U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the timber industry. I will cover the following topics: different accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP and IFRS‚ the influence on investment decisions‚ Plum Creek’s reason for the opposition against transformation‚ and conclude with my preferred accounting treatment under different roles. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT The concern is mainly on recognition of the value of standing timberlands
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Introduction The US Subprime Mortgage Crisis in 2007 has had a severe impact on the global financial system. The collapses of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers‚ the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by the Bank of America and the conversion of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs into bank-holding companies have all resulted from this subprime crisis that shocked the world and directly triggered the greatest global financial crisis since the Great Depression. The underlying factors leading to the crisis were in fact
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No.6 (Serial No.61) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing‚ ISSN 1548-6583‚ USA Fair value accounting under financial crisis HE Cai-xia1‚ ZHANG Chi2 (1. School of Accounting‚ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China; 2. School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China) Abstract: The recent financial crisis has led to a vigorous debate about the pros and cons of fair-value accounting (FVA). This debate presents a major challenge
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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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org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E6%AC%A1%E8%B2%B8%E5%8D%B1%E6%A9%9F Subprime mortgage crisis The subprime mortgage crisis is an ongoing real estate crisis and financial crisis triggered by a dramatic rise in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in the United States‚ with major adverse consequences for banks and financial markets around the globe. The crisis‚ which has its roots in the closing years of the 20th century‚ became apparent in 2007 and has exposed
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Subprime Mortgage Crisis The subprime mortgage crisis is a financial and real estate crisis that has been going on in the United States between the years 2007 and 2010. It began because of a drastic increase in mortgage delinquencies‚ foreclosures‚ failures in credit default swaps‚ saturation of the debt and real estate markets and reverse trading. All these parameters had an adverse effect on the financial markets and banks all over the world. In recent times‚ The United States witnessed a rise
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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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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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Subprime Mortgage Crisis ECO561 January 19‚ 2015 Subprime Mortgage Crisis Subprime mortgages are generally granted to borrowers who cannot obtain conventional mortgages due to insufficient or delinquent credit histories. These borrowers may be forced to take interest-only loan‚ which have lower monthly payment but are very difficult to pay off in the end. Problems with mortgage financing are the generally accepted cause of the financial meltdown that occurred between 2007 and 2008 (Gorton‚ 2009)
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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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