The evolution of attitudes towards goodwill in Polish balance sheet law Cover Image

Ewolucja podejścia do wartości firmy w Polskim prawie bilansowym
The evolution of attitudes towards goodwill in Polish balance sheet law

Author(s): Małgorzata Cieciura
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International relations/trade, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego

Summary/Abstract: Goodwill is one of the most difficult categories of balance sheet law. It was known to Polish science and practice of accountancy as early as in the mid-war period of the 20th century. Official regulations pertaining to goodwill in Polish accountancy law appeared in 1991 in the Decision of the Minister of Finance on rules on bookkeeping dated 15th January. From that time on the attitude towards including and settling this specific element of assets changed with changes or updating key legal acts regulating the rules of accountancy. In spite of that the current rules of Polish balance sheet law are completely different from the regulations of International Accounting Standards as far as including and settling goodwill is concerned.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 19-30
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish