The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation

Valuation in accounting has gained considerable importance lately due to the fact that the value obtained as a result of this assessment can be the basis for positive results in the financial statements, which can lead to dividends or the sale of the company to potential investors. For this, the...

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Main Author: Mircea-Iosif Rus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ovidius University Press 2022-12-01
Series:Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
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Online Access:https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2022-issue2/Section%205/27.pdf
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description Valuation in accounting has gained considerable importance lately due to the fact that the value obtained as a result of this assessment can be the basis for positive results in the financial statements, which can lead to dividends or the sale of the company to potential investors. For this, the measurement obtained must be a present value or fair value, a market value of the company's assets. Although there are still some companies that value assets at a historical cost, many other companies prepare a fair value measurement, as the legislation allows for the existance of a mix of methods for valuing assets. We cannot say that the valuation at fair value is the best accounting method but it is increasingly accepted because, after the economic crisis of 2007-2008 as well as the Sars COV-2 pandemic, it reflects a value close to current reality
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spelling doaj.art-0578838d8a9e4a3aa4649f4c4298f8092023-02-22T08:42:42ZengOvidius University PressOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series2393-31272022-12-01XXII210101014The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation Mircea-Iosif Rus 0NIRD URBAN-INCERC Cluj-Napoca Branch Valuation in accounting has gained considerable importance lately due to the fact that the value obtained as a result of this assessment can be the basis for positive results in the financial statements, which can lead to dividends or the sale of the company to potential investors. For this, the measurement obtained must be a present value or fair value, a market value of the company's assets. Although there are still some companies that value assets at a historical cost, many other companies prepare a fair value measurement, as the legislation allows for the existance of a mix of methods for valuing assets. We cannot say that the valuation at fair value is the best accounting method but it is increasingly accepted because, after the economic crisis of 2007-2008 as well as the Sars COV-2 pandemic, it reflects a value close to current realityhttps://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2022-issue2/Section%205/27.pdfvaluationassetshistorical costcurrent costfair value
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Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
valuation
assets
historical cost
current cost
fair value
title The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation
title_full The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation
title_fullStr The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation
title_short The Importance and Necessity of Heritage Evaluation
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assets
historical cost
current cost
fair value
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