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Life Contingencies With Stochastic Discounting Using Moving Average Models, Steven Haberman, Russell Gerrard, Dimitrios Velmachos Jan 2000

Life Contingencies With Stochastic Discounting Using Moving Average Models, Steven Haberman, Russell Gerrard, Dimitrios Velmachos

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper offers simplified procedures for calculating moments of functions in life contingencies when the random force of interest is modeled using an unconditional moving average process of order q, MA(q). It extends the MA(l) model that has been used for stochastic discounting. Using the more general MA(q) model allows actuaries to better capture the auto correlation between successive interest rates in a time series.

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Independent Claim Report Lags And Bias In Forecasts Using Age-To-Age Factor Methodology, Stewart Gleason Jan 2000

Independent Claim Report Lags And Bias In Forecasts Using Age-To-Age Factor Methodology, Stewart Gleason

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper finds that when report lags are assumed to be independent, the age-to-age factor method produces biased estimates when applied to claim count development data. Two distributions are considered as models for the ultimate number of claims for an accident period: (0 a Poisson distribution, and (ii) a negative binomial distribution. In the Poisson case, the assumption of independent report lags implies the independence of the total number of claims reported in any two periods. In the negative binomial case, however, assuming that report lags are independent does not imply that increments are independent, and a somewhat different argument …

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Concentration In The Property And Liability Insurance Market By Line Of Insurance, Edward Nissan, Regina Caveny Jan 2000

Concentration In The Property And Liability Insurance Market By Line Of Insurance, Edward Nissan, Regina Caveny

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

This paper uses an National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 1995 data set to examine the concentration of property and liability insurance by line of insurance in the U.S. The primary measure of concentration used is the Herfindahl index. The largest 100 affiliates are divided into three largest sets of 20, 30, and 50. We find that the homeowners line is the most concentrated line and commercial auto physical damage is the least concentrated line, with the top 20 affiliates commanding the largest between-set and within-set contributions.

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Risk Sources In A Life Annuity Portfolio: Decomposition And Measurement Tools, Mariarosaria Coppola, Emilia Di Lorenzo, Marilena Sibillo Jan 2000

Risk Sources In A Life Annuity Portfolio: Decomposition And Measurement Tools, Mariarosaria Coppola, Emilia Di Lorenzo, Marilena Sibillo

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

The paper considers a model for a homogeneous portfolio of whole life annuities immediate. The aim is to study two risk factors: the investment risk and the insurance risk. A stochastic model of the rate of return is used to study these risk factors. Measures of the insurance risk and the investment risk for the entire portfolio are suggested. The problem of the longevity risk is presented, and its consequences with different projections of the mortality tables are analyzed. The model is applied to some concrete cases, and several illustrations show the importance of the two components of the riskiness …

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A Comparative Study Of The Performance Of Loss Reserving Methods Through Simulation, Prakash Narayan, Thomas Warthen Jan 2000

A Comparative Study Of The Performance Of Loss Reserving Methods Through Simulation, Prakash Narayan, Thomas Warthen

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

Actuaries are often asked to provide a range or confidence level for the loss reserve along with a point estimate. Traditional methods of loss reserving do not provide an estimate of the variance of the estimated reserve, and actuaries use various ad hoc methods to derive a range for the indicated reserve. We use a Monte Carlo simulation method to compare various loss reserve estimation methods, including traditional methods and regression-based methods of loss reserving.

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Safe-Side Requirements In Life Insurance: A Corporate Perspective, Annamaria Olivieri, Ermanno Pitacco Jan 2000

Safe-Side Requirements In Life Insurance: A Corporate Perspective, Annamaria Olivieri, Ermanno Pitacco

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

Safe-side requirements concern the assumptions used to calculate premiums in relation to a set of more realistic assumptions. Roughly, safe-side requirements express the capability of premiums to generate positive margins. In a strictly actuarial framework, safe-side requirements are given in terms of some notion of expected profit, calling for assumptions that let such profit be non-negative. An expected profit of zero, however, is not a realistic aim for the insurer. We investigate the notion of conservative assumptions by adopting a unconventional approach. Our focus is the management of the financial resources coming both from premiums and from shareholders' capital. This …

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Realistic Pension Funding: A Stochastic Approach, Shih-Chieh Chang Jan 2000

Realistic Pension Funding: A Stochastic Approach, Shih-Chieh Chang

Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993–2006)

The process funding pension plans is viewed as a dynamic control process. Two performance measures are introduced to evaluate the effectiveness of plan contributions: the cost-induced performance measure (CIPM) and the ratio-induced performance measure (RIPM). A dynamic programming approach is used to determining the optimal contributions with the objective of minimizing the performance measure. The methodology developed is applied to a sample of members of Taiwan's Public Employees Pension Plan (Tai-PERS). We show that RIPM produces more stable results than those using CIPM.

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At The Interface Of Law And Accounting: An Examination Of A Trend Toward A Reduction In The Scope Of Auditor Liability To Third Parties In The Common Law Countries, Carl J. Pacini, Mary Jill Martin, Lynda Hamilton Jan 2000

At The Interface Of Law And Accounting: An Examination Of A Trend Toward A Reduction In The Scope Of Auditor Liability To Third Parties In The Common Law Countries, Carl J. Pacini, Mary Jill Martin, Lynda Hamilton

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

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E-Business Industry Developments - 2000/01; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2000

E-Business Industry Developments - 2000/01; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Securities Industry Developments - 2000/01; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division Jan 2000

Securities Industry Developments - 2000/01; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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A Study Of Stock Market Efficiency In Malaysia, Shook Chern Lee Jan 2000

A Study Of Stock Market Efficiency In Malaysia, Shook Chern Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study examines the behaviour of the stock market in Malaysia and its implication on the weak form efficiency of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Daily data of the number of stocks advancing, declining or remaining unchanged in price and the closing levels of the stock market indices of the Main Board, seven main sectors of the Main Board and the Second Board of the KLSE were used in this study. The period covered was from January 1994 to December 1998, a total of 1233 trading days. The results using the Theil-Leenders test indicates that there is some dependence in successive …

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Seasonality Effects Of Finance Stocks On The Kuala Lumpur Exchange, Foon Lee Ng Jan 2000

Seasonality Effects Of Finance Stocks On The Kuala Lumpur Exchange, Foon Lee Ng

Student Works (2000-2009)

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the seasonality effect or calendar anomalies of Finance stocks on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) over the period of January 1992 to June 1999. Among the calendar anomalies investigated in this study are the day-of-the-week effect, the pre-holiday effect, the end-of-the-month effect and the firm size effect. Empirical results reveal that there is an existence of the day-of-the-week effect in the financial stocks for the entire sample period. The results are consistent with those previous studies in which Monday's returns are significantly negative whilst Friday's returns are positive. In particular, …

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Relationship Between Risks And Return In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Keat Chye Khoo Jan 2000

Relationship Between Risks And Return In The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Keat Chye Khoo

Student Works (2000-2009)

Results of empirical tests on the relationship between stock returns and arious risk factors of sixty stocks in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange over the eriod 1979-1998 are presented in this study. Overall the applicability of the capital sset pricing model in Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange using monthly data is absent. 1arket risk alone or with another risk factors are unable to explain the variation in verage returns. However, there is a significant non-linear relationship between verage returns of individual stocks and market risk in two test periods 1983-86 and 995-98. This study also finds that other risk factors are …

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The Impact Of Group Selection On Student Performance And Satisfaction, Sakthi Mahenthiran, Pamela J. Rouse Jan 2000

The Impact Of Group Selection On Student Performance And Satisfaction, Sakthi Mahenthiran, Pamela J. Rouse

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Investigates whether the performance and attitudes of students could be improved by giving them some control over the group selection process. Groups were formed either by randomly combining paired friends or by randomly assigning all students. Students completed a group exercise and a group case. The dependent variables were the project grades and student satisfaction. Student satisfaction was measured using a questionnaire. The results show that attitudes of students were more positive when they were allowed to choose a single friend in the group. The project grades were significantly higher when students were paired, and this result was true regardless …

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An Analysis Of Service Department Cost Allocation Error, David S. Christensen Jan 2000

An Analysis Of Service Department Cost Allocation Error, David S. Christensen

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

There are several methods (direct, step, reciprocal) to allocate the cost of service departments to operating departments. Most cost accounting textbooks describe the direct and step methods in detail, but only briefly refer to the reciprocal method. Although the reciprocal method is generally regarded as the most accurate, it is also the most complicated and often requires the use of simultaneous equations and matrix algebra. Kaplan and Atkinson (1998) report that the reciprocal method was initially recommended by the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), but based on industry concerns regarding the complexity of the method, the CASB modified the proposed …

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So, You Want To Write A Textbook: One Author's Experience, David A. Rees Jan 2000

So, You Want To Write A Textbook: One Author's Experience, David A. Rees

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

Almost from the time I began teaching I wanted to write a textbook. I always held back, though, because I didn't know how to proceed, and because I thought I would fail--after all I really did not think I had the ability to write a textbook. Now, I have signed a contract to write an Intermediate Accounting textbook for South-Western Publishing Company and I was surprised at how easy preparing the proposal and selling the idea to South-Western really was. This paper is written for the purpose of acquainting aspiring textbook authors of the opportunities and the process of authoring …

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Webtrust - 2000; Assurance Services Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Jan 2000

Webtrust - 2000; Assurance Services Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

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2000-2001 Accounting Faculty Directory, James R. Hasselback Jan 2000

2000-2001 Accounting Faculty Directory, James R. Hasselback

Individual and Corporate Publications

No abstract provided.

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Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements For Not-For-Profit Organizations : A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, July 2000 Edtion, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Maryann Kasica Jan 2000

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements For Not-For-Profit Organizations : A Financial Accounting And Reporting Practice Aid, July 2000 Edtion, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting And Auditing Publications, Maryann Kasica

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

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Audits Of State And Local Governmental Units With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2001; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Government Accounting And Auditing Committee Jan 2000

Audits Of State And Local Governmental Units With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2001; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Government Accounting And Auditing Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

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Audits Of Casinos With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2000; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Gaming Industry Special Committee Jan 2000

Audits Of Casinos With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2000; Audit And Accounting Guide:, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Gaming Industry Special Committee

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

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Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Demutualizations And Formations Of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies And For Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts; Statement Of Position 00-3;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Demutualization Task Force Jan 2000

Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Demutualizations And Formations Of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies And For Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts; Statement Of Position 00-3;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Demutualization Task Force

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For And Reporting Of Certain Health And Welfare Benefit Plan Transactions : Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide : Audits Of Employee Benefits Plans And Sop 92-6, Accounting And Reporting By Health And Welfare Benefit Plans;Accounting For And Reporting Of Certain Health And Welfare Benefit Plan Transactions : Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide : Audits Of Employee Benefits Plans And Sop 92-6, Accounting And Reporting By Health And Welfare Benefit Plans; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Mar. 22, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Employee Benefit Plans Committee Jan 2000

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For And Reporting Of Certain Health And Welfare Benefit Plan Transactions : Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide : Audits Of Employee Benefits Plans And Sop 92-6, Accounting And Reporting By Health And Welfare Benefit Plans;Accounting For And Reporting Of Certain Health And Welfare Benefit Plan Transactions : Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide : Audits Of Employee Benefits Plans And Sop 92-6, Accounting And Reporting By Health And Welfare Benefit Plans; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Mar. 22, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Employee Benefit Plans Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed statement of position (SOP) would amend chapter 4 of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (the Guide), and SOP 92-6, Accounting and Reporting by Health and Welfare Benefit Plans. This proposed SOP would: 1. Revise the standards for measuring, reporting, and disclosing estimated future postretirement benefit payments that are to be funded partially or entirely by plan participants. 2. Specify the presentation requirements for benefit obligation information. 3. Establish standards of financial accounting and reporting for certain postemployment benefits provided by health and welfare benefit plans. 4. Clarify the measurement date for benefit …

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Demutualizations And Formations Of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies And For Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts;Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Demutualizations And Formations Of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies And For Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Apr. 3, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Demutualization Task Force Jan 2000

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Demutualizations And Formations Of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies And For Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts;Accounting By Insurance Enterprises For Demutualizations And Formations Of Mutual Insurance Holding Companies And For Certain Long-Duration Participating Contracts; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Apr. 3, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Demutualization Task Force

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement of Position (SOP) provides guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for demutualizations and the formation of mutual insurance holding companies (MIHC). The proposed SOP also applies to stock insurance enterprises that apply SOP 95-1, Accounting for Certain Insurance Activities of Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises, to account for participating policies that meet the criteria of paragraph 5 of SOP 95-1. The proposed SOP specifies the following: 1. Financial statement presentation of the closed block. Closed block assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses should be displayed together with all other assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of the insurance enterprise based …

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Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Apr. 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Jan 2000

Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Apr. 15, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1. PROPOSED REVISION OF INTERPRETATION 101-11 UNDER RULE 101: Independence and the Performance of Professional Services Under the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements and Certain Statements on Auditing Standards No. 75, Engagements to Apply Agreed-Upon Procedures to Specified Elements, Accounts, or Items of a Financial Statement; 2. PROPOSED REVISION TO RULING 100 UNDER RULE 101: Actions Permitted-Report Re-issuance When Independence Is Impaired; 3. PROPOSED REVISION TO RULING 108 UNDER RULE 101: Participation of Member, Spouse or Dependent in Retirement, Savings, or Similar Plan Sponsored by, or That Invest in, Client; 4. PROPOSED REVISION OF INTERPRETATION 501-5 UNDER RULE 501: …

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Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements : Attestation Standards, Revision And Recodification;Attestation Standards, Revision And Recodification; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Apr.14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2000

Proposed Statement On Standards For Attestation Engagements : Attestation Standards, Revision And Recodification;Attestation Standards, Revision And Recodification; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Apr.14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

The following is a summary of the significant proposed changes to the attestation standards. 1. This proposed SSAE would supersede SSAE Nos. 1 through 9 (a list of these Statements is included in the transmittal letter to this proposal). 2. The body of the attestation standards is codified and organized in AT sections in the AICPA Professional Standards. This proposed SSAE would change the numbering and order of the AT sections. This reorganization and renumbering will be effected with the approval of the new standard. This exposure draft retains the existing AT section numbers. 3. The proposed revision of AT …

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Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55;Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Nov. 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Technology Issues Task Force Jan 2000

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55;Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Nov. 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Technology Issues Task Force

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) amends SAS No. 55, Consideration of Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 319), as amended by SAS No. 78, Consideration of Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit: An Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 55 (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 319) to provide guidance to auditors about the effect of information technology (IT) on internal control, and on the auditor's understanding of internal control and assessment of control risk. The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) believes the guidance is needed because entities …

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For Investors' Interests In Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments;Accounting For Investors' Interests In Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Nov. 21, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee Jan 2000

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For Investors' Interests In Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments;Accounting For Investors' Interests In Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Nov. 21, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement of Position (SOP) provides guidance on accounting for investors' interests in unconsolidated real estate investments. It provides guidance on when and how the equity method of accounting should be applied to such investments. It is intended to supersede SOP 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures. This proposed SOP would require the following: 1. An investor holding an equity investment (including nonvoting common stock or nonredeemable preferred stock) in an investee should follow the equity method of accounting for that investee when the investor has the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, unless the …

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Personnel Management Element Of A Firm's System Of Quality Control-- Competencies Required By A Practitioner-In-Charge Of An Attest Engagement; Statement On Quality Control Standards 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 2000

Personnel Management Element Of A Firm's System Of Quality Control-- Competencies Required By A Practitioner-In-Charge Of An Attest Engagement; Statement On Quality Control Standards 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

AICPA Professional Standards

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Accounting By Producers Or Distributors Of Films; Statement Of Position 00-2;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee Jan 2000

Accounting By Producers Or Distributors Of Films; Statement Of Position 00-2;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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