Accrual method accounting separates revenue recognition from cash flow. That means a company records revenue in its books based on whether it has earned money, not whether it has actually received ...

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The IRS is asking for comments on proposed procedures for requesting consent to make accounting method changes to reflect FASB’s new revenue recognition standards (Notice 2017-17). The proposed ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released a new revenue procedure that provides a new automatic way that companies can use when changing their accounting method to conform to the Financial Accounting ...

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The Internal Revenue Service is proposing procedures for how a taxpayer can ask for automatic consent to change an accounting method in preparation for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new ...