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This paper introduces the issue of accounting for small and medium enterprises sector (SMEs). The author takes part in the wide discourse on the confines of simplifications and enterprise segmentation in Polish balance sheet law from the point of view of company overall activity. The paper presents researchers' opinions and author’s observations of economic life in practice. The author classifies simplifications covered by the Accounting Act and raises a question about the necessity to keep the books in microenterprises organized as sole proprietorships. The paper precedes future empirical research concerning this subject.