This week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) announced a delay in the effective dates for standards on accounting for leases, credit losses, and hedging applicable to private companies and certain other entities.
“Private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and some small companies would benefit from additional time to apply major standards,” FASB Chairman Russell Golden said in a news release. “This represents an important shift in the FASB’s philosophy around effective dates, one we believe will support better overall implementation of these standards.”
According to FASB, effective dates are for the fiscal years beginning after those shown in the table below:
