Fair value measurement: The Standard defines 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”. This is sometimes referred to as an “exit price”.(AASB13) IFRS 13 IFRS 13, Fair Value Measurement, was adopted by the International Accounting Standard Board on May 12, 2011. IFRS 13 provides guidance for how to perform fair value measurement under IFRS and takes effect on January 1, 2013(IFRS 13). It does not provide guidance as to when fair value should be used(IFRS 13). The guidance is similar to the US GAAP guidance. Fair value means the amount agreed on by parties to put it in simple terms. Why fair value? Previously, organisations were using historical cost accounting ,which indicates the value of assets and liabilities at the date or acquisition. But as we discussed before it was not accurate data or one can’t find accurate financial statements on the basis of historical cost. After May 12, 2011 IFRS introduce a fair value measurement (IFRS 13). Which was indicate fair value. Because of this organisation can get accurate numbers in their financial statement. This essay includes three examples as below. 1) ARB CORPORATION LIMITED Business summary: ARB Corporation Limited (ARP) designs, manufactures, distributes and sells four-wheel drive vehicle accessories and light metal engineering works with manufacturing plants in Victoria, Australia and Rayong, Thailand. ARP has a warehouse and sales centre located in Australia, Thailand and USA, as well as distributers in over 100 countries worldwide Analysis of Annual report: According to company’s annual report 2013, the financial report has been prepared under th... ... middle of paper ... ...ngent consideration is classified as equity, it is not remeasured and settlement is accounted for within equity. Otherwise, subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognised in profit or loss. The carrying values of financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair values due to their relatively short term nature. (cardno limited, 2013) CONCLUSION: In conclusion, according to IFRS 13 one can say that fair value measurement is one of the accurate accounting measurements. There is some other measurement is also available but fair value measurement is trust worthy and according to international standards. As this essay include three example which are from different kind of industries like infrastructure and environment services company, investment company and manufacturer. We can say that this in widely used measurement.
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Immediately prior to the reduction in the exercise price of the awards, the fair value was $1 per award. After considering the impact of the January 1, 2008, re-pricing, the fair value was $4 per award.
In the world of international finance there are two major accounting systems; GAAP, which stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and IFRS, which stands for International Financial Reporting Standards. The United States prefers GAAP while the European market, as well as many other countries, prefers IFRS. By 2015 the Securities Exchange Commission is anticipating a total transfer to IFRS in the United States. Though the differences between GAAP and IFRS are few, they could affect accuracy of financial reporting throughout the world. It is important to understand the differences and similarities between both GAAP and IFRS if one is to globalize ones market (Logue).
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Fair value is the market value at which an asset can be sold or bought. Ryan (2008) highlights many criticisms regarding fair value accounting, these include the reported losses being misleading because when markets return to normal the losses will reverse. When a company revaluates assets or liabilities at a time when the market condition is bad, the value of the assets and liabilities begin to 'swing '. However, once the market stabilises, assets and liabilities will be revalued at their original levels. This makes reports of gains and losses temporary which can be misleading to potential investors (Penman, 2007). Fair values being unreliable as they are difficult to estimate especially if the market is illiquid. And reported losses producing further losses which increases the overall risk of the financial system. For example, if the current market price for an asset drops and thus revaluing the asset downward, people might begin buying this asset at even more lower prices (Benston,
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions are those, in which the entity receives goods or services as consideration for the equity instruments of the entity. The goods or services received in an equity-settled share-based payment transactions and the corresponding increase in equity must be measured at the fair value of the goods or services, unless that the fair value cannot be estimated reliably. An Equity settled transactions with employees and directors would be normally expensed on the based of their fair value at the grant date. It is normally considered that the fair value of services received in the equity settled share based payment transactions with employees, cannot be measured reliably. Thus, the fair value of the services received from employees is measured by reference to the equity instruments granted, at grant date.
Judgement is a notion of relevance and reliability in developing and applying accounting policies. It is a requirement of management that they exercise a high degree of professional judgement when selecting appropriate accounting policies in the preparation of financial statements that is relevant to decision-making and assessment needs of users. Management should also consider the applicability of IFRS and AASB in dealing with similar and related issues and then the definitions, recognition criteria in the Conceptual Framework when there is no IFRS standard or interpretation in certain circumstances that are specifically applicable. Management may also consider the most current pronouncements of other standard-setting bodies to the extent that do not conflict with IFRS and AASB in developing accounting standards and accepted industry practices by using a similar conceptual framework.
Within the next few years, the most important accounting issue that needs to be resolved is in regards to the use of fair value accounting. There is a great divide between historic and fair value accounting and there are many pro’s and con’s to each side, but to which method would be the best to fairly state the actual and true cost of something. The current issue with fair value is the valuation process of some items; most notably one would point out level three assets/liabilities. Levels one and two can be easily determined by looking to the market for guidance and there are identical and observable assets/liabilities to compare these to. Therefore, those items are valued immediately and correctly. But when you get to a level three asset/liability, it is up to the preparers “best judgment” to put a value on that item. This valuation cannot be found using observable similar inputs on the market since they can be unique and hard to compare to other assets/liabilities such as a building. At this point, the judgment of the preparer can be either over or under, and this amount could be ...
It is the measurement that indicates the costs should be paid for an asset, the date of the use, its use at the date of the balance sheet or sale if the asset is not yet owned. In example, the current acquisition cost of an entity or the current cost to create an entity will be used as the current cost of an entity (e.g. inventories). Thus, the current (replacement) cost is more accurate in order to value an asset instead of using the original cost paid for the asset. The benefit of employing current cost is it provides more reliable measure of efficiency of the organisation. Besides, it splits the profit of an asset into that part which from keeping the asset before it is sold. This division shows the outcomes of asset management decisions and the impact on transactions. Moreover, the different reporting of holding gains allow users of financial statements to have a deeper insight on the organisation’s operating performance. However, Abu Bakar and Mohd Said (2007) states that current cost tends to be subjective as it is hard to find the precise current
In its current practice, the roles and functions of cost accounting includes additional functions. More specifically, it can be described as more than an inventory tracking system. This is because cost accounting entails defining the charges of activities and goods (Horngren & Srikant, 2000). Because of its many roles and functions, this accounting method has been of great help to growth and expansion of business planning and management. Again, the reports offer assistance in the planning and growth projections for different business functions and units within the organization. The information cost accountants offer different uses, some of which aid in the controllership function, as well as the industrial
The globalization of business has resulted in the need for compatible accounting standards that can be used internationally for financial reporting. As a result, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) were developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to unify the various financial reporting methods and create a single accounting standard which can be applied to any financial statement worldwide (Byatt). The global standardization of financial reporting will increase the readability and enhance comparability of globally traded companies’ financial statements, without the need of conversion or translation. There are a few main differences between the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S GAAP). The increasing recognition and acceptance of the International Financial Reporting Standards by accounting professionals in the United States, will affect the way in which the U.S will record financial statements in the future.
Accounting dates back as far as first centuries, is the language of business. As everything has gone through many changes, accounting has also changed many times through out the centuries. It went from the use of abacus to the most advanced softwares, and computers. With these drastic improvements nowadays accounting, financial accounting and management are facing big challenges. From the presentation of the reports to communication to the users, investors, and owners, the accounting field has gained totally a new shape from two decades ago. Today with the dynamic change in every aspect of life, the accounting field has to act fast and be able to adapt these new changes and challenges in order to survive.
There are different understandings of financial reporting. In general terms, we can equate it to reporting of “external accounting”; which indicates an accounting that disseminates through internal business management to owner or broader stakeholder. From mainstream economist point of view, financial accounting can also be described as information that guides economic decisions. For information specifically in financial accounting, the approaching of perfect information is often taken as desired. More transparent information often leads to improved economic decisions. However, more transparent information means the more cost associated with providing the information.
Accounting is a very important term to our modern society. It is the career for men and women who at the start have their eyes set on top positions in industry, management, government, and general business. Accounting is a basic need of every businessman, from the operator of a filling station to the government of the United States. It's so important to our society. None of the business organization can operate without is. They are there-somewhere-in every business. In small business, people use pen, ink and skill keep the records. In large business, modern accounting machines are used to operate. Men and women are directing these machines in the accounting process. Wise businessmen enter business must have some accounting knowledge.
The importance of responsibility accounting is that it’s essential to very large organizations, but extremely advantageous as well for small to medium sized (SMB) businesses in general, because this method of accounting allows a business to explain whose, what, when, where and why, and justify if necessary, money is invested and spent concerning a company’s finances. There is also the aspect of better management through collection of pertinent data and reporting of this data from each individual department within larger organizations. There are many examples of companies that today use responsibility accounting principles.