AICPA Council designates IASB as a recognised standard setter
20 May 2008
The governing Council of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has voted to designate the International Accounting Standards Board as the recognised accounting standard setter for purposes of establishing international financial accounting and reporting principles.
Under Rule 202, a member who performs professional services shall comply with the standards promulgated by the designated bodies. Additionally, a member may not say that financial statements are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles unless they follow the standards promulgated by a standard setter listed in Appendix A of Rule 203. |
- The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
- The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
- The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)
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