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Revised 01/04/08—See below
Action Alert No. 08-01
January 3, 2008
NOTICE OF MEETINGS
OPEN BOARD MEETING
(Board meetings are available by audio webcast and telephone.)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m.
- Financial guarantee insurance (estimated 60-minute discussion). The Board will continue redeliberations of the FASB Exposure Draft, Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts. The Board will discuss the recognition and measurement of the premium receivable (asset) and unearned premium revenue (liability) for installment premium contracts.
- [Revised 01/04/08—This topic will be discussed at a later date.] Accounting for trading inventory (estimated 30-minute discussion). The Board will discuss issues related to accounting for trading inventory and decide whether to issue a proposed FSP that would amend Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Restatement and Revision of Accounting Research Bulletins, to require fair value accounting for trading inventory.
- Not-for-profit endowments and UPMIFA (estimated 30-minute discussion). The Board will consider possible additional required disclosures aimed at providing sufficient transparency in reporting donor-restricted endowment funds in the new Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act of 2006 (UPMIFA) environment.
- Open discussion. If necessary, the Board will allow time to discuss minor issues with staff members on technical projects or administrative matters. Those discussions are held following regular Board meetings as topics come up.
OPEN EDUCATION SESSION
Wednesday, January 9, 2008, following the Board meeting
The Board will hold an educational, non-decision-making session to discuss topics that are anticipated to be discussed at a future Board meeting. Those topics will be posted to the FASB calendar four days prior to the education session.
BOARD ACTIONS
No Board meetings were held during the week of December 24, 2007.
FUTURE OPEN MEETINGS
The following is a list of open meetings tentatively scheduled through February. Because schedules may change, please check the FASB calendar before finalizing your plans. Revisions to this list since the last issue of Action Alert are highlighted in bold.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 16, 2008—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, January 23, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 23, 2008—FASB Education Session
Friday, January 25, 2008—Liaison Meeting with National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Wednesday, January 30, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 30, 2008—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 6, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 6, 2008—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 13, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 13, 2008—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 20, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 20, 2008—FASB Education Session
Wednesday, February 27, 2008—FASB Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 27, 2008—FASB Education Session
†FASB Meetings Available by Audio Webcast and Telephone
To monitor available live meetings free of charge by audio webcast, access the link http://www.trz.cc/fasb/live.html. To monitor by telephone, call 1-800-846-4717. You will be charged $.45 per minute, and VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Card is required. To listen to a recording of the most recent Board meeting via webcast free of charge, access the link http://www.trz.cc/fasb/archive.html. To listen to a recording by telephone, for a charge of $.45 per minute, call 1-800-462-0393. Questions can be directed to 1-800-846-4630.
Handouts distributed to the audience at Board meetings are posted to our website one-half hour before the start of the meeting. A synopsis of each issue to be discussed at EITF meetings also is posted to this website.
Education sessions are not available by audio webcast or telephone, and no handouts are distributed to the audience.
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