Registration Opens for June 15 FASB Webcast for Private Companies & Not-for-Profit Organizations



Participants in Live Webcast Eligible for Up to 2 CPE Credits



Norwalk, CT, May 21, 2018—Registration is now open for an upcoming webcast that will provide an update on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's standard-setting activities pertaining to private companies and not-for-profit (NFP) organizations.  The webcast, titled IN FOCUS: FASB Update for Private Companies and Not-for-Profit Organizations, will take place on Friday, June 15, 2015, from 1:00 to 2:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

 

Participants in the live broadcast (which is offered free of charge to those who preregister) will be eligible for up to 2 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. (CPE credit is not available for group viewing of the live broadcast.)

 

The webcast will feature R. Harold Schroeder, FASB Member; Susan M. Cosper, FASB Technical Director; Jeffrey R. Mechanick, FASB Assistant Director—Nonpublic Entities; and Michael K. Cheng, FASB Senior Project Manager, discussing the following:
  1. Overview of FASB's current agenda
  2. Update on Revenue Recognition, Leases, Credit Losses, and Hedging implementation activities
  3. Overview of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act guidance and monitoring update
  4. Private Company Council (PCC)/private company efforts
  5. Not-for-profit update
  6. Other FASB simplification and Disclosure Framework projects
  7. Other recently issued standards and noteworthy ongoing projects
  8. Audience question-and-answer session.
An archive of the webcast will be available on the FASB website after the live event. (CPE credit will not be available to those who view only the archived webcast.)

 

For more information about the webcast, visit www.fasb.org.





About the Financial Accounting Standards Board



Established in 1973, the FASB is the independent, private-sector, not-for-profit organization based in Norwalk, Connecticut, that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations that follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The FASB is recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission as the designated accounting standard setter for public companies. FASB standards are recognized as authoritative by many other organizations, including state Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). The FASB develops and issues financial accounting standards through a transparent and inclusive process intended to promote financial reporting that provides useful information to investors and others who use financial reports. The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) supports and oversees the FASB. For more information, visit www.fasb.org.