Financial Reporting and Characteristics of Impairment of Assets in Republic of Serbia

Abstract

Accounting for impairment of assets in the Republic of Serbia is set out under International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and national regulation (Book of Rules on Chart of Accounts). This paper presents research on the characteristics of impairment of assets in the Republic of Serbia in the period 2007-2009. The results of the research show an increase in the number of companies which disclosed impairment losses, as well as an increase in the value of impairment losses, in which the impairment losses of accounts receivable constitute the largest part in the structure of impaired assets.