Comparison of Valuation of Financial Instruments according to the International and Czech Accounting Standards in the Context of Performance Reporting

Vol.7,No.1(2016)

Abstract

The paper is devoted to a comparison of the valuation of financial instruments according to the international and Czech accounting standards in the context of performance reporting of trade corporations. Differences in valuation and reporting of financial instruments are examined in connection with the upcoming amendments to the international accounting standards, which are currently the subject of scientific and expert discussions. The research focused on the comparison of classification methods of financial instruments according to the international and Czech standards and the resultant methods of recognition, valuation and reporting with the aim of identifying possible differences. The research arrived at the discovery of what causes the differences and the assessment of their impact on the financial statements of trade corporations. A different concept of accruals on long-term receivables and variant calculations of present value affected the amount of the reported balance sheet as well as performance. Calculations of specific values of differences in financial instruments are made in two model examples in the categories Held-to-maturity investments (HTMI) and Loans and receivables (L&R), both from the viewpoint of owners, as well as from the perspective of debtors. The development of these differences in time is described graphically. The differences in the reported values manifested themselves in overvaluation or undervaluation during the life of the financial instrument, but the values were identical at the time of their maturity. It has been proved that differences between the reported financial situation and the performance of trade corporations persist even after the amendment to the Czech accounting legislation, and it is necessary to take them into account in financial analysis.


Keywords:
financial instruments; models of valuation; recognition; Czech accounting legislation (CAL); International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); differences
References

Bohušová, H. (2011). General Approach to the IFRS and US GAAP Convergence. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 54(4), pp. 27–36. https://doi.org/10.11118/actaun201159040027

Brabec, Z., Hasprová, O. (2014). The Importance of Intengible Assets in a Company Engeged in the Development of Advanced Technologies. Political Sciences, Law, Finance, Economics and Tourism, Vol II, Book Series: International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on Social Sciences and Arts, pp. 769-776.

Brealey, R. A., Myers, S. C., Allen, F. (2006). Principles of Corporate Finance. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Bruneckiene, J., Pekarskiene, I. (2015). Economic Efficiency of Fines Imposed on Cartels. Inzinerine Ekonomika-Engineering Economics, 26(1), pp. 49-60.

Christensen, H. B., Nikolaev, V. V. (2013). Does Fair Value Accounting for Non-financial Assets Pass the Market Test? Review of Accounting Studies, 18(3), pp. 734–775.

EaY (2013). EaY publications. Retrieved from: http://www.ey.com/CZ/cs/home/library.

Epstein, B. J., Jermakovicz, E. K. (2010). Interpretation and Application of International Financial Reporting Standards. New Jersey: John Wiley & sons.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2014). Foreign Portfolio Holdings of U.S. Securities as of June 30, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.treasury.gov/ticdata/Publish/shla2013r.pdf.

OECD Data, Analysis and Forecasts (2015). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Statistics. Retrieved from: http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/statistics.htm.

Malíková, O., Černíková, M. (2014). Financial Management-Accounting and Tax Aspects of Debt Capital Decision Making. Political Sciences, Law, Finance, Economics and Tourism, Vol II, Book Series: International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on Social Sciences and Arts, pp. 19-26.

MIT - Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (2015). Financial analyses of the corporate sector of industry and construction. Retrieved from: http://www.mpo.cz/en/minister-and-ministry/analytical-materials/#category238.

Oxelheim, L. (2003). Macroeconomic Variables and Corporate Performance. Financial Analysts Journal, 59(4), pp. 36-50. https://doi.org/10.2469/faj.v59.n4.2544

Pacter, P. (2015). IFRS as Global Standards: A Pocket Guide. London: IFRS Foundation, Publications Department.

PwC (2013). IFRS Publications. Retrieved from: https://www.pwc.com/cz/cs/ucetnictvi/ifrs-publikace/ifrs-pocket-guide-cz-gaap-rozdily-2013.pdf.

Sedláček, J. (2007). Analysis of the Development of Financial Efficiency of Enterprises in the Czech Republic. Journal of Economics, 55(1), pp. 3-18.

Sedláček, J. (2010). The Methods of Valuation in Agricultural Accounting. Agricultural Economics, 56(2), pp. 59-66.

Decree no. 501/2002 Coll., which implements certain provisions of Act no. 563/1991 Coll., on accounting for entities that are businesses maintaining double-entry accounting, as amended.

Decree no. 502/2002 Coll., which implements certain provisions of Act no. 563/1991 Coll., on accounting for entities that are banks and other financial institutions, as amended.

Act no. 563/1991 Coll., on accounting, as amended.

Metrics

0


362

Views

498

PDF views