The overall goal of this text is to pull back the veil of mystique that prevents many people from understanding an organization that is very important to the accounting profession and to the US economy. The FASB (Financial Account Standards Board) describes why financial reporting...
This short book provides biographical information about FASB's people that is not available elsewhere & breaks down their image of aloofness. Moreover, it describes in detail the politics of setting standards & scrutinizes them, using numerous examples.