Porównywalność formy prezentacji informacji w sprawozdaniach finansowych sporządzonych zgodnie z MSSF (na przykładzie Polski i Niemiec)
Comparability of the form of presenting information in financial statements prepared under IFRS (the example of Poland and Germany)

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to analyze differences in presenting information contained in financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. The methods used to achieve this objective and to verify the research thesis were the study of the subject literature and legal acts, including IFRS, and the analysis of consolidated financial statements. The research covered consolidated annual reports of ten selected listed companies included in the Polish WIG20 index and the German DAX index – published for the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016. The research area included consolidated balance sheet, consolidated profit and loss account and the statement of other comprehensive income, as well as explanatory notes. The research shows that discrepancies between published annual reports are significant. In allcases, financial statements take different forms and constitute an individual product of each entity with a different level of detail. The required information is frequently available only in the explanatory notes, but in each case in a different arrangement and often also in an insufficient scope. It results in considerable difficulties in comparing the performance of individual companies and analyzing their financial situation.

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