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Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities By Not-For-Profit Health Care Organizations, And Clarification Of The Performance Indicator;Accounting For Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities By Not-For-Profit Health Care Organizations, And Clarification Of The Performance Indicator; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, June 14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee Jan 2002

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities By Not-For-Profit Health Care Organizations, And Clarification Of The Performance Indicator;Accounting For Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities By Not-For-Profit Health Care Organizations, And Clarification Of The Performance Indicator; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, June 14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This Statement of Position (SOP) amends the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Health Care Organizations (Guide) to address how nongovernmental not-for-profit health care organizations should report gains or losses on hedging and nonhedging derivative instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended. The SOP requires the following: 1. Not-for-profit health care organizations should apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 133 (including the provisions pertaining to cash flow hedge accounting) in the same manner as for-profit enterprises. 2. Not-for-profit health care organizations should provide all …


Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, June 17, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Jan 2002

Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, June 17, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1. PROPOSED REVISION OF INTERPRETATION NO. 101-1A.2 UNDER RULE 101: Interpretation of Rule 101; 2. PROPOSED REVISION OF INTERPRETATION NO. 101-2 UNDER RULE 101: Employment or Association With Attest Clients Former Practitioners and Firm Independence; 3. PROPOSED REVISION OF INTERPRETATION NO. 101-10 UNDER RULE 101: The Effect on Independence of Relationships With Entities Included in the Governmental Financial Statements; 4. PROPOSED REVISION OF ETHICS RULING NO. 41 UNDER RULE 101: Financial Services Company Has Custody of a Member's Assets Member as Auditor of Insurance Company; 5. PROPOSED REVISION OF ETHICS RULING NO. 70 UNDER RULE 101: Member's Depository Relationship With …


Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Interim Financial Information : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information;Interim Financial Information : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, July 26, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Interim Financial Information : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information;Interim Financial Information : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial Information; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, July 26, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) establishes standards and provides guidance to an accountant performing a review of interim financial information of: 1. A public entity, or 2. A nonpublic entity that makes a filing with a regulatory agency in preparation for a public offering or listing, and has had or is currently having its latest annual financial statements audited. The term interim financial information means financial information or statements covering a period less than a full year or for a 12-month period ending on a date other than the entity's fiscal year end. The term accountant, as used …


Proposed Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, Omnibus -- 2002;Omnibus -- 2002; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, Aug. 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee Jan 2002

Proposed Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, Omnibus -- 2002;Omnibus -- 2002; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, Aug. 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

Periodically, the Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) issues an Omnibus Statement. The Omnibus includes proposed revisions to existing Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs) that have been accumulated over a period of time. The proposed revisions due to the significance of the issues and cost benefit considerations do not in and of themselves warrant the issuance of separate standards. Therefore, an Omnibus is issued. 1. The auditing literature allows an accountant who may be associated with financial statements of a public company, but has not audited or reviewed such statements, to state that he or she …


Aicpa Professional Standards: Statements On Standards For Tax Services As Of June 1, 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Executive Committee Jan 2002

Aicpa Professional Standards: Statements On Standards For Tax Services As Of June 1, 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Executive Committee

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.


Mastering The Art Of Marketing Professional Services : A Step-By-Step Best Practices Guide, Allan S. Boress, Michael G. Cummings, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Practice Committee Jan 2002

Mastering The Art Of Marketing Professional Services : A Step-By-Step Best Practices Guide, Allan S. Boress, Michael G. Cummings, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Practice Committee

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.


Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Fraud In A Financial Statement Audit : (Supersedes Statement On Auditing Standards No. 82, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 316; And Amends Sas No. 1, Codification Of Auditing Standards And Procedures, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 230, "Due Professional Care In The Performance Of Work," And Sas No. 85, Management Representations, Aicpa, Professional Standard, Vol. 1, Au Sec 333;Consideration Of Fraud In A Financial Statement Audit : (Supersedes Statement On Auditing Standards No. 82, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 316; And Amends Sas No. 1, Codification Of Auditing Standards And Procedures, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 230, "Due Professional Care In The Performance Of Work," And Sas No. 85, Management Representations, Aicpa, Professional Standard, Vol. 1, Au Sec 333; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, Feb. 28, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Fraud In A Financial Statement Audit : (Supersedes Statement On Auditing Standards No. 82, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 316; And Amends Sas No. 1, Codification Of Auditing Standards And Procedures, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 230, "Due Professional Care In The Performance Of Work," And Sas No. 85, Management Representations, Aicpa, Professional Standard, Vol. 1, Au Sec 333;Consideration Of Fraud In A Financial Statement Audit : (Supersedes Statement On Auditing Standards No. 82, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 316; And Amends Sas No. 1, Codification Of Auditing Standards And Procedures, Aicpa, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, Au Sec. 230, "Due Professional Care In The Performance Of Work," And Sas No. 85, Management Representations, Aicpa, Professional Standard, Vol. 1, Au Sec 333; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, Feb. 28, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) establishes standards and provides guidance to auditors in fulfilling their responsibility as it relates to fraud in an audit of financial statements conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). The exposure draft also includes Appendix B, "A Proposed Amendment to SAS No. 1, Codification of Auditing Standards and Procedures (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU section 230, 'Due Professional Care in the Performance of Work.'" In 1997 the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued SAS No. 82, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol.1, AU secs. 110, …


Proposed Statement On Quality Control Standards : Amendment To Statement On Quality Control Standards No. 2, System Of Quality Control For A Cpa Firm's Accounting And Auditing Practice;Amendment To Statement On Quality Control Standards No. 2, System Of Quality Control For A Cpa Firm's Accounting And Auditing Practice; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, May 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Proposed Statement On Quality Control Standards : Amendment To Statement On Quality Control Standards No. 2, System Of Quality Control For A Cpa Firm's Accounting And Auditing Practice;Amendment To Statement On Quality Control Standards No. 2, System Of Quality Control For A Cpa Firm's Accounting And Auditing Practice; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, May 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

Statement on Quality Control Standards (SQCS) No. 2, System of Quality Control for a CPA Firm's Accounting and Auditing Practice (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 2, QC sec. 20.03), is being amended to clarify that deficiencies in individual audit, attest, compilation, and review engagements do not, in and of themselves, indicate that the firm's system of quality control is insufficient to provide it with reasonable assurance that its personnel comply with applicable professional standards. By the addition of a footnote, this amendment would clarify the relationship of deficiencies in individual engagements and a firm's system of quality control. This proposed Statement …


Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards And Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements : Omnibus -- 2002;Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements : Omnibus -- 2002;Omnibus -- 2002; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, May 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards And Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements : Omnibus -- 2002;Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements : Omnibus -- 2002;Omnibus -- 2002; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, May 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

Periodically, the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issues an Omnibus Statement. The Omnibus includes proposed revisions to existing standards, either Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) or Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) that have been accumulated over a period of time. The proposed revisions due to the significance of the issue and cost benefit considerations do not in and of themselves warrant the issuance of separate standards. Therefore, an Omnibus is issued. 1. SAS No. 95, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (AICPA Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 150) provides guidance with respect to the authoritative nature of generally accepted auditing …


Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Auditing Fair Value Measurements And Disclosures;Auditing Fair Value Measurements And Disclosuses; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, June 28, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Auditing Fair Value Measurements And Disclosures;Auditing Fair Value Measurements And Disclosuses; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, June 28, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

In recent years, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have required entities to significantly increase the use of fair value for measuring, presenting, and disclosing in their financial statements assets, liabilities, and specific components of equity. The business environment and GAAP that apply to the transactions and events in that environment have become more complex. Along with that complexity and the increased use of fair value measurements and disclosures comes an increasing acknowledgment of the importance of fair values in the financial reporting process. The ASB believes that a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) providing overall guidance on auditing considerations relating …


Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting And Reporting By Insurance Enterprises For Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Insurance Contracts And For Separate Accounts;Accounting And Reporting By Insurance Enterprises For Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Insurance Contracts And For Separate Accounts; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, July 31, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee Jan 2002

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting And Reporting By Insurance Enterprises For Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Insurance Contracts And For Separate Accounts;Accounting And Reporting By Insurance Enterprises For Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Insurance Contracts And For Separate Accounts; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, July 31, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This Statement of Position (SOP) provides guidance on accounting and reporting by insurance enterprises for certain nontraditional long-duration contracts and for separate accounts. This SOP requires, among other things, the following: 1. Separate account presentation. This SOP concludes that the portion of separate account assets representing contract holder funds should be measured at fair value and reported in the insurance enterprise's financial statements as a summary total, with an equivalent summary total for related liabilities, if the separate account arrangement meets all of the criteria specified in paragraph 10 of this SOP. If a separate account arrangement does not meet …


Proposed Tax Standards Interpretation : Proposed Interpretation 1-2, "Tax Planning," Of Statement On Standards For Tax Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions;Proposed Interpretation 1-2, "Tax Planning," Of Statement On Standards For Tax Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions;Interpretation 1-2, "Tax Planning," Of Statement On Standards For Tax Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, Nov. 11, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Executive Committee Jan 2002

Proposed Tax Standards Interpretation : Proposed Interpretation 1-2, "Tax Planning," Of Statement On Standards For Tax Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions;Proposed Interpretation 1-2, "Tax Planning," Of Statement On Standards For Tax Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions;Interpretation 1-2, "Tax Planning," Of Statement On Standards For Tax Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2002, Nov. 11, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTSs) Nos. 1 through 8 and Interpretation 1-1 to Statement No. 1, “Realistic Possibility Standard,” reflect the AICPA’s standards of tax practice and delineate members’ responsibilities to taxpayers, the public, the government, and the profession. The Statements are intended to be part of an ongoing process that may require changes to and interpretations of current SSTSs in recognition of the accelerating rate of change in tax laws and the continued importance of tax practice to members. A significant area of many members’ tax practices involves assisting taxpayers in tax planning. An area of recurring …


Aicpa Professional Standards: Attestation Standards As Of June 1, 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Aicpa Professional Standards: Attestation Standards As Of June 1, 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.


Aicpa Professional Standards: Statement On Standards For Consulting Services As Of June 1, 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Management Consulting Services Executive Committee Jan 2002

Aicpa Professional Standards: Statement On Standards For Consulting Services As Of June 1, 2002, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Management Consulting Services Executive Committee

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.


Amendment To Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements No. 10, Attestation Standards, Revision And Recodification; Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements 12, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2002

Amendment To Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements No. 10, Attestation Standards, Revision And Recodification; Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements 12, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.


Omnibus Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, 2002; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee Jan 2002

Omnibus Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services, 2002; Statement On Standards For Accounting And Review Services 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Review Services Committee

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.


The Investment Opportunity Set And Capitalization Versus Expensing Methods Of Accounting Choice, Dan S. Dhaliwal, William G. Heninger, K.E. Hughes Ii Jan 2002

The Investment Opportunity Set And Capitalization Versus Expensing Methods Of Accounting Choice, Dan S. Dhaliwal, William G. Heninger, K.E. Hughes Ii

Faculty Publications

This paper examines the effects of the investment opportunity set (IOS) on management's decision to capitalize or expense significant costs in two diverse settings: (1) in accounting for exploration and development (E&D) costs by firms in the oil-and-gas industry, and (2) in accounting for research and development (R&D) costs by firms (across industries) prior to 1974. We argue that the relation between the IOS and the decision to capitalize versus to expense is based upon managerial incentives to reduce the variance of accounting earnings. High-growth firms are more likely to have more variable earnings, which therefore creates greater incentives to …


Construction Contractors Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division Jan 2002

Construction Contractors Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2002; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2002

Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2002; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Manufacturing Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2002

Manufacturing Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Real Estate Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2002

Real Estate Industry Developments - 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Investment Companies Industry Developments, 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division Jan 2002

Investment Companies Industry Developments, 2002/03; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Audits Of State And Local Governmental Units (Non-Gasb 34 Edition) With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2003; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Government Accounting And Auditing Committee Jan 2002

Audits Of State And Local Governmental Units (Non-Gasb 34 Edition) With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2003; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Government Accounting And Auditing Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Audits Of State And Local Governmental Units (Non-Gasb 34 Edition) With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Government Accounting And Auditing Committee Jan 2002

Audits Of State And Local Governmental Units (Non-Gasb 34 Edition) With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Government Accounting And Auditing Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Audits Of Casinos With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Gaming Industry Special Committee Jan 2002

Audits Of Casinos With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Gaming Industry Special Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Common Interest Realty Associations With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Common Interest Realty Associations Task Force Jan 2002

Common Interest Realty Associations With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Common Interest Realty Associations Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Construction Contractors With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Construction Contractor Guide Committee Jan 2002

Construction Contractors With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Construction Contractor Guide Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Audits Of Employee Benefit Plans With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Employee Benefit Plans Committee Jan 2002

Audits Of Employee Benefit Plans With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Employee Benefit Plans Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Audits Of Investment Companies, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Investment Companies Guide Task Force Jan 2002

Audits Of Investment Companies, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Investment Companies Guide Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Life And Health Insurance Entities, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Life Insurance Audit Guide Task Force Jan 2002

Life And Health Insurance Entities, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2002; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Life Insurance Audit Guide Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.