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Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures Financial Accounting Standards Board

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are accounting standards and procedures that are used by companies within a particular jurisdiction to prepare financial records and statements. These principles... more +
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are accounting standards and procedures that are used by companies within a particular jurisdiction to prepare financial records and statements. These principles are intended to create consistency in documentation across companies and industries. Consistent documentation assists investors to better analyze potential investments and assists regulators to detect potential fraud and/or wrongdoing. less -
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Final Rule on Borrower Defense and Financial Responsibility Published by U.S. Department of Education

On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department) published in the Federal Register final regulations on Institutional Accountability, which revise its current regulations on borrower defenses to...more

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Are You Ready? IFRS 16 and Your Contractual Arrangements

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IFRS 16 Leases becomes effective for annual reporting periods beginning on, or after, January 1, 2019. Consequently, entities with a December 31 year end, who did not adopt the new standards early, will report financial...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Simplify and Update Disclosure Requirements

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On August 17, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements that it deems to have become “redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded” given existing SEC disclosure requirements, U.S....more

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SEC Eliminates Redundant Disclosure Requirements

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On August 17, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had adopted a wide-ranging set of amendments (the “amendments”) to its disclosure requirements designed to streamline or eliminate those...more

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Life Sciences and Tech Companies Should Take Note of These New SEC Amendments

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this month adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in an effort to streamline rules and regulations, and to remove requirements that are “redundant, duplicative,...more

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SEC Adopts Disclosure Update and Simplification Rules

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to amend disclosure requirements “that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded, in light of other Commission disclosure requirements,...more

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Tax Considerations for Energy Companies When Implementing New Lease Standards Under ASC 842

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On February 25, 2016, FASB issued its new lease accounting standard update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases, which codified ASC Topic 842 (Topic 842). Topic 842 is effective for calendar year-end public companies on January 1, 2019....more

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Proposed FASB Rule Accelerating Recognition of Credit Loss

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently released an exposure draft (“Exposure Draft”) that proposes a new approach to accelerate the recognition of credit losses (“Proposed Rule”). The FASB perceives delayed...more

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The SEC Is Scrutinizing Asset Valuations—Are You Ready?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently has set its sights on registered entities and their officers and directors for overvaluing the entities’ assets....more

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