Financial statements disclosed at fair value provide investors with more information when the assets are presented at their real value. This makes financial reporting more transparent to investors. Studies and statistics showed that the more capital markets develop, the more widely the disclosure of financial statements at fair value is. The high risk associated with the operations of banks and other financial institutions requires the adoption of stringent regulations, thus, making the industry earlier pay attention to fair value. The article reviews studies of factors that influence the adoption of fair value accounting, which include economic environment, legal and tax environment, professional environment, business environment, cultural environment, and international environment. The paper can be used to build research models as well as to assist governments in the adoption process of International Financial Reporting Standards.