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, annually

• 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

Meetings

2023 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting

REGISTER TODAY!

Please join us for the 2023 FARS Midyear Meeting to be held from January 19 to 21, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting will be primarily in person, with a small virtual component. Our meeting will have a doctoral consortium, plenary sessions, awards presentations, concurrent research sessions, and roundtable research sessions.

We look forward to seeing you in Arizona!

MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO REGISTER HERE

In the News

THERE ARE SEVERAL EXCITING NEW THINGS TO SHARE!

First, FARS is now on LinkedIn. Thank you to the FARS Integrating Research and Practice committee for getting the LinkedIn page up and running; this committee manages the LinkedIn posts, including any suggested posts you might have. Please join the conversation on our LinkedIn page. As it says on the page under “About - Overview”: The FARS LinkedIn page regularly posts short, non-technical summaries, or recent media coverage, of current research by the vast FARS community.

We encourage submissions through email to FARS.socialmedia@gmail.com. Summaries should be no more than 200 words and contain a link to the full text of the research article or the media coverage if available.

Second, FARS is now accepting selected, paid ads for non-FARS, non-AAA conferences that would be of interest to our members. Email FARS President Stephen Stubben (stephen.stubben@eccles.utah.edu) for information.

Third, FARS is open to the idea of sponsored, named FARS awards - either existing FARS awards or new ones. (Existing FARS awards are listed HERE.) If you'd like to sponsor an award named after a colleague or even yourself, email Stephen Stubben (stephen.stubben@eccles.utah.edu) for information.

Join The FARS Section

Become a member of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section to meet others with similar interests. Section Membership is only $50 Full Member and $6 Student Member 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.

President's Letter

Steve Stubben
2022-2023 FARS Section President

Dear FARS Members and Visitors,

The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section was created in 1993 with 49 members as a provisional section of the AAA. The section has since grown to nearly 1,500 members from around the world!

The original mission still stands today, which is “to give greater attention to financial accounting and reporting, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education, research, and professional practice by: (1) disseminating and evaluating teaching methods and materials; (2) encouraging, facilitating, and publicizing research interests and projects; and (3) creating opportunities for interchange and cooperation between academics and practitioners.”

It's truly amazing to reflect on all that’s been done over the past 29 years to fulfill this mission, and the extensive efforts by so many volunteers and AAA staff over the years.

Call for Participants

FARS and Journal of Financial Reporting: 2nd Annual Research Mini-Conference

March 3, 2022, 1-4pm EST - Virtual

Midyear Meeting

PowerPoint Slides from FASB Update at 2021 FARS Midyear Meeting

FARS 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).