Fair Value Accounting : Context and Current Concerns.

Examines fair value accounting, which is a market-based accounting system for determining value of assets and liabilities, in light of current economic crisis. Provides historical background on fair value accounting; explains workings of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the private-sector e...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Accounting. Business cycles. Finance > Law and legislation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book