Blog: FASB

Latest revenue recognition guidance: throw out the recipe box

By Kelley Wall | November 29, 2011

It’s been more than a decade in the making, but the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are in the final throes of issuing a global revenue recognition standard… more

IASB vs. FASB: What’s the difference?

By Christine Csubak | November 8, 2011

The SEC is expected to issue a recommendation before the end of the year that may require publicly held companies to adopt international accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). If this… more

On the menu: IFRS and “diet” IFRS

By Kelley Wall | October 13, 2011

Ever thought moving to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) would make financial reporting easier for small private companies? Think again. In 2009, after several years of due diligence, the International Accounting Standards Board issued a… more

Seminar: Managing Risk—Accounting and Currency Issues for Life Sciences Companies

By RoseRyan | September 7, 2011

Please join us September 27 in San Carlos for a free seminar tackling two pressing topics affecting biotech and medical device companies: new accounting rules and managing foreign exchange risk.

New accounting rules are here—andmore

A mismatched set of semi-global accounting standards—was that our goal?

By Kelley Wall | August 3, 2011

Conceptually, a single set of high-quality global accounting standards sounds great: every company in every country follows the same rules and reports financial information in the same light. And with a growing number of countries… more

FASB & IASB: a match made in heaven or a recipe for disaster?

By Clarissa Enany | December 22, 2010

The lofty goal: To develop a single set of high-quality, international accounting standards that companies worldwide would use for both domestic and cross-border financial reporting.

Last month the FASB and IASB issued a progressmore