Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)

The purpose of this report is to gain an understanding of the general financial reporting and audit requirements for commercial enterprises in a jurisdiction as established by law or other regulation (for example, companies’ act). Commercial enterp...

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spelling okr-10986-262252021-05-25T08:58:05Z Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs) World Bank international financial reporting standards accounting auditing international accounting standards SME enterprises instititions financial statements corporate governance The purpose of this report is to gain an understanding of the general financial reporting and audit requirements for commercial enterprises in a jurisdiction as established by law or other regulation (for example, companies’ act). Commercial enterprises are defined as companies established with a profit-making objective that do not issue equity and debt on a public exchange, are not financial institutions (such as banks or insurance companies), and are not owned and controlled by the state. The definition of commercial enterprises also includes small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The focus of this report is commercial enterprises with limitations of liability, such as limited liability companies (LLCs) and joint stock companies. The report is structured as follows: statutory framework; financial reporting requirements for commercial enterprises; statutory audit and other forms of independent assurance; audit committees; filing and publication of financial statements; monitoring and enforcement: financial reporting; and corporate governance. 2017-03-07T22:51:56Z 2017-03-07T22:51:56Z 2017 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/874001487925292970/Report-on-the-Observance-of-Standards-and-Codes-ROSC-Accounting-and-Auditing-A-A-module-B-institutional-framework-for-corporate-financial-reporting-B-1-commercial-enterprises-including-SMEs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26225 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment
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Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)
description The purpose of this report is to gain an understanding of the general financial reporting and audit requirements for commercial enterprises in a jurisdiction as established by law or other regulation (for example, companies’ act). Commercial enterprises are defined as companies established with a profit-making objective that do not issue equity and debt on a public exchange, are not financial institutions (such as banks or insurance companies), and are not owned and controlled by the state. The definition of commercial enterprises also includes small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The focus of this report is commercial enterprises with limitations of liability, such as limited liability companies (LLCs) and joint stock companies. The report is structured as follows: statutory framework; financial reporting requirements for commercial enterprises; statutory audit and other forms of independent assurance; audit committees; filing and publication of financial statements; monitoring and enforcement: financial reporting; and corporate governance.
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title Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)
title_short Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)
title_full Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)
title_fullStr Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)
title_full_unstemmed Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (including SMEs)
title_sort report on the observance of standards and codes, accounting and auditing : module b - institutional framework for corporate financial reporting, b.1 commercial enterprises (including smes)
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/874001487925292970/Report-on-the-Observance-of-Standards-and-Codes-ROSC-Accounting-and-Auditing-A-A-module-B-institutional-framework-for-corporate-financial-reporting-B-1-commercial-enterprises-including-SMEs
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