Exposure Draft

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Feedback Sought for FASB/IASB Lease Accounting Proposal

Interested individuals and organizations have until September 13 to offer their input on a revised exposure draft – "Proposed Accounting Standards Update - Leases (Topic 842)" – from the FASB and the IASB.
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A More User-Friendly Ethics Code On Tap for AICPA

With the goal of making it more user-friendly and intuitive for members, the AICPA has completed a proposed revision of its Code of Professional Conduct. AICPA members have until August 15 to submit comments on the proposal.
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FASB Overview: New Credit Loss Model

The Financial Accounting Standards Board expects to issue an Exposure Draft of an Accounting Standards Update that proposes a single measurement model for measuring credit losses, possibly by the end of 2012.
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9/28 Deadline to Comment on GASB Exposure Draft

Parties interested in submitting written comments on the GASB Exposure Draft, "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Financial Guarantee Transactions," should file comment letters by Friday, September 28, 2012.
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IMA Stresses Importance of COSO Exposure Draft

As a cofounder of COSO, IMA has contributed to the latest COSO exposure draft "Internal Control over External Financial Reporting: Compendium of Approaches and Examples" and encourages small businesses to provide input.
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The IFAC Supports Stronger Independence Rules

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, an independent international standards board supported by the IFAC, has proposed strengthening current rules for auditor independence.

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