The Accounting Principles and Financial Reporting Rules in Polish and Spanish Regulations

• Authors: Burchart Renata , de Monteys Ramon Soldevila
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of the research was to identify differences and similarities in the basic provisions of Polish and Spanish legal acts regulating the accounting principles, elements of reporting and conditions of examination and publication of financial statements of entities. The Polish Accounting Act lists eight overarching accounting policies, while the Spanish General Accounting Plan describes the same content, however, contained in only six principles.In both countries there are three main elements of the financial statement: Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Additional Information, for all companies with full accounting, and two additional items: Cash flow and Statement of changes in equity for entities whose reports are subject to mandatory examination and disclosure. The obligation to audit accounts for entities that meet two of the three conditions are the same in both countries, but the total balance sheet value and sales revenue in the preceding year, expressed in euros, in Spain are 12,3% higher than in Poland.

Keywords

EN

accounting principles in Polish and Spanish regulations financial statements in Polish and Spanish entities research and publication of financial statements in Poland and Spain

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Olsztyn Economic Journal
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 371-385

Dates

published

2017-12-11

Contributors

author

Burchart Renata

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

author

de Monteys Ramon Soldevila

• University Abat Oliba in Barcelona

References

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• International Accounting Standards.
• Law on capital companies and other legislation.
• National Accounting Standards.
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• The Accounting Act of 29 September 1994, DzU from 2016, pos. 1047.
• Spanish General Accounting Plan.