Pension accounting: new requirements for the real estate industry
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a new set of requirements, the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards no. 158, also known as "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post Retirement Plans". The standards obligate the defined benefit pension plan's over-funded and under-funded standing to be reflected on the balance sheet. Details of the new requirements and their impacts on the real estate industry are explained.
Publication Name: Real Estate Review
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0034-0790
Year: 2007
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New rules for accounting changes and error corrections: some implications for the real estate industry
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The effect of the new Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) no. 154 which sets new rules for accounting changes and corrections are discussed from the perspective of real estate industry.
Publication Name: Real Estate Review
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0034-0790
Year: 2005
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