FASB issued a proposal Tuesday that would realign the definition of “collections” with the definition used in the American Alliance of Museums’ Code of Ethics for Museums. Under current GAAP, an ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has added a new project to its agenda to re-examine the definition of a “nonpublic entity,” as part of its efforts to reach out more to private company ...

FASB wants to clarify the definition of a business to help financial statement preparers evaluate whether they should account for transactions as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released guidance aimed at clarifying the official definition of a “business” for purposes of the accounting rules. The new accounting standards update ...

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board, FASB, is a private, independent organization that since 1973 has been given the authority by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to establish ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU 2017-1) that clarifies the definition of a business under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, ...