Wiley GAAP 2009 Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

The most practical, authoritative guide to GAAP

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• Comprehensive coverage of major new standards on accounting for business combinations (FAS 141®) and presentation of consolidated financial statements (FAS 160)

• Expanded disclosure requirements for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities (FAS 161)

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• Interpretive consensuses of the Emerging Issues Task Force about accounting for dividends on nonvested options, accounting for collaborative arrangements, and more

• Updated coverage of major ongoing FASB projects, including "convergence" efforts with the International Accounting Standards Board′s IFRS

• Full coverage of all newly issued FASB staff positions and EITF consensuses

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• FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)

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• FASB Technical Bulletins

• FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts

• FASB Staff Positions (FSP)

• Consensuses of the FASB′s EmergingIssues Task Force

• AICPA Statements of Position

• Accounting Research Bulletins

• Accounting Principles Board Opinions

• AICPA Audit and Accounting Guides

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