Metody i modele wyceny bilansowej aktywów i pasywów
Models and methods of assets and liabilities valuation

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of assets and liabilities valuation. The aim of the article is to present the concepts of assets and liabilities measurement in accounting, particularly as set out in the Polish Accounting Act and IFRSs. The author describes methods of assets and liabilities valuation used in accounting and compares the valuation models prescribed by the Polish Accounting Act and the IFRSs. Generally, there are four methods of assets and liabilities measurement and two basic valuation models. The main methods of assets and liabilities measurement are: – historical cost method, – current cost method, – realizable value method, – present value method. The valuation models to be used according to the Polish Accounting Act and IFRSs are the historical cost model and the fair value model. The historical cost model of assets and liabilities measurement is still given prominence in Polish accounting regulations.

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