Fair Value Method for Equity Investments (less than 20% ownership stake)

This video shows how to use the Fair Value Method to account for Equity Investments. The Fair Value Method is used when a firm owns less than 20% of the stock of the investee (if the firm owns between 20% and 50% of the investee, it can make an irrevocable election to use the Fair Value Method). The Fair Value Method requires that the investment be marked to market (its fair value) on the Balance Sheet, and that any unrealized gains or losses flow through the Income Statement to affect Net Income. Also, any dividends received from the investee are recorded as dividend revenue, which increases Net Income.-
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[@alextoenshoff9603]

not sure why this 7 minute video made more sense than my 3 hour class... Thanks!!

[@joevanbaidwan3196]

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[@campbellblk7484]

Dude, I've been trying to figure it out since I discovered these videos. Makes me think this whole school thing is a scam and that we can learn this better anywhere else than in school.

[@user-tw4ko9np8m]

I really appreciate that I was confused about how will eliminate the fair value adjustment account from books , thanks

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[@quyennguyen-hb2be]

Your videos really help me. Thank you so much:):):)

[@MyFinancialFocus]

I’m always paying attention to these gains on the income statement to see how they impact the bottom line. Don’t wanna judge an investment off of once in a blue moon share appreciation.

[@Dunkster23]

Great video, I'm just curious, does this follow ASPE or IFRS? I sort of assumed "investment in associate" is strictly for ASPE. Thanks!

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[@samn3168]

Thanks for the video! Is the reason why they have a fair value adjustment account and an investment account so that users can always see what the initial acquisition price was?

[@wehwolf]

Thank you so much for these videos!

[@Edspira]

No problem my friend!

[@user-hx5qs5xr8e]

so good. learned so much more than I learned from my prof

[@Edspira]

I'm sorry your prof sucks, but glad you found the video helpful!

[@zifeiwang6562]

super clear, thank you!

[@Edspira]

Glad it helped!

[@kiley3030]

"I know it's weird..." pretty much what everyone thinks when taking Accounting classes

[@jakegerber5413]

How do dividends affect the IS? I understand appreciation/depreciation from the JV flows to the IS. Do dividends affect the IS at all or only the CF statement

[@hildasarrapy5468]

What if the "day after that" you didn't sell, would you debit unrealized gain for the amount the price of the equity decreased? Or would debit unrealized loss?

[@rodvan1356]

Why you reverse the entry for the fair value adjustment even the unrealized gain hit the net income ?it's contradiction with the previous lectures

[@asrarshaik1459]

Could you please send me a complete scenario, multiple times I purchase at different price, then I sold a small lot, then I update my shares to marked to market, MV gone up, then I sold at higher price, then MV gone down again I bought. Then Closed my books for FY 2021, what is the Fair Value for my shares on hand. In FY 2022, MV gone up then what is my URG amount. If anyone can send me any document or formula that we can apply in practical scenario as mentioned above. Single transaction, looks simple but multiple transactions and URG/RG and Revaluation of your Investment, not easy. Thanks

[@motas92]

Thanks again for your videos, wanted to ask you whats the software you use to write, id like to take some notes on my PC but i haven't found yet a good one. thanks

[@Edspira]

I use a wacom bamboo tablet with camtasia software

[@一点一滴学英文]

I have a question for you. per the FASB new accounting policy for equity investment, the allowance account--fair value adjustment is still used or not? thank you

[@Edspira]

Yes. I created this video after the FASB released ASU 2016-01, so this video is up-to-date with the new standards. Good question Xuan!

[@laxguru123]

Would it also be acceptable to adjust the investment to fair value in a separate journal entry, record an unrealized loss, then create the JE for sale of the investment and zero out unrealized gain, and fair value adjustment without recording a realized gain?

[@laxguru123]

*zero out unrealized loss

[@joemob1263]

If that's the case, would the example in the Fair Value method be changed as well? It cost you 50, went up to 63 and went down to 57. So from 63 to 57, you should have a realized loss. Instead in the video, you show there's a realized gain. Could you explain this conflict?

[@asrarshaik1459]

I think Edspira is doing differently from what Wealth Managers are doing in Portfolio Management. First entry is (MV $63-50) Investment Ac 52,000 DR Unrealized Gain Ac 52,000, when you sell for 57 you have to book Realized Loss to that effect only ($63-57)*4000, because I already reported my URG in my Financial Year. Please clarify.

[@zainkhaled2559]

Why didn’t we credit 252000 investment when we sold it ?? Didn’t we adjust it to fair value ??

[@llarraify]

go back to 3:37

[@InternetSupervillain]

Isn't this the cost method?