International Accounting Comparison
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International Accounting Comparison The following International Accounting Standards are included in this comparison: IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements IAS 2 Inventories IAS 7 Cash Flow Statements IAS 8 Net Profit or Loss for the Period, Fundamental Errors and Changes in Accounting Policies IAS 10 Events after the Balance Sheet Date IAS 11 Construction Contracts IAS 12 Income Taxes IAS 14 Segment Reporting IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment IAS 17 Accounting for Leases IAS 18 Revenue IAS 19 Employee Benefits IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates IAS 22 Business Combinations IAS 23 Borrowing Costs IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures IAS 25 Accounting for Investments IAS 27 Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting for Investments in Subsidiaries IAS 28 Accounting for Investments in Associates IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies IAS 30 Disclosures in the Financial Statements of Banks and Similar Financial Institutions IAS 31 Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation IAS 33 Earnings per Share IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting IAS 35 Discontinuing Operations IAS 36 Impairment of Assets IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets IAS 38 Intangible Assets IAS 39 Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement Comparison of International Accounting Standards and Lithuanian Accounting Policies International Accounting Comparison Comparison of International Accounting Standards with generally accepted accounting practice in Albania, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The comparison was performed based upon the accounting legislation effective in the above 14 countries as of December 31, 2000. In certain countries, changes to the accounting legislation have occurred as of January 1, 2001. This comparison does not include differences between IAS and generally accepted accounting practice in these countries, subsequent to December 31, 2000. Abbreviations AL Accounting Law B/S Balance Sheet CF Cash Flow ČNB Czech National Bank CZK Czech Koruna (currency) EAL Estonian Accounting Law EASB Estonian Accounting Standards Board EU European Union FIFO First-in-First-Out (inventory valuation) F/S Financial Statements GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Practice HAS Hungarian Accounting Standard HNB Hungarian National Bank HUF Hungarian Forint (currency) IAS International Accounting Standard LIFO Last-in-First-out (inventory valuation) LVL Latvian Lats (currency) NAS National Accounting Standard P&L Profit and Loss RAS Romanian Accounting Standard RAL Romanian Accounting Law R&D Research and Development SAL Slovak Accounting Law SAS Slovenian Accounting Standard SIC Standing Committee on Interpretations SKK Slovak Koruna (currency) VAT Value-Added-Tax JV Joint Venture EPS Earnings per Share 2 Comparison of International Accounting Standards and Lithuanian Accounting Policies 1. Presentation of Financial Statements Albania Bulgaria Byelorussia Croatia Czech Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Republic of Romania Slovakia Slovenia Topic International (IAS 1) Republic Macedonia Componen Complete set of financial Complete set of Complete set of Complete set of IAS 1 applies to Comparable to Comparable to Complete set of Financial Complete set of Complete set of Only balance Comparable to Complete set of (SAS 24, 25, 26) ts and statements includes: financial financial financial all companies IAS, except cash IAS, except cash financial statement should financial financial sheet and income IAS, except cash financial Comparable to format of statements statements statements incorporated flow statement flow statement statements include statements statements statement flow statement statements IAS, except that: • balance sheet; financial includes: includes: includes: under the and the statement and the statement includes: includes: includes: required. and the statement includes: • statement • Commercial of changes in of changes in balance sheet of changes in income statement; • balance sheet; • • balance sheet; s • balance sheet; • balance sheet; Code. equity are treated equity are treated Annual report is Comparable to equity that is not a • No requirement • income • • • statement of non-owner • income • • statement of as parts of the as parts of the composed of • balance sheet; IAS, but a required part of balance sheet; for statement of income statement income movements in equity; statement; profit and loss; notes to the notes to the the balance standard format the financial non-owner statement; statement; • income • income • appendix. • statement of Financial Financial sheet, the profit prescribed by the statements. movements in • statement of statement; statement; • cash flow statement; and • statement of changes in Statements. Statements. and loss • cash flow Accounting Law equity; account, the changes in the A determined non-owner equity; statement; • (further “AL”) and A particular format • • notes to the financial supplementary capital notes to the notes to the • Particular format for movements in • notes to the Prescribed format Comparable to financial the Company of financial financial statements. notes, and the • explanation to formats for presentation is equity; financial is required to be IAS, but a core • cash flow statements Law. statements issued statements used. format prescribed business report. the financial by the Ministry of presentation No particular format or mandated. statements; statement (called • cash flow by the EAL and statements. The formats used Finance is mandated. order for presentation • accounting • ‘additional The Movement in statement; and A management Commercial Simplified • notes to the by banks and mandatory. The mandated. policies. annual report is Particular format information’). Equity and Cash Annual business report is not a Code. The financial financial formats used by • notes to the composed of for presentation is Flow Statement report presents a Encouraged to present a All statements required formats used by statements institutions and credit institutions financial the balance mandated for Companies, which are regarded as review by review by management of have a standard component of the credit institutions insurance and insurance statements. sheet, the profit banks and other are obliged to part of the notes management of financial and operating form, including annual accounts. and insurance Besides the companies are companies are and loss companies. have an annual (not required in financial and activities, outside the analytical report of companies are financial prescribed in prescribed in Notes to the account, and statutory audit, the case of the operating financial statements. the management prescribed in statement a report separate acts. separate acts. financial the should also consolidated activities; for on financial and separate acts. must be prepared statements are supplementary prepare cash flow financial further operating where the A management presented notes. statement. statements.) specification of activities. A management management of report is a primarily in tabular Publicly traded inclusion in an report is a • Consolidated the company companies should required Particular format format specified required reports on current component of the annual business by the National annual report is also prepare for presentation of report see the component of the composed of period statement of annual accounts. balance sheet and Institute of annual accounts. developments. Law on Statistics. In the changes in equity. income statement Commercial consolidated These Directors’ report mandated. addition requirements Companies. disclosures are balance sheet, should be the doesn’t refer to: attached to the Rules for the required in a textual format consolidated financial notes to the specified by the profit and loss • private, rustic statements. financial account, and statements relevant NAS. and pescatory Detailed formats the farms whose mandated. consolidated of balance sheet, Banks, insurance revenues for the supplementary income statement companies, year do not notes and and cash flow investment funds, exceed 45 000 statement are non-for-profit consolidated LVL business report. described by organizations and relevant • institutions that budget funded regulations. entities also issue Cash flow are financed the above set of statement should from state financial be presented as budget or statements but part of the municipality information is in supplementary compliance with notes, but it is not relevant NAS compulsory for the applicable for their simplified annual specific activities. report. The balance sheet and the profit and loss account has a prescribed form based on the law. (See appendix 1 and 2) Complianc If financial statements The annual The annual All statements Comparable to The annual The annual This Act contains Comparable to Not defined. No requirement The annual The annual The financial (Preface to SAS, e with comply with IAS, this fact accounts shall accounts shall should be IAS. accounts shall accounts shall accounting rules IAS for statement of accounts shall accounts shall statements should 6. Fundamental relevant should be stated. Such a comply with comply with prepared in comply with comply with which are in compliance – comply with comply with comply