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Financing transactions

Accounting guide , PwC US

The Financing transactions guide is a roadmap to the accounting for the issuance, modification, and extinguishment of debt and equity instruments.

This guide was partially updated in December 2018.

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Our Financing transactions guide provides a summary of the guidance relevant to the accounting for debt and equity instruments and serves as a roadmap to help you evaluate the accounting requirements for a particular transaction. Specifically, the guide explains the accounting guidance and provides our interpretations and illustrative examples on a variety of topics, including:

Issuing debt, convertible debt, common stock, or preferred stock, among other financing transactions
Modifying or extinguishing debt or equity securities
Determining the accounting for guarantees and joint and several obligations
Inducing an investor to convert debt or securities
Buying back debt or equity securities

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