Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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In 1972, the AICPA Insurance Companies Committee issued the industry audit guide, Audits of Stock Life Insurance Companies (referred to in this statement of position as "guide"). Part II of the guide, which discusses the application of generally accepted accounting principles, includes a section on the "Valuation of Investments and Recognition of Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Thereon." That section (p. 89) outlines five acceptable methods of accounting for gains or losses on the sale of all equity securities except preferred stocks. The accounting standards division believes that it is not desirable to have five alternative accounting methods for accounting for equity securities and related investment gains or losses by stock life insurance companies. Therefore, this statement of position expresses the division's conclusions on accounting for all investments and related realized and unrealized gains or losses of stock life insurance companies.1 This statement of position also expresses the division's conclusions on accounting for real estate by stock life insurance companies, which was not discussed in the guide. This statement of position applies only to stock life insurance companies.

Publication Date

1978

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Book

Keywords

Insurance, Life -- Accounting; Investments -- Accounting

Disciplines

Accounting | Taxation

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Originally published by: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Copyright and permission to reprint held by: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Proposed statement of position on accounting for investments of stock life insurance companies;Accounting for investments of stock life insurance companies; Exposure draft (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), 1978, Aug. 4

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