Get authoritative accounting and auditing guidance. Educate staff on the property and liability insurance industry, its products and regulatory issues, and the related transaction cycles an insurance entity is involved with. This guide contains updates on current GAAP and statutory accounting and audit guidance, as well as relevant guidance contained in standards issued through September 1, 2018 which have a major impact on insurance entities, including: FASB ASU No. 2016-01 and AICPA Q&A Section 7100.15: Insurance Companies and the Definition of Public Business Entity Revenue Recognition Implementation Issue: Considerations for Applying the Scope Exception in FASB ASC 606-10-15-2 and 606-10-15-4 to Contracts Within the Scope of FASB ASC 944

Considered the industry standard resource, this guide provides practical guidance, essential information and hands-on advice on the many aspects of accounting and authoritative auditing for employee benefit plans. This new 2016 edition is packed with information on new requirements -- including the simplification of disclosure requirements for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent), the simplification of disclosures for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, plan investment disclosures, and measurement date practical expedient, and a new employee stock ownership plans chapter that includes both accounting and auditing.

Stay up−to−date on current GAAP and statutory accounting and audit guidance for property and liability insurance entities. This guide provides a good grounding on the industry, its products and regulatory issues, and the related transaction cycles that a property and liability insurance entity is involved with. Relevant guidance contained in standards issued through September 1, 2019, is covered, including the following: FASB ASU No. 2017−12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities SSAP No. 26R, Bonds SSAP No. 43R, Loan-backed and Structured Securities SSAP No. 97, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities Revised for SSAP No. 101, Income Taxes, and NAIC INT 18−03, Additional Elements Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Key topics covered: Understand current GAAP and statutory accounting for property and liability insurance entities. Get authoritative accounting and auditing guidance applicable to property and liability Understand current GAAP and statutory accounting for property and liability insurance entities. Get authoritative accounting and auditing guidance applicable to property and liability insurance entities. Properly develop an audit plan for auditing loss reserves. Easily educate your staff on property and liability insurance.

Pursuant to PCAOB Release No. 2017-001, The Auditor's Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When the Auditor Expresses an Unqualified Opinion and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards, dated June 1, 2017, the PCAOB adopted a new auditor reporting standard and related amendments that will require the auditor to provide new information about the audit and make the auditor's report more informative and relevant to investors and other financial statement users. The standard and related amendments were subsequently approved by the SEC on October 23, 2017, and are effective as of audits of fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2017 (except for the “Critical Audit Matters” section of the standard and related amendments, which have a phased effective date). This 2018 edition of the AICPA’s PCAOB Standards and Related Rules includes the newly approved standard The Auditor's Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When the Auditor Expresses an Unqualified Opinion (AS 3101). In addition, this title also features updated staff guidance, included a new question and answers section, updated guidance for firms filing the new Form AP, and a new Staff Audit Practice Alert to assist auditors in applying PCAOB standards when auditing companies' implementation of the new FASB revenue accounting standard.