Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing

This report provides an assessment of accounting, financial reporting, and auditing requirements and practices within the enterprise and financial sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Intern...

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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/2004/10/7447472/bosnia-herzegovina-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
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spelling okr-10986-145282021-04-23T14:03:19Z Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing World Bank ACCOUNTANCY ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTING RECORDS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACCOUNTS AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT REPORTS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDITING AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE AUDITS AUTONOMY BANKING SECTOR BANKS BOARD MEMBERS BOOKKEEPING BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BUSINESS ETHICS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOW STATEMENT CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS CHIEF ACCOUNTANT CIVIL LIABILITY COLLECTIVE COMPANY COMPANY LAW COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVE COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CORPORATE MANAGERS CORRESPONDENT BANKS COST OF CAPITAL DEBT DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM DISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXTERNAL AUDITORS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS GOOD PRACTICES INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENTS INDEPENDENT AUDIT INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE INDIVIDUALS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE INVENTORY JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LARGE COMPANIES LAWS LEGAL ENTITY LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS MANDATES MEMBER STATES MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MONOPOLY NATIONAL BANK NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS PENALTIES PERSONS PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATIZATION PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION PROXY PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC COMPANIES QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CONTROL RECENT CORPORATE SCANDALS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REGIME SALES SAVINGS SHAREHOLDERS SMALL COMPANIES SOLE PRACTITIONER SOLE PRACTITIONERS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATUTORY AUDITORS STOCK EXCHANGE SUBSIDIARIES TAXATION UNION This report provides an assessment of accounting, financial reporting, and auditing requirements and practices within the enterprise and financial sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Standards on Auditing (ISA), and the relevant portions of European Union (EU) law as benchmarks. This report shows that managers and auditors do not consistently comply with accounting and auditing requirements, which has an adverse impact on the economy. This report recommends significant changes to law and regulations to align the statutory framework with evolving internationally accepted practices, these changes include: strengthening the country's financial architecture and reducing the risk of financial market crises; contributing to foreign direct and portfolio investment and helping to mobilize domestic savings; facilitating the access of smaller-scale corporate borrowers; improving the assessment and collection of taxes on corporate profits; allowing investors to evaluate corporate prospects and make informed investment and voting decisions; allowing shareholders and the public at large to assess management performance; and facilitating Bosnia and Herzegovina's eventual integration into the European Union. 2013-07-24T17:09:19Z 2013-07-24T17:09:19Z 2004-10-19 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/7447472/bosnia-herzegovina-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14528 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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topic ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING RECORDS
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTS
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE
AUDITS
AUTONOMY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BOARD MEMBERS
BOOKKEEPING
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
BUSINESS ETHICS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
CIVIL LIABILITY
COLLECTIVE
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVE
COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVES
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CORPORATE MANAGERS
CORRESPONDENT BANKS
COST OF CAPITAL
DEBT
DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM
DISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS
GOOD PRACTICES
INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENTS
INDEPENDENT AUDIT
INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE
INDIVIDUALS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
INVENTORY
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
LARGE COMPANIES
LAWS
LEGAL ENTITY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LIMITED
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
MANDATES
MEMBER STATES
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL BANK
NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS
PENALTIES
PERSONS
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATIZATION
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
PROXY
PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
RECENT CORPORATE SCANDALS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY REGIME
SALES
SAVINGS
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL COMPANIES
SOLE PRACTITIONER
SOLE PRACTITIONERS
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATUTORY AUDITORS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SUBSIDIARIES
TAXATION
UNION
spellingShingle ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING RECORDS
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTS
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE
AUDITS
AUTONOMY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BOARD MEMBERS
BOOKKEEPING
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
BUSINESS ETHICS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
CIVIL LIABILITY
COLLECTIVE
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVE
COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVES
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CORPORATE MANAGERS
CORRESPONDENT BANKS
COST OF CAPITAL
DEBT
DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM
DISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS
GOOD PRACTICES
INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENTS
INDEPENDENT AUDIT
INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE
INDIVIDUALS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
INVENTORY
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES
LARGE COMPANIES
LAWS
LEGAL ENTITY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LIMITED
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
MANDATES
MEMBER STATES
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL BANK
NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS
PENALTIES
PERSONS
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATIZATION
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
PROXY
PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
RECENT CORPORATE SCANDALS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY REGIME
SALES
SAVINGS
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL COMPANIES
SOLE PRACTITIONER
SOLE PRACTITIONERS
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATUTORY AUDITORS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SUBSIDIARIES
TAXATION
UNION
World Bank
Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
description This report provides an assessment of accounting, financial reporting, and auditing requirements and practices within the enterprise and financial sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Standards on Auditing (ISA), and the relevant portions of European Union (EU) law as benchmarks. This report shows that managers and auditors do not consistently comply with accounting and auditing requirements, which has an adverse impact on the economy. This report recommends significant changes to law and regulations to align the statutory framework with evolving internationally accepted practices, these changes include: strengthening the country's financial architecture and reducing the risk of financial market crises; contributing to foreign direct and portfolio investment and helping to mobilize domestic savings; facilitating the access of smaller-scale corporate borrowers; improving the assessment and collection of taxes on corporate profits; allowing investors to evaluate corporate prospects and make informed investment and voting decisions; allowing shareholders and the public at large to assess management performance; and facilitating Bosnia and Herzegovina's eventual integration into the European Union.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing
title_short Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing
title_full Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing
title_fullStr Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing
title_full_unstemmed Bosnia and Herzegovina : Accounting and Auditing
title_sort bosnia and herzegovina : accounting and auditing
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/7447472/bosnia-herzegovina-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14528
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