Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the thought patterns of authorized property appraisers (APAs) when valuing commercial properties, and draw conclusions about their collective thinking in terms of content, complexity, and homogeneity. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to study how fair values in financial reports are audited. Design/methodology/approach: The study is a qualitative case study based on in-depth interviews. Findings: One important finding is that auditors anchor in the figure presented by the company, and...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the concepts market value (MV) and exit price should be interpreted in thin markets and how accounting rules may need to change to take this into account. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper using hypothetical examples as...