GASB

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed implementation guidance with questions and answers to clarify and explain some of GASB’s earlier standards and pronouncements.

The new standard transforms the rules that govern accounting for nearly all types of leases, including real estate, vehicle and equipment.

The group who oversee the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, have begun a search for a new leader.

The 50 states have accumulated a combined $1.5 trillion in debt related to pension and other post-employment benefits, while elected officials claimed balanced budgets.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board proposed accounting and financial reporting guidance for state and local governments to help them transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate to newer reference rates.

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Only 26.3 percent of public company execs say their implementation of the lease accounting standard is complete, according to a new survey by Deloitte.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released questions and answers about the recent standard on accounting and financial reporting for leases by state and local governments.

The omnibus exposure draft addresses a variety of issues identified during the implementation and application of different pronouncements.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board proposed new accounting and financial reporting guidance Friday on deferred compensation plans under Section 457 of the tax code.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released an implementation guide Monday with questions and answers explaining GASB’s recently issued standards on accounting and financial reporting for fiduciary activities.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed some new guidance on the accounting and financial reporting for public-private and public-public partnership arrangements, along with availability payment arrangements.

The changes will provide a single method for government issuers to report on conduit debt obligations and related commitments.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board proposed new guidance on how state and local governments should handle the accounting and financial reporting for cloud computing and similar subscription-based information technology arrangements.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released guidance in the form of questions and answers to help state and local governments apply its standards.

The longtime head of the Financial Accounting Foundation will step down after 11 years of running the organization that oversees FASB, GASB and the PCC.

The former Bank of America vice chairman has agreed to stay on through the rest of 2019 as the board of trustees searches for new leaders at FASB and GASB.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are both on the lookout for new chairmen, with the end of the term approaching next year for leaders of both FASB and GASB.

Truth in Accounting wants pension and retirement benefit costs included in state and local government reporting.

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