The Fair Value Adjustment Account Is a Balance Sheet Account

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Essay

The Fair Value Adjustment account is a balance sheet account. Identify the asset account it is related to. Explain how this account is increased and describe the procedure followed when its related asset account is disposed of.

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Definitions:

Subsidence

The sinking or settling of the Earth's surface, often due to natural geological processes or human activities.

Uplift

A process that causes regions of the Earth's surface to rise due to structural changes in the Earth's crust or mantle.

Continental Crust

The thick, buoyant part of the Earth's crust that forms the continents, contrasted with the denser oceanic crust.

Thickness

The measurement from one surface of an object or material to the opposite surface.