FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT 1. The meaning of fair value Fair value is the price that would be received from the sell of an asset or will be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the market participants and the measurement date [IFRS‚ 13 – A501]. However in accounting and economics‚ fair value is the rational and unbiased estimate of a possible market price of a good‚ service or an asset. Fair value takes into account many objectives and subjective factors such as: Objective
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Does Fair Value Accounting for Non-Financial Assets Pass the Market Test? Hans B. Christensen and Valeri V. Nikolaev The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 5807 South Woodlawn Avenue Chicago‚ IL 60637 Abstract: The choice between fair value and historical cost accounting is the subject of longstanding controversy among accounting academics and regulators. Nevertheless‚ the market based evidence on this subject is very limited. We study the choice of fair value versus historical
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U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the timber industry. I will cover the following topics: different accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP and IFRS‚ the influence on investment decisions‚ Plum Creek’s reason for the opposition against transformation‚ and conclude with my preferred accounting treatment under different roles. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT The concern is mainly on recognition of the value of standing timberlands
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for the accounting theory course as a course project. This paper discusses the differences between the historical cost accounting approach and the fair value accounting approach. The discussion will focus on the debate on using which accounting approach. We begin by stating the definitions of both concepts and discussing them thoroughly‚ then we state the main advantages of the two approaches followed by comparison between them. The last section of this paper discusses the disadvantages of each
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53 FAIR PRESENTATION---AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING PURSUANT TO THE SEC STUDY ON MARK-TO-MARKET ACCOUNTING Sharon S. Seay‚ Macon State College Wilhelmina H. Ford‚ Macon State College ABSTRACT Fair value accounting has received a significant amount of blame as the cause of the current financial crisis. Fair value accounting does not cause illiquidity or volatility in financial markets. Banks‚ rather than accounting‚ caused the existing crisis‚ ultimately through bad lending
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Advantages of vegetarianism One advantage that cannot be disputed is that vegetarian’s conscience can be at peace in the sense that he does not cause the death of animals grown for meat and fat such as rabbits‚ poultry or pigs. This idea alone persuades many people‚ especially women to start embracing vegetarianism as their way of life. Another undisputable advantage of vegetarianism is that long-term vegetarians are rarely overweight thus people can make losing weight easier by becoming vegetarians
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Case 11-2(b) Fair Value Disclosures Case 11-2(b) is an extension of Case 11-2(a). For this case‚ assume that the Case 11-2(a) facts remain‚ with the exception of the additional assumptions listed below for each security. As stated in Case 11-2(a)‚ Family Finance Co. (FFC) accounts for its investments at fair value‚ with changes in fair value reflected either in earnings (for trading securities) or other comprehensive income (OCI) (for available-for-sale (AFS) securities). 1 Because FFC uses
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UNIVERSITY AMERICAN COLLEGE SKOPJE To be completed by students (typewritten) COURSE NUMBER | | COURSE TITLE | Financial Accounting | SEMESTER | V | SESSION | | ASSIGNMENT NUMBER | 1 | SUBMISSION DATE DUE | | ASSIGNMENT TITLE | IFRS: Advantages and disadvantages | INSTRUCTOR’S NAME | | To be completed by the front desk secretary or the course administrator SIGNATURE | DATE SUBMITTED | HOUR SUBMITTED | MATERIAL SUBMITTED | | | | Hard copyE-submission | | To be completed by
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Advantages of vegetarianism One advantage that cannot be disputed is that vegetarian’s conscience can be at peace in the sense that he does not cause the death of animals grown for meat and fat such as rabbits‚ poultry or pigs. This idea alone persuades many people‚ especially women to start embracing vegetarianism as their way of life. Another undisputable advantage of vegetarianism is that long-term vegetarians are rarely overweight thus people can make losing weight easier by becoming vegetarians
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One advantage of economic globalisation comes from the free trade. “Two nations can benefit from free trade by specializing in producing those products in which they enjoy a comparative advantage” (Case & Fair 2004‚ p.716). A country enjoys a comparative advantage in the manufacturing of a good if the production has a lower opportunity cost than it would have if produced in other country. When specialization takes place in a production‚ the production will become more efficient. It is due to research
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