Polityka rachunkowości jednostek gospodarczych w zakresie doboru modeli wyceny bilansowej inwestycji finansowych

The article presents the essence of each groups or category of financial investments based on the polish and international accounting regulations. Principles of measurement of each category (at fair value or amortised cost) were stated. The fair value models allow for the valuation of assets for every balance sheet date, bringing their value to the level of the fair value, established as at the given balance sheet date. The amortised cost model takes into consideration the need to adjust the original value by means of return on capital. The models based on the fair value are increasingly becoming the basic approach to measurement of financial investments for the balance sheet purposes. A wider application of the fair value models undoubtedly helps the economic entity to create their own accounting policy.