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FASB Wants Less Red Tape in Equity Method Accounting
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Subscribe29 OCT 2026 / FASB REPORTING
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has proposed a change to the equity method of accounting by suggesting that significant influence, rather than the legal form of an investee, should be the sole criterion for its application, amid criticisms of inconsistent scoping and high application costs. This proposal matters as it aims to streamline accounting practices across diverse investment structures, though it introduces more judgment in assessing influence, potentially affecting various stakeholders such as controllers, auditors, and companies in private equity and real estate sectors.
Accounting rules sometimes survive for decades because they work. Others survive because everyone has learned where the weird parts are. The equity method sits somewhere in between. For years, accountants evaluating an investment could reach different sta...
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