Publication Date
Spring 4-2012
School
School of Business
Major
Accounting
Primary Subject Area
Business Administration, Accounting; Business Administration, Banking; Economics, Finance
Keywords
fair value, FAS 157, financial crisis, banking, accounting, mortgage-backed securities
Disciplines
Accounting | Economic History | Finance
Recommended Citation
Ciulla, Thomas John, "Fair Value Accounting: How Bad Decisions Bring Blame to Beneficial Accounting Procedures" (2012). Senior Honors Theses. 278.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/278
Abstract
The Great Recession has sparked a debate amongst accounting professionals and economic analysts. There has been a concerted effort to blame fair value accounting and FAS 157 as the recession’s root cause and an attempt to challenge FASB to return to the historic cost principle. This paper examines the guidelines and procedures for mark to market as established by FASB, observes the events leading up to the recession, conditions that materialized at the start of the recession, evaluates the role fair value played in the financial crisis, and considers how fair value should be used in the future.
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Accounting Commons, Economic History Commons, Finance Commons
