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Who We Are

The objective of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association

is to give greater attention to financial accounting and reporting, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education, research, and professional practice by:

• Disseminating and evaluating teaching methods and materials

• Encouraging, facilitating, and publicizing research interests and projects

• Creating opportunities for interchange and cooperation between academics and practitioners

Deadline/Calls

Call for Award Nominations - Deadline: March 1st

Best Dissertation Award
Best Paper Award
Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award
Lifetime Service Award
Lifetime Achievement Award

See past recipients and guidelines at https://aaahq.org/FARS/Awards

Call for Submissions for The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR)

The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is soliciting submissions for pre-registered re-examinations (p-rex). Re-examinations of the following types are requested:

Verifications
Reproductions
Reanalyzes
Extensions

JFR is open to all types of re-examinations, including those that blend elements of two or more types.
See the JFR webpage (http://aaahq.org/FARS/Journal) for additional information.

Meetings

Friday January 23

Register Today!

The 2020 Midyear Meeting of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) will be held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, January 23-25, 2020.

We look forward to another top-notch research program.

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In the News

2019 FARS Midyear Meeting

The 2019 Midyear meeting was held January 11-12, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Nearly 600 members were in attendance. Special thanks to Lisa Koonce, past president of FARS, who planned the meeting; Mary Ellen Carter and Marlene Plumlee, the Midyear meeting coordinators; and Rick Mergenthaler, who coordinated the research sessions.

Katherine Schipper from Duke University - Lifetime Service Award 2019
Russell Lundholm from the University of British Columbia - Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award 2019

Comment Letter from the Financial Reporting Policy Committee - Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity

2019 Annual Meeting

The 2019 annual meeting was held August 10-14, 2019 in San Francisco. Special thanks to Nicole Jenkins for her service as FARS President including overseeing the FARS components of the annual meeting. Special thanks also to Rebecca Files and Marcus Kirk for coordinating the FARS research sessions. Congratulations to Dan Collins from the University of Iowa, who was awarded the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award during our FARS luncheon!

Join The FARS Section

Become a member of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section to meet others with similar interests. Section membership is just $20 per year.

Please contact any FARS officer or member for additional information about membership.

Section memberships are available for:

Student membership of the AAA is also possible - see further details here.

Association News

Nominate Now for the 2020 AAA Awards

President's Letter

Dear FARS Members and Visitors,

The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section represents a diverse set of academics who employ numerous research and teaching approaches to further our understanding of how financial reporting shapes the way our world works. We operate to achieve objectives related to research, education and professional practice of financial reporting and analysis.

A Steering Board is responsible for the stewardship of the section. However, we rely crucially on volunteers, who serve in various roles in support of our mission. Our most recent annual and midyear meetings reflected the combined efforts of hundreds of members, who reviewed academic papers submissions, organized sessions, moderated, presented and served in numerous other roles. I am amazed at the level of commitment our members have to our profession.

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Journal

The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is the academic journal of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association. JFR’s target audience is financial reporting researchers. JFR will publish two regular issues each year. JFR will also occasionally publish themed issues dedicated to studies that launch a new question or move the literature forward in an existing area.

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Research

Research Objectives:

A. to encourage, facilitate, and publicize research in financial accounting and reporting.
B. to communicate interests, intentions, and actual work-in-process in the area.
C. to identify areas in need of research.
D. to provide opportunities for public exposure of research results through AAA meetings (annual, regional, and special meetings devoted solely to financial accounting and reporting) and publications (including working papers and a separate journal for financial accounting and reporting, if warranted).

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