The courseisdesignedtogivestudents an introductiontothemainfinancialreportingstandardsandtodevelop an understanding of theinterpretation of financialstatements, partlythroughunderstandingtheeffects of corefinancialtransactions, readingfinancialreportsandinvestigatinghowfinancialaccounts are preparedandtheaccountingfigures are created.
Thisis a coursethatassumes prior knowledge of accounting.The coursewillexploretheformandfunction of financialreportingandthenature of data used in theproduction of financialstatementsandhowthis data iscollectedandprocessed in thepreparation of financialreports, withreferencetotheunderlyingaccountingconcepts.
The principal focus willberelatedtotheinterpretationanduse of thefinancial data by non-accountingstakeholders

Whitebord, markets, standards

1. Accounting’sprinciples
2. Balancesheet
3. Profit andlossaccount
4. Statement of changes in equity
5. Cash flowstatement
6. Notes to the annual financial statements

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

 

• Compare and contrast thefeatures of differenttypes of accountingentity, andbeaware of theimplications of organisationalform on thestructureandnature of financialstatements.
• Describe, applyandexplainthemeaning of keyfinancialaccountingterms, conceptsandideasandbeabletodiscussandillustratetheimplications of these in relationtoaccounting data andfinancialreports.
• Discussand evaluate thelimitations of financialreports, ratiosandothertoolsandmethods of financialanalysis. 

Written exam – 50%; verification during semester – 50%.

cioca ionela, raportare financiara, seria didactica , alba iulia , 2018 , 150
ceccar, ifrs, ceccar , romania , 2020 , 400
mf, accounting law, mf , romania , 1981 , 50