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Registration Opens for September 22 CPE Webinar on the Proposed 2016 GAAP Taxonomy
[August 21, 2015]

Registration Opens for September 22 CPE Webinar on the Proposed 2016 GAAP Taxonomy


Registration now is open for an upcoming Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) webinar that looks at the 2016 GAAP Taxonomy. IN FOCUS: Proposed 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Changes, Simplification, Filer Counts, and Context Sensitive Guidance will take place on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. EDT. Participants in the live broadcast (which is offered free of charge to those who preregister) will be eligible for up to 1.5 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit. (Please note that CPE credit is not available for group viewing of the live broadcast.)

The webinar will feature FASB Chief of Taxonomy Development Louis Matherne, FASB Supervising Project Manager-XBRL Donna Johaneman, FASB XBRL Project Manager David Shaw, FASB XBRL Assistant Project Manager ickie Lusniak, and Kimberly Earle of the Office of Interactive Data, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC (News - Alert)).



Panelists will discuss the forthcoming proposed changes to the 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Release, which is expected to be available on the FASB website on August 31, 2015. The discussion will include an overview of changes that were made to simplify the Taxonomy, such as new features including contextually sensitive implementation guidance and filer counts of elements used. There also will be expanded coverage of the FASB's growing series of Taxonomy Implementation Guides and coverage of changes to the Taxonomy for Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs). In addition, SEC staff will discuss current XBRL filing issues.

An archive of the webcast will be available on the FASB website through December 21, 2015. (CPE credit will not be available to those who view only the archived webinar.)


For more information about the webcast, log on to www.fasb.org.

About the Financial Accounting Standards Board

Since 1973, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting. Those standards govern the preparation of financial reports and are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Such standards are essential to the efficient functioning of the economy because investors, creditors, auditors, and others rely on credible, transparent, and comparable financial information. For more information about the FASB, visit our website at www.fasb.org.


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