Financial Accounting Standards Board - FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board - FASB

In the United States, a non-governmental body the SEC has charged with establishing and maintaining generally accepted standards for professional accountants. Founded in 1973, the FASB has published a variety of rules and clarifications on how accounting ought to be done in the United States. It is important to note that the FASB does not govern accounting ethics; rather, its purpose to govern the fundamentals of how accounting is conducted. For example, it has published guidelines on how to report a company's cash flows. The Financial Accounting Foundation oversees the FASB.