Project Update
FAS 157—Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that are Not Orderly
Last Updated: April 23, 2009 (Updated sections are indicated with an asterisk *)
The staff has prepared this summary of Board decisions for information purposes only. Those Board decisions are tentative and do not change current accounting. Official positions of the FASB are determined only after extensive due process and deliberations.
Project Objective
*Due Process Documents
*Decisions Reached at the Last Meeting
Summary of Decisions Reached to Date
Next Steps
*Board/Other Public Meeting Dates
Background Information
Contact Information
Project Objective
The objective of this project is to provide application guidance addressing the determination of (a) when a market for an asset for a liability is active or inactive and (b) when a particular transaction is distressed.
*Due Process Documents
On April 9, 2009, the Board completed this project with the issuance of FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.
*Decisions Reached at the Last Meeting (April 2, 2009)
See minutes below.
Summary of Decisions Reached to Date (as of April 2, 2009)
See final FSP.
Next Steps
None.
*Board/Other Public Meeting Dates
The Board meeting minutes are provided for the information and convenience of constituents who want to follow the Board’s deliberations. All of the conclusions reported are tentative and may be changed at future Board meetings. Decisions become final only after a formal written ballot to issue a final Statement, Interpretation, FSP, or Statement 133 Implementation Issue.
| *April 2, 2009 | Board Meeting —Discussion of comment letters, additional constituent feedback, and redeliberations |
| March 16, 2009 | Board Meeting—Discussion of the proposed model for addressing the determination of whether a market is not active and whether a transaction is distressed |
Background Information
At the February 18, 2009 meeting, Chairman Herz announced the addition of new FASB agenda projects intended to improve the application guidance used to determine fair values under FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The projects were added in response to recommendations contained in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent study on mark-to-market accounting, as well as input provided by the FASB’s Valuation Resource Group and other constituents.
Contact Information
Kristofer Anderson
Valuation Fellow
keanderson@fasb.org
Adrian Mills
Practice Fellow
aemills@fasb.org
Diane Inzano
Practice Fellow
dcinzano@fasb.org