Topic 326
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FASB preps CECL edit to allow more fair value
To make it easier for companies to adopt CECL for credit losses, FASB is considering a change that would permit more use of fair value.
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FASB considers how to answer CECL proposal
The FASB is reviewing a request from a group of mid-sized financial institutions to revise CECL in a way the board has apparently already considered and dismissed.
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FASB hears CECL concerns, plans March meeting date
Making no promises about what action, if any, it will take, FASB will meet in March to discuss the CECL standard on credit losses.
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FASB issues Q&A on CECL method, sets roundtable date
To answer CECL implementation questions, FASB issued a Q&A focusing on the weight average remaining maturity, or WARM, method some entities are exploring.
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Article
CECL queues up as next big accounting change in 2019
The long-awaited new accounting for credit losses, better known as CECL, is moving forward in 2019 unless someone takes definitive action to delay or alter it.
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FASB plans January roundtable to address CECL tension
Amid growing tension over a pending new standard on recognizing credit losses, the Financial Accounting Standards Board says it will convene a roundtable in January.
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House plans hearing on CECL’s effect on economy, banks
The SEC may be hands-off with respect to CECL, but the House Financial Services Committee is exploring the expected effect of the accounting change on the economy.
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FEI group provides guides on leases, CECL controls
FEI’s corporate reporting group has developed its own guides for preparers on how to assure sound controls with major new accounting adoptions.
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SEC, FASB members offer no hopes for CECL delay
Amid calls for a delay or changes to CECL, the SEC's chief accountant is defending the rulemaking process under FASB and its independence.
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Despite calls to delay CECL, FASB plans amendments
FASB has decided to follow the advice of an advisory group and make some changes to CECL to address implementation issues.