January 5, 2009
 
 
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12/31/08 - AICPA Applauds SEC Staff Recommendation Against the Suspension of Fair Value Value Accounting
AICPA applauds SEC staff recommendation against the suspension of fair value accounting.

12/17/08 - U.S. SEC Releases Final Rule Mandating Companies to Report Financial Statements Using XBRL, Interactive Data Format
The SEC Dec. 17 approved final rules requiring companies to submit financial statements in XBRL format.

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  Fair Value, Mark-to-Market Accounting

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AICPA Vice President of Taxation Tom Ochsenschlager hosted the U.S. Small Business Administration’s year-end tax chat on Dec. 10. He answered a variety of tax questions that are top-of-mind for small business owners. Included were questions about unemployment insurance taxes, the alternative minimum tax, conversion of a regular IRA to a Roth IRA, and sale and expensing of assets. Link

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, speaking at the Dec. 8 AICPA SEC-PCAOB Conference attended by 2,200 in Washington, D.C. drew coverage from the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Thomson-Reuters, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, the Journal of Accountancy, InvestmentNews, FinancialNews, and CFO magazine among others.  Google found 154 media pick ups of the news the SEC will not suspend Fair Value accounting rules and instead will make recommendations to the independent Financial Accounting Standards Board.  CFO.com picked out this key quote: "Accounting standards aren't just another financial rudder to be pulled when the economic ship drifts in the wrong direction," said Cox. "Instead they are the rivets in the hull, and you risk the integrity of the entire economy by removing them." Link

Financial Week said Cox gave a vote of confidence to the FASB, saying that while the role of accounting standards and accounting professionals is being challenged in the current economic crisis, “we must continue to protect the independence of the accounting standard-setting process.” Link

AP and Reuters noted Cox said the SEC found a consensus among investors that mark-to market accounting is a meaningful measure of assets. Still, Cox said, standards "have to keep pace with the real world," so modifications to the current rules may be needed. Link

AICPA Accounting Standards Executive Committee Chairman Jay Hanson appeared on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” with Maria Bartiromo and Dylan Ratigan on Dec. 8, debating the SEC’s mark-to-market accounting study with Ed Yingling, president of the ABA.  High-powered communications consultants said Hanson came across the tube as very knowledgeable and reasonable about a complicated, emotionally-charged financial issue.  As the national director of accounting at McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Jay reviews and coordinates complex international SEC filings. Link


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