The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) assumed responsibility for accounting standards and principles in 1973. It is authorized to amend existing rules and establish new ones.
PCOAB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) was organized in 1984 under the auspices of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
The first two standard-setting organizations in the United States were the Committee on Accounting Procedure (CAP), which was established in 1938, and the Accounting Principles Board (APB), which replaced the CAP in 1959
IFRS stands for International Financial Reporting Standards, which are a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These standards aim to provide a common framework for financial reporting that enhances transparency, comparability, and consistency across international borders. IFRS is used by companies in many countries to prepare their financial statements, facilitating better understanding and analysis by investors and stakeholders.
The AICPA's Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC), which works closely with the FASB and its staff, is the senior technical committee of the AICPA authorized to set accounting standards and to speak for the AICPA
International accounting standard board is responsible for standards more information athttp://www.iasb.org/Home.htm
Start with the International Accounting Standards Board.
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private organization (within the Financial Accounting Foundation) that issues financial accounting and reporting standards for nongovernmental entities.
Financial Accounting Standards Board was created in 1973.
Regulation of accounting information is aimed at ensuring that users of financial statements receive a minimum amount of information that will enable them take meaningful decisions regarding their interest in a reporting entity. The bodies responsible for these regulations are often statutory agencies such as the Accounting Standards Board, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Stock Exchange. The bulk of this framework is usually contained in Accounting Standards. The Nigerian Accounting Standards Board is the body responsible for the issuance of Accounting Standards in Nigeria. This Board was initially an advisory body responsible for the production of standards that will serve as a guide to Accountants in the preparation of financial statements.
Indian accounting standards are developed by Indian board and only applicable in India while international accounting standards are developed by International Accounting standard board and applicable to all countries.
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board was created under the auspices of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
PCOAB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
The purpose of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is to develop (GAAP) generally accepted accounting principles in the US that are in the public's interest.
The purpose of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is to develop (GAAP) generally accepted accounting principles in the US that are in the public's interest.