Exposure drafts outstanding.
EXPOSURE DRAFTS OUTSTANDING
(This list was complied as of August 1, 2005. For exposure
drafts issued after that date, consult The CPA Letter.
Note: The policy for updating the list of exposure drafts
is that a document should remain on the list until a final
document has been issued or the project has been dropped.
However, no comments will be received after the comments
deadline has expired.
The list is not all-inclusive but is intended to present the
exposure drafts of particular interest to professional accountants.)
Issue Comment
Date Title or Description Deadline
FASB
7/14/05 Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions-an 9/12/05
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
6/30/05 Business Combinations-a replacement of FASB 10/28/05
Statement No. 141
6/30/05 Consolidated Financial Statements, Including 10/28/05
Accounting and Reporting of Noncontrolling
Interests in Subsidiaries-a replacement of ARB
No. 51
4/28/05 The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting 6/27/05
Principles
6/23/04 Fair Value Measurements 9/7/04
12/15/03 Earnings per Share-an amendment of FASB 4/13/04
Statement No. 128
6/10/03 Qualifying Special-Purpose Entities and Isolation 7/31/03
of Transferred Assets-an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 140
AcSEC(AICPA)
11/29/04 Proposed Statement ofPosition, Accounting by 1/7/05
Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition
Costs on Internal Replacements
6/19/03 Proposed Statement of Position, Allowance for 9/19/03
Credit Losses
12/17/02 Proposed Statement of Position, Clarification of 3/31/03
the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide
Audits of Investment Companies and Accounting
by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors
for Investment in Investment Companies
ASB (AICPA)
8/15/05 Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards: 10/15/05
Communication of Internal Control Related Matters
Noted in an Audit-to supersede Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 60, Communication of
Internal Control Related Matters Noted in an
Audit
6/15/05 Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards: 8/15/05
Amendment to "Due Professional Care in the
Performance of Work" of Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 1, Codification of Auditing
Standards and Procedures; Amendment to Statement
on Auditing Standards No. 95, Generally Accepted
Auditing Standards; Audit Evidence; Audit Risk
and Materiality in Conducting an Audit; Planning
and Supervision; Understanding the Entity and
Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of
Material Misstatement; Performing Audit
Procedures in Response to Assessed Risks and
Evaluating the Audit Evidence Obtained; and
Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No.
39, Audit Sampling
5/9/05 Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards: 6/27/05
Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 69, The Meaning of Present Fairly in
Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, for Nongovernmental Entities
3/2/05 Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards: 5/15/05
Defining Professional Requirements in Statements
on Auditing Standards and Proposed Statement
on Standards for Attestation Engagements:
Defining Professional Requirements in Statements
on Standards for Attestation Engagements
1/12/05 Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards: 5/15/05
Audit Documentation
3/18/03 Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards, 5/30/03
Communication of Internal Control Related
Matters Noted in an Audit
3/18/03 Proposed Statements on Auditing Standards and 5/15/03
Statement on Standards for Attestation
Engagements Related to Internal Control: Auditing
an Entity's Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting in Conjunction With the Financial
Statement Audit; Amendment to Statement
on Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial
Information; and Reporting on an Entity's
Internal Control over Financial Reporting *
OTHER (AICPA)
3/30/05 Proposed Statement on Standards for Valuation 9/30/05
Services: Valuation of a Business, Business
Ownership Interest, Security, or Intangible Asset
6/17/05 Omnibus Proposal of Professional Ethics Division 8/16/05
Interpretations and Rulings
4/18/05 Proposal of Professional Ethics Division 6/17/05
Interpretations and Rulings
9/20/04 XBRL US Financial Reporting Taxonomy Framework 11/19/04
11/15/02 Proposed Tax Standards Interpretation 1-2, "Tax 4/30/03
Planning," of Statement on Standards for Tax
Services No. 1, Tax Return Positions
11/1/01 AICPA/NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act and 12/31/01
Uniform Accountancy Act Rules
3/7/01 Statement on Standards for Continuing 8/1/01
Professional Education Programs
SEC
4/15/04 Use of Form S-8 and Form 8-K by Shell Companies; 6/7/04
Release No. 34-49566
3/11/04 First-Time Application of International Financial 4/19/04
Reporting Standards; Release Nos.: 33-8397;
34-49403; International Series Release No. 1274
(See Correction 3/18/04; Release Nos. 33-8397A;
34-49403A; International Series Release
No. 1274A)
6/26/02 Framework for Enhancing the Quality of Financial 9/3/02
Information Through Improvement of Oversight
of the Auditing Process; Release Nos. 33-8109;
34-46120;35-27543;IA-2039;IC-25624
5/10/02 Disclosure in Management's Discussion and 7/19/02
Analysis about the Application of Critical
Accounting Policies (Release Nos. 33-8098;
34-45907)
4/12/02 Form 8-K Disclosure of Certain Management 6/24/02
Transactions; Release No. 33-8090
4/12/02 Form 8-K Disclosure of Certain Management 6/24/02
Transactions; Release No. 34-45742
2/18/00 SEC Concept Release: International Accounting 5/23/00
Standards
1/21/00 Supplementary Financial Information 4/17/00
GASB
3/25/05 Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution 6/24/05
Remediation Obligations (preliminary views)
IFAC
4/15/05 Proposed International Education Standard for 7/15/05
Professional Accountants, "Competence
Requirements for Audit Professionals"
3/22/05 Proposed International Standard on Auditing 600 7/31/05
(Revised), "The Audit of Group Financial
Statements"
3/22/05 Proposed ISA 260 (Revised), "The Auditor's 7/31/05
Communication with Those Charged with
Governance"
3/22/05 Proposed ISA 705 and ISA 706, "Modifications 7/31/05
to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor's
Report and Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and
Other Matters Paragraphs in the Independent
Auditor's Report"
2/4/05 Proposed International Public Sector Accounting 6/15/05
Standard, "Financial Reporting Under the Cash
Basis of Accounting-Disclosure Requirements for
Recipients of External Assistance"
12/20/04 Proposed ISA 320 (Revised), "Materiality in the 4/30/05
Identification and Evaluation of Misstatements"
12/20/04 Proposed ISA 540 (Revised), "Auditing 4/30/05
Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures
(Other than Those Involving Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures)"
11/9/04 International Guidelines on Environmental 2/28/05
Management Accounting (EN/LA)
10/5/04 Proposed Revised Code of Ethics for 11/30/04
Professional Accountants
9/23/04 Policy Statement, "Clarifying Professional 12/31/04
Requirements in International Standards" and
Consultation Paper, "Improving the Clarity and
Structure of IAASB Standards and Related
Considerations for Practice Statements"
9/23/04 ISA 230 (Revised), "Audit Documentation" 1/31/05
and amendments to ISA 330, "The Auditor's
Procedures in Response to Assessed Risks" and
ISQC 1, "Quality Control for Firms that Perform
Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial and
Other Assurance and Related Services Engagements"
7/14/04 Preface to the International Standards on 10/15/04
Quality Control, Auditing, Assurance and
Related Services--IAASB Due Process and
Working Procedures
1/20/04 Revenue from Non-Exchange Transactions 6/30/04
(Including Taxes and Transfers)
1/20/04 Accounting for Social Policies of Governments 6/30/04
12/23/03 ISA 600 (Revised), "The Work of Related Auditors 3/31/04
and Other Auditors in the Audit of Group
Financial Statements" and IAPS, "The Audit of
Group Financial Statements"
12/22/03 ISA700 (Revised), "The Independent Auditor's 3/31/04
Report on a Complete Set of General Purpose
Financial Statements" ISA 200, "Objective and
General Principles Governing an Audit of
Financial Statements" Amendment to ISA 210,
"Terms of Audit Engagements" Conforming
Amendments
11/11/03 Revision to Code ofEthics for Professional 2/15/04
Accountants
7/18/03 Proposed Revised Code of Ethics for Professional 11/30/03
Accountants
6/24/03 Proposed International Standard on Auditing: 9/30/03
"Review of Interim Financial Information
Performed by the Auditor of the Entity"
FASAB
7/22/05 Technical Agenda Options 9/9/05
6/27/05 Accounting for Fiduciary Activities (Revised) 8/30/05
PCAOB
At the present time PCAOB exposure drafts have very short
comment periods. A list of outstanding PCAOB exposure
drafts is available online at www.pcaobus.org.
New additions appear in bold type.
* This exposure draft has been submitted to the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board for its consideration as auditing and
attestation standards.
INFORMATION
The initials stand for the following organizations. Exposure drafts are
available online at the Web addresses below or copies may be obtained
at the address in parentheses (unless otherwise indicated).
FASB-- Financial Accounting Standards Board (Order Department,
Financial Accounting Standards Board, 401 Merritt 7, P.O. Box
5116, Norwalk, CT 06856 5116); also available online at
www.fasb.org
GASB-- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (Order Department,
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, 401 Merritt 7,
P.O. Box 5116, Norwalk, CT 06856-5116); also available online
at www.gasb.org
AICPA-- American Institute of CPAs (American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, Harborside Financial Center, 201 Plaza
Three, Jersey City NJ 07311-3881). AICPA publishes exposure
drafts exclusively on the Web site at www.aicpa.org. Print
copies are not available.
IASB-- International Accounting Standards Board (International
Accounting Standards Board, 30 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6XH,
United Kingdom), also available online at www.iasb.org.uk
IFAC-- International Federation of Accountants (International
Federation of Accountants, 545 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New
York, NY 10017); also available online at www.ifac.org
SEC-- Securities and Exchange Commission (Securities and Exchange
Commission, 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549);
also available online at www.sec.gov
FASAB-- Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street, N.W., Suite 6814,
Washington, DC 20548); also available online at www.fasab.gov
GAO-- U.S. Government Accountability Office (Government Auditing
Standards Comments, Marcia B. Buchanan, U.S. General
Accounting Office, Room 5089, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington,
DC 20548); www.gao.gov
PCAOB-- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 1666 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20006-2803; info@pcaobus.org
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