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Changes to Lease Accounting Rules (ASC 842)

SMBAccountant

New rules are going into effect for lease accounting which may change how small businesses who follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) think about and reporting leases. The new lease accounting rules seek to make the impact ofleases more transparent within financial statements. Permalink

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How to navigate accounting assumptions

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: What are the main accounting assumptions? Going concern assumption: A closer look How do common accounting assumptions relate to GAAP? Staying up to date with GAAP standards Running an efficient and successful business isn’t easy. What are the main accounting assumptions? Let’s take a closer look at each one.

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An Essential Guide to Accounting and Basic Accounting Principles for Beginners

Snyder

It can be hard to keep up with new opportunities and technologies in our rapidly changing and evolving world, especially in a professional field such as accounting. Why is accounting important? What are basic accounting principles? What is accounting software? Basic accounting and its secrets. Contents: 1.

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Governmental Accounting Standards Update: 8/31/20

Katz,Sapper&Miller

The Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) regularly issues GASB Statements to set accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments that follow generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. Below are select statements that were recently issued.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #11 What is GAAP?

SMBAccountant

Many small business government contractors are exempt from complying with cost accounting standards (CAS) and defined by the code of federal regulations (CFR). However, compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required. These should be integrated in any federal contractors accounting policies.

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Navigating GASB 100: Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

Cherry Bekaert

Contributors: DeWanna Coleman Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”) Statement No. 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—an amendment of GASB Statement No. One government might report an accounting change, while another government might report a similar change as an error correction. GASB Statement No.

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Navigating GASB 100: Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

Cherry Bekaert

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, an amendment of GASB Statement No. This accounting pronouncement is intended to streamline the reporting of accounting changes and error corrections, as well as the related disclosures in governmental financial reporting.

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