Course detail

Accounting of Public Sector Entities

FP-UusvsPAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course contains characteristics of public administration entities, duties of public administration entities in accounting and pays attention to the range of bookkeeping, accounting documents and entries and accounting books. The accent of the course is focused on accounting of fixed and other assets, payables and other liabilities, expenses, revenues and profit of current accounting period.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Anna Fedorová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Finances (ÚF)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Outcomes of the subject are:
- Theoretical knowledge of accounting in selected accounting entities
- Development of skills required for accounting for state and flow of assets, liabilities, expenses, revenues and profit
- Basic skills leading to compiling of financial statements in selected accounting entities

Prerequisites

Knowledge in the field of financial accounting.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit:
- Participation at all seminars
- Completion of the control semestral written test marked at least with grade "E"

Conditions for passing the exam:
- Completion of the exam written test marked at least with grade "E"
- Student’s overall grade is counted as an average of semestral and exam test (For example: semestral test clasified "A", exam test "E", overall grade "C")
- Possible oral exam in the case of ambigious outcome

Course curriculum

Definition of public administration entities (selected accounting entities)
Legal regulation of accounting in selected accounting entities, its importance, basic terminology
Accounting for acquisition, depreciation and disposals of fixed assets
Accounting for particular categories of current assets
Definition and structure of costs and its accounting
Definition and structure of revenues and its accounting
Financial statements operations
Financial statements operations focused on the financial statements of selected entities

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to gain knowledge of accounting in public sector, major differences between accounting of enterpreneurs and selected accounting entities, realities, which accounting entities are obliged to fulfil, accounts from accounts chart designated for selected accounting entities and about its relevance to ensure fulfiling of accounting objectives and about financial statements and operations linked to them in selected accounting entities.

In accordance with acquired knowledge it is also aim of the course to gain basic skills for the accounting for assets, liabilities, expenses, revenues and profit in selected accounting entities and skills of financial statement operations.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance of students will be monitored at the seminars. Students will be familiarized at the first seminar with a possibility of replacing missed lessons, which will be properly excused by the tutor.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

České účetní standardy pro některé vybrané účetní jednotky, které vedou účetnictví podle vyhlášky č. 410/2009 Sb. (CS)
Vyhláška č. 410/2009 Sb., kterou se provádějí některá ustanovení zákona č. 563/1991 Sb., o účetnictví, ve znění pozdějších předpisů, pro některé vybrané účetní jednotky (CS)
Zákon č. 563/1991 Sb. o účetnictví ve znění pozdějších předpisů (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-UAD , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Anna Fedorová, CSc.

Syllabus

Characteristics of double-entry accounting and identification of major differences between accounting of enterpreneurs and selected business entities
Description of selected accounting entities
Legal regulation of accounting in selected accounting entities, its importance, basic terminology
Acquisition, depreciation and disposals of fixed assets
Inventories
Budget management, short-term financial assets, short-term loans
Debtor’s relations
Assets, funds, profit, reserves, long-term liabilities and receivables, final accounts and specific accounting
Definition and structure of expenses and revenues
Financial statements operations
Financial statements in selected accounting entities

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Anna Fedorová, CSc.

Syllabus

Identification of the major differences between accounting of entrepreneurs and selected accounting entities, accounts and accounting principles on accounts
Characteristics of account class 0 and fixed assets accounting
Depreciation and disposals of fixed assets
Characteristics of account class 1 and inventories accounting
Characteristics of account class 2 and accounting for financial relationships to various entities
Characteristics of account class 3 and accounting for debtor’s relations
Characteristics of account class 4 and its accounting and specifics
Characteristics of account classes 5 and 6, admissibility of their use and accounting for expenses and revenues
Characteristics of account classes 7 and 8 and their accounting options
Characteristics of account class 9 and accounting for funds, profit, long-term loans and reserves
Account class 9 as financial statements accounts and its use
Closing of accounting books and compilation of financial statements