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The AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants on March 29 will release results of the first CGMA Global Economic Survey. .d)
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GASB will continue deliberating the proposals in EDs on pension accounting and financial reporting in a telephone conference scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday. y3V47J2o
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In this session, discussion will include employer reporting for defined contribution pension; reporting by defined contribution pension plans; and issues related to deferred retirement option. Also on the agenda are issues related to employer financial statement display of pension-related balances; andof issues related to selection of a municipal bond index rate for purposes of determining the discount rate. Direction for listening to the teleconference by telephone are posted on GASB’s website. uUG &At
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GASB issued the EDs in June 2011. One ED, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pension – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 27, relates primarily to reporting by governments that provide pension to their employees. ~]K<Vh`
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The other ED addresses the reporting by pension plans that administer those benefits and is called Financial Reporting for Pension Plans – an amendment of GASB Statement No. 25. v".u#G'u
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The PCAOB’s mission to protect investors as described in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will be the focus of a meeting of the PCAOB’s Investor Advisory Group from 9 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Washington. BtWm ZaKi
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Sarbanes-Oxley will mark its 10th anniversary in July. The advisory group’s agenda includes discussing the role, relevancy and value of the audit; auditor assessments of a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and related global initiatives; independence, objectivity and skepticism of auditors; and audit firm practice and transparency. oakm{I|k}
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