Government accounting

GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
November 13, 2020 5:25 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is giving state and local governments extra time to implement its new leases standard because of the coronavirus pandemic, and they will need it.

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A medical personal directs a patient at a free Covid-19 testing site in Hayward, California, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Governor Newsom on March 19 ordered that all of the state’s 40 million residents go into home isolation while saying outdoor activity is permissible with proper social distancing. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Michael Cohn
September 22, 2020 3:11 PM

At least 39 states did not have enough money to pay all of their bills at the end of 2019, leaving them ill-prepared to shoulder the costs of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.

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GASB chairman Joel Black (bottom) with FASAB chairman George Scott (top right) and AICPA senior director of governmental auditing and accounting Mary Foelster (top left) at the AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference
Michael Cohn
August 17, 2020 6:42 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is working on developing new standards for state and local governments to use under its new chair, Joel Black, while responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
July 6, 2020 5:03 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a technical bulletin with guidance for applying existing GASB standards to transactions related to the CARES Act and outflows incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
June 11, 2020 2:46 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a proposed technical bulletin Thursday from its staff with application guidance on the CARES Act and outflows incurred by state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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By Brandon Kochkodin
May 22, 2020 10:40 AM

As state finances across America are upended by the coronavirus, almost all of them face the same, self-imposed, problem: how to balance their budgets.

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IFAC offices
Michael Cohn
May 11, 2020 3:50 PM

Nations around the world face unexpected expenses and revenue shortfalls arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
May 8, 2020 2:29 PM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is postponing the effective dates of many of its pronouncements and implementation guides for 12 to 18 months to provide some breathing room for accountants.

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GASB logo at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Sean McCabe
April 16, 2020 10:49 AM

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is proposing to delay the effective dates of provisions for all Statements and Implementation Guides by one year.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
Michael Cohn
April 13, 2020 3:06 PM

The Treasury Department has created a web-based portal through which state, local and tribal governments will be able to access payments to help offset the costs of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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