ZAKRES INFORMACYJNY UPROSZCZONEGO SPRAWOZDANIA FINANSOWEGO JEDNOSTKI MAŁEJ

Due to the implementation of provisions of the New Accounting Directives, the purpose of the article is to present changes introduced in the amendment of the Accounting Act of 23 September 2015. The author determines their impact on the information scope of a condensed financial statement of small undertakings. To solve the problem the author adopted a method of content analysis of legal regulations (domestic and international) and methods of comparisons and conclusions. The amendment of the Accounting Act taken effect on 23 September 2015, in accordance with the implementation of Directive 2013/34/EU, aims to improve conditions for the pursuit of business activity and to abolish or to minimize the barriers to development of entrepreneurship. The adopted changes in the Act allow the small undertakings the use of simplifications in keeping account books and preparation of the condensed financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss account and note), which in turn is supposed to lead to lower costs of accounting for small undertakings.