In this episode of The GAAP Reporter, host Kara Peterson talks with Jason Kalies to kick off a five-part mini-series on the FASB's current expected credit losses (CECL) model, which was introduced in Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. They discuss background on the standard, when it applies, and why it is important.