scholarly journals Recht- und zweckmäßiges Handeln des Geschäftsleiters bei der Abschlusserstellung

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Sievers

Considering the planned amendments under the Financial Market Integrity Strengthening Act, the author first analyzes to what degree IFRS and reporting standards under the German Commercial Code grant managers discretion when preparing the annual and consolidated financial statements of a company. She then examines how to exercise such discretion in accordance with § 93 subsection 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act and to what extent accounting decisions are protected by the business judgment rule.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (101 (157)) ◽  
pp. 111-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Gierusz ◽  
Katarzyna Koleśnik

The primary objective of this article is to investigate the impact of culture (as measured by Hofstede) on disclosures in financial statements prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by firms from different countries. The sample comprises 2011−2013 consolidated financial statements of stock companies (excluding banks, insurance, and other financial institutions) from four countries repre- senting different cultural areas: the United Kingdom (Anglo), Germany (Germanic), Poland (Central Eastern Europe; CEE) and Kuwait (Arab). The research material came from 312 annual consolidated financial statements from 104 companies. The results reveal that cultural values have a significant impact on financial disclosures even after the use of IFRS. The paper is one of the few comparative studies attempting to assess the effects of culture on financial disclosures in Western Europe countries, CEE countries and Arab countries. Most of the international comparative studies in this research area have neglected CEE and Arab countries.


Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1288
Author(s):  
José Ramón Sánchez-Serrano ◽  
David Alaminos ◽  
Francisco García-Lagos ◽  
Angela M. Callejón-Gil

The models for predicting audit opinion analyze the variables that affect the probability of obtaining a qualified opinion. This helps auditors to plan revision procedures and control their performances. Despite their apparent relevance, existing models have only focused on the context of individual financial statements and none have referred to consolidated financial statements. The consolidated information is essential for decision-making processes and understanding the true financial situation of a company. Our objective is to provide a new audit opinion prediction model for consolidated financial statements. To this end, a sample of group of Spanish companies was chosen and an artificial neural network technique, the multilayer perceptron, was used. The results show that the developed method managed to predict the audit opinion with accuracy above 86%. Moreover, there exist important differences concerning the most significant variables in the audit opinion prediction for individual accounts, since when using consolidated financial statements, the variables referring to industry, group size, auditor, and board members were converted into the main explanatory parameters of the prediction.


Author(s):  
А.Х. Цакаев ◽  
А.Р. Батукаева

Представлены результаты оценки налогового риска ПАО НК Роснефть , ПАО Газпром и ПАО ЛУКОЙЛ согласно общедоступным критериям самостоятельной оценки рисков для налогоплательщиков Концепции планирования выездных налоговых проверок, исходя из данных консолидированной финансовой отчетности, подготовленной в соответствии с международными стандартами финансовой отчетности, позволившие сделать вывод о предложении по преобразованию данной Концепции под международные стандарты финансовой отчетности. Сформулированы предложения по обеспечению снижения уровня налоговых рисков в деятельности российских нефтегазовых компаний Results of assessment of tax risk of PJSC Rosneft, PJSC Gazprom and PJSC Lukoil according to public criteria of independent risk assessment for taxpayers of the Concept of planning of exit tax audits, proceeding from data of the consolidated financial statements prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards, allowed to draw a conclusion on the offer on transformation of this Concept under International Financial Reporting Standards are presented. Offers on ensuring decrease in level of tax risks in activity of the Russian oil and gas companies are formulated.


Author(s):  
Svitlana Zubilevych

The paper considers the possible impact of the Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings on reporting in Ukraine with reference to signing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The author then suggests possible changes in the current classification of companies, formats and components of financial statements, as well as accounting methods.


Author(s):  
Nelli Artienwicz

Information which financial market participants use to make their decisions comes directly and indirectly from accounting. Although finance and accounting use the language of numbers which appear to be very clear and plain, it is obvious that sums presented in financial statements and then interpreted and used by financial managers and investors and other stakeholders are very subjective. The goal of this chapter is to pay attention to the implications of behavioral research in accounting and its new stream – neuroaccounting – for behavioral finance. It is argued that accounting should be considered by behavioral finance researchers because the product of accounting in the form of reports, statements, and different analyses represents not only economic standing of a company, but also those behind the scenes.


Author(s):  
Лэйля Камаровна Мусипова

Помимо обычной финансовой отчетности некоторые предприятия Казахстана обязаны формировать и предоставлять консолидированную финансовую отчетность согласно требованиям международных стандартов финансовой отчетности. Статья посвящена особенностям составления и представления консолидированной отчетности в соответствии с международным стандартом финансовой отчетности 10 (IFRS) «Консолидированная финансовая отчетность». Целью исследования является рассмотреть понятие консолидированной отчетности, требования по ее составлению, порядок формирования и провести анализ потребность в составлении и представлении консолидированной финансовой отчетности. Наряду с этим представлена практика полной консолидации на условном примере с учетом требований международных стандартов финансовой отчетности, а также проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются представители бизнес-структур при формировании и представлении консолидированной финансовой отчетности. Научная новизна полученных результатов заключается в разработке приемов и методов составления и совершенствования консолидированной отчетности, которая позволит преодолеть сложности при формировании результатов деятельности за определенный отчетный период группы в целом. Along with the standard financial reports, some enterprises in Kazakhstan are required to form and submit consolidated financial reports in accordance with the requirements of international financial reporting standards. The article is devoted to the peculiarities of creating and presenting consolidated financial reports in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard 10 (IFRS) «Consolidated Financial Reporting». The aim of the study is to examine the concept of consolidated financial statements, the requirements for its formation, and the analysis of the need for the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements. In addition, the practice of full consolidation was studied and presented on the example of all the consolidation requirements of IFRS 10 (IFRS) «Consolidated Financial Reporting», as well as various issues business structures deal with during the process of formation and presentation of consolidated financial statements. The scientific novelty of the results obtained is the development of techniques and methods for the preparation and improvement of consolidated reporting, which makes it possible to overcome the complexity of the formation of performance results for a certain reporting period of the group as a whole.


Author(s):  
Tereza Gluzová

Consolidated financial statements present aggregated information for parent company and its subsidiaries. For non-wholly owned subsidiaries, International Financial Reporting Standards require non-controlling interest to be presented within consolidated equity to distinguish it from the amount of equity attributable to the shareholders of the parent. Since 2014, new standards on consolidation introduced broadened disclosure requirements for subsidiaries with material non-controlling interest. Definition of material non-controlling interest however is not included in the standards. The article provides the analysis of the financial statements published by companies listed on Prague Stock Exchange. Main focus is given to assessment criteria applied to identify material non-controlling interest. Consequently, study of compliance with the disclosure requirements for selected companies has been undertaken. The results of the analysis indicate whether value relevance of financial statements has been improved as a result of the new disclosures.


Author(s):  
Zhemin Wang

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Under the U.S. GAAP, fixed assets are reported at their book values which are derived by deducting accumulated depreciation from the original cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Companies are allowed to write down their fixed assets if the value of the fixed assets is impaired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Under no circumstances can a company write up its fixed assets even if the market value of these assets exceeds their book value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>However, such upward revaluation is allowed under the International Accounting Standards (IAS).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Specifically, as an allowed alternative, IAS No.16, &ldquo;Property, Plant &amp; Equipment,&rdquo; permits fixed assets to be revalued periodically and carried at fair value. Significant controversies currently exist regarding the revaluation provision under IAS No.16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Critics of IAS No.16 have expressed concerns that revaluation of fixed assets is arbitrary and may be used by management to manipulate reported accounting numbers. To address such concerns, this study empirically assesses the reported fixed assets under IAS No.16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Based on the data of 113 companies whose consolidated financial statements were prepared using IAS, this study documented significant empirical evidence suggesting that fixed assets reported by sample firms under IAS No. 16 reflect their economic value as perceived by investors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The findings seem to support the use of IAS in preparation of financial statements for cross-border listing of securities.</span></span></p>


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