This study focuses on the decreasing relevance of financial information associated with current financial reporting standards for intangible assets. We summarize and compare three approaches to improving financial reporting standards for internally generated intangibles-the recognition approach,...

We use a case study to illustrate how different acquisition methods can result in different amounts of goodwill recognized on financial statements in China. China Merchants Bank adopted a two-step acquisition method: first, it acquired 53% of the shares of Hong Kong’s Wing Lung Bank to gain...

With the wave of M&A, total amount of goodwill balances has been accumulated to a enormous number in Chinese capital market. Accounting Standards is controversial about high discretion in the goodwill subsequent measurements. This study examines whether goodwill book value is consistent with...

Fair value estimates from external third-party sources are generally considered more reliable than internal estimates based on managerial inputs. However, even externally sourced estimates are subject to managerial opportunism, because firms can switch from one external source to another. In the...

Because existing brand valuation models treat the brand as a growing perpetuity, they contain an implicit assumption of future marketing expenditures sufficient to maintain the growth rates and operating margins embedded in the valuation model. As a result, these models cannot be used to...

Depreciation is an accounting method used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset or physical asset over its useful life. This is necessary to measure the company's net income in each accounting period. Depreciation allows companies to earn income from the assets they own by paying for them...

As an incentive to increase high-impact investment and boost growth, the German Federal Government is planning to introduce a targeted temporary super depreciation allowance to support much-needed green and digital transitions. Using a calibrated multi-sector DSGE model, we find that the...

Using a large sample of U.S. commercial banks from 1994 to 2019, we provide the first evidence on the decision-relevance of loan fair values for uninsured depositors. Our evidence suggests that loan fair value changes are quite relevant for depositor decision making, but the information in fair...

We examine the effects of fair-value accounting (FVA) and historical-cost accounting (HCA) regimes on the ex-ante financing of projects by external investors. We formulate a model highlighting the relative merits and demerits of each accounting regime, in particular the sub-optimal continuations...

We propose a theory of domestic and foreign currency debt and limited commitment to exchange-rate and debt repayment policies. Exchange-rate depreciation is costly, but reduces the real value of domestic-currency debt and helps smooth consumption without the full punishment of default. However,...

This article regresses the market value of equity on pre-depreciation income and on depreciation expense for capital-intensive firms, referring to the coefficients from our model as valuation weights. The valuation weight on depreciation expense versus the weight on pre-depreciation income are...

Private equity investors require accurate estimates for the market value of their investments to perform optimal fund allocations and correctly diversify their portfolios. Since private equity investments are mostly privately held and do not have an active market valuation, these estimates rely...

From the perspective of high-quality acquirers (with generated goodwill), this study analyses the conflicting issues in the formation, recognition and subsequent measurement of goodwill and finds that good enterprises are not willing to make a timely provision for goodwill impairment, and the...

This study investigates the economic consequences of fair value disclosure of earnouts required by IFRS 3 (2008). Due to the counterintuitive income statement effects of fair value accounting for changes in financial liabilities, acquirers are likely to overstate earnout liabilities at the...

We test whether an impending change in the accounting for goodwill mitigates bias in the initial values that acquirers assign to intangible assets. Results of two experiments with experienced professional participants suggest that the new accounting alters, but does not eliminate, bias in...

This paper evaluates whether alternative methods of subsequent accounting for goodwill result in accounting numbers that are significantly different from previous methods prescribed by standard setters. Financial statement users have identified significant flaws in both the...

This paper examines banks’ option to adopt the capital transitional arrangement (CTA) set out by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, in response to the introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9), which requires the use of an expected credit loss model...

This study explores the relationship between company earnings management and the relative value relevance of book value and earnings. The differential effect on the value relevance of earnings management (EM) from 2014 to 2018 for all firms listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is...

The issue discussed in the paper is highly relevant and topical in economic practice because of changes in the recognition of certain assets and their depreciation. The author’s research established that depreciation write-off in financial terms constitute capital comprising two components:...

Managers have alternative discretionary choices. I exploit security-level disclosures in the insurance industry to examine auditors’ role in insurers’ choice between using two specific types of discretion to avoid other-than-temporary-impairment (OTTI) losses. Managers can avoid recognizing...

Strategic acquisition of a target by an acquirer by paying more than its book net worth is very common in mergers and acquisitions deals as the acquisition price is generally based on the fair market value of business. The excess price is generally paid on account of various factors such as...

Part I: The Concept of Value, Existence of a Firm, and The Objective Value Maximization -- AN OVERVIEW OF CORPORATE VALUATION -- CORPORATE VALUE CREATION -- TIME VALUE OF MONEY -- SECURITY MARKETS -- Part II: Financial Information as a Source of Valuation Inputs -- OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL...

Das Anlagevermögen ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des Unternehmensvermögens und damit auch Teil der Bilanz des jeweiligen Unternehmens – mit teilweise sehr komplexen Sachverhalten in der Praxis. Dieses Buch bietet einen Leitfaden durch die Bilanzierung, Bewertung und Gestaltung nach...