Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania

The objective of financial statements is to give a true and fair view of financial position and of the performance, a true and fair view which will be useful for a wide range of users to take economic decisions. Accounting policies choice involves setting options that generate the best financial a...

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Main Author: MARIANA GURĂU
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Language:English
Published: Nicolae Titulescu University 2014-05-01
Series:Global Economic Observer
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Online Access:http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_2_no_1/geo_2014_vol2_no1_art_020.pdf
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spelling doaj-art-7614bb65d61a4be9825ebd7680eba5742025-08-20T03:03:14ZengNicolae Titulescu UniversityGlobal Economic Observer2343-97422343-97502014-05-0121209221Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for RomaniaMARIANA GURĂU0Senior Lecturer, PhD, Faculty of Economics, Nicolae Titulescu University, Calea Vacaresti, Bucharest, ROMANIAThe objective of financial statements is to give a true and fair view of financial position and of the performance, a true and fair view which will be useful for a wide range of users to take economic decisions. Accounting policies choice involves setting options that generate the best financial and accounting information. The best information must be in agreement with the most accurate image of financial position, performance and changes in financial position and performance. The present paper intends to present three different accounting policies used for the same situations and the results of their implementation. Starting question is: which of the results are the true and fair view?http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_2_no_1/geo_2014_vol2_no1_art_020.pdfaccounting policiestrue and fair viewdepreciationtaxationmaximize profitaggressive behaviourconservative behaviour
spellingShingle MARIANA GURĂU
Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania
Global Economic Observer
accounting policies
true and fair view
depreciation
taxation
maximize profit
aggressive behaviour
conservative behaviour
title Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania
title_full Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania
title_fullStr Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania
title_full_unstemmed Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania
title_short Three Types of Accounting Policies Reflected in Financial Statements. Case Study for Romania
title_sort three types of accounting policies reflected in financial statements case study for romania
topic accounting policies
true and fair view
depreciation
taxation
maximize profit
aggressive behaviour
conservative behaviour
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