The purpose of the FASAB is to develop and issue federal accounting standards. Which of the following is not accurate?
A. The Board is considered "advisory" in that the standards must be approved by the three founding organizations (Treasury, OMB, and GAO).
B. FASAB has developed a conceptual framework to guide the Board in the development of new standards. The Concept Statements are authoritative and must be followed when reporting the financial results for federal government entities.
C. The standards (called Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards) are recognized as the highest level of authoritative standard in the AICPA's Code of Professional.
D. The Concept Statements developed by the FASAB are not authoritative, but they identify user needs, the objectives of the financial reports, and definitions of the reporting entity and the elements of the financial statements.
Answer: B
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