Definition of genre. 1  1 : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content a classic of the gothic novel genre. 2  2 : kind, sort. 3  3 : painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically.
In 1973, the Accounting Principles Board was replaced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) under the supervision of the Financial Accounting Foundation with the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council serving to advise and provide input on the accounting standards.
The FASBâs Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2016-02, Leases, was issued on February 25, 2016. The new guidance is effective as follows: For public business entities, the standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (i.e., calendar periods beginning after January 1, 2019), and interim therein.