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Statement No. 32
Accounting and Financial Reporting for Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
a rescission of GASB Statement No. 2 and an amendment of GASB Statement No. 31


STATUS

Issue Date: October 1997

Effective Date: For periods beginning after December 31, 1998 or when plan assets are held in trust under the requirements of IRC Section 457, subsection (g), if sooner.

Affects:
Supersedes GASBS 2
Amends GASBS 31, paragraphs 2 and 4

Affected by: No other pronouncements

Primary Codification Section Reference: D25

Abbreviations for Accounting Pronouncements
GASBS - GASB Statements
GASBI - GASB Interpretations
GASBTB - GASB Technical Bulletins
GASBCS - GASB Concepts
BFC - Basis for Conclusions
NCGAS - NCGA Statements
NCGAI - NCGA Interpretations
SOP - AICPA Statements of Position
ASLGU - AICPA Audit Guide




SUMMARY

This Statement rescinds GASB Statement No. 2, Financial Reporting of Deferred Compensation Plans Adopted under the Provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 457, and establishes accounting and financial reporting standards for Internal Revenue Code Section 457 deferred compensation plans of state and local governmental employers. In addition, this Statement amends the investment guidance for Section 457 plans in GASB Statement No. 31, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment Pools.

The provisions of this Statement are effective for financial statements for periods beginning after December 31, 1998 or when plan assets are held in trust under the requirements of IRC Section 457, subsection (g), if sooner.



Unless otherwise specified, pronouncements of the GASB apply to financial reports of all state and local governmental entities, including general purpose governments, public benefit corporations and authorities, public employee retirement systems, utilities, hospitals and other healthcare providers, and colleges and universities. Paragraphs 2 and 3 discuss the applicability of this Statement.


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