Polityka rachunkowości w zakresie ewidencji i rozliczania inwestycji

In accordance with accounting regulations, under both the Accounting Act and international standards, investments are assets held by an entity in order to gain economic benefits arising out of an increase in value, revenue from interest, dividends (shares in profits) or other benefits, and in the case of real estate – they are the properties that are not used by the entity, but held in order to increase in value or earn rental income. This paper presents the binding accounting methods that regulate the recognition, presentation and valuation of investments in financial statements, the differences between the requirements of the Accounting Act and international standards in this area, as well as how the solutions applied in practice affect the financial results presented by business entities. The results of our work show that both the applied accounting methods and the decision on the classification of an acquired asset are often the deciding factor as to its subsequent valuation, as well as have an effect on the entity’s financial results.