Australian Government Pushes for Bitcoin Accounting Standards
The Australian government’s financial reporting standards agency is pushing for international action in the area of digital currencies. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), a government agency tasked with overseeing the country’s reporting standards, has published a new position paper ahead of a December meeting of members from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). In sum, the paper argues that a more defined standard is needed both for digital currencies as well as other kinds of intangible assets. The question of accounting standards has come up in the past,....
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The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has called for new standards for digital currencies like bitcoin after determining a lack of clarity and guidance on digital currencies in the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The AASB, a government agency that develops and maintains financial reporting standards relevant to private and public sectors of the Australian economy, published a new paper in the weeks leading up to a December meeting, titled “Digital Currency – A case for standard setting activity” [PDF]. In....
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), a financial accounting standards body in the US, is reportedly considering whether to undertake a new initiative on digital currencies. According to Reuters, the FASB – which sets accounting standards for publicly traded US firms – hasn't yet decided if it will develop new guidelines for companies dealing with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, the non-profit is apparently assessing whether it should begin that process following a request from the Washington, DC-based Chamber of Digital Commerce – a trade organization for companies....
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board received hundreds of letters inspired by MicroStrategy that urge U.S. accounting standards be reconsidered to accommodate companies that hold Bitcoin.