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City of Elk River Emerging Issues Executive Summary The following is an executive summary of financial related updates to assist you in staying current on emerging issues in accounting and finance. This summary will give you a preview of the new standards that have been recently issued and what is on the horizon for the near future. The most recent and significant updates include: Accounting Standard Update — GASB Statement No. 96 — Subscription -Based Information Technology Arrangements GASB has issued GASB Statement No. 96 relating to accounting and financial reporting for subscription -based information technology arrangements. The requirements of this Statement will improve financial reporting by establishing a definition for subscription -based information technology arrangements and providing uniform guidance for accounting and financial reporting for transactions that meet that definition. Accounting Standard Update — GASB Statement No. 100 — Accounting Changes and Error Corrections GASB has issued GASB Statement No. 100 relating to accounting and financial reporting for accounting changes and error corrections. The requirements of this Statement will improve the clarity of the accounting and financial reporting requirements for accounting changes and error corrections, which will result in greater consistency in application in practice. In turn, more understandable, reliable, relevant, consistent, and comparable information will be provided to financial statement users for making decisions or assessing accountability. Accounting Standard Update — GASB Statement No. 101— Compensated Absences GASB has issued GASB Statement No. 101 relating to accounting and financial reporting for compensated absences. The unified recognition and measurement model in this Statement will result in a liability for compensated absences that more appropriately reflects when a government incurs an obligation. In addition, the model can be applied consistently to any type of compensated absence and will eliminate potential comparability issues between governments that offer different types of leave. The following are extensive summaries of the current updates. As your continued business partner, we are committed to keeping you informed of new and emerging issues. We are happy to discuss these issues with you further and their applicability to your City. Accounting Standard Update — GASB Statement No. 96 — Subscription -Based Information Technology Arrangements This Statement provides guidance on the accounting and financial reporting for subscription -based information technology arrangements (SBITAs) for government end users (governments). This Statement (1) defines a SBITA; (2) establishes that a SBITA results in a right -to -use subscription asset — an intangible asset — and a corresponding subscription liability; (3) provides the capitalization criteria for outlays other than subscription payments, including implementation costs of a SBITA; and (4) requires note disclosures regarding a SBITA. To the extent relevant, the standards for SBITAs are based on the standards established in Statement No. 87, Leases, as amended.