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(US GAAP). 48 interpretations have been published as of September 2006. {, class="wikitable" , - ! No. ! Title ! width="9%" , Issue Date ! width="25%" , Changes
{{nobold, (note: para. stands for paragraph) , - align="left" valign="top" , 1. , Accounting Changes Related to the Cost of Inventory—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 20 , June 1974 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 2. , Imputing Interest on Debt Arrangements Made under the Federal Bankruptcy Act—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 21 , June 1974 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 15, para. 10 , - align="left" valign="top" , 3. , Accounting for the Cost of Pension Plans Subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 8 , Dec. 1974 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 87, para. 9 , - align="left" valign="top" , 4. , Applicability of FASB Statement No. 2 to Business Combinations Accounted for by the Purchase Method—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 2 , Feb. 1975 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 5. , Applicability of FASB Statement No. 2 to Development Stage Enterprises—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 2 , Feb. 1975 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 7, para. 6 , - align="left" valign="top" , 6. , Applicability of FASB Statement No. 2 to Computer Software—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 2 , Feb. 1975 , , * Amended * Parts deleted , - align="left" valign="top" , 7. , Applying FASB Statement No. 7 in Financial Statements of Established Operating Enterprises—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 7 , Oct. 1975 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 8. , Classification of a Short-Term Obligation Repaid Prior to Being Replaced by a Long-Term Security—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 6 , Jan. 1976 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 9. , Applying APB Opinions No. 16 and 17 When a Savings and Loan Association or a Similar Institution is Acquired in a Business Combination Accounted for by the Purchase Method—an interpretation of APB Opinions No. 16 and 17 , Feb. 1976 , , * Amended * Partially superseded , - align="left" valign="top" , 10. , Application of FASB Statement No. 12 to Personal Financial Statements—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 12 , Sept. 1976 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 83, para. 7 , - align="left" valign="top" , 11. , Changes in Market Value after the Balance Sheet Date—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 12 , Sept. 1976 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 115, para. 124 , - align="left" valign="top" , 12. , Accounting for Previously Established Allowance Accounts—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 12 , Sept. 1976 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 115, para. 124 , - align="left" valign="top" , 13. , Consolidation of a Parent and Its Subsidiaries Having Different Balance Sheet Dates—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 12 , Sept. 1976 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 115, para. 124 , - align="left" valign="top" , 14. , Using Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5 , Sept. 1976 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 15. , Translation of Unamortized Policy Acquisition Costs by a Stock Life Insurance Company—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 8 , Sept. 1976 , , * Amended * Superseded by FASB Statement 52, para. 3 , - align="left" valign="top" , 16. , Clarification of Definitions and Accounting for Marketable Equity Securities That Become Nonmarketable—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 12 , Feb. 1977 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 115, para. 124 , - align="left" valign="top" , 17. , Applying the Lower of Cost or Market Rule in Translated Financial Statements—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 8 , Feb. 1977 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 52, para. 3 , - align="left" valign="top" , 18. , Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Periods—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 28 , Mar. 1977 , , * Heavily amended * Parts deleted or replaced , - align="left" valign="top" , 19. , Lessee Guarantee of the Residual Value of Leased Property—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 13 , Oct. 1977 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 20. , Reporting Accounting Changes under AICPA Statements of Position—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 20 , Nov. 1977 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 21. , Accounting for Leases in a Business Combination—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 13 , Apr. 1978 , , * Amended * Parts deleted , - align="left" valign="top" , 22. , Using Applicability of Indefinite Reversal Criteria to Timing Differences—an interpretation of APB Opinions No. 11 and 23 , Apr. 1978 , , * Amended * Parts deleted * Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(k), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(n) , - align="left" valign="top" , 23. , Leases of Certain Property Owned by a Governmental Unit or Authority—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 13 , Aug. 1978 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 24. , Using Leases Involving Only Part of a Building—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 13 , Sept. 1978 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 25. , Accounting for an Unused Investment Tax Credit—an interpretation of APB Opinions No. 2, 4, 11, and 16 , Sept. 1978 , , * Parts deleted * Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(l), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(o) , - align="left" valign="top" , 26. , Accounting for Purchase of a Leased Asset by the Lessee during the Term of the Lease—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 13 , Sept. 1978 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 27. , Accounting for a Loss on a Sublease—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 13 and APB Opinion No. 30 , Nov. 1978 , , * Parts deleted , - align="left" valign="top" , 28. , Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans—an interpretation of APB Opinions No. 15 and 25 , Dec. 1978 , , * Amended * Parts replaced , - align="left" valign="top" , 29. , Reporting Tax Benefits Realized on Disposition of Investments in Certain Subsidiaries and Other Investees—an interpretation of APB Opinions No. 23 and 24 , Feb. 1979 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(m), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(p) , - align="left" valign="top" , 30. , Accounting for Involuntary Conversions of Nonmonetary Assets to Monetary Assets—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 29 , Sept. 1979 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 31. , Treatment of Stock Compensation Plans in EPS Computations—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 15 and a modification of FASB Interpretation No. 28 , Feb. 1980 , , * Amended * Superseded by FASB Statement 128, para. 160(e) , - align="left" valign="top" , 32. , Application of Percentage Limitations in Recognizing Investment Tax Credit—an interpretation of APB Opinions 2, 4, and 11 , Mar. 1980 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 96, para. 203(n), and FASB Statement 109, para. 286(q) , - align="left" valign="top" , 33. , Applying FASB Statement No. 34 to Oil and Gas Producing Operations Accounted for by the Full Cost Method—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 34 , Aug. 1980 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 34. , Disclosure of Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5 , Mar. 1981 , , * Superseded by FASB Interpretation 45, para. 19 , - align="left" valign="top" , 35. , Criteria for Applying the Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 18 , May 1981 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 36. , Accounting for Exploratory Wells in Progress at the End of a Period—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 19 , Oct. 1981 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 37. , Accounting for Translation Adjustments upon Sale of Part of an Investment in a Foreign Entity—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 52 , July 1983 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 38. , Determining the Measurement Date for Stock Option, Purchase, and Award Plans Involving Junior Stock—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 , Aug. 1984 , , * Amended * Parts replaced , - align="left" valign="top" , 39. , Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 10 and FASB Statement No. 105 , Mar. 1992 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 40. , Applicability of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to Mutual Life Insurance and Other Enterprises—an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 12, 60, 97, and 113 , Apr. 1993 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 41. , Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Agreements—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 10 and a modification of FASB Interpretation No. 39 , Dec. 1994 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 42. , Accounting for Transfers of Assets in Which a Not-for-Profit Organization Is Granted Variance Power—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 116 , Sept. 1996 , , * Superseded by FASB Statement 136, para. 7 , - align="left" valign="top" , 43. , Real Estate Sales—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 66 , June 1999 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 44. , Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation—an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 , Mar. 2000 , , * Amended * Parts deleted , - align="left" valign="top" , 45. , Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others—an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34 , Nov. 2002 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 46. , Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—an interpretation of ARB No. 51 , Jan. 2003 , , * Superseded by FASB Interpretation 46(R), para. 4 , - align="left" valign="top" , 46(R) , Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (revised December 2003)—an interpretation of ARB No. 51 , Dec. 2003 , , * Amended , - align="left" valign="top" , 47. , Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143 , Mar. 2005 , , * None , - align="left" valign="top" , 48. , Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 , Jun. 2006 , , * Amended * Parts deleted

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