美國注冊會計師協(xié)會（AICPA）于近日發(fā)布了一項名為“會計核算報告框架適用的決策工具”的文件，意在為企業(yè)提供幫助它們編制更精簡且相關性更高的財務報告的新選擇。　　　　

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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) released a decision tool on August 29 to help privately held businesses determine which accounting framework, including the Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities (FRF for SMEs), best meets their financial reporting needs.

Released by the AICPA in June, the FRF for SMEs is a new accounting option for preparing streamlined, relevant financial statements for privately held, owner-managed businesses that are not required to use US GAAP.

Available at no cost, the "Decision Tool for Adopting an Accounting Framework" is a PDF document that features flowcharts, tables, and information on US GAAP and FRF for SMEs as well as cash/modified cash and tax basis of accounting. The tool is designed to help owners and managers of SMEs and CPAs serving those businesses make an informed decision about choosing an accounting framework.

"By following the steps and assessing the considerations and circumstances outlined in this tool, a more informed decision about the choice of an accounting framework can be made," wrote the AICPA, which added that the tool is a nonauthoritative aid and its use is not required.

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Please participate in our survey now.Prior to issuing the decision tool, the AICPA released illustrative financial statements and disclosures, developed as aids to implementing the FRF for SMEs and to help distinguish between financial statements based on the new framework and US GAAP每prepared statements.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) provided input into the development of the decision tool. The NASBA had been a detractor of the FRF for SMEs because the NASBA believed the framework went against the efforts made by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Private Company Council to modify US GAAP for private companies.

However, in a joint statement released by the AICPA and the NASBA on July 15, both organizations said they are "committed to engaging in an effort to ensure that the FRF for SMEs, as a nonauthoritative framework, is not confused with GAAP and that entities that utilize GAAP or a non-GAAP solution do so in a suitable and transparent manner."

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