Financial accounting is the process of identifying, measuring , analyzing , and communicating financial information needed by management to plan, evaluate , and control an organiza-tion's operations
Financial reports in the early 21st century did not provide any information about a company’s soft assets
While objectives for financial reporting exist on an informal basis , no formal objectives have been adopted
Users of the financial information provided by a company use that information to make capital allocation decisions
FASB Technical Bulletins are more authoritative than FASB Standards and Interpretations
What is a major objective of financial reporting
Provide information that is useful to management in making decisions
Provide information that clearly portra