Financial reporting of intangible assets – evidence on information and communication companies in Czech Republic
Financial reporting of intangible assets – evidence on information and communication companies in Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: Intangible assets are becoming an increasingly important part of companies’ assets. However, their recognition and measurement in financial statements is often complicated and is subject to the requirements of a given accounting regulation. Therefore, the objective of this article is to find out the relationship between the size of a company and the disclosure of intangible assets. To do so, financial statements of companies operating in the field of information and communications published between the years 2005 and 2015 are analysed. The established hypotheses are tested using the methods of descriptive statistics, the Chi-Square test of independence and the method of Spearman rank correlation. The results of this research confirm that larger companies publish their financial statements for a longer period than smaller ones. Subsequently, it was found that the structure of publishing companies, as well as companies disclosing intangible assets does not change over time. In addition, it has been concluded that larger companies disclose intangible assets more often than smaller ones. Finally, it was confirmed that the share of intangible assets to fixed assets is higher in larger companies.

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