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Accounting Roundup

February 2008

The attached issue of Accounting Roundup covers the following accounting and financial reporting developments:

FASB Developments

·         FASB Partially Defers Effective Date of Fair Value Statement 157

·         FASB Excludes Leases From Scope of Fair Value Statement 157

·         FASB Indefinitely Defers SOP 07-1 Affecting Investment Company Accounting

·         FASB Issues FSP Under Which Repurchase Financing Activities May Be Derivatives

·         FASB Proposes FSP on Net Asset Classification of Endowment Funds

·         FASB Proposes FSP on Fresh-Start Reporting

·         FASB Reduces Board Members From Seven to Five

·         FASB's Valuation Resource Group Discusses Six Topics

·         FASB Discusses Changes to Defined Benefit Plan Asset Disclosures and Other Matters

·         FASB's PCFRC Provides Input on Definitions of "Issuer" and "Nonissuer"

AICPA Developments

·         AICPA Issues Revisions to Accounting and Review Services Guidance

SEC Developments

·         SEC Issues Disclosure Rules for Smaller Companies

·         SEC Mandates Electronic Filing of Form D

·         SEC Votes on Foreign Private Issuer Rule Amendments

·         SEC Proposes One-Year Deferral of Section 404 Requirement for Smaller Public Companies

·         SEC Proposes Disclosure Requirements for Companies Implementing the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007

·         SEC Financial Reporting Advisory Committee Releases Progress Report

·         SEC Launches "Financial Explorer" to Help Investors Analyze Corporate Performance

PCAOB Developments

·         PCAOB Proposes New Auditing Standard on Engagement Quality Reviews

International Developments

·         IASB Amends Financial Instruments Standard for Puttable Instruments and Obligations Arising on Liquidation

·         FASB Proposes to Narrow Definition of Equity; IASB Issues Discussion Paper Seeking Constituents' Views

Other Developments

·         Recent Tax Ruling Affects Tax Positions Related to Executive Compensation

Accounting Roundup, published by the National Office Accounting Standards and Communications Group of Deloitte & Touche LLP, summarizes recent accounting and financial reporting developments and provides Internet links to related content.  This newsletter is published periodically as developments warrant, and is intended for a general audience of financial professionals, including CFOs, controllers, and internal audit and accounting professionals.

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