外文翻译捷克共和国的新会计制度会计审计.docx
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外文翻译捷克共和国的新会计制度会计审计
ThemewaccountingsystemintheCzechRepublic
RudolfSchroll
VysokaskolaekonomickavPraze
Abstract
Thepurposeofthepaperisthreefold.First,toprovideanassessmentoftheaccountingsystemoperatedinCzechosolovakiaduringtheperiodoftheso-calledcentrallyplannedeconomy(i.e.thecommandeconomy).Second,toprovideacharacterizationofthenewaccountingsystemintroducedin1993.third,toprovidesomeindicationofdevelopingtendencieslikelytobecomesignificantinthefuture.
ACCOUNTINGINTHECENTRALLYPLANNEDECONOMY
Itisimportanttounderstandthattheobjectivesofaccounting,especiallyoffinancialaccounting,inthecentrallyplannedeconomyarefundamentallydifferentfromtheobjectivesofaccountinginthemarketeconomy.Thesedifferenceshaveimplicationforthedirectionandrateofaccountingchangeduringthetransitiontothemarketeconomy.
Thespecificnatureofaccountinginthecentrallyplannedeconomymaybeexaminedfromfouraspects.First,accountingwasnot,inprinciple,aninstrumentatthedisposalofthemanagementofanenterpriseorotherentity(e.g.institution,organization).Onthecontrary,accountingwasrequiredtofulfiltheneedsofthecentralinstitutionoftheplannedeconomy,suchastheStatePlanningCommissionCentralStatisticalOffice,MinistryofFinance.Theeconomicministries(forvariousbranchesofthenationaleconomy).
Itwasthereforenecessaryfortheaccountingsystemtobecentrallydirectedandcontrolled.Thiswasachievedthroughtheintroductionofthefollowingmeasures:
·auniformchartofaccounts,designedcentrallyandobligatoryforallprofitmakingenterprisesandothereconomicentities.Aseparateandobligatorychartofaccountswaspreparedfornon-profitseekingentities;
·adetailedaccountingmethodology,adherencetowhichwasobligatoryforallaccountingentities.ItspreparationwastheresponsibilityoftheMinistryofFinance;
·auniformsystemoffinancialstatementsintendedtoservetheneedsofthecentralauthorities.Thesecomprisednotonlythebalancesheetandtheprofitandlossaccountbutalsofromeighttotensupplementarystatementsdealingwithvariousaspectsofanenterprise’sactivities.Therewereseveralreportingcyclesofdifferinglengths.Forexample,theprofitandlossaccountwassubmittedtothecentralauthoritiesmonthlywhereasthebalancesheetwassubmittedonlybiannually.Theotherstatementsweresubmittedeitherquarterlyorannually.Therewasnocashflowstatementsbecausethefinancingofenterpriseswasnocashflowstatementbecausethefinancingofenterpriseswascentralized.
Thefinancialstatementaccordedmostimportancewastheprofitandlossaccount.Itwasnotpreparedfortheneedsoftheenterprisebuttosatisfytheneedsofthecentralauthoritiesthroughthegenerationofmacroeconomicstatistics.Intheprofitandlossaccountexpenseswereclassifiedbyelementsofcost.Revenueswereclassifiedsoastorevealtheflowsindifferentsectorsoftheeconomy,suchasproduction,tradeandtransport.Theprofitandlossaccountwasintendedtoserveasabasisforthecomputationoftheprinciplemacroeconomicindicators,suchasnationalproduct,nationalincomeandsoon.
Becauseofthesystemofcentralizedfinancingthebalancesheetwasnotconsideredtobeanimportantfinancialstatement.Becauseoftheabsenceofprivateownershipinthemeansofproductiontherewasnoconceptionof“owner’scapital”.Thepassive(i.e.capitalandliabilities)sideofthebalancesheethadanespeciallypoorinformationcontent.
Thedetailedmethodologywasissuednotonlyforfinancialaccountingbutalsoforcostaccounting.Theprincipleofmonism(i.e.theunifiedperceptionofreality)wasappliedstrictly.Thesameresulthadtobeshowninfinancialaccountingandcostaccounting.
Second,thefinancialstatementswererequiredtoprovideinformationfortheuseofthecentralauthoritiesintheadministrationoftheplannedeconomy.Thesefinancialstatementshadverylimitedimportanceforthemanagementoftheenterprise;theywererelevanttothefunctioningofthecentralizedsystemoffinancing.Featuresofsystemwere:
·themonopolypositionofthestatebank;
·theabsenceofbankruptcy(forallpracticalpurposes);
·thecentrallyorganizedsystemofpricefixing;
·theveylimitedinfluenceofinterest.
Pricesweredeterminedprimarilyonthebasisof‘costplus’.However,thesystemofwholesalepriceswasindependentofthesystemofretailprices.Similarly,thesystemofforeigntradepricewasself-contained.
Becauseofthesystemofcentrallydeterminedandcontrolledpricessomeenterpriseswerehighlyprofitablewhileotherenterpriseswereoperatedataloss.However,theplannedlosseswerealmostalwaysautomaticallycoveredbyasystemofsubsidies.Ontheotherhand,nearlytheentireamountofprofitgeneratedbyenterpriseswaswithdrawnbythestate.Asaconsequencecreditsforoperatingactivitieswerereceivedsemi-automatically.
Theinvestmentinfixedassetswasalmostfullycontrolledbythecentralauthorities.Thesystemofsubsidieswasusedasthebasicinstrumentinthefinancingoftheacquisitionoffixedassets.
Third,thefinancialstatements,asalsothecomplementarystatisticalstatements,fulfilledadualrolebuttheroleswerecontradictory.Thefinancialstatements:
1、wereusedasaninstrumentofcontroloverthefulfillmentoftheplannedtargetsforthecurrentperiod;
2、providedinformationservingasabasisforfixingtheplannedtargetsforthenextperiod.
Theinherentcontradictionbetweenthesetwopurposesisclear.Iftheplannedtargetswerenotfulfilledtherewouldbenobonusesforthemanagementoftheenterpriseandnoincreaseinthe‘funds’forthepaymentofsalariesandtheprovisionofotherbenefits.Toavoidtheoccurrenceofsuchasituationtheaccountingandstatisticaldatabecamesubjectedto‘manipulation’.
Ontheotherhand,iftheactualperformance,incomparisonwiththeplan,washighinthecurrentperiodtheenterprisewouldreceivehigherplannedtargetsforthefollowingperiods.Theadverseconsequencesfortheenterprise,intermsofreducedbonusesandreducedentitlementtootherbenefits,couldbesubstantial.Thereforetherewasatendencytodiscloseonlyaclosefulfillmentoftheplaninthefinancialandstatisticalstatements.Again,thefinancialandstatisticaldatabecamesubjectedto‘manipulation’.
Theeffectofthe‘manipulation’ofthecontentoftheaccountingrecordswasself-evident.Themanagementoftheenterprisecouldnotusethe‘official’accountinginformation.However,realisticdatawererequiredbytheenterprisemanagementforcontrolanddecisionmakingpurposes.
Enterprisemanagerscreatedtheirownpersonalandprivateinformationsystems.Thesituationwithrespecttoauditing,amongotherthings,madepossiblesuchadevelopment.
Fourth,theaccountingdatawasconsideredtobesecretandthefinancialstatementswerenotpublished.Therewasnosystemofauditingcomparabletothepracticeestablishedinmarketeconomies.Instead,therewasonlyasystemofaccountinginspection(revise).However,theaccountinginspectionwasnotcarriedoutbyspecializedindependentauditors.Itwasundertakenbytheaccountantsofenterprisesinvariousbranchesoftheeconomy,orotherorganizationsofcontrol,secondedtosomeotherenterpriseforthepurpose.
Theaccountinginspectionwasverysuperficial.Thereasonwasself-evident:
anyaccountant,makinganaccountinginspectioninsomeotherenterprise,wasawarethattheaccountantoftheinspectedenterpriseatafuturedatacouldmakeaninspectioninhis,orher,enterprise.Therefore,andstepbystep,accountinginspectiondegradedtoasystemof‘mutualsolidarity’.
BASICFEATURESOFTHENEWACCOUNTINGSYSTEM
Afterashorttransitionalperiod(1990-92)anewaccountingsystemwasintroducedon1January1993.Ithasbeenconceivedasasystemsuitedtothemarketeconomy.Afeatureofthenewsystemisthatonlywhensubjecttotransferfromthecost(‘internal’)accountingrecordstothefinancialaccountingrecords.
Asfarasthestandardizationoffinancialaccountingisconcernedisconcernedthebasicstructureisasfollow:
1TheAccountingLaw1991establishedthebasicaccountingprinciples.Itisforeseenthatitsamendmentwillbepreparedin1996or1997(i,e.afterhavingacquiredpracticalexperiencewiththeoperationofthenewsystem).
2Threebasicchartsofaccountshavebeenpublished.Theseareintendedfor:
·entrepreneurs;
·non-profitseekingorganizations;
·otherorganizationgs(e.gpoliticalparties,culturalandsocialmovements)notundertakingeconomicactivities.
Thereisaspecialchartofaccountsforbanksandinsurancecompanies.
3Theobligatorymethodologyforrecording‘current’transactions(i.earisingduringthemonthlyaccountingperiod)inthefinancialaccountingrecords(i.e.’currentaccounting’)wasissued.‘Currentaccounting’,inCzechterminology,referstothecompilationoftheaccountingrecordfromtheprimeentrythroughtotheentriesintheledgeraccounts.Sometimesalternativeaccountingtreatmentsarepermitted.
4Thesystemoffinancialstatementswasdetermined.Theobligatorystructuresforthebalancesheetandtheprofitandlossaccountprovidefortwosituations:
thedevelopedorexpandedversionforsmallenterprises.
5Anewregulationonthecontentsofthecashflowstatementandtheappendixtothefinancialstatementshasbeenissuedrecently.ThecashflowstatementisbasedonthestandardproposedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsCommittee(IASC)(orontheUSASFAS95).Thatis,taxationandreturnoncapitalarenotshownassep
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