The Board is issuing this Update as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards (the Simplification Initiative). The objective of the Simplification Initiative is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the

The Board is issuing this Update as part of its Simplification Initiative. The objective of the Simplification Initiative is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements.  

The Accounting Standards Codification is amended as described in paragraphs 2–4. In some cases, to put the change in context, not only are the amended paragraphs shown but also the preceding and following paragraphs.  

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). For public business entities, certain not-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans, the effective date was for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The effective date for

Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, requires that a derivative contract be recognized at fair value unless the contract qualifies for a scope exception. One of those scope exceptions is the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception. Normal purchases and normal sales contracts are those that provide for the purchase or sale of something other

The Board is issuing this Update to reduce complexity in employee benefit plan accounting, which is consistent with its Simplification Initiative. The objective of the Simplification Initiative is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of

The Board is issuing this Update as part of its Simplification Initiative. The objective of the Simplification Initiative is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements.  

Since the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® was established in September 2009 as the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities, stakeholders have provided feedback on minor corrections and clarifications using the Codification Research System’s feedback mechanism. The Codification’s About the Codification describes the FASB’s

In June 2013, the FASB issued proposed Accounting Standards Update, Insurance Contracts (Topic 834) (2013 proposed Update). The objectives of the amendments in the 2013 proposed Update were to (1) increase the decision usefulness of the information about a reporting entity’s insurance liabilities, including the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows related to

The accounting codification is amended as described in paragraphs 2-7. In some cases, not put the change in context, not only are the amended paragraphs shown but also the predicing an following paragraphs.