Whether to adjust GAAP for private companies.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an invitation to comment on a staff paper that outlines an approach for deciding whether and when to modify U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for private companies.

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The paper, Private Company DecisionMaking Framework: A Framework for Evaluating Financial Accounting and Reporting Guidance for Private Companies, contains initial FASB staff recommendations for criteria to determine whether...