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Statement No. 4
Applicability of FASB Statement No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions," to State and Local Governmental Employers



STATUS

Issue Date: September 1986

Effective Date: On issuance in September 1986

Affects: Supersedes NCGAS 1, paragraph 42 fn8

Affected by: Paragraph 10 amended by GASBS 29, ¶6
Paragraph 11 amended by GASBS 5, ¶30-¶47
Will be superseded by GASBS 27

Primary Codification Section Reference: P20

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 provides that state and local governmental employers should not change their accounting and financial reporting of pension activities as a result of FASB Statement No. 87, Employers' Accounting for Pensions. The GASB is making progress on that subject and expects to issue one or more pronouncements on it in the near future.

The provisions of this Statement are effective on issuance.



Unless otherwise specified, pronouncements of the GASB apply to financial reports of all state and local governmental entities, including public benefit corporations and authorities, public employee retirement systems, and governmental utilities, hospitals, colleges, and universities.


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