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Fair Value Accounting: A Historical Review Of The Most Controversial Accounting Issue In Decades

Journal of Business & Economics Research

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Field Value
 
Title Fair Value Accounting: A Historical Review Of The Most Controversial Accounting Issue In Decades
 
Creator Emerson, David J.
Karim, Khondkar E.
Rutledge, Robert W.
 
Description Historically, there have been many disputes in the area of corporate financial reporting.  However, one of the primary issues of disagreement between practitioners, regulators, and theoreticians is that of valuation of financial statement components.  The latest twist in the evolution of valuation is the push for (and against) the use of a fair value approach.  The purpose of this paper is to examine the history and evolution of how the most critical elements of an entity’s financial statements are valued.  We provide a history of valuation of financial statement components, and identify the issues involved.  Further, we examine the criticisms of actions taken by the regulatory bodies in their efforts to standardize and advance accounting practices.  Particularly, we focus on the evolution of fair value measurements.  Arguments both for and against the implementation of fair value accounting are provided.
 
Publisher The Clute Institute
 
Date 2010-12-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://clutejournals.com/index.php/JBER/article/view/705
10.19030/jber.v8i4.705
 
Source Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER); Vol 8 No 4 (2010)
2157-8893
1542-4448
10.19030/jber.v8i4
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://clutejournals.com/index.php/JBER/article/view/705/690