Course: Financial Statements

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Course title Financial Statements
Course code KUF/FS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svoboda Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: 1. Introduction to course, methodology notes. 2. Introducing to accounting: essence, meaning and function of accounting, generally preconditions (basic conception, legal regulation), accounting rules, general accounting principles, list of accounts. 3. Worldwide regulation and harmonisation of accounting and financial statements; approach to accounting. 4. Closing of accounting books - preparatory works, inventorying, tax analysis, operations with closing books. 5. Purposes and characteristics of financial statements. 6. Financial Statements: Balance Sheet - content and formal requirements. 7. Financial Statements: Profit/loss (Income) Statement - content and formal requirements. 8. Financial Statements: Supplement (Notes) to Statements - content and formal requirements. 9. Financial Statements: Statement of Cash Flow - content and formal requirements, methodology of calculation. 10. Financial Statements: Statement of Change in Shareholders' Capital - content and formal requirements. 11. Analysis of Financial Statements: Financial Analysis - introducing. 12. Analysis of Financial Statements: Financial Analysis - basis methods (ratio analysis).

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is the analysis of financial statements in the Czech accounting regulation and world-wide context (esp. IFRS/IAS). After primary characteristics of the accounting system in its entirety, specifications of items containable it this system, preceding activities necessary for a compilation of financial statements are further determinated. The composition of financial statements is compound: balance sheet; profit/loss (income) statement; supplement to statements; statement of cash flow; statement of change in shareholders' capital. Relevant topics are linked to basic methods of financial analysis of accounting statements.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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