This article is an incomplete list of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements, which consist of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS" or simply "FAS"), Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, and Staff Positions, which together presented rules and guidelines for preparing, presenting, and reporting financial statements within the United States according to generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States Of America, of which this list made up a substantial part.
The SFAS have been superseded by the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). The codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded by the ASC. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is now deemed nonauthoritative.
Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
Statements of Financial Accounting Standards have been superseded by the Accounting Standards Codification, effective for periods ending after September 15, 2009. The below table lists the Statements of Financial Accounting Standards that were issued prior to the Codification.
No. | Title | Issue Date | Changes.. |
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1 | Disclosure of Foreign Currency Translation Information | December 1973 | Superseded by FAS 8 & FAS 52 |
2 | Accounting for Research and Development Costs | October 1974 | |
3 | Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements | March 1975 | Replaced by SFAS No. 154 |
4 | Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt | March 1975 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 145 |
5 | Accounting for Contingencies | March 1975 | Amended by SFAS No. 11, 112 and 114 |
6 | Classification of Short-Term Obligations Expected to Be Refinanced | May 1975 | |
7 | Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises | June 1975 | |
8 | Accounting for the Translation of Foreign Currency Transactions and Foreign Currency Financial Statement | October 1975 | Superseded by FAS 52 |
9 | Accounting for Income Taxes: Oil and Gas Producing Companies | October 1975 | Superseded by FAS 19 |
10 | Extension of "Grandfather" Provisions for Business Combinations | October 1975 | Superseded by FAS 141 |
11 | Accounting for Contingencies: Transition Method—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 5 | December 1975 | |
12 | Accounting for Certain Marketable Securities | December 1975 | Superseded by FAS 115 |
13 | Accounting for Leases | November 1976 | Amended by SFAS No. 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 91, 98 and 145 |
14 | Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise | December 1976 | Supserseded by FAS 131 |
15 | Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings | June 1977 | Amended by SFAS No. 114 |
16 | Prior Period Adjustments | June 1977 | |
17 | Accounting for Leases: Initial Direct Costs—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | November 1977 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 91 |
18 | Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise: Interim Financial Statements—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 14 | November 1977 | Superseded by FAS 131 |
19 | Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and Gas Producing Companies | December 1977 | Amended by SFAS No. 25 and 69 |
20 | Accounting for Forward Exchange Contracts—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 8 | December 1977 | Superseded by FAS 52 |
21 | Suspension of the Reporting of Earnings per Share and Segment Information by Nonpublic Enterprises—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 15 and FASB Statement No. 14 | April 1978 | Superseded by FAS 131 |
22 | Changes in the Provisions of Lease Agreements Resulting from Refundings of Tax-Exempt Debt—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | June 1978 | |
23 | Inception of the Lease—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | August 1978 | |
24 | Reporting Segment Information in Financial Statements That Are Presented in Another Enterprise's Financial Report—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 14 | December 1978 | Superseded by FAS 131 |
25 | Suspension of Certain Accounting Requirements for Oil and Gas Producing Companies—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 19 | February 1979 | Amended by SFAS No. 69 |
26 | Profit Recognition on Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | April 1979 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 98 |
27 | Classification of Renewals or Extensions of Existing Sales-Type or Direct Financing Leases—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | May 1979 | |
28 | Accounting for Sales with Leasebacks—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | May 1979 | |
29 | Determining Contingent Rentals—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 | June 1979 | |
30 | Disclosure of Information about Major Customers—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 14 | August 1979 | Superseded by FAS 131 |
31 | Accounting for Tax Benefits Related to U.K. Tax Legislation Concerning Stock Relief | September 1979 | Superseded by FAS 96 |
32 | Specialized Accounting and Reporting Principles and Practices in AICPA Statements of Position and Guides on Accounting and Auditing Matters—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 20 | September 1979 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 111 |
33 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices | September 1979 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
34 | Capitalization of Interest Cost | October 1979 | Amended by SFAS No. 42, 58 and 62 |
35 | Accounting and Reporting by Defined Benefit Pension Plans | March 1980 | Amended by SFAS No. 59, 75 and 110 |
36 | Disclosure of Pension Information—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 8 | May 1980 | Superseded by FAS 87 |
37 | Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Income Taxes—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 11 | July 1980 | |
38 | Accounting for Preacquisition Contingencies of Purchased Enterprises—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 16 | September 1980 | Superseded by FAS 141 |
39 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Specialized Assets-Mining and Oil and Gas—a supplement to FASB Statement No. 33 | October 1980 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
40 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Specialized Assets-Timberlands and Growing Timber—a supplement to FASB Statement No. 33 | November 1980 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
41 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Specialized Assets-Income-Producing Real Estate—a supplement to FASB Statement No. 33 | November 1980 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
42 | Determining Materiality for Capitalization of Interest Cost—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 34 | November 1980 | |
43 | Accounting for Compensated Absences | November 1980 | |
44 | Accounting for Intangible Assets of Motor Carriers—an amendment of Chapter 5 of ARB No. 43 and an interpretation of APB Opinions 17 and 30 | December 1980 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 145 |
45 | Accounting for Franchise Fee Revenue | March 1981 | Amended by SFAS No. 112 |
46 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Motion Picture Films | March 1981 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
47 | Disclosure of Long-Term Obligations | ||
48 | Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists | June 1981 | |
49 | Accounting for Product Financing Arrangements | June 1981 | |
50 | Financial Reporting in the Record and Music Industry | November 1981 | |
51 | Financial Reporting by Cable Television Companies | November 1981 | |
52 | Foreign Currency Translation | December 1981 | |
53 | Financial Reporting by Producers and Distributors of Motion Picture Films | December 1981 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 139 |
54 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Investment Companies—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 33 | January 1982 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
55 | Determining whether a Convertible Security is a Common Stock Equivalent—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 15 | February 1982 | Superseded by FAS 111 |
56 | Designation of AICPA Guide and Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1 on Contractor Accounting and SOP 81-2 concerning Hospital-Related Organizations as Preferable for Purposes of Applying APB Opinion 20—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 32 | February 1982 | Superseded by FAS 111 |
57 | Related Party Disclosures | March 1982 | |
58 | Capitalization of Interest Cost in Financial Statements That Include Investments Accounted for by the Equity Method—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 34 | April 1982 | |
59 | Deferral of the Effective Date of Certain Accounting Requirements for Pension Plans of State and Local Governmental Units—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 35 | April 1982 | Superseded by FAS 75 |
60 | Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises | June 1982 | Amended by SFAS No. 91 and 120 |
61 | Accounting for Title Plant | June 1982 | |
62 | Capitalization of Interest Cost in Situations Involving Certain Tax-Exempt Borrowings and Certain Gifts and Grants—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 34 | June 1982 | |
63 | Financial Reporting by Broadcasters | June 1982 | Amended by SFAS No. 139 |
64 | Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 4 | September 1982 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 145 |
65 | Accounting for Certain Mortgage Banking Activities | September 1982 | Amended by SFAS No. 91, 122, and 134 |
66 | Accounting for Sales of Real Estate | October 1982 | Amended by SFAS No. 98 and 152 |
67 | Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects | October 1982 | Amended by SFAS No. 152 |
68 | Research and Development Arrangements | October 1982 | |
69 | Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities—an amendment of FASB Statements 19, 25, 33, and 39 | November 1982 | |
70 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Foreign Currency Translation—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 33 | December 1982 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
71 | Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation | December 1982 | Amended by SFAS No. 90 and 92 |
72 | Accounting for Certain Acquisitions of Banking or Thrift Institutions—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 17, an interpretation of APB Opinions 16 and 17, and an amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 9 | February 1983 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 147 |
73 | Reporting a Change in Accounting for Railroad Track Structures—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 20 | August 1983 | Superseded by FAS 154 |
74 | Accounting for Special Termination Benefits Paid to Employees | August 1983 | Superseded by FAS 88 |
75 | Deferral of the Effective Date of Certain Accounting Requirements for Pension Plans of State and Local Governmental Units—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 35 | November 1983 | Rescinded by SFAS No. 135 |
76 | Extinguishment of Debt-an amendment of APB Opinion No. 26 | November 1983 | Superseded by FAS 125 |
77 | Reporting by Transferors for Transfers of Receivables with Recourse | December 1983 | Superseded by FAS 125 |
78 | Classification of Obligations That Are Callable by the Creditor—an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 3A | December 1983 | |
79 | Elimination of Certain Disclosures for Business Combinations by Nonpublic Enterprises—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 16 | February 1984 | Superseded by FAS 141 |
80 | Accounting for Futures Contracts | August 1984 | Superseded by FAS 133 |
81 | Disclosure of Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits | November 1984 | Superseded by FAS 106 |
82 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices: Elimination of Certain Disclosures—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 33 | November 1984 | Superseded by FAS 89 |
83 | Designation of AICPA Guides and Statement of Position on Accounting by Brokers and Dealers in Securities, by Employee Benefit Plans, and by Banks as Preferable for Purposes of Applying APB Opinion 20—an amendment FASB Statement No. 32 and APB Opinion No. 30 and a rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 10 | March 1985 | Superseded by FAS 111 |
84 | Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 26 | March 1985 | |
85 | Yield Test for Determining whether a Convertible Security is a Common Stock Equivalent—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 15 | March 1985 | Superseded by FAS 128 |
86 | Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed | August 1985 | |
87 | Employers' Accounting for Pensions | December 1985 | Amended by SFAS No. 132R and No. 158 |
88 | Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits | December 1985 | Amended by SFAS No. 132R and No. 158 |
89 | Financial Reporting and Changing Prices | December 1986 | Amended by SFAS No. 139 |
90 | Regulated Enterprises-Accounting for Abandonments and Disallowances of Plant Costs—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 71 | December 1986 | |
91 | Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 60, and 65 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 17 | December 1986 | Amended by SFAS No. 98 |
92 | Regulated Enterprises-Accounting for Phase-in Plans—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 71 | August 1987 | |
93 | Recognition of Depreciation by Not-for-Profit Organizations | August 1987 | Amended by SFAS No. 99 |
94 | Consolidation of All Majority-owned Subsidiaries—an amendment of ARB No. 51, with related amendments of APB Opinion No. 18 and ARB No. 43, Chapter 12 | October 1987 | |
95 | Statement of Cash Flows | November 1987 | Amended by SFAS No. 102 and 104 |
96 | Accounting for Income Taxes | December 1987 | Superseded by FAS 109 |
97 | Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments | December 1987 | Amended by SFAS No. 120 |
98 | Accounting for Leases: Sale-Leaseback Transactions Involving Real Estate, Sales-Type Leases of Real Estate, Definition of the Lease Term, and Initial Direct Costs of Direct Financing Leases—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 13, 66, and 91 and a rescission of FASB Statement No. 26 and Technical Bulletin No. 79-11 | May 1988 | |
99 | Deferral of the Effective Date of Recognition of Depreciation by Not-for-Profit Organizations—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 93 | September 1988 | |
100 | Accounting for Income Taxes-Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 96—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 96 | December 1988 | Superseded by FAS 103 |
101 | Regulated Enterprises-Accounting for the Discontinuation of Application of FASB Statement No. 71 | December 1988 | |
102 | Statement of Cash Flows-Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 95 | February 1989 | |
103 | Accounting for Income Taxes-Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 96—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 96 | December 1989 | Superseded by FAS 108 |
104 | Statement of Cash Flows-Net Reporting of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments and Classification of Cash Flows from Hedging Transactions—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 95 | December 1989 | |
105 | Disclosure of Information about Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with Concentrations of Credit Risk | March 1990 | Superseded by FAS 133 |
106 | Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions | December 1990 | Amended by SFAS No. 132R and No. 158 |
107 | Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments | December 1991 | Amended by SFAS No. 126 |
108 | Accounting for Income Taxes-Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 96—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 96 | December 1991 | Superseded by FAS 109 |
109 | Accounting for Income Taxes | February 1992 | |
110 | Reporting by Defined Benefit Pension Plans of Investment Contracts—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 35 | August 1992 | |
111 | Rescission of FASB Statement No. 32 and Technical Corrections | November 1992 | |
112 | Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 43 | November 1992 | |
113 | Accounting and Reporting for Reinsurance of Short-Duration and Long-Duration Contracts | December 1992 | Amended by SFAS No. 120 |
114 | Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 15 | May 1993 | Amended by SFAS No. 118 |
115 | Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities | May 1993 | Amended by SFAS No. 159 |
116 | Accounting for Contributions Received and Contributions Made | June 1993 | |
117 | Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations | June 1993 | |
118 | Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 114 | October 1994 | |
119 | Disclosure about Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments | October 1994 | Superseded by FAS 133 |
120 | Accounting and Reporting by Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises and by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts—an amendment of FASB Statements 60, 97, and 113 and Interpretation No. 40 | January 1995 | |
121 | Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of | March 1995 | Superseded by FAS 144 |
122 | Accounting for Mortgage Servicing Rights—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 65 | May 1995 | Superseded by FAS 125 |
123 | Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation | October 1995 | Revised and re-issued in December 2004 |
123R | Share-Based Payment | December 2004 | |
124 | Accounting for Certain Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations | November 1995 | |
125 | Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities | June 1996 | Replaced by SFAS No. 140 |
126 | Exemption from Certain Required Disclosures about Financial Instruments for Certain Nonpublic Entities—an amendment to FASB Statement No. 107 | December 1996 | |
127 | Deferral of the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of FASB Statement No. 125—an amendment to FASB Statement No. 125 | December 1996 | Superseded by FAS 140 |
128 | Earnings per Share | February 1997 | Amended by SFAS 150 and SFAS 160 |
129 | Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure | February 1997 | |
130 | Reporting Comprehensive Income | June 1997 | |
131 | Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information | June 1997 | |
132 | Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, and 106 | February 1998 | Revised and re-issued in December 2003 |
132R | Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, and 106 | December 2003 | Amended by SFAS No. 158 |
133 | Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | June 1998 | Amended by SFAS No. 137, 138, 155, 161 and FSP FAS 133-1 & FIN 45-4 |
134 | Accounting for Mortgage-Backed Securities Retained after the Securitization of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale by a Mortgage Banking Enterprise—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 65 | October 1998 | |
135 | Rescission of FASB Statement No. 75 and Technical Corrections | February 1999 | |
136 | Transfers of Assets to a Not-for-Profit Organization or Charitable Trust That Raises or Holds Contributions for Others | June 1999 | |
137 | Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 | June 1999 | |
138 | Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 | June 2000 | |
139 | Rescission of FASB Statement No. 53 and amendments to FASB Statements No. 63, 89, and 121 | June 2000 | |
140 | Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities-a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125 | September 2000 | Amended by SFAS No. 155 and No. 156 |
141 | Business Combinations | June 2001 | |
141R | Business Combinations (Acquisition Method) | December 2007 | |
142 | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | June 2001 | |
143 | Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations | June 2001 | |
144 | Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets | August 2001 | |
145 | Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections | April 2002 | |
146 | Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities | June 2002 | |
147 | Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 72 and 144 and FASB Interpretation No. 9 | October 2002 | |
148 | Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 | December 2002 | Superseded by FAS 123(R) |
149 | Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | April 2003 | |
150 | Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity | May 2003 | |
151 | Inventory Costs—an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4 | November 2004 | |
152 | Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 66 and 67 | December 2004 | |
153 | Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets—an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29 | December 2004 | |
154 | Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3 | May 2005 | |
155 | Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140 | February 2006 | |
156 | Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 | March 2006 | |
157 | Fair Value Measurements | September 2006 | |
158 | Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) | September 2006 | |
159 | The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 | February 2007 | |
160 | Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51 | December 2007 | |
161 | Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 | March 2008 | |
162 | The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles | May 2008 | Superseded by SFAS No. 168 |
163 | Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts | May 2008 | |
164 | Not-for-Profit Entities: Mergers and Acquisitions—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 142 | May 2009 | |
165 | Subsequent Events | May 2009 | |
166 | Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 | June 2009 | |
167 | Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) | June 2009 | |
168 | The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 | June 2009 |
Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts
Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts are a part of the FASB conceptual framework project. They set fundamental objectives and concepts that FASB will use in developing future U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), however, they are not a part of the US GAAP. To date, 8 Concept Statements have been issued. See Concept Statements at the FASB website for more information.
No. | Title | Issue Date | Changes |
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1 | Objectives of Financial Reporting by Business Enterprises | November 1978 | Superseded by Concept No. 8, Chapter 1 |
2 | Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information | May 1980 | Superseded by Concept No. 8, Chapter 3 |
3 | Elements of Financial Statements of Business Enterprises | December 1980 | Superseded by Concept No. 6 |
4 | Objectives of Financial Reporting by Nonbusiness Organizations | December 1980 | Superseded by Concept No. 8 |
5 | Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises | December 1984 | Amended December 2021 |
6 | Elements of Financial Statements replacement of FASB Concepts Statement No. 3(incorporating an amendment of FASB Concepts Statements No. 2 and 3) | December 1985 | Superseded by Concept No. 8 |
7 | Using Cash Flow Information and Present Value in Accounting Measurements | February 2000 | Amended December 2021 |
8 | Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting | November 2010 | Additional chapters added August 2018 and December 2021 |
List of FASB Interpretations
FASB Interpretations extend or explain existing standards (primarily Statements of Financial Accounting Standards), and are considered part of U.S. Generally accepted accounting principles. As of September 2006, 48 interpretations have been published.