FASB has issued a new chapter of its Conceptual Framework related to the measurement of items recognized in financial statements. The Conceptual Framework is a body of interrelated objectives and fundamentals that provides the FASB with a useful tool as it sets standards. A Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts is nonauthoritative and does not establish or change GAAP. 

The new chapter becomes Chapter 6 of FASB Concepts Statement No. 8, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, and represents the completion of the FASB’s Conceptual Framework. 

The new chapter is similar to the rest of the framework in that it establishes concepts that the Board would consider in developing standards of financial accounting and reporting. It provides the Board with a framework for developing standards that meet the objective of financial reporting and enhance the understandability of information for existing and potential investors, lenders, donors and other resource providers of a reporting entity. 

The new chapter provides concepts for the Board to consider when choosing a measurement system for an asset or a liability recognized in general purpose financial statements. It describes: 

• Two relevant and representationally faithful measurement systems: the entry price system and the exit price system 

• Considerations when selecting a measurement system