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Financial Accounting Foundation Relocation
Norwalk, CT, September 19, 2022—The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today announced it is moving to a new location in Norwalk, CT, along with the staffs of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)....
Media Advisory
Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees Name Zachary Jackson to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)
Norwalk, CT, July 20, 2022—The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) announced today the appointment of Zachary Jackson to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)....
Media Advisory
GASB Issues Enhanced Concepts for Notes to Financial Statements
Norwalk, CT, July 7, 2022—The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) today issued a Concepts Statement to guide the Board when establishing note disclosure requirements for state and local governments....
Media Advisory | Concepts Statement No. 7
GASB Requests Input on Proposal to Require Disclosures About Certain Governmental Risks
Norwalk, CT, June 30, 2022—The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued a proposal today that would require governments to disclose information about certain risks they face that could affect the level of services they are able to provide or their ability to meet obligations as they come due.....
Media Advisory | Exposure Draft
GASB Provides Unified Accounting Model for Compensated Absences and Eases Disclosure Burden
Norwalk, CT, June 16, 2022—The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) today issued new guidance that enhances the recognition and measurement requirements for compensated absences and refines related disclosure requirements....
Media Advisory | Statement No. 101
GASB Improves and Clarifies Standards for Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
Norwalk, CT, June 13, 2022—The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) today issued guidance designed to improve the accounting and financial reporting requirements for accounting changes and error corrections....
Media Advisory | Statement No. 100
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