🏢Private Company Council Meeting Recap - December 2024
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The Private Company Council (PCC) met in December 2024 to discuss key topics including credit losses, debt modifications, lease accounting, and government grants. They also explored future agenda priorities and provided feedback on several research projects.
📈 Action Items: Comment period for credit losses ends January 17, 2025
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💡 Future Focus: Potential new projects on intangibles and financial KPIs
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🔄 Next Meeting: Scheduled for March 6, 2025
📝 The Agenda Priorities
The PCC dove deep into their four core agenda priorities: credit losses, debt modifications, contract assets and liabilities for construction contractors, and lease accounting simplifications. They discussed the proposed amendments for credit losses, noting informal support and setting the comment period deadline for January 17, 2025. The PCC also evaluated feedback on contract assets and liabilities, and debt modifications, providing insights on next steps.
📜 Government Grants and Intangibles
Government grants took center stage as the PCC generally backed the proposed amendments, with clarifications on scope and accounting approaches. The discussion on intangibles revealed a split between the need for decision-useful information and concerns about cost and complexity. The PCC urged further outreach to private company financial statement users to better understand their needs.
📊 Financial KPIs and Town Halls
The PCC tackled the diversity in financial KPIs, debating the usefulness of defining them for private companies. While some members saw value in increased comparability, others felt it was more relevant to public companies. The PCC also reviewed feedback from recent liaison meetings, planning future engagements to gather more industry-specific insights.
📅 Looking Ahead
The PCC wrapped up with other business, including updates on the FASB’s current agenda and the importance of stakeholder input. They announced the next meeting for March 6, 2025, and highlighted upcoming liaison meetings and conferences.
