The $2 trillion stimulus package, which the House passed earlier in the day, aims to expand Federal Reserve liquidity resources and provide financial institutions with some regulatory relief.
Regulators are allowing banks that implemented the loan-loss standard to forestall any capital hits until 2022.
The $2.2 trillion package passed by the Senate includes a provision that would allow banks the temporary option to postpone compliance with the credit losses standard.
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is considering delaying the effective dates of its standards and implementation guides because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The $2 trillion deal passed by the Senate late Wednesday would aim to put banks and consumers alike on stronger financial footing as they weather the coronavirus pandemic.
If the new accounting standard poses too many risks during an economic crisis, then it's probably not a good idea at all.
Existing general auditing standards can and should be complied with, despite difficulties.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has come under pressure to relax its credit losses standard as banks and other financial institutions see the value of their assets plunging from the sell-off in the capital markets amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials and employees are working from home and doing inspections of U.S. audit firms remotely to protect them from infection.
“We are trying to balance the health and safety of the [CFP] candidates with their desire to complete the exam,” CEO Kevin Keller says.