ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW FASB CODIFICATION? This presentation has not been approved, disapproved, or otherwise acted upon by any senior technical committees

ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW FASB CODIFICATION?

This presentation has not been approved, disapproved, or otherwise acted upon by any senior technical committees of the AICPA, nor does it represent the views or an official position of the AICPA. This

presentation is not intended as legal, accounting, or other professional advice and should not be relied upon as such.

© 2009 The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Today’s Objectives

Today’s session is designed to help you better

understand

the purpose, meaning, and structure of the

Codification

how to implement FASB Accounting Standards

CodificationTM (ASC); and

available resources to aid in the transition.

What is the Codification?

What is the Codification?

The source of authoritative US GAAP recognized by FASB to be applied by all nongovernmental entities

An effort to reduce the complexity of accounting standards and to facilitate international convergence.

The effort resulted in a major restructuring of accounting and reporting standards.

Level A–D: U.S. GAAP (previously issued by a standard setter) was codified into a topically organized format (approximately 90 topics).

What is the Codification? (cont.) It is NOT intended to change U.S. GAAP.

It supersedes existing sources of U.S. GAAP, and any

prior sources of U.S. GAAP not included in the

Codification or grandfathered are not authoritative.

It is the authoritative source for U.S. GAAP in addition to

guidance issued by the SEC.

It eliminates the four prior levels of the U.S. GAAP

hierarchy (for nongovernmental entities) and instead

integrates U.S. GAAP in which all guidance carries an

equal level of authority.

Why Codify U.S. GAAP?

Constituent concern was that U.S. GAAP was overly

confusing and difficult to research.

Multiple types of standards, multiple standard

setters, multiple indexing schemes, and different

levels of authority made it difficult to ensure

completeness of all relevant guidance and accuracy

of its application to an accounting issue.

Goals of the Codification

Simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP-Reduce the amount of time and effort required to

solve an accounting research issue-Mitigate the risk of noncompliance with standards through improved usability of the literature-Provide accurate information with real-time updates as new standards are released

Goals of the Codification (cont.)

Assist FASB with the research and international convergence efforts required during the standard-setting process

Become the authoritative source of literature for the completed eXtensible business reporting language (XBRL) taxonomy

Clarify that guidance not contained in the Codification is not authoritative

See the FASB’s Codification Notice to Constituents for a full discussion on the goals of the Codification.

How to Access the Codification

It is available online, after a quick registration, at http://asc.fasb.org and as a link from fasb.org.

There is free access to a basic view of the Codification. fee based subscription to the professional view

which has enhanced functionality (search and retrieval functions, printer-friendly with sources utility, cross reference features, personal annotations, and dynamic linking capabilities).

FASB plans to issue the Codification in print.

The Codification Timeline and What it Means for You

Release of the Codification as Authoritative

June 3, 2009, FASB voted to approve the Codification as the source of authoritative U.S. accounting and reporting standards for nongovernmental entities, in addition to guidance issued by the SEC.

June 30, 2009, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 168 which flattens the GAAP hierarchy into the two new levels of: authoritative (in the Codification) and non-authoritative (not in the Codification)

Financial statement preparers, auditors, and academics alike must use the Codification.

Referencing the Codification in Financial Statements

An entity should reflect the Codification in its financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.

Prior to the issuance of the Codification it was not unusual for footnotes to refer to specific standard numbers (for example, “as required by FASB Statement No. 133). These references are no longer the authoritative source of GAAP, and such references will change.

FASB encourages the use of plain English to describe references in the future (for example, “as required by the Derivatives and Hedging Topic 815 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.“)


What this means for public entities:

For public entities, preparers choosing to reference specific

accounting guidance in financial statements would make those

references to the Codification for the first financial statements

issued for interim or annual periods ending after September

15, 2009. For example, a public entity filing financial statements for the

quarter ended 6/30/09 would not reference the Codification in its financial statements.

A public entity filing financial statements for the quarter ended 9/30/09 would reference the Codification in its financial statements.


What this means for non-public entities: For non public entities without interim filings,

preparers choosing to reference specific accounting guidance in financial statements would make those references to the Codification for the first annual period ending after September 15, 2009.

For example, a non public entity with a 7/31/09 year end would not reference the Codification in its financial statements.

A non public entity with a 12/31/09 year end would reference the Codification in its financial statements.


While an entities’ financial statements may not include

Codification references until after September 15, 2009,

begin using the Codification now.

Also, since the Codification is not intended to change

GAAP, the consistent use of references only to the

Codification for all periods presented (including periods

before the authoritative release of the Codification)

would be reasonable.


It is prudent to expect that audit, attest, or compilation and review work papers associated with financial statements for a period ending after September 15, 2009 would also reflect the Codification since the underlying financial statements, the subjects of those engagements, reference the Codification.

If an entity continues to follow grandfathered guidance not included in the Codification, you would still reference those standards (and not FASB ASC). An explanation and a partial listing of grandfathered guidance is included in FASB Statement No. 168.

Codification Content

Codification Content

Includes authoritative guidance (for example, standards sections, implementation guidance, and so on)

Excludes content deemed redundant or non-authoritative (for example, much of basis for conclusions)

Codification Content (cont.) Content Approach and Features

The Codification uses a current text approach; it does not identify documents that solely amend other standards.

The Codification provides references to the standards used in the Codification through the cross-reference tool (available in the basic and professional view).

The Codification includes all level A–D U.S. GAAP issued by a standard setter, in addition to AICPA TIS 5100, “Revenue Recognition” (paragraphs 38-76).

Codification Content (cont.)

The following literature is included in the Codification:

FASB Statements, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, Staff Positions, Staff Implementation Guides, and Statement No. 138 Examples

EITF Abstracts and Topic D Derivative Implementation Group Issues Accounting Principles Board Opinions Accounting Research Bulletins FASB Accounting Interpretations AICPA Accounting Statements of Position, Practice Bulletins,

incremental accounting guidance from Audit and Accounting Guides, and Technical Inquiry Service questions and answers (for Software Revenue Recognition only)

Select SEC guidance

SEC Content in the Codification

SEC content is the domain of the SEC. SEC content is included in Codification topics but in

separate SEC sections. SEC guidance is required only for SEC

registrants. An “S” precedes any SEC guidance in the

Codification. SEC material sections include the full text of the relevant

guidance. SEC sections do not contain the entire population of

SEC rules, regulations, interpretive releases, and staff guidance.

Excluded Content

The Codification does not include the following: Guidance for non-GAAP matters such as OCBOA

(including cash basis, income tax basis, or regulatory accounting principles).

Governmental accounting standards. Standards that were outdated or superseded on

December 31, 2008 (for example, FAS 141 is not included because FAS 141R is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008).

Excluded Content (cont.)

Nonessential material such as redundant summaries of existing standards, historical content, discussions of previous practice, summaries of constituent feedback, and similar content.

Grandfathered material; users need to access the relevant standards for such grandfathered items

Excluded Content (cont.)

As of the date FASB Statement No. 168 was issued, the Codification did not include the following standards (they remain authoritative until integrated into the Codification)

FASB Statement No. 164, Not-for-Profit Entities: Mergers and Acquisitions

FASB Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets

FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)

Codification Structure

How is the Codification Structured?

Areas

Topics

Subtopics

Sections

Subsections

How is the Codification Structured? (cont.)

Example of referencing

FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC)

Topic-Subtopic-Section-Paragraph

FASB ASC 305-10-55-1

(cash-overall-overview and background, paragraph 1)

FASB ASC 310-10-55-1: ????????????????


Areas—groupings of topics

General Principles

Presentation

Assets

Liabilities

Equity

Revenue

Expenses

Broad Transactions

Industry


Topics

Broadest categorization of related content

(for example, FASB ASC 405, Liabilities)

Correlate with IFRS / IAS standards

Subtopics

Represent subsets of a topic

(for example, FASB ASC 405-20, which discusses

the extinguishment of liabilities)

Generally distinguished by type or scope


Sections

Represent the nature of the content in a

subtopic.

Examples are recognition, disclosure, and

subsequent measurement.

Correlate with IFRS / IAS sections.


Standard Sections 00-Status 05-Overview and Background 10-Objectives 15-Scope and Scope Exceptions 20-Glossary


Standard Sections 25-Recognition 30-Initial Measurement 35-Subsequent Measurement 40-Derecognition 45-Other Presentation Matters 50-Disclosure


Standard Sections (continued) 55-Implementation Guidance and Illustrations 60-Relationships 65-Transition and Open Effective Date Information 70-Grandfathered Guidance 75-XBRL Definitions


Subsections

Allow further segregation and navigation of

content.

Occur in a limited number of cases.

Unlike sections, subsections are not numbered.

Topic

Subtopics

Sections

Subsections

Leases

Scope Disclosure ScopeScope DisclosureDisclosure

CapitalLeases

OperatingLeases

Overall

Lessees

Lessors

Note: This is for illustration only and does not include all Topics, Subtopics, Sections, and Subsections.

Lessees

Lessors

Codification Structure Example

LesseesLessees

LessorsLessorsLessorsLessors

LesseesLessees

A Look at the Codification

A Look at the Cross Reference Tool

A Look at the Cross Reference Tool (cont.)

Cross Reference Search by Standard Type

AAG AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide AIN AICPA Interpretations APB APB Opinions ARB Accounting Research Bulletins CFRR Codification of Financial Reporting Releases DIG FASB Derivative Implementation Group

Issues EITF Emerging Issues Task Force FAS FASB Statements FIN FASB Interpretations

A Look at the Cross Reference Tool (cont.)

Cross Reference Search by Standard Type (continued)

FSP FASB Staff Positions FTB FASB Technical Bulletins IR SEC Interpretive Release PB AICPA Practice Bulletins QA FASB Staff Implementation Guides SAB SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin SOP AICPA Accounting Statement of Position SX SEC Regulation S-X TIS AICPA Technical Inquiry Service (only for

software revenue recognition 5100, pars. 38-76)

Resources Web sites

Codification site is available at FASB’s site www.fasb.org

AICPA resources related to the Codification can be found at http://www.aicpa.org/Professional+Resources/Accounting+and+Auditing/GAAP+Codification/.

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW FASB CODIFICATION? This presentation has not been approved, disapproved, or otherwise acted upon by any senior technical committees