The title of this thesis is: Explanatory Power of Financial Statements Prepared in conditions of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Ac-cepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). This thesis compares the differences between Czech accounting legislation, International Financial Reporting Standards, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), regarding financial state-ments. The work is divided into a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part of the work mainly describes the requirements for individual financial statements com-piled according to Czech accounting standards as well as IFRS and US GAAP. Then it defines the main differences in the statements compiled by various accounting sys-tems. The aim of the practical part is to apply theoretical knowledgeon practical examples in a company called Moravské kovárny, a. s. (=Moravian smithy, joint-stock company). First, the procedure for preparation of financial statements in accordance with CAS in society is described in detail, and subsequently, problematic parts are selected, where there is a fundamental difference in reporting compared to IFRS and US GAAP, and a transition to statements corresponding to the requirements of these accounting systems is implemented on them. Using a practical application, it is possible to track specific examples, how individual accounting operations affect profits and the structure of balance sheet items.

The goal of the master's thesis is to prepare the opening statement of financial position according to the International Financial Reporting Standards. The theoretical part commences with the analysis of the current regulation of IFRS in the Czech Republic. Then follows the explanation of conditions and reasons for transition to IFRS. In the end of the theoretical part, the process of transition is explained as well as the application of IFRS 1. The practical part deals with the detail analysis of the individual line items of the statement of financial position according to the Czech GAAP. There also analyzed the relevant regulation of individual line items according to IFRS as well as performed adjustments required from the entity in order to transition to IFRS.

This diploma thesis deals with revenue recognition in acconrdance to International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS and american Generally Accepted Accounting Principles US GAAP. Furthermore, it is focused on convergence project, called Revenue Recognition Project. This will result to standard Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Expected issue period is the end of 2011. The goal of this thesis is to analyze and assess the current situation in chosen accounting systems.

This thesis deals with accounting issue regarding the rules for accounting and reporting. The fundamental part is a characteristic of generally accepted accounting principles, their forming and importance in the international financial scale. The aim of the thesis is to describe the process and conditions of the development of these principles and illustrate the impact of breaching of selected fundamental assumptions on the financial statements.

This study sought to analyze and compare financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs and Czech accounting principles of the company ČD Cargo focusing on the impact of the results of the financial analysis. Basic characteristics of IFRSs and Czech accounting principles are defined and described in the thesis. Emphasis is placed on the most contrasting rules of the systems. Different methods of financial analysis, their use, and informative value are characterized in the next section. Consequently, the methods have been applied and the results are shown with differences based on specific accounting harmonization. The aim is not only to show different results of the financial analysis, but to also explain the reasons behind the differences, based on the applied rules.

This Master´s thesis presents a comparison of the rules of Czech accounting legislation and International Accounting Standards IAS/IFRS. Based on the knowledge of these laws, the thesis analyses accounting principles and methods of data reporting in the financial reports - Balance sheet and Profit and loss account on the example of a concrete company and quantifies differences. By calculation of selected indicators of financial ratio analysis is considered the informational value of statements drawn up under the two laws.

The financial crisis facing the United States savings and loan industry has been steadily escalating over the last decade. During this time, accounting treatments concerning various thrift institution transactions have also attracted a great deal of attention. The specialized accounting treatments used in the thrift industry, known as regulatory accounting practices (RAP) have been blamed as one of the culprits hindering the regulators' ability to detect serious financial problems within many institutions. Accordingly, RAP was phased out, and all federally insured savings and loan associations began preparing their financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as of January 1, 1989. The purpose of this dissertation is to compare the relative predictive values of the two historical cost based accounting conventions (RAP and GAAP) available to the savings and loar? industry during the 1980's. For purposes of this dissertation, predictive value is defined as the usefulness in assessing future financial health and viability. The sample consisted of all the institutions reporting to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas between 1984 and 1989. Year-end thrift financial report data, obtained from Sheshunoff Information Services, Inc. (Austin, Texas) was used to calculate several financial ratios. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas provided a comprehensive listing of all institutions that failed between January 1, 1985 and March 31, 1989. The null hypothesis tested in this study was: no significant differences existed between the predictive values of RAP and GAAP financial statements. Using a dichotomous dependent variable (failed/not failed) and independent variables from prior research, several multinomial logistic models were developed to test the null hypothesis. All models developed failed to reject the null hypothesis.

Bakgrund: Bokföringslagen (1999:1078) och Årsredovisningslagen (1995:1554) är de två primära lagarna som finns inom området redovisning och revision. Dessa lagar är vad som kallas för ramlagar varför det förekommer hänvisningar i lagen till god redovisningssed. År 1976 myntades begreppet god redovisningssed (prop. 1975:104) sedan dess har god redovisningssed utvecklats med anledning av ett flertal myndigheter och organisationer. Uppsatsen fokuserar på tillgångsvärdering i relation till god redovisningssed. Vad som är intressant för uppsatsen är i de fall förenligheten med god redovisningssed blivit ifrågasatt av Skatteverket samt de fall det konstaterats att god redovisningssed inte förelegat och på vilket sett det påverkar revisorns ansvar. Syfte: Syftet är att belysa spänningen som uppstår mellan parterna i rättsprocesser vid skilda meningar om årsredovisningens förenlighet med god redovisningssed avseende tillgångsvärdering samt att belysa det ansvar revisorn bär när det görs gällande att god redovisningssed inte förelegat. Vidare syftar uppsatsen till att bidra med att klargöra vad som ansetts utgöra god redovisningssed vid tillgångsvärderingen och vilka ståndpunkter som varit mest centrala i perspektivet av prejudikatinstanser. Metod: Uppsatsen har genomförts med en kvalitativ metod. Vad som varit relevant är den text som återfinns i de rättsfall som utgör empirin däri det går att utläsa parternas tolkning, domstolens resonemang och avgörande varför dokument utgjort datakällan. Då rättsfall varit aktuella har även den traditionella rättskälleläran beaktats i syfte att kunna förstå de tolkningar som skett av domstolarna. Slutsats: Slutsatserna som presenteras i uppsatsen baseras på vad som framkommit av den använda analysmodellen i förhållande till respektive rättsfall. På så vis ges en skriftlig förklaring på vad som anses utgöra god redovisningssed vid tillgångsvärdering under vissa förutsättningar och omständigheter. Därtill beskrivs också vilket ansvar en revisor bär i fråga om felaktigheter vid utförandet av en revision. Bland samhälleliga och etiska aspekter lyfts ett resonemang kring redovisnings- och revisionsbranschen kopplat till förtroende. / Background:The Accounting Act (1999:1078) and the Annual Accounts Act (1995:1554) are the two primary laws that exist in accounting and auditing. These laws are what are called framework laws, which is why there are references in the law to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In 1976, the concept GAAP was coined (prop. 1975: 104) since then, GAAP has been developed due to several authorities and organizations. The thesis focuses on asset valuation in relation to GAAP. What is interesting for the thesis is in cases where the compatibility with GAAP has been questioned by the Swedish Tax Agency and in cases where it has been established that GAAP did not exist and in what way it affects the auditor's responsibility. Purpose: The purpose is to shed light on the tension that arises between the parties in legal proceedings in different opinions about the annual report's compatibility with good accounting practice regarding asset valuation and to highlight the auditor's responsibility when it is claimed that GAAP did not exist. Furthermore, the thesis aims to help clarify what is considered as GAAP in asset valuation and which positions have been most central in the perspective of the judicial body. Method: The thesis has been carried out with a qualitative method. What has been relevant is the text that is found in the legal cases that constitute the empirical data in which it is possible to read the parties' interpretation, the court's reasoning and deciding therefore documents have been the data source. As lawsuits have been relevant, the traditional doctrine of legal sources has also been relevant to understand the interpretations made by the courts. Conclusion: The conclusions presented in the essay are based on what has emerged from the analysis model used in relation to the respective legal case. In this way, a written explanation is given of what is considered as GAAP in asset valuation under certain conditions and circumstances. In addition, it also describes the responsibility an auditor bears in relation to errors in performing an audit. Among societal and ethical aspects, a reasoning about the accounting and auditing industry linked to trust is highlighted.

Komponentredovisning innebär att tillgångar delas in i ett antal komponenter, där varje komponent skrivs av för sig. Under 2014 blev komponentredovisning tvingande för alla kommuner att tillämpa i sin redovisning. Tidigare forskning visar på både hög och låg efterlevnad av nya redovisningsstandarder, samt en förväntan på ökad administrativt arbete vid antagande av nya standarder. Studien har syftat till att få en ökad förståelse kring hur kommuner antar komponentredovisning och dess utmaningar. Studien syftar även till att studera om det tagit fram någon gemensam praxis gällande komponentredovisning för kommuner. En kvalitativ multipel fallstudie har utförts genom intervjuer med fyra kommuner belägna i Västsverige. Resultatet visade olika nivåer av efterlevnad av de nya standarderna. Dessutom visade det inte på någon gemensam praxis gällande kommuners komponentredovisning. Resultatet visade även att antagandet av komponentredovisning har bidragit till en ökad administrativ belastning. Vidare upptäcktes att kommuner anser att de följer god redovisningssed men att det skiljer sig huruvida deras komponentredovisning uppvisar rättvisande bild. / Component accounting means that assets are divided into several components, where each component is depreciated separately. In 2014, component accounting became mandatory for all municipalities to apply in their accounting. Previous research shows both high and low compliance with new accounting standards, as well as an expectation of increased administrative work when adopting new standards. The study aimed to gain an increased understanding of how municipalities approach component accounting and its challenges. The study also aims to investigate whether it has developed a common practice regarding component accounting for municipalities. A qualitative multiple case study has been conducted through interviews with four municipalities located in Western Sweden. The results showed different levels of compliance with the new standards. In addition, it did not show any common practice regarding component accounting by municipalities. The results also showed that the adoption of component accounting has contributed to an increased administrative burden. Furthermore, it was discovered that municipalities consider themselves to be in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, but that it differs whether their component accounting presents a true and fair view.

Principbaserade standarder ger vag vägledning om hur standarder ska följas och de lämnarstort utrymme för tolkning och bedömning. I inkomstskattelagens 14 kap. 2 § uttrycks det attresultatet ska beräknas enligt bokföringsmässiga grunder samt att beskattningstidpunkten skafastställas i enlighet med god redovisningssed. Skatterättens legalitetsprincip uttrycker iregeringsformen att det måste finnas stöd i lag för att ett brott ska ha begåtts och inget straffkan annars påvisas. Det uttrycks därmed att ingen skatt får tas ut om det inte finns lagliggrund. Då företag ska fastställa beskattningstidpunkten i enlighet med god redovisningssed,kan det ge upphov till redovisningsmässiga skillnader. God redovisningssed som begrepp, ärsvårtolkat och kräver kompletterande normgivning för att skapa dess innebörd.Problematiken som återfinns då principbaserade normer påverkar ett företags beskattningtydliggörs främst då ett materiellt samband råder mellan redovisning och beskattning. Ettmateriellt samband innebär att redovisningsregler görs gällande även vid beräkning av detskattemässiga resultatet. Det materiella sambandet återfinns i inkomstskattelagen dåhänvisning görs till god redovisningssed. Enligt bokföringslagen är det Bokföringsnämndensansvar att utveckla god redovisningssed. Bokföringsnämnden har därför tagit framallomfattande regelverk som ska ge vägledning åt företag som upprättar redovisning efter godredovisningssed. K-regelverken ska gälla för företag i olika kategorier, beroende på dessstorlek. Studien undersöker de två vanligaste regelverken, K2 och K3.Syftet med studien är att undersöka om principbaserade normer är förenliga medlegalitetsprincipen. För att besvara studiens syfte genomförs en komparativ innehållsanalys avBokföringsnämndens K-regelverk, K2 och K3. Vi ämnar avgöra till vilken grad normernaskaraktär i K2 och K3 bör anses vara regel- respektive principbaserade samt dess förenlighetmed legalitetsprincipen och regeringsformen. Vid inledningen av denna studie kunde interelevant och tillräcklig forskning hittas inom området, varpå studien syftar till att bidra medkunskap. Vi vill även uppmärksamma problematiken då skatterätten hänvisar tillredovisningens god redovisningssed när tidpunkten för redovisning av intäkter och kostnaderska ske.Genom en modell har vi tydliggjort vår analys avseende normernas karaktär i K2 och K3.Modellen innefattar två dimensioner, dels till vilken grad normerna anses regel- respektiveprincipbaserade och dels till vilken grad normerna bör anses förenliga medlegalitetsprincipen. För att besvara studiens syfte har vi undersökt följande normer somåterfinns i båda regelverken: grundläggande principer, definitioner av tillgångar, skulder,intäkter och kostnader, materiella anläggningstillgångar, immateriella anläggningstillgångar,varulager, avsättningar och periodiseringar. Studiens slutsats är att principbaserade normer tillstörre grad bör anses som icke förenliga med legalitetsprincipen då de tillåter att analogislutkan tillämpas i redovisningen. Principbaserade normer i redovisningen skapar storttolkningsutrymme, vilket kan medföra att likartade företag upplever skillnader iredovisningen och följaktligen även skattemässiga skillnader. Således ska normerna i K3 inteanses vara förenliga med legalitetsprincipen och därmed anses grundlagsstridiga. / Principal-based standards give few guidelines of how the standards should be followed andthey give room for interpretations. The income tax act expresses that the income statementshould be calculated through accrual basis and the taxation time should be determined bygenerally accepted accounting principles. On the other hand, the tax law expresses a principleof legality in the governmental law that states that there has to exist a legal support for a crimeto be committed and no penalty can otherwise be addressed. When generally acceptedaccounting principles should determine the time of taxation it generates accountingdifferences. The term of generally accepted accounting principles is difficult to interpret andrequires additional standards to create its meaning.The problem that exists when principle-based standards affect a company’s taxation, clarifieswhen there is a material relationship between accounting and taxation. A material relationshipmeans that the accounting rules are applicable even for the taxable income. The material linkexists when the income tax act refers to generally accepted accounting principles, when thetaxation time should be determined. The Swedish Accounting Standards Board has thereforeestablished comprehensive framework’s that aims to guide companies when accountaccording to generally accepted accounting principles. The K-regulations shall apply forcompanies in different categories depending on their sizes. The study examines the two mostcommon frameworks, K2 and K3.The purpose of this study is to examine if principle-based standards are consistent with theprinciple of legality. To achieve the purpose of this study, a comparative content analysis ofthe The Swedish Accounting Standards Boards K-regulations, K2 and K3, is conducted. Wewish to evaluate to what extent the standards characteristics are rule- or principle-based and toevaluate the extent of the standards consistency with the principle of legality and thegovernmental law. In the beginning of this study we did not find enough relevant literature inthe field of study and we therefore want to contribute with knowledge. We also want toobserve the problems that the tax law contributes when it refers to the term of generallyaccepted accounting principles.We have clarified our analysis of the standards in K2 and K3 in a model. The modelincorporates two dimensions, partly to what extent the standards should be considered as ruleorprinciple-based and partly to what extent the standards should be considered consistentwith the principle of legality. To achieve the purpose of this study we examined standards thatoccur in both frameworks: fundamental principles, definition of assets, liabilities, incomesand costs, tangible fixed assets, intangible fixed assets, inventories, provisions and accruals. The conclusion of the study is that principle-based standards in a large extent should beconsider non consistent with the principle of legality due to that an analogy is permitted inaccounting. Principle-based standards create room for interpretation, which leads todifferences between similar companies both in accounting and in taxation. The standards inK3 should accordingly not be considered consistent with the principle of legality.This study is further on written in Swedish.