Rzetelny i jasny obraz w sprawozdaniach finansowych – badanie sondażowe w eksperymencie badawczym
True and fair view in financial statements – An experimental survey

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to evaluate the understanding and practical dimension of the concept of true and fair view, which is in Poland a fundamental principle for the preparation and presentation of financial statements of the reporting entity, against the background of the analysis of its idea, nature and significance from the point of view of the purposes of financial reporting. Based on analysis of literature, the article reviews foreign sources of this concept and its use in the UK and the European Union. It then presents the assumptions and results of a survey used in a research experiment conducted in an expert group in the context of understanding the requirement of departing from the accounting regulations for the implementation of this concept.To accomplish the aim of the article, qualitative research methods were applied: a critical analysis of relevant literature and deduction and synthesis in the inference process. In addition, the research experiment method was used in the form of a sample survey, which was carried out on the special-purpose the expert group. Conclusions of the study indicate uniformity in the interpretation of the nature and importance of the concept of true and view, and significant differences in the practical implementation thereof, which were compounded by introduction, in 2015, to the Act on accounting of the principle of overriding the provisions of this Act if these conflict with the realization of the concept of true and fair view. The advantage of the study presented in this article is its uniqueness – it is the first experimental study in Poland on practical application of the concept of true and fair view override.

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