Tentative Board Decisions

Tentative Board decisions are provided for those interested in following the Board’s deliberations. All of the reported decisions are tentative and may be changed at future Board meetings.

1. Add a project to its technical agenda to address the cost and complexity associated with interim goodwill impairment testing for private companies and not-for-profit entities.
2. Introduce an accounting alternative that would allow entities within the scope of the guidance to perform a goodwill triggering event evaluation on the annual reporting date only.
3. Limit the scope of the alternative to entities that meet the definition of private companies and not-for-profit entities as those terms are defined in the Codification’s Master Glossary.
4. Limit the scope of the alternative to entities that report GAAP-compliant financial statements on an annual basis only.
5. Limit the scope of the alternative to goodwill that is tested for impairment in accordance with Subtopic 350-20, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Goodwill.
6. Not limit the guidance to a specified time period but instead make it available on an ongoing basis.
7. Require no additional disclosures beyond the current requirements in Topic 235, Notes to Financial Statements, and Subtopic 350-20.

1. The amendments should be applied prospectively.
2. The amendments should be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application would be permitted for financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance.
3. Entities should be allowed an unconditional one-time election to adopt the proposed alternative prospectively after its effective date without assessing preferability under Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.