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Weaknesses of CAP . Part-time committee members Lack of independence Not explicitly recognized by SEC Lack of full-time professional staff. Weaknesses of CAP (cont.) . Pragmatic approach Lack of conceptual framework No comprehensive statement of accounting principles
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Weaknesses of CAP • Part-time committee members • Lack of independence • Not explicitly recognized by SEC • Lack of full-time professional staff
Weaknesses of CAP (cont.) • Pragmatic approach • Lack of conceptual framework • No comprehensive statement of accounting principles • Inconsistency (e.g., ARB 44 & ARB 44 Rev.) • No research division
Weaknesses of APB • Part-time Board members • Lack of independence • Not explicitly recognized by SEC • Inadequate full-time professional staff
Weaknesses of APB (cont.) • Investment tax fiasco • Pragmatic approach • Lack of conceptual framework • No comprehensive statement of accounting principles
FASB 1973-???? • Trueblood & Wheat Commissions • 7 full-time board members • Operational July 1973 • Independent • Full-time staff • Explicitly recognized by SEC (ASR 150) • Rule 203 acknowledgement • Conceptual framework
Pronouncements of FASB Rule 203 Category A: • FASB Statements • FASB Interpretations
Other Pronouncements Issued by or Associated with FASB • FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts • FASB Technical Bulletins • EITF Abstracts • FASB Staff Positions • FASB Staff Q&As
FASB Codification - 2009 • In 2009 the FASB codified all U.S. GAAP for non-governmental entities into one location • The only authoritative U.S. GAAP is the FASB Codification