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Portland, Oregon Chicago, Illinois New York, New York Washington, DC Atlanta, Georgia
FAIR VALUE AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Remarks byCurtis R. Kimball, CFA, ASA
CFA Society of AtlantaMay 13, 2009
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PREFACE The observations contained herein represent the personal opinions of the presenter and not the positions of his firm, his colleagues, nor the professional societies with which he is affiliated.
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CONCEPTUAL ISSUES WITH FAIR VALUE-BASED FINANCIAL REPORTING
• Unit of account• Premise of value
– Going concern– Liquidation– Highest and best use– Most advantageous market
• Fair Value Hierarchy– Level 1: What is an active market– Level 2: How reliable are observable inputs– Level 3: Are entity-specific assumptions biased
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IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES WITH FAIR VALUE-BASED FINANCIAL REPORTING
• Consistency from period to period• Consistency from reviewer to reviewer• Reconciling the public market capitalization
to the summed-up values of the business reporting units
• Fair Value in financial reporting conflicts with other value-reporting analysis
• Litigation risk in Fair Value accounting
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WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
QUESTIONS & (MAYBE SOME) ANSWERS