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Metody (poznawcze) rachunkowości – przegląd współczesnej literatury polskiej
Accounting (cognitive) methods – review of contemporary Polish literature

Author(s): Edyta Łazarowicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Księgowych w Polsce
Keywords: accounting methods; accounting cognitive methods; the balance method; the entity method; methodology of accounting

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is analysis of views on accounting (cognitive) methods which are presented in contemporary Polish literature. The following issues are the subject of the analysis: definitions of the term „accounting (cognitive) methods”, the set of accounting (cognitive) methods, definitions of individual accounting (cognitive) methods, differences between methods of accounting and principles of accounting. The article was prepared on the basis of analysis of literature on the subject from the period 2000–2014. Research indicates that the term „accounting (cognitive) methods” is rarely defined. Moreover, there are many different views on the set of these methods. The balance method is most frequently mentioned among all methods. There are also divergences in the definitions of the different accounting (cognitive) methods. Analysis of the literature shows that there are some very important problems to solve in the area of accounting (cognitive) methods: to define the term „accounting (cognitive) methods”, to determine the set of these methods and to define the various accounting (cognitive) methods.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 83
  • Page Range: 111-130
  • Page Count: 19
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