Application of Fair value accounting (Problem and Prospect) in Nigeria

ABSTRACT The determination of the overall growth of most cost depends on how efficient and effective the method of financial reporting is, and in the Nigeria case there are still lots of problems, challenges that have hindered the Nigerian financial reporting standard from attaining international status and these pose a greater challenge to implementation of fair value accounting in Nigerian financial system. Fair value accounting was a term applied widely in the 1980’s within the context of acquisition as a basis for the allocation of entry values and purchase goodwill, though it encountered difficulties and controversies. Fair Value Accounting is a financial reporting approach in which companies are required or permitted to measure and report on an ongoing bases, certain assets/liabilities (generally financial instruments) at estimates of the prices they would receive if they were to sell the assets or would pay if they were to be relieved of the liabilities. mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">It primarily applies to financial assets and liabilities but however, three major groups of non-financial assets-property, plant, investment property and intangible assets –also subject to fair value measurement. It should be noted that the idea that is behind this concept is the assumption that providing useful and timely information by preparing the accounts in accordance with a set of high-quality standards does best serve the needs of investors. This might be an important issue especially in the case of fair value accounting and needs to be considered when the implications of fair value accounting for users of accounting information are investigated. It is against this backdrop, that this research study tends to examine the problems and prospect of application of Fair Value Accounting in Nigeria by users of accounting information, accounting procedures, financial statement and foreign investors at large.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of Study                             51.2 Statement of Problem                            101.3 Objectives of the Study                            111.4 Research Questions                               111.5 Research Hypotheses                              121.6 Significance of Study                              131.7 Scope & Limitation of Study                        141.8 Definition of Terms                                14
CHAPTER TWO 2.1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 2.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION, SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION REFERENCES QUESTIONNAIRE