Accounting for the Cost of Compensated Personal Absences â FAR reference 31.205-6 â CAS 412. Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost â FAR reference 31.205-12 â CAS 413. Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost â FAR reference 31.205-12 â CAS 415. Accounting for the Cost of Deferred Compensation â FAR reference 31.205-6
A fiduciary duty is the obligation to act in the best interests of another party in financial matters. The members of a company board, for example, should act in the interests of the shareholders, whom they represent. The manager of a family trust has the obligation to work in the best interests of the family, who as clients are trusting him to carry out needed transactions and legal obligations.
Characteristically, the fiduciary has greater knowledge and expertise about the matters being handled. A fiduciary is held to a standard of conduct and trust above that of a stranger or of a casual business person. He/she/it must avoid self-dealing or conflicts of interests in which the potential benefit to the fiduciary is in conflict with what is best for the person who trusts him/her/it.