Executive's Guide to Fair Value (PDF)

Praise for Executive's Guide to Fair Value: Profiting from the New
Valuation Rules

"The advent of fair value reporting is not your Momma's (or your
Papa's) kind of accounting. If you're a financial professional
above the age of twenty-five who is working in industry, read this
book. From choosing a fair value specialist to the perils of 'made
as instructed' valuations to purchase price allocations to
impairment testing to that SEC tripwire, customer relationships,
fair value expert Al King gets it right. And he does so with
neither jargon nor literary anesthesia. As a former CFO myself, all
I can say is WOW!"

-Warren D. Miller, CFA, ASA, CMA, CPA, Cofounder, Beckmill
Research

A hands-on guide for financial executives

needing to understand the appraisal process

Executive's Guide to Fair Value: Profiting from the New Valuation
Rules brings senior level executives up to speed on what fair value
really means. This new book addresses a full range of issues facing
auditors and executives, including litigation and the "true"
determination of value, estimating the value of working capital,
and how to estimate the value and life of intangible assets.

Complete with advice on the latest FASB rules and regulations,
Executive's Guide to Fair Value: Profiting from the New Valuation
Rules provides the most up-to-date and reliable information
on:

The latest fair value rules and how they impact both preparers and
users of financial statements

The role and responsibility of the appraisal specialist, including
best practice tips for choosing and evaluating an appraiser

Testing customer relationships for impairment

A thorough knowledge of what fair value accounting is and how it
can impact your corporation and its profitability

Practical applications, including incentive compensation and
equity-based compensation

In basic, nontechnical language, Executive's Guide to Fair Value:
Profiting from the New Valuation Rules will help all financial
executives and auditors succeed in understanding the new fair value
accounting rules that corporations must now follow. The result is a
resource that professionals can rely on to understand the
importance of valuation and the concepts that define it.