Presentation (Topic 205 and related)

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Presentation (Topic 205 and related) is the section of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification that provides guidance on how financial statement information should be classified, displayed, and organized.

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instanceOf FASB Accounting Standards Codification topic
U.S. GAAP authoritative guidance
addresses overall presentation of financial statements
presentation of discontinued operations
presentation under liquidation basis of accounting
appliesTo general purpose financial statements
appliesUnder U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
linked to: US GAAP
citationForm ASC 205
codifiedFrom AICPA guidance incorporated into the Codification
EITF consensuses
FASB Interpretations
FASB Staff Positions
previous FASB Statements
containsSubtopic ASC 205-10 Overall
ASC 205-20 Discontinued Operations
ASC 205-30 Liquidation Basis of Accounting
governs classification of financial statement information
display of financial statement information
organization of financial statement information
hasFullName Presentation of Financial Statements
issuedBy Financial Accounting Standards Board
jurisdiction United States
language English
objective to enhance understandability of financial statements
to ensure comparability in financial statement presentation
partOf FASB Accounting Standards Codification
providesGuidanceOn classification of assets and liabilities
presentation of comprehensive income components
presentation of noncontrolling interests
presentation of reclassifications and restatements
presentation when an entity is in liquidation
relatedTo ASC Topic 210 Balance Sheet
ASC Topic 220 Comprehensive Income
ASC Topic 225 Income Statement
ASC Topic 230 Statement of Cash Flows
ASC Topic 250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
requires appropriate subtotals in the statement of cash flows
appropriate subtotals in the statement of changes in equity
appropriate subtotals in the statement of financial position
appropriate subtotals in the statement of income
distinction between continuing and discontinued operations
separate presentation of discontinued operations
scopeIncludes classification of operations as discontinued
criteria for applying liquidation basis of accounting
entities preparing complete sets of financial statements
usedBy employee benefit plans
not-for-profit entities
private companies
public business entities

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