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Fair value measurement has been argued to be one of the most controversial areas in accounting. Although not a new concept many accounting professionals have only in the past two decades warmed up to the theory as a means of replacing the long standing historical cost approach applied to reporting of financial statement. This deviates from centuries of traditional application of historical cost. It is maintained in literature that fair value accounting

In our presentation, we want to discuss how fair value accounting affects society in businesses. One example of how this effected society as a whole was the 2008 financial crisis. In this financial crisis, many companies were impacted but in particular AID insurance company faced a 11 billion dollar write down of debt before FASB introduced their new guidelines of SFAS 157. If this happened after these guidelines were passed, this company would have had a loss more like 900 million dollars. As a result, a company with trillion dollars of assets reported unrealized losses of tens of billions. Another area that was impacted was the American Banking

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The concept of fair value is correct and useful, but can be problematic during periods of crisis. When the market is down, the value of financial assets will be down as well, while, the value of the assets are up in up markets. There will be fluctuations in the fair values based on the current markets, which can cause huge losses in the financial statements. The up to date fair value is a true value that forces the true picture with a company's investments, such as placement of securities in bad lending practices. Fair value reflects a company's present financial condition.

Over the past several years, there has been a growing controversy over the accounting issues of fair values and historical cost. The basis of this controversy revolves around which one of these principles is the most accurate. There are many different viewpoints on this issue. Many accounting professionals believe that fair value is just as accurate as the historical cost principle, while others believe that the historical cost is more reliable. The facts about each of these valuation methods will be researched and explained throughout this research document, as well as the different viewpoint about which method is the most accurate and reliable.

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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.

Secondly, fair value model offers more accurate balance sheet and income statement. The fair value model lists investment properties on the balance sheet at their fair value. Any changes in fair value are recorded directly to the income statement as other gains or losses. Therefore, under fair value model, investors can obtain more relevant and accurate information.

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Fair value measurements have the power to provide users of financial statements with an accurate depiction of the value of the company’s assets. IFRS and GAAP are strict in the fact that they require the firms to include information regarding fair value measurement practices in the notes of financial statements. When following either system, the companies will be required to report assets at either book value or fair value. The outcome really just depends on the situation. All assets in the same class must

In the accounting analysis part, we will discuss and analyse SUL’s accounting policy by identifying its key accounting policies, assessing the accounting flexibility, evaluating the accounting strategy, evaluating the quality of disclosure, identifying red flags and undoing accounting distortions to evaluate that if SUL’s financial statement is transparent and not misleading. Also, we will compare these elements to its competitors in order to give investors a clearer vision of its accounting quality.

This paper explains different types of accounting phrases and how they directly affect the accounting field. Phrases which are included and defined in the paper are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Contra-Asset Accounts, Historical Cost, Accrual Basis vs. Cash Basis Accounting, and Accounting Standards Codification. Definitions and examples of these terms are included as well as explanations of how they are important to financial statements. The financial statements of Samsung, Lockheed Martin and RTL Group will also be examined. Their financial data will be dissected in order to understand their success and highlight their operating activities.

Economic principle’s rationale for requiring guidance for financial institutions is to use mark-to-market accounting or fair value accounting on their financial reports. With the current economic crisis, questions have been raised as to whether or not fair value accounting is making this crisis worse. In this paper I review the history of fair value accounting and the ethics behind whether fair value accounting gives an accurate picture or is it causing a need for higher capital requirements and unnecessary concern with investors. There is a need for transparency. It is Accounting Standards and

ACC307 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT TASK 1: Contemporary Issues of Accounting Theory Fair Value Measurement Overview After the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) released the IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement in May 2011 for the purpose of completing its joint project with the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on fair value, the Australian Accounting Standard Board (AASB) released the Australian equivalent - AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement in the September of the same year. This standard permitted early adoption but generally started to take effect for the financial reporting periods beginning from 1 January 2013. This new standard requires no new requirement for the adoption and but it was accompanied with the issuing of AASB 2011-8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from the AASB 13 which has made consequential changes to 32 standards and 9 interpretations for the adoption in Australia. The new standard attempts to unify IFRS and US GAAP by specifying how entities should apply the fair value measurements that applied in previous IFRS standards. It clarifies and redefines fair value 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”, sometimes referred to as an “exit price”. It also sets out a single source guidance for a robust measurement framework to ensure that the requirements are applied consistently and have clear