In the News. . .
In the News. . .
FAF Reappoints Carolyn Smith to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Appoints Robert W. Hamilton as Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
November 14, 2023
GASB Proposes Guidance on Disclosure and Classification of Certain Capital Assets
September 28, 2023
GASB Adds Project on Subsequent Events to Current Technical Agenda
September 7, 2023
Replacement of London Interbank Offered Rate—Update
July 17, 2023
Financial Accounting Foundation Issues 2022 Annual Report—FASB 50th Anniversary Edition
July 12, 2023
GASB Provides Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of Its Pronouncements
July 10, 2023
GASB Adds Project on Infrastructure Assets to Current Technical Agenda
May 25, 2023
Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees Enhance Stakeholder Feedback Procedures and Transparency for Standard-Setting Boards
April 26, 2023
Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees to Begin Livestream of Oversight Sessions
February 28, 2023
Financial Accounting Foundation Debuts Enhanced Free Access to Online Accounting Standards Codification® and Governmental Accounting Research System™
February 27, 2023
GASB Proposes Guidance to Assist with Application of Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements
February 6, 2023
Financial Accounting Foundation Announces Changes to Online Access to Accounting Standards Codification® and Governmental Accounting Research System™
January 30, 2023
November 15, 2022
GASB Proposes Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of Its Pronouncements
November 15, 2022
Financial Accounting Foundation Relocation
September 19, 2022
Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees Name Zachary Jackson to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)
July 20, 2022
GASB Issues Enhanced Concepts for Notes to Financial Statements
July 7, 2022
GASB Requests Input on Proposal to Require Disclosures About Certain Governmental Risks
June 30, 2022
GASB Provides Unified Accounting Model for Compensated Absences and Eases Disclosure Burden
June 16, 2022
GASB Improves and Clarifies Standards for Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
June 13, 2022
FAF Issues 2021 Annual Report
June 1, 2022
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Four New Members to the Board of Trustees
GASB Changes Name of Report to "Annual Comprehensive Financial Report"
Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees Announce Appointment of New Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)
GASB Issues Proposal to Enhance Concepts for Notes to Financial Statements
GASB Proposes Omnibus Statement Addressing Wide Range of Practice Issues
GASB Provides Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of Its Pronouncements
GASB Requests Input on Proposed Improvements to Guidance for Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
FAF Issues 2020 Annual Report,
“Standards That Work from Main Street to Wall Street”
GASB Proposes to Rename the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Robert W. Hamilton to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)
GASB Requests Input on Proposal to Improve Guidance on Compensated Absences, Amend Certain Disclosures
Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints Jeffrey J. Previdi as Vice Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
Alan Skelton Named Director of Research and Technical Activities of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Financial Accounting Foundation Trustees Announce New Members and Reappointments of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC)
GASB Proposes New Implementation Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of Its Pronouncements
GASB Hosting Series of CPE Webinars on the Exposure Draft, Financial Reporting Model Improvements
October 13, 2020
GASB Hosting Series of CPE Webinars on the Preliminary Views, Revenue and Expense Recognition
September 30, 2020
GASB Opens Search for Director of Research and Technical Activities<
FAF Reappoints Robert Scott and Alan Skelton to Leadership Roles on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
GASB Requests Input on Proposals to Improve Key Components of Government Financial Reports
GASB Adds Resources to Emergency Toolbox Addressing Issues Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic
GASB Proposes Concepts for Recognition of Financial Statement Elements
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Dianne Ray to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
June 23, 2020
GASB Issues Guidance on Certain Component Unit Criteria and Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
GASB to Hold July 28 Virtual Public Hearing on Proposal to Enhance Concepts for Notes to Financial Statements
GASB Proposes Application Guidance on Cares Act and Coronavirus Diseases Issues
GASB Issues Guidance on Cloud Computing and Similar Subscription-Based IT Arrangements
FAF Issues 2019 Annual Report, “Standards That Work for Everyone”
GASB Postpones Effective Dates of Upcoming Pronouncements
GASB Provides Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Implementing Its Pronouncements
April 23, 2020
GASB Issues Guidance on Accounting for P3s
April 20, 2020
GASB Proposes to Postpone Effective Dates of Certain Pronouncements
The GASB Continues to Address Practice Issues Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic
GASB Issues Guidance for Transition from Interbank Offered Rates
GASB to Consider Postponing Effective Dates of Certain Statements and Implementation Guides
John W. Auchincloss Named Executive Director, Financial Accounting Foundation
GASB Issues Omnibus Statement Addressing Wide Range of Practice Issues
Financial Accounting Foundation Announces Search for New Member of Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Joel M. Black Appointed Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
January 7, 2020
GASB Proposes New Implementation Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of Its Pronouncements
December 4, 2019
September 26, 2019
August 6, 2019
GASB Proposes Omnibus Statement Addressing Wide Range of Practice Issues
July 9, 2019
GASB Proposes Guidance on Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
June 28, 2019
GASB Issues Implementation Guide on Fiduciary Activities
June 17, 2019
GASB Proposes Guidance on Public-Private and Public-Public Partnership Arrangements
Financial Accounting Foundation Statement on the Appointment of Sagar Teotia as Acting Chief Accountant at the SEC and the Departure of Wesley R. Bricker
May 31, 2019
GASB Revises Standards to Improve Reporting of
Conduit Debt Obligations
May 28, 2019
FAF Issues 2018 Annual Report,
"Standards That Work: Rising to the Meet the Future"
May 23, 2019
FAF Appoints Carolyn Smith to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
May 22, 2019
GASB Proposes Guidance on Cloud Computing and Similar Subscription-Based IT Arrangements
May 21, 2019
Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints Chairman Charles H. Noski;
Appoints Two New Trustees
April 19, 2019
FAF Opens Nominations for FASB and GASB Chair Positions
April 1, 2019
GASB Issues Proposed Implementation Guide on Leases
February 28, 2019
FAF Trustees Reappoint Brian W. Caputo to GASB
February 26, 2019
GASB Issues Proposed Implementation Guide on Fiduciary Activities
January 3, 2019
December 18, 2018
GASB Proposes New Implementation Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Application of its Pronouncements
November 27, 2018
Registration Opens for CPE Webinar IN FOCUS: GASB Preliminary Views, Financial Reporting Model Improvements
October 16, 2018
GASB Forms Working Group to Address Tribal Government Accounting and Financial Reporting Alternatives
October 9, 2018
GASB Issues Proposals Designed to Improve Government Financial Reports and Establish Recognition Concepts
September 28, 2018
FASB and GASB to Cohost IN FOCUS: Not-for-Profit and Governmental Accounting
Webcast for Academics
GASB Clarifies Guidance
on Majority Equity Interests
September 4, 2018
GASB Proposes Improvements to Reporting of
Conduit Debt Obligations
August 6, 2018
GASB Establishes New Guidance for Interest Cost
Incurred Before the End of a Construction Period
June 22, 2018
FAF Issues 2017 Annual Report: Standards That Work
May 23, 2018
GASB Establishes New Implementation Guidance to Assist Stakeholders with Recent Pronouncements
May 21, 2018
GASB Establishes New Guidance on Debt Disclosures, Addresses Direct Borrowings and Direct Placements
April 2, 2018
Registration Opens for March 14 GASB Webinar on Invitation to Comment on Revenue and Expense Recognition
February 21, 2018
GASB Requests Public Input on Revenue and Expense Recognition
February 1, 2018
on Other Postemployment Benefits
December 19, 2017
FAF Trustees Name New Members to the GASAC
December 15, 2017
GASB Proposes Guidance on Capitalizaton of Interest Cost and Implementation of Recent Pronouncements
December 8, 2017
FAF Trustees Name New Members to the FASAC and GASAC
December 1, 2017
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Kathleen L. Casey, Jeffrey L. Esser, and David C. Villa as New Trustees
November 14, 2017
GASB Proposes Clarifications to Guidance
on Majority Equity Interests
November 9, 2017
FAF Trustees Agree to Retain GASB Scope of Authority Policy Without Modification
August 22, 2017
GASB Statement on the Passing of GASAC Member Richard (Dick) Larkin
August 4, 2017
GASB Establishes Single Approach for Reporting Leases
June 28, 2017
FAF Issues 2016 Annual Report:
“Better standards. Better-informed decisions.”
May 18, 2017
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Jeff Previdi
Vice Chairman of Governmental Accounting Standards Board
May 17, 2017
New Implementation Guides Provide Clarity on Requirements of GASB Standards
May 9, 2017
GASB Issues Omnibus Statement Addressing a Broad Range of Practice Issues
March 20, 2017
FAF Reappoints James E. Brown to Second Term on the GASB; Appoints Kristopher E. Knight to Board
February 28, 2017
GASB Issues Invitation to Comment in Project
Designed to Improve Financial Reporting Model
January 4, 2017
December 7, 2016
FAF Trustees Name Four New Members
to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
December 1, 2016
GASB Proposes Implementation Guidance
Designed to Clarify Recent Pronouncements
November 30, 2016
Post-Implementation Review Concludes GASB Standard
on Fund Balance Reporting Achieves Its Purpose
November 16, 2016
GASB Proposes Implementation Guidance
for Other Postemployment Benefit Plans
October 18, 2016
Registration Is Open for October 11 CPE Webinar
on GASB’s Fiduciary Activities Project
September 26, 2016
GASB Proposes Omnibus Statement Addressing
a Broad Range of Practice Issues
September 26, 2016
GASB Proposes Guidance for Debt That is Extinguished Early
Using Only Existing Resources
August 29, 2016
Post-Implementation Review Concludes
GASB’s Pollution Remediation Statement Achieves Purpose
August 23, 2016
FAF Statement on the Selection
of Wesley R. Bricker as Interim Chief Accountant of the SEC
July 21, 2016
FAF Issues 2015 Annual Report:
“Serving The Financial Statement User”
May 19, 2016
FAF Trustees Appoint Jeffrey J. Previdi
to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
May 18, 2016
FAF Releases Updated Print Editions
of FASB and GASB Accounting Standards Codifications
May 9, 2016
GASB Issues Pension Guidance Addressing
Issues Raised by Stakeholders During Implementation
April 11, 2016
GASB Issues Enhanced Guidance on
Irrevocable Split-Interest Agreements
March 29, 2016
GASB Publishes New Implementation Guidance
to Assist Stakeholders with Recent Pronouncements
March 24, 2016
GASB Issues Guidance on Blending Certain Component Units into Financial Statements
February 11, 2016
GASB Proposes to Establish a Single Approach
for Reporting Leases of State and Local Governments
February 8, 2016
FAF Statement on the Passing of
The Honorable Michael G. Oxley
January 5, 2016
and Pool Participants Ahead of SEC Rule Change
December 23, 2015
GASB Issues Proposed Guidance on Fiduciary Activities,
Asset Retirement Obligations, and Pensions
December 22, 2015
FAF Issues Statement In Honor of Robert W. Stewart,
FAF Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Who Died Saturday
December 14, 2015
GASB Issues New Pension Guidance
Designed to Assist Certain Governments
December 11, 2015
Charles H. Noski Elected FAF Board Chair;
Board Names Five Others as New FAF Trustees
December 8, 2015
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Three New Members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
November 19, 2015
Post-Implementation Review Concludes GASB Standards on Nonexchange Transactions Achieve Their Purpose
November 17, 2015
GASB Proposes Changes to Pension Standards
for Certain Governments
October 14, 2015
GASB Proposes Implementation Guidance
Designed to Clarify Recent Pronouncements
September 30, 2015
GASB Adds Project to Revisit Blueprint of
Governmental Financial Statements
September 1, 2015
GASB Publishes New Authoritative
Implementation Guide
August 27, 2015
Comment Deadlines Approaching for GASB Proposals on
External Investment Pools and Irrevocable Split-Interest Agreements
August 24, 2015
GASB Statement Requires Governments to
Disclose Information on Tax Abatements
August 14, 2015
GASB Issues Proposed Guidance on
External Investment Pools and Component Units
June 30, 2015
GASB Simplifies GAAP Hierarchy for
State and Local Governments
June 29, 2015
FAF Issues Statement of Appreciation for Award From National Association of Black Accountants
June 29, 2015
GASB Publishes New Standards for
Reporting Health Insurance and Other Retiree Benefits
June 29, 2015
GASB Proposes Enhanced Guidance on
Irrevocable Split-Interest Agreements
June 12, 2015
GASB Improves Reporting for Health Insurance and
Other Retiree Benefits
June 2, 2015
FAF Names Robert W. Scott as Chairman of GASAC;
Appoints New GASAC and FASAC Members
May 22, 2015
Financial Accounting Foundation Issues 2014 Annual Report
May 18, 2015
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Todd L. Cranford Head of Government Affairs and External Relations
May 11, 2015
GASB Adds Pre-Agenda Research on Going Concern, Debt;
Removes Project on Financial Projections
April 24, 2015
The FAF Board of Trustees Issues the 2015 Strategic Plan
April 9, 2015
FAF Trustees Appoint Brian W. Caputo
to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
April 2, 2015
GASB Issues Final Statement on
Fair Value Measurement and Application
March 2, 2015
Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints
Michael H. Granof to a Second Term on the GASB
February 24, 2015
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Myra R. Drucker and John Veihmeyer to Board of Trustees
January 15, 2015
December 4, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Six New Members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
November 25, 2014
GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Reporting Governments’ Fiduciary Responsibilities
November 20, 2014
GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Lease Accounting for State and Local Governments
November 20, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Jan Sylvis Vice Chair of Governmental Accounting Standards Board
November 19, 2014
Governments Would Disclose Information on Tax Abatements Under GASB Proposal
October 31, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Mary P. Crotty as Chief Operating Officer
October 23, 2014
Post-Implementation Review Completed on GASB Standard Addressing Capital Asset Impairment, Insurance Recoveries
August 19, 2014
Registration Opens for Two Educational Webinars on the GASB Proposals on Other Postemployment Benefits
July 16, 2014
Registration Opens for Two Educational Webinars on the GASB Proposal on Fair Value Measurement & Application
June 27, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Washington State Investment Officer Gary Bruebaker to Its Board of Trustees
June 24, 2014
The GASB’s OPEB Proposals and Related Resources Are Now Available Online
June 16, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Two New Members to Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
May 29, 2014
GASB Proposes Major Improvements for Reporting Health Insurance and Other Retiree Benefits
May 28, 2014
GASB Issues Exposure Draft on Fair Value Measurement and Application
May 15, 2014
GASB Issues Concepts Statement on Measurement of Assets and Liabilities
April 14, 2014
GARS “Mobile” Version Now Available for Tablet Devices
April 4, 2014
GASB Declines to Delay Implementation Date of Pension Standards
March 24, 2014
GASB Toolkit Helps State and Local Governments Implement New Pension Accounting Standards
March 11, 2014
GASB Proposes New GAAP Hierarchy for State and Local Governments and Exposes Entire Implementation Guide for Public Comment
February 27, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints David E. Sundstrom to a Second Term on the GASB
February 27, 2014
GASB Launches GASB Outlook Quarterly E-Newsletter
February 12, 2014
GASB Issues Guidance for Implementing Pension Standards
January 30, 2014
November 25, 2013
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Six New Members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
November 25, 2013
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp to Its Board of Trustees
November 19, 2013
FAF Issues Final Policy on GASB Scope of Authority
November 19, 2013
GASB Toolkit Helps Pension Plans Implement New Accounting Standards
November 11, 2013
FAF Issues Updated GASB Annual Bound Editions
November 5, 2013
GASB Offers Webcasts for Public Board Meetings
October 8, 2013
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Launches New Website
September 30, 2013
FAF Issues Revised Proposal on GASB Scope of Authority
August 20, 2013
FAF Review Concludes GASB Standards on Risk Financing and Insurance-Related Activity Achieve Their Purposes
August 20, 2013
Registration Opens for September 5 Webcast In Focus: Overview of GASB Proposals for Financial Statement Users
August 19, 2013
FAF to Conduct Post-Implementation Review of GASB Standard on Impairment of Capital Assets
July 17, 2013
GASB Issues Proposal Addressing Transition Issue in Pension Standards
July 2, 2013
GASB Issues Implementation Guide for Pension Plans
June 27, 2013
GASB Issues Proposals on Concepts for Measurement of Assets and Liabilities and on the Measurement and Application of Fair Value
June 20, 2013
Media Advisory—Registration Opens for June 10 Webcast, In Focus: GASB/FASB Update
June 6, 2013
Media Advisory—Financial Accounting Foundation Publishes 2012 Annual Report
May 22, 2013
Media Advisory—The GASB’s New Statement for Nonexchange Financial Guarantees Is Now Available
April 30, 2013
FAF and FASB Mark 40th Anniversary with Updated Branding, New Websites
April 29, 2013
GASB Improves Reporting for Nonexchange Financial Guarantees
April 22, 2013
GASB Responds to Financial Accounting Foundation’s Post-Implementation Review of Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosure Standards
April 10, 2013
Financial Accounting Foundation Names David A. Vaudt Chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
April 4, 2013
GASB Offers Governmental Accounting Research System™ Online Platform
March 14, 2013
GASB Publishes New User Guide on Business-Type Activities
March 12, 2013
FAF Review Team Concludes GASB Statements on Deposit and Investment Risks Achieve Their Purposes
February 28, 2013
Financial Accounting Foundation Seeks Stakeholder Input on Proposed Changes to GASB Agenda-Setting Process
February 26, 2013
Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees Approves New FASB/GASB Agenda-Setting Process, PIR Report
February 26, 2013
Media Advisory—The GASB’s New Standard for Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations Is Now Available
January 22, 2013
GASB Improves Reporting for Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations
January 8, 2013
December 4, 2012
GASB Chairman Robert H. Attmore to Retire in June 2013
October 2, 2012
Media Advisory—September 28 Is the Deadline for Comment on GASB’s Proposal on Financial Guarantees for State and Local Governments
September 18, 2012
Media Advisory—The GASB’s New Pension Standards Are Now Available
August 2, 2012
New GASB Analyst Guide to Governmental Financial Statements
July 26, 2012
GASB Improves Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
June 25, 2012
GASB Proposal Addresses Financial Guarantees For State and Local Governments
June 25, 2012
GASB Final Pronouncements Are Now Available as Free Downloads
June 1, 2012
New GASB User Guide to School Districts’ Finances Helps Taxpayers Find Answers to Many Questions
May 16, 2012
GASB Issues Statements No. 65 and No. 66
April 2, 2012
GASB Proposal Addresses Government Combinations and Disposals of Government Operations
March 16, 2012
Media Advisory—March 16 is the Deadline for Comment on GASB’s Proposed Reporting of Financial Projections for Assessing Economic Condition of Governments
February 29, 2012
GASB Issues Newly Expanded, Revised User Guide on Local Government Finances
February 15, 2012
The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints William W. Fish and James E. Brown to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
January 12, 2012
December 6, 2011
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Five New Members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
November 18, 2011
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Three New Members to Its Board of Trustees
November 16, 2011
The Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints Jan I. Sylvis to a Second Term on the GASB
November 15, 2011
GASB Proposes Technical Corrections
October 10, 2011
Michael Belsky Resigns from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
October 6, 2011
GASB Extends Deadline Two Weeks for Submitting Comments on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting Proposals and Changes the Date of the NYC Public Hearing
September 22, 2011
Deadlines Draw Near to Register for GASB User Forums and Public Hearings on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting Proposals
September 8, 2011
GASB Proposes Recognition of Specific Items as Deferred Outflows and Deferred Inflows of Resources
August 26, 2011
Media Advisory—Registration Is Now Open for September 7 CPE Webcast, An In-Depth Look at the GASB’s Pension Proposals
August 25, 2011
Media Advisory—Registration Is Now Open for August 10 Webcast, An Overview of the GASB’s New Pension Proposals
July 27, 2011
GASB Issues Two New Statements to Address Pressing Issues
July 13, 2011
GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Recognition and Measurement of Elements of Financial Statements
July 11, 2011
GASB Proposes Major Improvements for Pension Reporting
July 8, 2011
Financial Accounting Foundation to Discuss Next Steps in Post-Implementation Review Process in May 20 Webcast
May 12, 2011
Deadline for Comment on GASB’s Proposed Guidance for Applying Termination of Hedge Accounting Provisions Is April 15, 2011
April 8, 2011
Deadline for Comment on GASB’s Proposed Guidance for Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows of Resources, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net Position Is Friday, February 25
February 22, 2011
GASB Proposes Guidance for Applying Termination of Hedge Accounting Provisions
February 14, 2011
FAF President and CEO Teresa S. Polley Launches Interactive Online News Column—“From the President’s Desk”—to Enhance Constituent Communication
January 20, 2011
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Thomas J. Weyl to Represent the Investment Company Institute on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
January 13, 2011
December 30, 2010
GASB Updates Reporting Entity Standards
December 17, 2010
GASB Issues Statement No. 60, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Service Concession Arrangements
December 16, 2010
GASB Proposes Guidance for Financial Reporting of Deferred Outflows of Resources, Deferred Inflows of Resources, and Net Position
November 24, 2010
GASB Issues Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Reporting of Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Performance Information
July 14, 2010
Deadlines Approaching for Comment on Two GASB Exposure Drafts
June 28, 2010
GASB Issues Statement No. 59, Financial Instruments Omnibus
June 24, 2010
GASB Issues Revised Proposal on Service Concession Arrangements
June 17, 2010
GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Potential Improvements to Pension Standards
June 16, 2010
GASB Proposes to Amend Financial Reporting Entity Requirements
March 26, 2010
The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Michael H. Granof to the GASB
February 24, 2010
GASB Proposes to Enhance the Usefulness of Its Codification for Constituents
January 29, 2010
GASB Issues Final Statements on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies
December 31, 2009
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints New Members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
December 14, 2009
Comment Deadline Nears for GASB Proposals on Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting and Financial Instruments
October 16, 2009
Comment Deadline Nears on GASB Proposal on Service Concession Arrangements
September 4, 2009
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Edward E. Nusbaum and Luis M. Viceira to Its Board of Trustees
August 26, 2009
Deadline for Comment on Two GASB Exposure Drafts on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies Quickly Approaching
August 14, 2009
DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR COMMENTING ON GASB—REEXAMINATION OF PENSION STANDARDS
July 22, 2009
GASB Proposes Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Reporting of SEA Performance Information
July 1, 2009
GASB Proposes Statements on Service Concession Arrangements and Financial Instruments
July 1, 2009
GASB Issues Two Exposure Drafts on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies
June 26, 2009
The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints David E. Sundstrom to the GASB
May 21, 2009
GASB Issues Guide to Implementation of Statement 53 on Derivative Instruments
April 21, 2009
GASB Issues an Invitation to Comment on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting
April 6, 2009
GASB Issues Statement No. 55, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for State and Local Governments
April 2, 2009
GASB Improves the Usefulness of Reported Fund Balance Information
March 11, 2009
John J. Brennan Elected Chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation
February 12, 2009
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Jeffrey Diermeier, Cynthia Eisenhauer, and Dennis Kass to its Board of Trustees
February 12, 2009
GASB Issues Concepts Statement No. 5, Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting (an amendment of GASB Concepts Statement No. 2)
December 15, 2008
GASB Issues Technical Bulletin No. 2008-1, Determining the Annual Required Contribution Adjustment for Postemployment Benefits
December 15, 2008
The Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints Robert H. Attmore to a Second Term as GASB Chairman, and Appoints Michael D. Belsky to GASB
December 8, 2008
FAF Board of Trustees Reaffirms Commitment to Secure Stable and Sustainable Funding for the GASB
Recitals and Resolutions Adopted by the FAF Board of Trustees on November 18, 2008
November 18, 2008
GASB to Hold User Forum and Public Hearing on Its Request for Response on Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Performance Reporting
October 1, 2008
GASB Proposes to Transfer Guidance from AICPA Auditing Literature—Proposal Intended to Assist Preparers in Applying Guidance
August 28, 2008
GASB Issues a Request for Response on Proposed Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Reporting of SEA Performance Information
July 31, 2008
Girard Miller to Resign from Governmental Accounting Standards Board
July 14, 2008
GASB Issues Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments
June 30, 2008
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Teresa S. Polley President and Chief Operating Officer
May 21, 2008
GASB Revamps 2008 Technical Plan Adds Projects on Retirement Benefits, Public/Private Partnerships, and Reporting Units
April 24, 2008
GASB Acts to Improve the Reporting of Fund Balance Information for the Benefit of Financial Statement Users
February 29, 2008
The Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees Approves Changes to Oversight, Structure and Operations of FAF, FASB and GASB
February 26, 2008
GASB Issues Standard on Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments by Endowments
November 21, 2007
GASB Releases 2007-2008 Annual Bound Editions
October 15, 2007
GASB Seeks Public Input on Derivatives Proposals
October 01, 2007
GASB Issues Standard on Intangible Assets
July 10, 2007
GASB Proposes Standards for Reporting Government Derivatives—Proposal Would Make Transactions More Transparent to Public
June 29, 2007
GASB Defines Elements of Financial Statements
June 26, 2007
GASB Reconciles Disclosure Requirements for Governmental Pensions and Retiree Healthcare
May 31, 2007
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Girard Miller and Jan I. Sylvis to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
April 26, 2007
GASB Adds Project to Assist Governments That Choose to Report Performance Information
April 6, 2007
GASB Proposes Standards for Reporting Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments
March 23, 2007
Deadline Approaching to Comment on GASB's Intangible Assets Proposal
March 7, 2007
James M. Williams Reappointed to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
January 24, 2007
GASB to Hold User Roundtable and Public Hearing on Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions
January 17, 2007
GASB Proposal Would Establish Guidance for Intangible Assets
December 27, 2006
GASB Proposal Would Enhance Disclosure Requirements for Governmental Pension Plans
December 15, 2006
GASB Issues Final Standard on Accounting for Pollution Remediation Obligations
December 1, 2006
GASB Publishes Comprehensive Implementation Guide
November 3, 2006
GASB Invites Public Comment on Accounting Issues Related to Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions
October 20, 2006
GASB Issues Statement to Clarify Guidance on Accounting for Sales and Pledges of Receivables and Future Revenues
September 29, 2006
Carol A. Kraus, CPA, Appointed National Association of State Budget Officers Representative to the GASAC
September 22, 2006
Proposed GASB Concepts Statement Defines the Seven Elements of Governmental Financial Statements
August 14, 2006
GASB Issues Technical Bulletin That Clarifies Reporting of Medicare Part D Payments to State and Local Governments
June 30, 2006
GASB to Hold Panel Discussions, Public Hearing and User Roundtable on Derivatives
June 29, 2006
GASB to Hold Public Hearing on Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivatives
June 5, 2006
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Distinguished Accounting Professor Thomas J. Linsmeier to the FASB
May 16, 2006
The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Christopher C. Allen as Director of Government Relations
May 9, 2006
GASB Issues Preliminary Views Document on Major Issues Related to Derivatives
April 28, 2006
Upcoming GASB Proposal Intends to Provide Public with Better Information to Understand, Assess Risks Associated with Derivatives
April 20, 2006
Cynthia B. Green and Richard C. Tracy Reappointed to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
March 8, 2006
Financial Accounting Foundation Announces Appointments to Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
March 6, 2006
GASB Issues Proposed Staff Technical Bulletin Intended to Clarify Reporting of Medicare Part D Payments to State and Local Governments
February 17, 2006
GASB Publishes Implementation Guide to Statement 44 on the Statistical Section
December 29, 2005
The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Robert J. DeSantis President and Chief Operating Officer
September 22, 2005
The Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Rick Anderson to FAF Board of Trustees and Announces Additional Reappointments
September 21, 2005
GASB Publishes Implementation Guide to Statements 43 and 45 on Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions
August 8, 2005
GASB Issues Guide to Understanding Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reports
July 29, 2005
GASB Completes Accounting Standards for Termination Benefits
June 27, 2005
GASB to Hold Public Hearing on Pollution Remediation Obligations
June 6, 2005
GASB Publishes Plain-Language Guide to Notes to The Financial Statements and Supporting Information
June 2, 2005
G. Michael Crooch Reappointed to Financial Accounting Standards Board
May 25, 2005
Financial Accounting Foundation Names Marcia L. Taylor to GASB Board; Reappoints William W. Holder to Board
May 23, 2005
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Concepts Statement Related to Communication Methods
April 11, 2005
GASB Clarifies Reporting Of Net Assets
December 30, 2004
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Technical Bulletin to Clarify Accounting for Employers—Contributions to Cost-Sharing Pension and OPEB Plans
December 30, 2004
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Exposure Draft on Accounting for Termination Benefits
December 10, 2004
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Proposed Technical Bulletin to Clarify Accounting for Employers—Pension and OPEB Contributions
October 12, 2004
GASB Issues Statement That Addresses Employer Reporting of Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions
August 2, 2004
GASB Issues Proposal on Net Assets Restricted by Enabling Legislation
July 7, 2004
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Exposure Draft on Concepts Related to Communication Methods
June 24, 2004
GASB Issues Standards to Improve Postemployment Benefit Plan Reporting
May 11, 2004
Financial Accounting Foundation Reappoints Edward W. Trott, FASB Board Member, and Paul R. Reilly, GASB Board Member
February 19, 2004
Robert H. Attmore Elected Chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
February 11, 2004
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Revised Exposure Draft on Employer Reporting of Other Postemployment Benefits
February 3, 2004
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Proposed Technical Bulletin on Tobacco Settlement
December 31, 2003
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Statement on Asset Impairment and Insurance Recoveries
November 18, 2003
Robert E. Denham Elected Chairman of Financial Accounting Foundation; Edward V. Regan Named Trustee
October 30, 2003
GASB Issues Report on Communicating Performance Information
October 13, 2003
GASB Proposes the Reporting of More Comprehensive Information for Financial Statement Users
September 11, 2003
GASB Improves Derivative Disclosure Requirements
June 25, 2003
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Guidance on Budgetary Comparisons
May 20, 2003
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Technical Bulletin To Improve Disclosures About Derivatives
April 2, 2003
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Standard to Improve Disclosures on Deposit and Investment Risk
March 27, 2003
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Exposure Draft on Other Postemployment Benefits to Increase Transparency
February 20, 2003
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Exposure Draft on Asset Impairment and Insurance Recoveries
December 16, 2002
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Exposure Draft on Budgetary Comparisons That Improves Transparency
December 13, 2002
Financial Accounting Foundation Increases Its Independence Through Amended Trustee Appointment Process
July 25, 2002
Governmental Accounting Standards Board Issues Exposure Draft on Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures
July 1, 2002
GASB Expands on Financial Reporting Guidance for Fundraising Foundations and Similar Organizations
May 28, 2002
Bart Hildreth is Appointed ABFM—First Representative to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
February 12, 2002
Sharon Russell, AGA Representative to the GASB—Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
February 12, 2002
James M. Williams Named to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
January 21, 2002
Edward J. Mazur Reappointed to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
November 1, 2001
GASB Issues Exposure Draft on Affiliated Organizations
July 31, 2001
GASB Issues Two Statements In Connection with Its Landmark Financial Reporting Model for State and Local Governments
June 28, 2001
GASB Publishes Guide for Financial Statement Analysts
January 30, 2001
GASB Proposes Clarification of Certain Provisions of Statement 34
January 8, 2001
GASB Publishes New Guide to Public School Financial Statements
December 29, 2000
Green, Tracy Reappointed to Governmental Accounting Standards Board
October 27, 2000
GASB Guide Introduces New Financial Statement Information to Users
October 4, 2000
Initial GASB Statement Proposed in Extensive Effort to Review Current Disclosure Requirements
June 30, 2000
GASB Publishes Guide to Implementing New Financial Statements
May 5, 2000
GASB Establishes Symmetry between Recipients And Providers in Accounting for Certain Shared Revenues
May 5, 2000