FASB/New standards on segment reporting and comprehensive income
โ Scribed by Paul Munter
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 636 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1044-8136
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โฆ Synopsis
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued its two most recent standards: FAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," and FAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." Each of these standards is effective for years beginning after December 15,1997, and will require companies to provide the new information for not only the current period, but also prior periods, when comparative financial statements are issued.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
he tenure of Dennis Beresford as chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) draws to a close on June T 30,1997. Mr. Beresford completed his second term as a member of the FASB and, according to that body's rules, is not eligible for reappointment. In part due to his impending depart