GASB

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.