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Proposed Statement Of Position On Accounting For Title Insurance Companies;Accounting For Title Insurance Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1979, March 16, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Insurance Companies Committee
Proposed Statement Of Position On Accounting For Title Insurance Companies;Accounting For Title Insurance Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1979, March 16, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Insurance Companies Committee
Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position
The AICPA Insurance Companies Committee has reviewed existing accounting literature dealing with variances between (a) generally accepted accounting principles and (b) practices prescribed or permitted by insurance regulatory authorities as those practices relate to title insurance companies and has identified areas in which further clarification seems necessary. The committee has also identified certain areas that are not covered in present accounting literature. An exposure draft of a proposed statement of position on Accounting for Title Insurance Companies was issued for comment on May 1, 1978, and a public hearing on it was held on July 17, 1978. Comments received on …
Proposed Statement Of Position On Accounting For Title Insurance Companies : A Proposed Recommendation To The Financial Accounting Standards Board;Accounting For Title Insurance Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1978, May 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Division
Proposed Statement Of Position On Accounting For Title Insurance Companies : A Proposed Recommendation To The Financial Accounting Standards Board;Accounting For Title Insurance Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1978, May 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Division
Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position
In recent years, accountants, investors, and other users of financial statements have expressed concern over the acceptability of accounting alternatives for similar business transactions. The accounting standards division believes that it is not desirable to have acceptable accounting alternatives in the title insurance industry. Therefore, this statement of position expresses the division's recommendations on accounting methods that should be used in the areas in which accounting alternatives exist.