Alternative to fair value accounting, amortized cost accounting, uses expectations of cash flows and prices risks determined at initiation to account for financial instruments throughout their life. Discuss the three undesirable features of amortized cost accounting as compared to fair value accounting. Alternative to fair value accounting, amortized cost accounting, uses expectations of cash flows and prices risks determined at initiation to account for financial instruments throughout their life. Discuss the three undesirable features of amortized cost accounting as compared to fair value accounting.