FASB simplifies share-based payment accounting
Image: FASB has issued new guidance to smooth over several rough spots in the requirements around stock compensation, such as how to account for the tax consequences of share-based payments, classification of the awards as either equity or liability, and classification on the statement of cash flow. Chairman Russ Golden ...
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