CREDIBILITY VERSUS MEASUREMENT OF VALUE OF A FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONSTITUENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AUDITING RISK

• Authors: Wioletta Świeboda
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Preparing financial statements is essential for each business entity in order to transmit information necessary for the intended user. The statements must reflect current financial situation of the company on the basis of which it will be possible to take appropriate decisions. Information is only reliable when it is useful. Preservation of credibility of financial statements in business practice raises doubts relating to the possibility, allowed by the International Accounting Standards, to present estimates. Another concern is connected with the increasing usage of fair value measurement instead of the principle of prudence . The aim of the paper is to define the notion of credibility with respect to elements of financial statement, auditing risk of these elements and application of estimates. The author also highlights the essence of fair value measurement and the impact of financial auditing on shaping the credibility of information in the financial statement. For the purposes of the paper the author researched the legal acts in force and used the case study method.

Keywords

EN

financial statement; audit risk; credibility

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 108-117

Dates

published

2017-10-15

Contributors

author

Wioletta Świeboda

• Katowice University of Economics, the Chair of Accountancy

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