Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Fair Value Accounting. 1

The Fair Value Concept 1

The Active Market Concept 2

Transaction Costs and Other Conditions. 3

Transportation Costs. 3

Price Quotes. 3

Bid and Ask Pricing. 3

Measuring Fair Value when Transaction Volume is Low.. 3

Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. 4

Highest and Best Use. 4

The Unit of Measure. 5

Entry and Exit Prices. 5

When the Transaction Price May Not Equal Fair Value. 5

Fair Value Measurement Approaches. 6

Calibration of the Valuation Technique. 8

Switching Valuation Techniques. 8

Hierarchy of Information Sources. 9

The Net Asset Value Variation. 10

Fair Value Measurements for Liabilities. 10

Fair Value Measurement Process Flow.. 11

Valuation Techniques. 11

Price/Earnings Analysis. 11

Present Value Analysis. 12

Lattice Model Analysis. 14

Use of Multiple Measurements. 15

Fair Value Disclosures. 16

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. 20

Chapter 2 - The Fair Value Option. 23

The Fair Value Option. 23

Fair Value Option Disclosures. 24

Chapter 3 - Fair Value in Asset and Liability Evaluation. 27

Fair Value in Business Combinations. 27

Fair Value in Inventory Evaluation. 28

Fair Value in Fixed Asset Evaluation. 29

Fair Value in Goodwill Evaluation. 30

Answers to Chapter Questions. 35

Glossary. 39

Index. 41

 

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