It is also expected to receive a bill of about $500,000 for the standards board.

The Administration has opposed providing money for the standards board.

But under heavy pressure from Congress, the standards board backed down.

In addition, a recently formed international accounting standards board will consider the issue this year.

Some Texas lawmakers even questioned the legitimacy of the standards board.

That is because the standards board would like most mergers to be treated as purchases.

The deadline for comments to the standards board was Feb. 15.

The standards board said it planned to issue a formal draft proposal for comment in June.

The standards board determines accounting rules in the United States.

She said the law prohibits such changes unless they are recommended by the standards board and have been subjected to public comment.