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The Governmental Accounting Standards Board's new disclosure requirements focus on concentrations and constraints and governments will have to comply by June 15, 2024.
January 9 -
While only 29 city related pension plans in 2021 reported future fail dates for meeting retirement benefits, that number could worsen this year as investment returns tumble.
October 27 -
The influential financial advisory board has assembled a task force to sharpen terminology.
October 27 -
GASB has not had an academic on its board since June of last year when Professor Michael H. Granof of the University of Texas ended his second term.
June 2 -
Illinois is among the states that critics say have downplayed their unfunded long-term debts and should be forced by new GASB rules to become more transparent.
April 9 -
Alan Skelton previously served as state accounting officer for the state of Georgia, a position that is equivalent to state comptroller in other states.
March 18 -
Thousands of references to the acronym were removed from the Government Finance Officers Association website.
March 10 -
The pandemic has caused some special circumstances for state and local governments in juggling their finances. Jeffrey Previdi, the vice-chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who spent more than 20 years of his career at S&P Global Ratings, talks about what his regulatory organization has done to assist them. Previdi also talked about how GASB influences how state and local governments spend taxpayer money on such things as schools, firehouses, water treatment plants, and other infrastructure. Brian Tumulty hosts. (25 minutes)
March 9 -
The appointment of Black as GASB chairman last year was a break with the tradition of having a former state auditor serve in the post.
February 3 -
Lynnette Kelly started new positions at the Financial Accounting Foundation and at the Milken Institute.
January 5