Background and recent developments in fair value measurement: From FASB's 1996 four decisions to the recent financial crisis / Historia y desarrollos recientes de la medición a valor razonable: de las cuatro decisiones del FASB en 1996 a la crisis financiera actual
The use of fair value measurement in accounting has been recently called into question due to the advent of a major international financial crisis. In this paper, we review the background and recent developments in fair value measurement for financial instruments, which can be traced back to four de...
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Published in: | Revista española de financiación y contabilidad Vol. 38; no. 144; pp. 647 - 662 |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administarción de Empresas
01-10-2009
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Summary: | The use of fair value measurement in accounting has been recently called into question due to the advent of a major international financial crisis. In this paper, we review the background and recent developments in fair value measurement for financial instruments, which can be traced back to four decisions made by the FASB in 1996. We discuss the advantages and shortcomings of the mixed accounting model currently adopted by the two leading international accounting standard setting bodies (FASB and IASB), as well as those of a full fair value model. We argue that full application of fair value measurement to all financial instruments, although not exempt of difficulties, would significantly reduce existing complexity and limit discretion in the recognition and measurement of these instruments. La reciente crisis financiera internacional ha hecho que se cuestione el uso del valor razonable en la contabilidad. En este trabajo se revisan los antecedentes y evolución reciente del uso del valor razonable para los instrumentos financieros. Dicha historia se remonta a cuatro decisiones tomadas por el FASB en 1996. Se discuten las ventajas e inconvenientes del actual modelo mixto adoptado por los dos mayores organismos internacionales emisores de normativa contable (FASB e IASB), así como las asociadas a un modelo de valor razonable. Se argumenta que la aplicación de un modelo de valor razonable para todos los instrumentos financieros, aunque no exento de dificultades, reduciria significativamente la complejidad actual y limitaria la discrecionalidad vigente en el reconocimiento y valoración de dichos instrumentos. |
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ISSN: | 0210-2412 2332-0753 |