JournalofAccountancy

GASB Accounting Requirements

Various issues that have been identified as worthy of attention by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are addressed in an omnibus proposed standard issued Monday. Derivative instruments, ...
Accounting Today

FASB and GASB Become More Democratic

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board will begin using a majority vote, instead of relying on the board chairman’s decision alone, to establish ...
Accounting Today

GASB chair works on improving standards for government accountants

Governmental Accounting Standards Board chair Joel Black has been overseeing GASB for nearly two years as state and local governments deal with the continuing fallout from the pandemic while ...
Forbes

GASB 87: Six Steps To Success Under The New Lease Accounting Standard

Last year, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) voted to defer the effective date of lease accounting standard GASB 87 to give public sector entities more time to adapt to the many ...
The Bond Buyer

GASB seeks academic expert on public accounting

The Financial Accounting Foundation is looking for an academic expert on public accounting to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Filling that spot on the ...
Odessa American

Accounting and Technology Experts to Share Valuable Insight During LeaseQuery’s Free GASB Innovation Summit

LeaseQuery, a leading provider of purpose-built lease accounting software, today announced its program sessions for the 2021 GASB Innovation Summit (#GASBInnovationSummit). This free event takes place ...
The Bond Buyer

Executive changes at GASB with David Bean's retirement

Georgia native Alan Skelton will succeed David Bean as director of research and technical activities at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board April 1. Processing Content Bean, who has served as ...
Business Wire

LeaseQuery Expands Accounting Platform With Solution for GASB 96 Compliance

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LeaseQuery, a leading provider of software built to simplify the complexities of accounting, today announced the launch of its latest solution to meet the needs of GASB 96 ...
business.rutgers

Master’s in Governmental Accounting looks too good to be true

“The Master’s in Governmental Accounting at Rutgers looked too perfect for me,” Catherine Sykes said to herself. “I must be missing something.” She dug deeper into the program. “I checked that it was ...
The National Law Review

2021 GASB Accounting Support Fee to Fund the GASB’s Annual Budget

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
business.rutgers

Master of Governmental Accounting fueled alumna's move up the ranks

How the program helped her career: “I spent about a year and a half at the start of my career in private industry. What I found when I came to the Office of Budget and Management was that government ...
JournalofAccountancy

GASB Accounting Requirements

GASB issued a new implementation guide that includes questions and answers related to recently released GASB standards on accounting and financial reporting for fiduciary activities. The guidance is ...