Effective Dates of Recent FASB Documents
Statements and Interpretations (Updated: May 2008)
FASB Staff Positions (Updated: January 2009)
EITF Consensuses (Updated: December 2008)
Statement 133 Implementation Issues (Updated: January 2008)
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| FINAL DOCUMENT | DATE ISSUED | EFFECTIVE DATES |
| Statements and Interpretations | ||
| FAS 163, Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60 [Download] | May 2008 |
Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Disclosure requirements in paragraphs 30(g) and 31 are effective for the first period (including interim periods) beginning after issuance of the Statement. Except for those disclosures, earlier application is not permitted. |
| FAS 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [Download] | May 2008 |
Effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. |
| FAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 [Download] | March 2008 |
Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. |
| FAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51 [Download] | December 2007 |
Effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008. |
| FAS 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations [Download] | December 2007 |
Effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. |
| FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 [Download] | February 2007 |
Effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. No entity is permitted to apply the Statement retrospectively to fiscal years preceding the effective date unless the entity chooses early adoption. The choice to adopt early should be made after issuance of the Statement but within 120 days of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, provided the entity has not yet issued financial statements, including required notes to those financial statements, for any interim period of the fiscal year of adoption. |
| FAS 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans [Download] | September 2006 |
For an employer with publicly traded equity securities, the requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements are effective as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. |
| FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements [Download] | September 2006 | Updated—Except as provided in subparagraphs (a) (b) below, this Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is encouraged, provided that the reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year, including any financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal year.
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| FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 [Download] | June 2006 |
Updated—For public enterprises (as defined in paragraph 289, as amended, of FAS 109) and nonpublic consolidated entities of public enterprises that apply U.S. GAAP, this Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. For nonpublic enterprises (as defined in paragraph 289, as amended, of FAS 109), except for nonpublic consolidated entities of public enterprises that apply U.S. GAAP, this Interpretation is effective for annual financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 unless the nonpublic enterprises issued a full set of annual financial statements using the recognition, measurement, and disclosure provisions of this Interpretation before the issuance of FSP FIN 48-2. For nonpublic enterprises that issued a full set of annual financial statements using the recognition, measurement, and disclosure provisions of this Interpretation, this Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an enterprise’s fiscal year. |
| FASB Staff Positions | ||
| New—FSP EITF 99-20-1, "Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20" [Download] |
January 2009 | Effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008, and shall be applied prospectively. Retrospective application to a prior interim or annual reporting period is not permitted.
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| New—FSP FAS 132(R)-1, "Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets" [Download] |
December 2008 | Effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009.
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| New—FSP FIN 48-3, "Effective Date of FASB Interpretation No. 48 for Certain Nonpublic Enterprises" [Download] |
December 2008 | Effective upon issuance.
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| New—FSP FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8, "Disclosures by Public Entities (Enterprises) about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities" [Download] |
December 2008 | Effective for the first reporting period (interim or annual) ending after December 15, 2008, with earlier application encouraged.
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| FSP FAS 157-3, "Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active" [Download] |
October 2008 | Effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued.
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| FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4, "Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161" [Download] |
September 2008 | Effective for reporting periods (annual or interim) ending after November 15, 2008.
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| FSP FAS 117-1, "Endowments of Not-for-Profit Organizations: Net Asset Classification of Funds Subject to an Enacted Version of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, and Enhanced Disclosures for All Endowment Funds" [Download] |
August 2008 | Effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Early application is permitted provided that annual financial statements for that fiscal year have not been previously issued.
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| FSP EITF 03-6-1, "Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities" [Download] |
June 2008 | Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years.
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| FSP SOP 94-3-1 and AAG HCO-1, "Omnibus Changes to Consolidation and Equity Method Guidance for Not-for-Profit Organizations" [Download] |
May 2008 | Applied to fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2008, and to interim periods therein.
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| FSP APB 14-1, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)" [Download] |
May 2008 | Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is not permitted.
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| FSP FAS 142-3, "Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets" [Download] |
April 2008 | Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited.
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| FSP SOP 90-7-1, "Amendment of AICPA Statement of Position 90-7" [Download] |
April 2008 | Effective for financial statements issued subsequent to the date of issuance of this FSP.
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| FSP FAS 140-3, "Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions" [Download] |
February 2008 | Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted.
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| FSP SOP 07-1-1, "Effective Date of AICPA Statement of Position 07-1" [Download] |
February 2008 |
Effective as of December 15, 2007. |
| FSP FAS 157-2, "Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157" [Download] | February 2008 |
Effective upon issuance. |
| FSP FAS 157-1, "Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13" [Download] |
February 2008 |
Effective upon the initial adoption of Statement 157. |
| FSP FIN 48-2, "Effective Date of FASB Interpretation No. 48 for Certain Nonpublic Enterprises" [Download] | February 2008 |
Effective upon issuance. |
| FSP FIN 46(R)-7, "Application of FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) to Investment Companies" [Download] | May 2007 |
Paragraph 36 of Interpretation 46(R) is amended as follows: The effective date for applying the provisions of Interpretation 46 or this Interpretation is deferred for investment companies that are not subject to SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 6-03(c)(1) but are currently accounting for their investments in accordance with the specialized accounting guidance in the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Investment Companies, until the date that the investment company initially adopts AICPA Statement of Position 07-01, Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors for Investments in Investment Companies. An entity that is required to discontinue application of the specialized accounting in the Guide as a result of adoption of SOP 07-01 is subject to the provisions of this Interpretation at that time. Paragraph 4(e) of this Interpretation states that "investments accounted for at fair value in accordance with the specialized accounting guidance in the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Investment Companies, are not subject to consolidation according to the requirements of this Interpretation" (footnote reference omitted). Accordingly, an entity that meets the definition of an investment company after adoption of SOP 07-01 shall continue to apply the specialized accounting in the Guide to its investments. |
| FSP FIN 48-1, "Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48" [Download] | May 2007 |
The guidance shall be applied upon the initial adoption of Interpretation 48. An enterprise that applied Interpretation 48 in a manner consistent with the provisions of this FSP would continue to apply the provisions in this FSP from the date of initial adoption of Interpretation 48. However, an enterprise that did not apply Interpretation 48 in a manner consistent with the provisions of this FSP is required to retrospectively apply the provisions in this FSP to the date of the initial adoption of Interpretation 48. |
| FSP FIN 39-1, "Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39" [Download] | April 2007 |
Effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early application permitted. |
| FSP FAS 158-1, "Conforming Amendments to the Illustrations in FASB Statements No. 87, No. 88, and No. 106 and to the Related Staff Implementation Guides" [Download] | February 2007 |
Conforming amendments are effective as of the effective dates of Statement 158. The unaffected guidance that this FSP codifies into Statements 87, 88, and 106 does not contain new requirements, and therefore, does not require a separate effective date or transition method. |
| EITF Consensuses | ||
| EITF Issue No. 08-8, "Accounting for an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) with a Settlement Amount That Is Based on the Stock of an Entity's Consolidated Subsidiary" [Download] | November 2008 |
This Issue is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted. The consensus shall be applied to outstanding instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this Issue is initially applied. The fair value of an outstanding instrument that was previously classified as an asset or liability shall become its net carrying amount at that date (that is, its current fair value). The net carrying amount shall be reclassified to noncontrolling interest. Gains or losses recorded during the period that the instrument was classified as an asset or liability shall not be reversed. The transition disclosures in paragraphs 17 and 18 of Statement 154 shall be provided. |
| EITF Issue No. 08-7, "Accounting for Defensive Intangible Assets" [Download] | November 2008 |
This Issue is effective for intangible assets acquired on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008, in order to coincide with the effective date of Statement 141(R). This Issue shall be applied prospectively. Earlier application is not permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 08-6, "Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations" [Download] | November 2008 |
This Issue is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years, consistent with the effective dates of Statement 141(R) and Statement 160. This Issue shall be applied prospectively. Earlier application by an entity that has previously adopted an alternative accounting policy is not permitted. The transition disclosures in paragraphs 17 and 18 of Statement 154 shall be provided, if applicable. The Task Force noted that transition is not required for the consensus on Issue 4 as it is consistent with guidance currently required by paragraph 19(l) of Opinion 18. |
| EITF Issue No. 08-5, "Issuer's Accounting for Liabilities Measured at Fair Value with a Third-Party Credit Enhancement" [Download] | September 2008 |
This Issue is effective on a prospective basis in the first reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The effect of initially applying the guidance in this Issue shall be included in the change in fair value in the period of adoption. Earlier application is permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 08-4, "EITF Issue No. 08-4, "Transition Guidance for Conforming Changes to EITF Issue No. 98-5, 'Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios'" [Download] | June 2008 |
Conforming changes made to Issue 98-5 that resulted from Issue 00-27 and Statement 150 shall be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Earlier application is permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 08-3, "Accounting by Lessees for Nonrefundable Maintenance Deposits" [Download] | June 2008 |
This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application by an entity that has previously adopted an alternative accounting policy is not permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 07-5, "Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock" [Download] | June 2008 |
This Issue is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application by an entity that has previously adopted an alternative accounting policy is not permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 07-4, "Application of the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128 to Master Limited Partnerships" [Download] | March 2008 |
This Issue shall be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted. This Issue shall be applied retrospectively for all financial statements presented. |
| EITF Issue No. 07-6, "Accounting for the Sale of Real Estate Subject to the Requirements of FASB Statement No. 66, When the Agreement Includes a Buy-Sell Clause" [Download] | November 2007 |
This Issue shall be effective for new arrangements entered into and assessments performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 07-1, "Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements" [Download] | November 2007 |
This Issue shall be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. This Issue shall be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented for all collaborative arrangements existing as of the effective date. If it is impracticable to apply the effects of a change in accounting principle retrospectively pursuant to the guidance in paragraph 11 of Statement 154, an entity should disclose both the reasons why reclassification was not made and the effect of the reclassification on the current period pursuant to the guidelines in paragraph 9 of Statement 154. The evaluation of whether transition through retrospective application is practicable should be made on an arrangement by arrangement basis. |
| EITF Issue No. 07-3, "Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities" [Download] | June 2007 |
Effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted. Entities should report the effects of applying this Issue prospectively for new contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this Issue. |
| EITF Issue No. 06-11, "Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards" [Download] | June 2007 |
Effective prospectively for the income tax benefits that result from dividends on equity-classified employee share-based payment awards that are declared in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year for which interim or annual financial statements have not yet been issued. Retrospective application to previously issued financial statements is prohibited. Entities shall disclose the nature of any change in their accounting policy for income tax benefits of dividends on share-based payment awards resulting from adoption. |
| EITF Issue No. 06-10, "Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements" [Download] | March 2007 |
Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is permitted. |
| EITF Issue No. 06-1, "Accounting for Consideration Given by a Service Provider to a Manufacturer or Reseller of Equipment Necessary for an End-Customer to Receive Service from the Service Provider" [Download] | September 2006 |
Effective for the first annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2007. Earlier application is permitted for financial statements that have not yet been issued. |
| EITF Issue No. 06-4, "Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements" [Download] | September 2006 |
Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, with earlier application permitted. |
| Statement 133 Implementation Issues | ||
| Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. E23, "Issues Involving the Application of the Shortcut Method under Paragraph 68" [Download] | January 2008 |
Effective for hedging relationships designated on or after January 1, 2008. |