The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) are hosting a joint webcast providing an update for college and university accounting educators on major recent FASB and GASB standards. IN FOCUS: Not-for-Profit and Governmental Accounting Webcast for Academics takes place Thursday, October 11, from 1:00 to 2:40 p.m. EDT.
Participants in the live broadcast, offered free of charge to those who pre-register, will be eligible for up to 2 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. CPE credit is not available for group viewing of the live broadcast.
The webcast will feature FASB Supervising Project Manager Rick Cole, GASB Senior Research Manager and GASAC Coordinator Dean Michael Mead, and FASB Assistant Director—Nonpublic Entities Jeff Mechanick covering the following topics:
- Update on recent GASB amendments to the accounting for Fiduciary Activities, Other Postemployment Benefits, and Leases
- Update on recent FASB amendments to Not-for-Profit Financial Statements and the accounting for Grants and Contracts by Not-for-Profit Entities
- Noteworthy recently issued standards and ongoing projects of the FASB and the GASB
- Overview of FASB and GASB resources for academics and programs to connect academic research to standards setting
- Question-and-answer session.
Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to the panelists during the live event.
An archive of the webcast will be available on both the FASB and GASB websites after the live event. CPE credit will not be available to those who view only the archived webcast. For more information about the webcast, visit www.fasb.org or www.gasb.org.
