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FASB revisits GAAP cleanup

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The board may remove some "non-authoritative" definitions from the codification — effectively the bible of generally accepted accounting standards.

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FASB at 50: Under the gun to modernize GAAP

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With its anniversary year drawing to a close, there are signs FASB is stepping up the pace of its standards setting. Some finance executives are wary.

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FASB’s environmental credit rules recall crypto debate

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Like crypto rules FASB recently finalized, the environmental credit accounting standards would provide specific guidance where GAAP is currently silent.

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FASB seeks comment on narrow hedge accounting fix

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Despite a unanimous vote, some board members expressed concern the proposed improvements to GAAP hedging guidance do not go far enough.

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Doth Buffett protest GAAP too much?

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Warren Buffett — CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world’s most renowned investors — didn’t disappoint fans of his folksy, acerbic writing in his latest shareholder letter.

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FASB backs off bigger software accounting revamp

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It's been decades since the Financial Accounting Standards Board has made any major changes to GAAP accounting rules for software.

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FASB to borrow from international rules for government grants

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Many businesses and financial report preparers already rely on the IAS government grant accounting rules because GAAP is silent on the subject.

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