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International Aspects of Financial Accounting

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 117-0397/02
Abbreviation MAFÚ
Course title International Aspects of Financial Accounting
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Accounting and Taxes
Course coordinator Ing. Marcela Palochová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Framework syllabus of lectures:
1. International regulation and harmonization of accounting, the role of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
2. The process of new standards development, the impact of the standardization process on transparency and disclosure of accounting information.
3. The relationship of IFRS, US GAAP, EU Balance Directives to Czech accounting legislation.
4. The conceptual framework of financial reporting according to IFRS.
5. The IFRS concept of Financial Statements, basic items of Financial Statements, basics items of Financial Statements. Valuation models, issue of conversion of annual accounts.
6. Convergence of IFRS and US GAAP system for creation of a single financial reporting system.
7. Implementation of IFRS into the accounting and tax legislation in the Czech Republic.
8. Summary of selected differences between IFRS and Czech accounting legislation including illustrative examples and links to IFRIC interpretation.

Literature

ELLIOTT, Barry and Jamie ELLIOTT. Financial Accounting and Reporting. 20th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2022. 832 p. ISBN 978-1-292-39980-5.
MACKENZIE, Bruce. Interpretation and Application of International Financial Reporting Standards. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2014. 1055 p. ISBN 978-1-118-73409-4.
WEYGANDT, J., KIMMEL, P., KIESO D. Financial Accounting with International Financial Reporting Standards. Wiley, 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-50357-6 .

Advised literature

PKF International Ltd. Wiley 2023 Interpretation and Application of IFRS Standards. John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2023.1008 p. ISBN 978-13-9418-6303 .
PICKER, R., DUNN, J., KOLITZ, D., LIVNE, G., LOFTUS, J., CLARK, K. Applying IFRS Standards. 4and Edition. Sydney, 2019. 752 p. ISBN 978-1-119-15922-3 .
FICBAUER, Jiří. Mezinárodní účetní standardy a daňové systémy. Key publishing. 2012. 175 s. ISBN: 978-80-7418-143-6.