Croatia : Accounting and Auditing

This report is based on an assisted self-assessment of accounting and auditing standards and practices in Croatia conducted under the management of a National Steering Committee consisting of representatives form government and the private sector....

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/6569643/croatia-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
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spelling okr-10986-144992021-04-23T14:03:15Z Croatia : Accounting and Auditing World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AUDITING AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS BALANCE SHEET BANK ACCOUNTS BANK LENDING BANKS CAPITAL MARKET CASH FLOW CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS COMPANY COMPANY LAW CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK DRAFT LAW DUE DILIGENCE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS ECONOMICS EQUITY CAPITAL EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL EXPERTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL REPORTING FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNMENT CONTROL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOINT STOCK JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LAWS LEGAL FORM LEGISLATION LIMITED LIABILITY LISTED COMPANIES MANDATES PENALTIES PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION METHOD PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION FUNDS PRIVATIZATION INVESTMENT FUNDS PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PUBLIC INTEREST REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY FUNCTIONS SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKETS SMALL FIRMS SME STAKEHOLDERS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES TAX ADMINISTRATION TAXATION TRANSPARENCY UNLISTED COMPANIES This report is based on an assisted self-assessment of accounting and auditing standards and practices in Croatia conducted under the management of a National Steering Committee consisting of representatives form government and the private sector. The self-assessment exercise, complemented by due diligence by Bank staff, specifically focused on the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional arrangements needed for the observance of International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Standards of Auditing (ISA). The Accounting Act was amended in 1992 in order to adopt a more investor oriented approach. The Act took the important step of requiring all companies to prepare IAS financial statements. The Audit Law requires that the audit should be carried out by a certified auditor licensed under authority granted by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and in accordance with ISA. 2013-07-23T20:42:09Z 2013-07-23T20:42:09Z 2002-06-20 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/6569643/croatia-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14499 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC) Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Croatia
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en_US
topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
AUDITING
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
BALANCE SHEET
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK LENDING
BANKS
CAPITAL MARKET
CASH FLOW
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK
DRAFT LAW
DUE DILIGENCE
DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS
ECONOMICS
EQUITY CAPITAL
EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL EXPERTS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
JOINT STOCK
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
LAWS
LEGAL FORM
LEGISLATION
LIMITED LIABILITY
LISTED COMPANIES
MANDATES
PENALTIES
PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION METHOD
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRIVATIZATION FUNDS
PRIVATIZATION INVESTMENT FUNDS
PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PUBLIC INTEREST
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
SMALL FIRMS
SME
STAKEHOLDERS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK EXCHANGES
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
UNLISTED COMPANIES
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
AUDITING
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
BALANCE SHEET
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK LENDING
BANKS
CAPITAL MARKET
CASH FLOW
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK
DRAFT LAW
DUE DILIGENCE
DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS
ECONOMICS
EQUITY CAPITAL
EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL EXPERTS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
JOINT STOCK
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
LAWS
LEGAL FORM
LEGISLATION
LIMITED LIABILITY
LISTED COMPANIES
MANDATES
PENALTIES
PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION METHOD
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRIVATIZATION FUNDS
PRIVATIZATION INVESTMENT FUNDS
PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PUBLIC INTEREST
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
SMALL FIRMS
SME
STAKEHOLDERS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK EXCHANGES
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
UNLISTED COMPANIES
World Bank
Croatia : Accounting and Auditing
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Croatia
description This report is based on an assisted self-assessment of accounting and auditing standards and practices in Croatia conducted under the management of a National Steering Committee consisting of representatives form government and the private sector. The self-assessment exercise, complemented by due diligence by Bank staff, specifically focused on the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional arrangements needed for the observance of International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Standards of Auditing (ISA). The Accounting Act was amended in 1992 in order to adopt a more investor oriented approach. The Act took the important step of requiring all companies to prepare IAS financial statements. The Audit Law requires that the audit should be carried out by a certified auditor licensed under authority granted by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and in accordance with ISA.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Croatia : Accounting and Auditing
title_short Croatia : Accounting and Auditing
title_full Croatia : Accounting and Auditing
title_fullStr Croatia : Accounting and Auditing
title_full_unstemmed Croatia : Accounting and Auditing
title_sort croatia : accounting and auditing
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/6569643/croatia-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14499
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