In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, host Matt Broder speaks with Joel Black, GASB Chair, and Paulina Haro, GASB Senior Technical Manager, about the GASB’s Voluntary Digital Financial Reporting Taxonomy project. They discuss the objectives of the project, how it supports the digital production and consumption of annual comprehensive financial reports (ACFRs), and the relationship between the project and broader digital reporting initiatives.

In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, host Matt Broder speaks with Emily Paul, GASB Senior Project Manager, about the GASB’s Discussion Memorandum on GAAP structure. They discuss the objectives of the pre-agenda research project, considerations related to a potential single-authority structure, and how stakeholders can provide feedback on the Discussion Memorandum by August 31, 2026.

In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, host Matt Broder speaks with Joe Wicklund, GASB Project Manager, about the GASB’s Exposure Draft on Infrastructure Assets. They discuss the project’s background, key aspects of the proposal, and how it has evolved from an earlier proposal. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback by June 26, 2026.

In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, host Matt Broder, FAF Vice President of Communications, speaks with Lisa Parker, GASB Senior Project Manager, about the GASB’s proposed Implementation Guide on Subsidies under Statement 103, Financial Reporting Model Improvements, including key topics and recent updates to guidance. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback, with comments due by April 27, 2026.

In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, host Matt Broder, FAF Vice President of Communications, speaks with Joel Black, GASB Chair, and Tammy Waymire, GASB Senior Research Manager, about the Board’s new training video series designed to help elected officials and other stakeholders better understand key sections of government financial reports and how the information can be used in decision-making. The video series discussed in this episode is available at www.gasb.org/train.

As 2025 enters its final stretch, what’s next for the GASB? In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, host Matt Broder, FAF Vice President of Communications, speaks with GASB Chair Joel Black about the Board’s recent milestones and the key projects stakeholders can expect to see on the horizon.

The GASB has released its 2025 Implementation Guide Update—and this episode breaks it all down. Matt Broder, FAF Vice President of Communications, sits down with Emily Paul, Senior Project Manager, GASB Research and Technical Activities, to discuss what’s new, why it matters, and how stakeholders can use the guide in practice.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at GASB? In this episode of Bridging the GAAP, we go behind the scenes with Lisa Parker and Kara Deiana from GASB’s Research and Technical Activities team. They share what a typical day looks like, the kinds of projects they work on, and why they chose to grow their careers at GASB.