The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released a new online toolkit to help preparers and auditors of state and local government pension plans implement new accounting and financial reporting standards.
The board approved GASB Statement No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans, over a year ago, changing the old guidance for the financial reports of most pension plans for state and local governments (see
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The toolkit also provides a background document with answers to frequently-asked questions about Statement 67 and Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions, along with a fact sheet answering frequently-asked questions specifically relating to Statement No. 67. There is also an article identifying several areas plan administrators and public officials should consider as they plan, prepare, and collaborate when implementing the new standards. A “Setting the Record Straight” document addresses common misperceptions about the new pension standards. Also included is an executive summary of GASB Statement 67 and the full text.
In the coming weeks, more resources will be added to the toolkit, according to GASB, including short videos from GASB staff highlighting the most-asked implementation questions.
“Many of our stakeholders have requested additional educational resources to help them implement the new standards,” said GASB Chairman David A. Vaudt in a statement. “This toolkit is intended to provide guidance on how plan administrators can effectively comply with the new rules. In the coming weeks, we will add more resources to the toolkit, including short videos from GASB staff highlighting our most-asked implementation questions.”
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