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Prompts Regarding Fair Value Accounting Using The 2012 10 K Report Of Jpmorgan Chase

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Introduction
The purpose of this memo is to respond to prompts regarding fair value accounting using the 2012 10-K report of JPMorgan Chase. According to ASC 820-10-35-2, fair value is defined as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date” (FASB, 820-10-35-2). Fair value measurement is recommended for some assets and liabilities reported.
JPMorgan Chase and Fair Value - 2012
JPMorgan Chase states in their report that some of their assets and liabilities are simply adjusted from time to time using fair value measurement, while others are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (JPMorgan Chase, 2013). As stated in their …show more content…

Level 2 inputs use information other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (FASB, 820-10-35-47). As further clarified in JPMorgan Chase’s footnotes, this includes “quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument” (JPMorgan Chase, 2013). The following assets and liabilities are measured by JPMorgan Chase using level 2 inputs, not including those already mentioned above:
● Securities financing agreements
● Trading portfolio
● Conforming residential mortgage loans expecting to be sold
● Beneficial interests consolidated by the VIE
● Long term debt, not carried at fair value
● Structured notes
Similar to those which use Level 1 inputs, several of the above items are measured using both level 2 and level 3 information (JPMorgan Chase, 2013).
Finally, Level 3 inputs are “unobservable inputs for the asset or liability” (FASB, 820-10-35-52). According to ASC 820-10-35-54A, this primarily consists of the entity’s own data, as influenced by other reasonably available market information (FASB, 820-10-35-54A). JPMorgan Chase uses Level 3 inputs to value the following assets and liabilities (not

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