FASB ASC 305 – Cash and Cash Equivalents
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released the 300 section of the Accounting Standards Codification for the purpose of discussing the braod topic of Assets. Accounting Standards Codification 305 (ASC 305) was released to address the more specific topic of cash and what equivalents can be considered cash on a company’s balance sheet. The FASB has defined this to increase awareness of the liquidity of a company as when recessions loom or business is slow, the ability for a company to be liquid is very important. The items that make up the “cash” line item of a balance sheet thus must fit into a certain definition.
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