Financial Standards accounting practices, fair value calculations, financial reporting

The Financial Standards® Institute was organized as a non-profit organization to help further understanding of best practices in public company financial reporting, including the study of many of the practical applications of generally accepted accounting principles. The Institute is funded through the generous contributions of individuals, corporations, and foundations that support the Institute's goals of improving transparency, comparability and integrity in financial reporting.

Through the Financial Standards® Institute,

research about accounting standards and financial reporting applications is collected and made available to the public;
educational programs on accounting and financial reporting are presented;
working with industry groups, industry and sector specific methods of reporting are researched and standards are established for the benefit of the investor public, auditors and the corporate reporting community.

The Financial Standards® Institute is a non-profit, tax exempt educational foundation under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code.