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Wiley GAAP 2015: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 2015
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Wiley GAAP 2015: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 2015

by Joanne M. Flood
October 2014
Intermediate to advanced
1512 pages
57h 40m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 21ASC 325 INVESTMENTS—OTHER

PERSPECTIVE AND ISSUES

   Topics

   Subtopics

   Scope

   Overview

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

CONCEPTS, RULES, AND EXAMPLES

   Cost Method Investments

   ASC 325-30, Investments in Insurance Contracts

   ASC 325-40, Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets

PERSPECTIVE AND ISSUES

Topics

The Codification contains several Topics on the various forms of investments:

  • ASC 320, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities
  • ASC 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Venures
  • ASC 325, Investments – Other.

Subtopics

ASC 325 contains four subtopics:

  • ASC 325-10, Overall, which merely identifies the other three topics
  • ASC 325-20, Cost Method Investments, which offers guidance on stocks of entities not accounted for under the fair value method (ASC 320) or the equity method (ASC 323)
  • ASC 325-30, Investments in Insurance Contracts, which provides guidance on investments, life insurance contracts in general, and life settlement contracts
  • ASC 325-40, Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets, which provides guidance on accounting for a transferor's interest in securitized transaction accounted for as sales and purchased beneficial interests.

Scope

ASC 325-40 “applies to a transferor's interests in securitization transactions that are accounted for as sales under Topic 860 and purchased beneficial interests in securitized financial assets.” (ASC 325-40-15-2)

According to ASC 325-15-40-3, the guidance applies to beneficial interests ...

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