“Modernizing software accounting guidance was a top priority identified by stakeholders during our last agenda consultation,” ...

When a public company issues a financial statement, everything needs to be clear and well-understood by everyone reading it. To ensure this, it’s paramount to have a baseline for reporting. That’s ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update to address stakeholder concerns about the ...

Non-GAAP accounting is on the rise, with roughly 75% of companies reporting non-GAAP earnings and about 20% of companies reporting a non-GAAP profit despite a GAAP loss. Aggregate earnings appear to ...

Managers and investors would struggle to interpret financial statements without U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). As reported in the Wall Street Journal, GAAP provides a ...

The targeted new guidance detailing how companies should capitalize certain software costs is effective for annual reporting ...

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 ...

A push from privately-held companies for simpler accounting standards could jump-start a plan by U.S. accounting rulemakers to remove some complexity from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

There have been questions recently as to where and how investors can check out those to whom they entrust their money. The best Internet site for this purpose is BrokerCheck.com. While not infallible, ...

What Are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)? Your email has been sent Understanding GAAP is essential for anyone involved in finance or accounting. Learn the key principles and their ...