Have you ever wondered how the Financial Accounting Standards Board decides what issues to include in its technical agenda? Chairman Russell Golden explained recently FASB’s process for identifying the right accounting issues to add to its project list.

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FASB Chairman Russell Golden

Agenda requests come to FASB from many sources, including:

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