Accounting

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.

Thousands of references to the acronym were removed from the Government Finance Officers Association website.

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.

Joe Torsella said the online tool will help portray long-term drivers of the state’s financial picture.

This revision represents an update of Statement 34 issued in June 1999.

Vaudt knew he wanted a career in accounting when he took a bookkeeping course as a high school student in Iowa.

State auditors will continue to be represented on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board after Chairman David Vaudt ends his term June 30 although not as the chairman.

Municipalities tend to face challenges when calculating their net investment and capital asset calculations, accountants found.

The Financial Accounting Foundation stirred controversy among public finance groups earlier this month when it indicated the next GASB chairman will not have government service as part of his background.

The Financial Accounting Foundation abandoned its tradition of selecting a state auditor to chair the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

GASB’s final guidance on the Replacement of Interbank Offered Rates is expected to be issued in March, giving state and municipal governments plenty of time to make adjustments before Libor is phased out by the end of 2021.

The exposure draft, Replacement of Interbank Offered Rates, proposes removal of all inter-bank offered rates as an appropriate benchmark interest rate effective for reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2020.

GASB is taking action because changing the reference rate on the hedge is ordinarily considered a termination event.

The state's net position worsened to negative $189.1 billion according to the CAFR, which arrived almost 14 months after fiscal 2018 ended.

State and local governments and trade groups have until Sept. 13 to submit comments on the 48-page exposure draft GASB released June 13.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer received several awards for excellence in financial reporting.

Timely and complete accounting and financial reporting are as critical to municipal professionals as is disclosure, according to Jeffrey Previdi, GASB vice chairman. Long-standing standards and practices are being brought up-to-date to remain compatible with today's rapid-paced changes. John Hallacy hosts.

The federal government shutdown has demonstrated the need for a more independent source of public finance for cities and urban counties.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released the city’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2018 on Wednesday.

The new GASB standards apply to Other Post-Employment Benefits, or OPEB, which mostly pertain to retiree health benefits, but also can include dental, vision, disability and death benefits.