GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Checklists

GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Checklists: Annual and Interim (2016) includes financial statement disclosures checklists (annual and interim) that provide a centralized resource of the required and recommended GAAP disclosures and key presentation items currently in effect, using the style referencing under the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.

These checklists are intended to be used as a guide for determining whether the financial statements (or interim financial statements) of for-profit type entities include the disclosures and key presentation requirements under U.S. GAAP. ASC paragraph 270-10-05-01 indicates that interim financial information “may be issued on a monthly or quarterly basis or at other intervals and may take the form of either complete financial statements or summarized financial data.”

The checklists are organized by accounting topic (detailed in each Table of Contents), consistent with the Codification’s broad structure, and provide authoritative references. The checklists provide columns that allow checklist users to document (1) whether the disclosure requirements are applicable; (2) whether the disclosure requirements have been included in the financial statements; and (3) preparer and reviewer comments for additional documentation. Once completed, the checklist can be placed in annual or quarterly work papers to provide support for review and compliance procedures.

The disclosure and key presentation requirements in these checklists include the relevant citation from the Codification as of June 30, 2014, using the FASB classification system and are preceded by the acronym “ASC.” These disclosure and key presentation requirements are primarily included in Sections 50 and 45 of the Codification.

Some of the questions included in the checklists do not refer to any specific authoritative literature. Nevertheless, the disclosure or presentation items they address are considered informative for users of the financial statements and usually are disclosed or presented. These disclosures or presentation items are generally accepted by accountants and auditors and, accordingly, are referenced as “Generally accepted practice” in this checklist.

These checklists (annual and interim) do not address the specialized disclosure requirements of specialized industries, not-for-profit organizations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).