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Research System available through the AAA/FASB website. It will walk the reader through a select few topics focusing on how the codification literature addresses each topic. The first topic analyzed will be the definition of accounting policies. The paper will go on to discuss information available on comprehensive income, as well as net income. Comprehensive income and net income will also be compared and contrasted, with an example to illustrate each. Accounting Policies, as defined in the Codification literature Topic 235, Section 10 of the codification states, “The accounting policies of an entity are the specific accounting principles and the methods of applying those principles that are judged by the management of the entity to be the most appropriate in the circumstances to present fairly financial position, cash flows, and results of operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and that, accordingly, have been adopted for preparing the financial statements.” The FASB codification, when put in place in 2009, redefined many of the internal accounting policies already in place within business entities. Fortunately for many companies, the codification offers a research system to search these new policies. There is also an extensive cross-reference feature which allows users to...
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...Intermediate Accounting 1 -- Spring 2014 Financial Accounting Standards Codification Research Assignment Questions In order to complete this assignment, you will need to access the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Accounting Standards Codification database. The related information for this is posted on Blackboard for this course. The UH copy of the FASB Financial Accounting Standards Codification (FASC) can be accessed at: http://aaahq.org/ascLogin.cfm. The FASC is the one and only source of the technical GAAP standards. Other sources are no longer accepted as GAAP. The student log in information is: Username: AAA51654 / Password: xY8Z67e. After you sign in – click on “FASB Accounting Standards Codification” on the screen and the database will open. There is a “search” box in the top right of the screen. If you scroll over the topics (Assets, Liabilities etc.) on the left side of the welcome page you will see the subtopics and contents – click on the subtopic and it will take you to the related Codification content. The class assignment/project that you are responsible for is comprised of researching several of the more current technical topics in accounting and responding to several specific related technical standard questions about the topics. For some of the topics (see below) you will also be asked and responsible for interpreting how the technical standard is applied or what the objective(s) of the related GAAP rules are attempting to address or other...
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...FASB Codification Research Project #1 (a) Briefly describe how pension gains and losses are accounted for. According to FASB ASC 715-30-35: 35-21 Gains and Losses Gains and losses that are not recognized immediately as a component of net periodic pension cost shall be recognized as increases or decreases in other comprehensive income as they arise. Accounting for plan terminations and curtailments and other circumstances in which recognition of gains and losses as a component of net periodic pension cost might not be delayed is addressed in the Settlements, Curtailments, and Terminations Subsection of this Section. (b) Explain the rationale behind the accounting method described in part (a). According to FASB ASC 715-30-35 35-22 Gains and Losses Asset gains and losses are differences between the actual return on plan assets during a period and the expected return on plan assets for that period. Asset gains and losses include both changes reflected in the market-related value of plan assets and changes not yet reflected in the market-related value (that is, the difference between the fair value of assets and the market-related value). Gains or losses on transferable securities issued by the employer and included in plan assets are also included in asset gains and losses. Asset gains and losses not yet reflected in market-related value are not required to be amortized under paragraphs 715-30-35-24 through 35-25. 35-23 Gains and Losses In...
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...Running head: THE IASB AND FASB The IASB and FASB Amber Lynch ACC/541 Week 1 Paper March 10, 2014 The IASB and FASB Although the concept of the convergence of accounting standards is a new concept to some the idea has existed since the 1950’s. This idea came about as a solution for economic integration and the uptick in international business operations. When the project was first constructed it focused mainly on harmonizing the differences in principles that existed across many different capital markets throughout the world. The idea of harmonization remained in place until the 1990’s when the concept of convergence became the new priority. The concept of convergence centers on the concept of creating one set of accounting standards that would be used across all of the major financial markets in the world (FASB, n.d.). In order for this set of accounting standards to be uniform it requires the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to work together towards the creation and implementation of the standards. The FASB has been the organization in charge of establishing the standards for financial accounting in the private sector within the United States since 1973 (FASB, n.d.). These standards are formally recognized by both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FASB, n.d.). They are more commonly known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles...
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...Recent Activities at the FASB Presentation Transcript 1. Recent Activities at the FASB Corporate Reporting and Governance Conference California State University, Fullerton September 2005 Katherine Schipper, Financial Accounting Standards Board The views expressed in this presentation are my own, and do not represent positions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Positions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board are arrived at only after extensive due process and deliberation. 2. Overview Financial reporting topics Exposure draft, Business Combinations (joint with the IASB) Exposure draft, Consolidated Financial Statements, Including Accounting and Reporting of Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries (a replacement of ARB 51) Fair value measurement Proposals for optional fair value measurements Exposure draft, Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions, an interpretation of SFAS 109 Performance reporting Share based payment (SFAS 123R) 3. Joint IASB-FASB project on business combinations Intent => replace SFAS 141 and converge with international standards Will include mutual enterprises Will include acquisitions of businesses through means other than a purchase of net assets or equity interests A separate project is addressing business combinations involving not-for-profit organizations General principle: recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at fair value Exceptions : income taxes, benefit plan obligations, operating...
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