Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2011, 59(7), 81-90 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159070081

What does the implementation of IFRS for SMEs bring for agricultural enterprises?

Hana Bohušová, Patrik Svoboda
Ústav účetnictví a daní, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

Agricultural activity is largely different from other activities that the entities perform in order to achieve profit. Unlike other business entities, agricultural produce is significantly dependent on natural climatic conditions, and therefore a particular specialization of agricultural produce depends on geographic location. Agricultural producers use every form of business organization, from small farms to large publicly held corporations. Although most entrepreneurs working in agriculture are small and medium enterprises, the specifics of agriculture are significantly reflected in the financial reporting intended primarily for large corporations traded on the capital markets. Aim of this paper is to review the possibilities of implementation of the provisions relating to agriculture in the frame of IFRS for SMEs into practice of entities concerned whose object is agricultural production and to recommend appropriate application in practice. There are designed specific procedures of recording in relation to the nature of biological assets and agricultural produce and ways of measurement in this paper. The nature of biological assets is considered as distinguishing criterion (consumable assets, bearer assets and consumable assets with long production cycle).

Keywords: agricultural activity, IFRS for SMEs, biological assets, agricultural produce

Received: August 18, 2011; Published: January 26, 2014  Show citation

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Bohušová, H., & Svoboda, P. (2011). What does the implementation of IFRS for SMEs bring for agricultural enterprises? Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 59(7), 81-90. doi: 10.11118/actaun201159070081
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