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Ifacompanyisprofitableandhasaccesstosourcesoffinancing,ananalysisof
theopportunitiesforbusinesscontinuitydoesnotrequireadetailedanalysis.In
anothersituation,adetailedanalysisisrequired.Theprincipleofgoingconcern
requiresthattheadoptedprinciplesforrecordingoperations,valuationofassets
andliabilities,calculatingthefinancialresultandpreparingthefinancialstate-
mentsarethesameinsubsequentfinancialyears.Onlywhentheaccountingpro-
ceduresareadheredtoconsistentlyfromyeartoyeartheresultsdisclosedinthe
financialstatementswillbeuniformandcomparable.(However
,changesareex-
ceptionallyallowedforvalid,legitimatereasons).Respectingthisprincipleallows
usersoffinancialstatementstomakeanalysesandassessmentsoftheentity’s
previousactivitiesandtoanticipatethefuturefinancialsituationbasedonhistor-
icaldata.Intheeventofawithdrawalfromtheprincipleofcontinuation,asare-
sultofthedecisiontostoporsignificantlyreducetheactivity,theentityshould
adoptdifferentprinciplesforthevaluationofassetsandliabilities,whichaffects
itsfinancialresultinagivenperiodandtheassessmentanddecisionsofusersof
financialinformationderivedfromtheaccountingsystem.Ifthegoingconcern
assumptionisrealistic,atleastinthenextfinancialyear-thecompany’sassets
arevaluedbasedonthecurrentpricesorcosts,whileitsliabilitiesarevaluedtak-
ingintoaccounttheamountrequiringpayment.Anothersituationisencountered
whenitcomestothevaluationofassetsandliabilitiesoftheentitywhosecontin-
uedexistenceisthreatened(e.g.whenitisliquidatedorinsolvent).Thenthevalu-
ationofthecompany’sassetsmustbebasedonmarketprices,andbenohigher
thanthepurchasepriceortheproductioncosts,includingtheirdepreciation.In
thiscase,thecompanyisalsorequiredtocreateareserveforthefuture,indicat-
ingadditionalcostsandlossesduetothelossofabilitytocontinueitsbusiness.
Theaccrualprinciplemeansthattheentity’saccountbooksshouldinclude
allincomeearnedandtherelatedcostsrelatedtotheserevenuesforthefinan-
cialyear
,regardlessofthedateofpayment.13Itmeansthatrevenuesandcosts
shapingthefinancialresultarerecordedinthebookswhentheseeventsstart,
andnotwhentheyarepaid.Basedontheaccrualprinciple,ifwesellsomeitems
orrendersomeservice,thenthatbecomesourpointofrevenuegenerationir-
respectiveofwhetherwereceivecashornot.Thesameruleappliesinthecase
ofexpenses.Alltheexpensespaidincashorpayableareconsideredandthead-
vancepaymentofexpenses,ifany,isdeducted.Theresultoftheapplicationof
thisprincipleisthatnotonlybusinessoperationsresultingcashflowsarere-
cordedinthefinancialstatements,butalsoallotherchangesinthefinancialpo-
sitionofthecompanywhichdonotentailcashflows.
13M.Gmytrasiewicz,A.Karmańska,I.Olchowicz,Rachunkowośćfinansowa,partI,Difin,Warsza-
wa1997,p.31.
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