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

Meetings

2023 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Virtual Midyear Meeting

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2023 Midyear Meeting of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) will be held in Phoenix, Arizona at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel, January 19-21, 2023.
We look forward to another top-notch research program.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

DON’T MISS OUT ON OUR PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP AT THE VIRTUAL AAA ANNUAL MEETING!

Be sure to join us virtually and add our Section event to your conference schedule:
WS #15: FASB/IASB UPDATE – VIRTUAL
Sunday, July 31, 2022, from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Pacific
Sponsored by the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section and International Accounting Section
Earn 3.0 CPE credit hours (Accounting)

Presenters:
Christine Botosan, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Mary Tokar, International Accounting Standards Board
Zach Gast, International Accounting Standards Board
Cassie Mongold, Financial Accounting Standards Board

Topics include: Technical Agenda Overview, Agenda Consultation and PIR, Goodwill and Impairment, Supply Chain Finance Disclosures, Performance Reporting, Primary Financial Statements, and Non-GAAP Measures, Emerging Issues, other IASB and FASB projects!

Register HERE today!

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 Stephannie Larocque (larocque.1@nd.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 Stephannie Larocque (larocque.1@nd.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

Dear FARS Members and Visitors,

The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section represents a diverse group of academics who, using a variety of research and teaching approaches, deepen our understanding of how financial reporting shapes the business world. We aim to advance research, education and professional practice of financial reporting and analysis.

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).