Fair value accounting is intended to reflect in reported financial statements the essential economic, market-based information related to a firm's activities.
It can provide early warnings of changes in a firm's financial position by continuously reflecting the changing value of its assets and liabilities. It provides a more accurate picture of firm risk than historical cost accounting, which can obscure and defer recognition of economic realities.
Afirma também que o custo histórico (a contraposição ao valor justo) tende a suavizar os resultados, incentivando os gestores a tomarem mais risco. A preferência de alguns gestores pelo custo histórico seria, então, reflexo da tendência a estabilizar o resultado e a consequência sobre a remuneração do executivo.
They believe the approach reduces market volatility and that fair value information is costly to obtain.
Investors, on the other hand, tend to value accounting information that reflects underlying economic conditions.
Quando perguntado sobre a possibilidade de melhorar o valor justo, Horan respondeu:
Financial statement presentation proposals under consideration by the IASB and FASB can help isolate the impact of fair value reporting on reported financial performance.
These proposals suggest separating gains and losses from financial instruments from operating activities.
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