List of APB Opinions
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Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinions, available full-text at the links below to the University of Mississippi's library digital collection with the permission of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, were published by the Accounting Principles Board from 1962 to 1973. The board was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Founded in 1887, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants in the United States, with more than 370,000 CPA members in 128 countries in business and industry, public practice, government, education, student...

 (AICPA) in 1959 and was replaced by Financial Accounting Standards Board
Financial Accounting Standards Board
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is a private, not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to develop generally accepted accounting principles within the United States in the public's interest...

 (FASB) in 1973. Its mission was to develop an overall conceptual framework of US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). APB was the main organization setting the US GAAP and its opinions are still an important part of it. All of the Opinions have been superseded in 2009 by FASB's Accounting Standards Codification.

































































































No.TitleIssue DateChanges (note: para. stands for paragraph)
1. New Depreciation Guidelines and Rules full-text Nov. 1962
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(b), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(b)

2. Accounting for the "Investment Credit" full-text Dec. 1962
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced

3. The Statement of Source and Application of Funds full-text Oct. 1963
  • Superseded by APB Opinion 19, para. 3

4.Accounting for the "Investment Credit" full-text Mar. 1964
  • None

5. Reporting of Leases in Financial Statements of Lessee full-text Sept. 1964
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 13, para. 2

6.Status of Accounting Research Bulletins full-text Oct. 1965
  • Amended
  • Many parts deleted

7. Accounting for Leases in Financial Statements of Lessors full-text May 1966
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 13, para. 2

8. Accounting for the Cost of Pension Plans full-text Nov. 1966
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 87, para. 9

9. Reporting the Results of Operations full-text Dec. 1966
  • Amended
  • Many parts deleted

10. Omnibus Opinion-1966 full-text Dec. 1966
  • Amended
  • Many parts deleted

11.Accounting for Income Taxes full-text Dec. 1967
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(c), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(c)

12. Omnibus Opinion—1967 full-text Dec. 1967
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced

13. Amending Para. 6 of APB Opinion Opinion No. 9, Application to Commercial Banks full-text Mar. 1969
  • None

14. Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants full-text Mar. 1969
  • None

15. Earnings per Share full-text May. 1969
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 128, para. 160(a)

16. Business Combinations full-text Aug. 1970
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 141, para. E1(a)

17.Intangible Assets full-text Aug. 1970
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 142, para. D1(a)

18.The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock full-text Mar. 1971
  • Heavily amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced

19. Reporting Changes in Financial Position full-text Mar. 1971
  • Amended
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 95, para. 150

20. Accounting Changes full-text July. 1971
  • Heavily amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 154, para. C1(a)

21. Interest on Receivables and Payables full-text Aug. 1971
  • Amended

22.Disclosure of Accounting Policies full-text Apr. 1972
  • Amended

23.Accounting for Income Taxes-Special Areas full-text Apr. 1972
  • Heavily amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced

24.Accounting for Income Taxes—Investments in Common Stock Accounted for by the Equity Method (Other than Subsidiaries and Corporate Joint Ventures) full-text Apr. 1972
  • Parts deleted
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(d), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(d)

25. Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees full-text Oct. 1972
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 123r, para. D7

26. Early Extinguishment
Extinguishment
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 of Debt full-text
Oct. 1972
  • Amended
  • Parts replaced

27. Accounting for Lease Transactions by Manufacturer or Dealer Lessors full-text Nov. 1972
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 13, para. 2

28. Interim Financial Reporting full-text May. 1973
  • Heavily amended
  • Parts replaced

29. Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions full-text May. 1973
  • Amended
  • Parts deleted, added, or replaced

30.Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions full-text June. 1973
  • Heavily amended
  • Parts deleted or replaced

31. Disclosure of Lease Commitments by Lessees full-text June. 1973
  • Superseded by FASB Statement 13, para. 2


External links

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    Founded in 1887, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants in the United States, with more than 370,000 CPA members in 128 countries in business and industry, public practice, government, education, student...

  • Financial Accounting Standards Board
    Financial Accounting Standards Board
    The Financial Accounting Standards Board is a private, not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to develop generally accepted accounting principles within the United States in the public's interest...

  • US GAAP
  • AICPA Statements of Position
    AICPA Statements of Position
    AICPA Statements of Position , available full-text at the links below from the University of Mississippi's Library Digital Collections with the permission of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants , were issued by the AICPA's Accounting Standards Division from 1974 to 2009...

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