On May 2, 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued for comment proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for the proposed Accounting Standards Update:
- Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50) and Liabilities—Extinguishments of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20): Accounting for Debt Exchanges (Release Notes)
The proposed Update was issued to clarify that certain debt exchange transactions should be accounted for as a debt extinguishment by the debtor.
The comment period on the proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for the proposed Updates on debt exchanges ends on May 30, 2025.
Interested parties may provide comments on both proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements by sending their comments to xbrled@fasb.org. Please include the File Reference Number indicated on the cover of the Release Notes.
Read the announcement: FASB Staff Issues for Comment Proposed GAAP Taxonomy Improvements for Proposed Update on Accounting for Debt Exchanges (April 30 2025)
