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    1.) The first example of justifying a value is when getting my car detailed. I am looking at market value, fair value and the utility factor for the services. This service satisfies the need and desire for a clean car to take clients out with, after it was dirtied by a tough winter. I compared prices for similar car detailing services, and asked around for referrals from several people. Of the two companies, one was recommended strongly. I saw examples of each work and agreed with the

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    Land Acquisition Act India

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    Evaluation of the Proposed Land Acquisition Bill Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………3 2. Chapter 1 : Land Acquisition Act 1894……………………………………………..4 1. The Land Acquisition Act in India 2. History of Land Acquisition Act 3. Amendments 4. Issues in Land Acquisition Act 1894 3. Chapter 2: Need for a new Law……………………………………………………..7 1. Need 2. Why a combined law ? 3. Scope of the Law 4. Chapter 3 : Salient Features

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    given value in question is a matter for the valuer himself to determine. Nevertheless, better valuation practice needs that the method selected be right for the purpose, hold consideration of all the factors that have a bearing on the value, and are presented in a clear and logical way”. There are three major types of property valuation methods and selection of the appropriate method according to the condition of the property is the most important precondition to reach at the most accurate value of

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    sites like Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook benefit from this company because people can upload a picture or video that they wish to share. Technology will probably have the most influence on this company in the next 3-5 years. The action camera market

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    price had slumped by 11.9% causing a loss of almost £2.2 Billion in a matter of hours from its stock market value. What sparked my interest in accounting and finance were the events such as the Tesco accounting scandal that showed how the importance of accounting had influenced the financial stance of such a large cooperation, and how this accounting blunder had a large domino effect on Tesco’s stock value, the FTSE 100 and Tesco suppliers. By achieving the top GCSE grades at my comprehensive school

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    institutions, only want to use mark to market when it suits them. (Did an Accounting Rule Fuel a Financial Crisis 2008). Critics say fair value can distort market realities, but proponents argue it actually creates transparency by reflecting the up to date reality of an asset or liabilities' worth. (Johnson 2008). Many companies have had to write down assets causing huge losses in their financial statements at a time of economic crisis. Some of these companies blame the fair value measurement on the economic

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    accounting entities (Horngren, 2009). Fair value refers to a financial reporting approach operating under the accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This accounting method is also referred to as Mark-market accounting practice. In united Sates majority of the public and private companies uses fair value accounting approach to measure and report value chains of various business assets and liabilities calculated from the actual or the estimated current fair market prices (Barth, 2014). It is evident

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    Fair Value Hierarchy

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    Memorandum to: Accounting department of family finance co. from: Daisy subject: fair value hierarchy date: december 15, 2012 Introduction Family Finance Co. (FFC), a publicly traded commercial bank, invests in a variety of securities in order to enhance returns greater than interest paid on bank deposits and other liabilities. The primary investments of FFC are collateralized debt obligation, mortgage-backed securities, auction-rate securities, equity securities in nonpublic companies, interest

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    support the high quality of information accounting standards constantly faces difficulty to keep the framework up to date. In the recent global financial crisis fair value has come under the light of examination. Some critics have blamed the global financial crisis on market to market accounting (fair value accounting). I must say fair value increase firms transparency. Subsequently, through this rule, the obligation of the accounting mention above is further completed: financial specialists are getting

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    Accounting Standard (IAS) 41, we presume fair value can be reliably measured for a biological asset, or a living animal or plant, and IAS 41 requires measurement at fair value less costs to sell (FVLCTS) from initial recognition of biological assets up to the point of harvest. The only expectation to the presumption is when initial recognition for a biological asset for which quoted market prices are not available as well as for which alternative fair value measurements are determined to be clearly

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