Abstract

This article discusses the issues enumerated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in its Discussion Memorandum, “Distinguishing Between Liability and Equity Instruments and Accounting for Instruments with Characteristics of Both.” The salient issues relating to the classification of instruments as being either liabilities or equities are discussed, as are new alternatives of distinguishing between liability and equity items as a means of improving financial statement disclosure.

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