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The first level includes the Federal Law «On Accounting», the
Civil Code, the Federal Law «On Joint-Stock Companies», etc.
The second level of the regulatory framework consists of
Russian
Accounting Standards, the Chart of Accounts and other
accounting regulations.
The Central Bank of Russia is responsible for setting standards
for banks and other credit institutions, while
the Ministry of Finance
performs this function for all other companies.
The accounting policies of a given company are developed
based on legislation and regulations from the first two levels.
Each company keeps its accounting books and prepares its fi-
nancial statements in accordance with
its approved accounting
policies.
Basic annual statutory financial statements include: a balance
sheet, a profit and loss account,
and notes to both, for example,
the cash flow statement and the statement on changes in equity
constitute a part of the notes.
For
qualifying small businesses, a simplified set of accounting
rules is allowed. The reporting year of a Russian company is the
calendar year.
Задание.
Найдите в тексте ответы на вопросы.
1. What levels has the regulating
framework for Russian ac-
counting?
2. What does the first level include?
3. What does the second level consist of?
4. What is the Central Bank responsible for?
5. What is the function of the Ministry of Finance?
6. How does each company prepare its financial state-
ment?
7. What documents does annual statutory financial statement
include?