In February 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Topic 842 will supersede the existing lease guidance (Topic 840), which has been in…
In January 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminated the calculation of implied…
In February 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Topic 842 will supersede the existing lease guidance (Topic 840), which has been in…
Changes to Accounting for Employee Share-Based Payment
ASU 2016-09 May Increase Volatility of Diluted EPS
In March 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The new guidance [codified under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718,…
In November 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-17, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting, which became effective immediately. Topic 805 requires that in business combinations…
The U.S. economy has been improving steadily for the past seven years, and interest rates have remained at historical lows. Nevertheless, there will be an…