List of GASB Statements


The Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statements are issued by GASB to set generally accepted accounting principles for state and local governments in the United States of America. These statements are the most authoritative source for governmental GAAP. Other business entities follow statements issued by Financial Accounting Standards Board.
No.TitleIssue dateChanges
1.Authoritative Status of NCGA Pronouncements and AICPA Industry Audit GuideJuly 1984
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
2.Financial Reporting of Deferred Compensation Plans Adopted under the Provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 457Jan. 1986
  • Amended and later superseded by GASBS 32
  • 3.Deposits with Financial Institutions, Investments, and Reverse Repurchase AgreementsApr. 1986
  • Heavily amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 4.Applicability of FASB Statement No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions," to State and Local Governmental EmployersSept. 1986
  • Amended and later superseded by GASBS 27
  • 5.Disclosure of Pension Information by Public Employee Retirement Systems and State and Local Governmental EmployersNov. 1986
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 6.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Special AssessmentsJan. 1987
  • Amended
  • Will be partially superseded
  • 7.Advance Refundings Resulting in Defeasance of DebtMar. 1987
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 8.Applicability of FASB Statement No. 93,"Recognition of Depreciation by Not-for-Profit Organizations," to Certain State and Local Governmental EntitiesJan 1988
  • Superseded by GASBS 35, 5
  • Amended
  • 9.Reporting Cash Flows of Proprietary and Nonexpendable Trust Funds and Governmental Entities That Use Proprietary Fund AccountingSept. 1989
  • Heavily amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 10.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Risk Financing and Related Insurance IssuesNov. 1989
  • Heavily amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 11.Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting—Governmental Fund Operating StatementsMay 1990
  • Partially superseded
  • 12.Disclosure of Information on Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pension Benefits by State and Local Governmental EmployersMay 1990
  • Amended
  • Partially supersede
  • Will be superseded by GASBS 45
  • 13.Accounting for Operating Leases with Scheduled Rent IncreasesMay 1990
  • Amended
  • 14.The Financial Reporting EntityJune 1991
  • Heavily amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 15.Governmental College and University Accounting and Financial Reporting ModelsOct. 1991
  • Superseded by GASBS 35, 5
  • Paragraph 4a amended by GASBS 19, 3
  • 16.Accounting for Compensated AbsencesNov. 1992
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 17.Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting—Governmental Fund Operating Statements: Amendment of the Effective Dates of GASB Statement No. 11 and Related Statements—an amendment of GASB Statements No. 10, 11, and 13June 1993
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 18.Accounting for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Closure and Postclosure Care CostsAug. 93
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 19.Governmental College and University Omnibus Statement—an amendment of GASB Statements No. 10 and 15Sept. 1993 1974
  • Superseded by GASBS 35, 5
  • 20.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Proprietary Funds and Other Governmental Entities That Use Proprietary Fund AccountingSept. 1993
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 21.Accounting for Escheat PropertyOct. 1993
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 22.Accounting for Taxpayer-Assessed Tax Revenues in Governmental FundsDec. 1993
  • Superseded by GASBS 33, 7-16
  • 23.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Refundings of Debt Reported by Proprietary ActivitiesDec. 1993
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 24.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Grants and Other Financial AssistanceJune 1994
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 25.Financial Reporting for Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Note Disclosures for Defined Contribution PlansNov. 1994
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 26.Financial Reporting for Postemployment Healthcare Plans Administered by Defined Benefit Pension PlansNov. 1994
  • Amended
  • Will be superseded by GASBS 43
  • 27.Accounting for Pensions by State and Local Governmental EmployersNov. 1994
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 28.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Securities Lending TransactionsMay 1995
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 29.The Use of Not-for-Profit Accounting and Financial Reporting Principles by Governmental EntitiesAug. 1995
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 30.Risk Financing Omnibus—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 10Feb. 1996
  • Amended
  • 31.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment PoolsMar. 1997
  • Amended
  • 32.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans—a recission of GASB Statement No. 2 and an amendment of GASB Statement No. 31Oct. 1997
  • Amended
  • 33.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange TransactionsDec. 1998
  • Amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 34.Basic Financial Statements—and Management's Discussion and Analysis—for State and Local GovernmentsJune 1999
  • Heavily amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 35.Basic Financial Statements—and Management's Discussion and Analysis—for Public Colleges and Universities—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 34Nov. 1999
  • None
  • 36.Recipient Reporting for Certain Shared Nonexchange Revenues—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 33Apr. 2000
  • None
  • 37.Basic Financial Statements—and Management's Discussion and Analysis—for State and Local Governments: Omnibus—an amendment of GASB Statements No. 21 and No. 34June 2001
  • None
  • 38.Certain Financial Statement Note DisclosuresJune 2001
  • None
  • 39.Determining Whether Certain Organizations Are Component Units—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 14May 2002
  • None
  • 40.Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 3Apr. 2003
  • None
  • 41.Budgetary Comparison Schedules—Perspective Differences—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 34May 2003
  • None
  • 42.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Impairment of Capital Assets and for Insurance RecoveriesNov. 2003
  • None
  • 43.Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension PlansMar. 2004
  • None
  • 44.Economic Condition Reporting: The Statistical Section—an amendment of NCGA Statement 1May 2004
  • None
  • 45.Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than PensionsJune 2004
  • None
  • 46.Net Assets Restricted by Enabling Legislation—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 34Dec.2004
  • None
  • 47.Accounting for Termination BenefitsJune 2005
  • Heavily amended
  • Partially superseded
  • 48.Sales and Pledges of Receivables and Future Revenues and Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets and Future RevenuesSeptember 2006
  • None
  • 49.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation ObligationsNovember 2006
  • None
  • 50.Pension Disclosures—an amendment of GASB Statements No. 25 and No. 27May 2007
  • None
  • 51.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Intangible AssetsJune 2007
  • None
  • 52.Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments by EndowmentsNov. 2007
  • None
  • 53.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative InstrumentsJune 2008
  • None
  • 54.Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type DefinitionsMarch 2009
  • None
  • 55.The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for State and Local GovernmentsMarch 2009
  • None
  • 56.Codification of Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in the AICPA Statements on Auditing StandardsMarch 2009
  • None
  • 57.OPEB Measurements by Agent Employers and Agent Multiple-Employer PlansDecember 2009
  • None
  • 58.Accounting and Financial Reporting for Chapter 9 BankruptciesDecember 2009
  • None