As Accounting Coach reports, book value can have two definitions in accounting. The first defines the liquidation value of a firm as in bankruptcy liquidation. Book value can also refer to the ...

STATEMENT ON AUDITING STANDARDS (SAS) NO. 101, Auditing Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, gives auditors guidance on understanding how an entity’s management calculates fair value and on ...

Accounting for the value of your business assets can be tricky. If your company bought a car, a computer or a backhoe 20 years ago, how much is it worth after two decades of wear and tear? Sell it, ...

FASB Statement no. 157, Fair Value Measurements, introduces new concepts and practices to the world of financial reporting, including some that are beginning to impact the fair value measurements of ...

Available-for-sale securities are adjusted on balance sheets to reflect fair market values. Changes impact stockholders’ equity via Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss. Monitoring these ...

Sometimes personal property, like your vehicle, is destroyed through no fault of your own. It could be damaged in a storm, vandalized, or even stolen. When that happens, you may be eligible for a tax ...

You wouldn't buy a car without knowing its Blue Book value. You wouldn't buy a house without an appraisal. Why would you buy shares in a company without knowing the fair value? Morningstar's Fair ...

Discover how badwill, or negative goodwill, impacts accounting when purchasing companies at below market value. Learn examples and effects on financial statements.

This article was written by David Mullen, Product Manager for Core Fixed-Income Analytics, and Fateen Sharaby, Business Manager for Index-Linked Products at Bloomberg. Credit futures, which started ...