Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/25/2013

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ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING UPDATES GASB STATEMENT NO. 61— THE FINANCIAL REPORTING ENTITY: OMNIBUS This statement amends the current guidance in GASB Statement No. 14, The Financial Reporting Entity, for identifying and presenting component units. Potential component units that meet the fiscal dependency criterion for inclusion in the financial reporting entity under existing guidance will only be included if there is also "financial interdependency" (an ongoing relationship of potential financial benefit or burden) with the primary government. This statement also clarifies the types of relationships that are considered to meet the "misleading to exclude" criterion for inclusion as a component unit; changes the criteria for blending component units; gives direction for the determination and disclosure of major component units; and adds a requirement to report an explicit, measurable equity interest in a discretely presented component unit in a statement of position prepared using the economic resources measurement focus. The requirements of this statement must be implemented for periods beginning after June 15, 2012, with earlier implementation encouraged. GASB STATEMENT NO. 65 — ITEMS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES This statement establishes accounting and financial reporting standards that reclassify, as deferred outflows of resources or deferred inflows of resources, certain items previously reported as assets and liabilities; and recognizes, as outflows or inflows of resources, certain items previously reported as assets and liabilities. This statement also provides financial reporting guidance related to the impact of the financial statement elements deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources, such as changes in the determination of the major fund calculations and limiting the use of the term deferred in financial statement presentations. The provisions of this statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 2012. Earlier application is encouraged. GASB STATEMENT NO. 67 — FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR PENSION PLANS - AN AMENDMENT OF GASB STATEMENT NOS. 25 AND 50 The primary objective of this statement is to improve financial reporting by state and local government pension plans. GASB Statement No. 67 replaces the requirements of GASB Statement Nos. 25 and 50 for pension plans that are administered through trusts or equivalent arrangements that meet the following criteria: contributions from employers and nonemployer contributing entities to the pension plan and earnings on those contributions are irrevocable; pension plan assets are dedicated to providing pensions to plan members in accordance with the benefit terms; and pension plan assets are legally protected from the creditors of employers, nonemployer contributing entities, and the pension plan administrator. If the plan is a defined benefit pension plan, plan assets also are legally protected from creditors of the plan members. The requirements of GASB Statement Nos. 25 and 50 remain applicable to pension plans that are not administered through trusts covered by the scope of this statement and to defined contribution plans that provide post - employment benefits other than pensions. The statement makes a number of changes in the financial statement presentation, measurement, and required disclosures relating to the reporting of these types of pension plans. This statement is effective for fmancial statements for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2013. Earlier application is encouraged. GASB STATEMENT NO. 68 — ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR PENSIONS - AN AMENDMENT OF GASB STATEMENT NOS. 27 AND 50 The primary objective of this statement is to improve accounting and financial reporting by state and local governments for pensions. This statement replaces the requirements of GASB Statement Nos. 27 and 50, as they relate to pensions that are provided through pension plans administered as trusts or equivalent arrangements that meet certain criteria (as described earlier for GASB Statement No. 67). The requirements of GASB Statement Nos. 27 and 50 remain applicable for pensions that are not covered by the scope of this statement. -18-