Course detail

Financial Accounting

FP-UfuPAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course Financial Accounting builds upon the foundations laid in the course Accounting. It provides students with an in-depth understanding of accounting for non-current assets, inventories, receivables, equity, and liabilities, including related expenses and revenues, the financial result, and its allocation. An important component of the course is a detailed examination of internal controls within the accounting system.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Students need to know:
- methods of double-entry bookkeeping
- the accounting definition of asset items and their valuation
- about the concepts and definitions of funding sources
- about the costs, revenues and profits of the enterprise
- about the connections between the given accounting categories and how they are incorporated into the financial statements.
This means that they must have successfully completed the course Accountancy.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit Requirements: To obtain course credit, students must meet the required attendance at seminars (a maximum of three absences may be excused) and successfully pass the credit test with a score exceeding 50%.

Final Examination: The examination consists of a written (electronic) multiple-choice test. A minimum success rate of 50% is required to pass.

Individual Study Plan: The same conditions apply for students following an individual study plan, except for the minimum attendance requirement for seminars.

Aims

The aim of the course is to explain the conceptual framework and content of items presented in financial statements. Students will acquire knowledge and skills related to closing procedures and the preparation of financial statements. They will gain theoretical understanding of balance sheet and income statement items and become familiar with the accounting regulations governing these operations under Czech legislation.

Students will develop practical skills necessary for recording transactions related to corporate assets, their sources of financing, as well as cost and revenue processes. They will also learn to handle specific accounting operations that ensure a true and fair view of the accounting entity.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to carry out routine accounting procedures in a business corporation and propose appropriate solutions for specific accounting operations.

Study aids

Outlines of lectures and materials for exercises are published electronically in Subject Updates and Teaching Materials.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

České účetní standardy pro podnikatele
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Lenka, 2024. Nejčastější chyby a omyly účetních. 4. vydání. Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7676-754-6.
SKÁLOVÁ, Jana a SUKOVÁ, Anna et al. Podvojné účetnictví 2024. 30. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2024. ISBN 978-80-271-5239-1.
Vyhláška č.500/2002Sb.,kterou se provádějí některá ustanovení zákona o účetnictví
Zákon č. 563/1991Sb., o účetnictví, ve znění p. p.

Recommended reading

ELLIOT B.; ELLIOT J. Financial accounting and reporting. Harlow, UK Pearson, 2025. ISBN 978-0-273-77817-2
CHALUPA, Rostislav; KADLEC, Jiří; PILÁTOVÁ, Jana; PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Dagmar; SEDLÁK, Roman et al. Abeceda účetnictví pro podnikatele 2023. 19. aktualiz. vyd. Olomouc: ANAG, 2023. ISBN 978-80-7554-384-4.
RYNEŠ, Petr. Podvojné účetnictví a účetní závěrka. 24. aktualiz. vyd. Olomouc: ANAG, 2024. ISBN 978-80-7554-405-6.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-EAM Bachelor's

    specialization BAK-EAM-UAD , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. week: Tangible and Intangible Non-Current Assets – valuation, methods of acquisition including finance leases of non-current assets

2. week: Lifecycle of Non-Current Assets – depreciation (component depreciation, residual value), repairs and technical improvement, disposals (through sale, donation, or liquidation)

3. week: Financial Assets – long-term and short-term, valuation at acquisition and at the balance sheet date – fair value, equity method

4. week: Inventories – definition, valuation at acquisition and upon issuance, methods of acquisition and disposal, allowances for inventory

5. week: Receivables – short-term and long-term, trade receivables, write-offs and allowances, assignment of receivables, promissory note receivables

6. week: Liabilities – short-term and long-term, trade liabilities, advances received, taxes and subsidies, payroll liabilities

7. week: Provisions – nature and function, types, recognition and derecognition; Equity – structure, share capital, funds

8. week: Costs and Revenues – their structure, content, and accounting within the cost and revenue account groups

9. week: Profit or Loss – determination of the financial result, accounting for its distribution, advances on profit shares

10. week: Closing Procedures (broad perspective) – accruals and deferrals, estimated receivables and liabilities, foreign exchange differences at the balance sheet date

11. week: Account Closing, Income Tax (current and deferred)

12. week: Disclosure and Audit of Financial Statements

13. week: Digitalization in Accounting Practice, Communication Between Accountants and Other Professionals

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

The tasks worked on in the seminars follow on from the topics presented in the lectures.

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

48 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Self-study

56 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer