Accounting Discretion and Fair Value Reporting: A Study of US Banks’ Fair Value Reporting of Mortgage-Backed-Securities

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 531-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Cheng





Agrekon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.N. Maina ◽  
H.C. Wingard


Author(s):  
Joseph Kwasi Agyemang ◽  
Owusu Acheampong ◽  
Wiafe Nti Akenten

Nowadays, the relevance of fair value in financial reporting is gaining impetus and recent discussions are moving in the trend of full fair value reporting. Small and medium-sized entities are not ignored in this instance. The move to new reporting standards results in various challenges for different interest groups such as auditors, preparers and regulators. The main objective of the study was to establish the fair value implementation challenges facing SMEs in the agricultural sector with evidence from regulatory bodies in Ghana. The study established that there is lack of methodological relationship between existing local laws and IFRS and absence of involvement of regulatory bodies in financial reporting standards setting. In light of these challenges, the study recommends involvement of regulatory bodies in standard setting and consideration should also be given to local laws when setting international standards.



2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Bratten ◽  
Monika Causholli ◽  
Linda A. Myers

In this study, we examine whether banks’ use of the loan loss provision (LLP) to manage earnings is associated with (a) the extent to which banks hold assets subject to fair value reporting and (b) the use of an industry specialist auditor. We find that banks with a greater proportion of assets subject to fair value reporting (i.e., higher fair value exposure) use less LLP-based earnings management but more transaction-based earnings management (i.e., earnings management achieved by timing the realization of gains/losses). We also find that banks engaging industry specialist auditors use less LLP-based earnings management. Our findings suggest that banks’ use of the LLP to manage earnings is more limited when they have access to alternative earnings management tools and when they engage an auditor with more industry knowledge. Our results should be informative to regulators, members of the banking industry, and academics interested in the earnings management behavior of banks.



2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl V. Lins ◽  
Henri Servaes ◽  
Ane Tamayo




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