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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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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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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Abstract This paper is written 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
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2010—Pages 93–118 Did Fair-Value Accounting Contribute to the Financial Crisis? Christian Laux and Christian Leuz I n its pure form‚ fair-value accounting involves reporting assets and liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value and recognizing changes in fair value as gains and losses in the income statement. When market prices are used to determine fair value‚ fair-value accounting is also called mark-to-market accounting. Some critics argue that fair-value accounting exacerbated the severity
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Fin Aff 2013‚ 2:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-0234.1000108 Open Access A Fair Value and Hedge Activities Doan Van Dinh1* and Guangming Gong2 1 2 College of Economics and Trade Management of Hunan University‚ China and Faculty of Finance and Banking of the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam Business school Hunan University in China Abstract This article‚ author consider the fair value of financial instruments whether it is appropriate for economic development and the
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1. Sadie incorporates her sole proprietorship with assets having a fair market value of $80‚000 and an adjusted basis of $100‚000. Even though § 351 applies‚ Sadie may recognize her realized loss of $20‚000. F True False 2. For § 351 purposes‚ stock warrants are included in the definition of "stock." F True False 3. In order to retain the services of Paige‚ a key employee in Byron’s sole proprietorship‚ Byron contracts
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Current Value Accounting and Its Influences on Accounting Environment Wei Cui Abstract Current Value Accounting is one of the hot spots of accounting researches. Three prevailing current value accounting methods are present value method‚ current entry price method and current exit price method. All these methods aim at adjusting the book value of assets and liabilities so that the information will not be distorted by the changing prices
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Chapter 16 codification assignment 1. Identify what authoritative literature addresses accounting for stock compensation plans. What are the objectives for the accounting for share based compensation? 718-10-10-1 The objective of accounting for transactions under share-based payment arrangements with employees is to recognize in the financial statements the employee services received in exchange for equity instruments issued or liabilities incurred and the related cost to the entity as
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Financial Accounting Easy: 1. Which of the following is usually considered cash? a. Certificate of deposit b. Checking account c. Money market saving certificate d. Postulated Check 2. In preparing the August 31‚ 2011 bank reconciliation‚ Apex Company provided the ff. information Balance per bank statement 1‚805‚000 Deposit in transit 325‚000 Return of customer’s check for 60‚000 Insufficient fund Outstanding checks 275‚000 Bank service change
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