ACC 356 Study Guide - Book Value, Write-Off, Vale Limited

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Illustration 17-1 indicates the accounting for debt securities by category and provides an overview for subsequent discussion: held-to-maturity securities are accounted for at amortized cost, not fair value. Illustration 17-3 indicates how the levels of ownership determine accounting methods: holdings of less than 20%. In such cases, if market prices are available, the investment is valued and reported subsequent to acquisition using the fair value method: available-for-sale securities. The investment account is increased (decreased) by the investor"s share of the earnings (losses) of the investee and decreased by all dividends received. The investor also treats a proportionate share of the investee"s extraordinary items as its own extraordinary items: under the equity method, fair values are not used, holding over 50%. It may be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements: impairment of value. If the decline is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the individual security is written down to a new cost basis.

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