Abstract (eng)
Importance of comparative international accounting has been increasing during last decades. For Russia and countries that invest in Russian economy the issue of incomparability of financial statements became a significant problem in the 80s and 90s. Although Russia undertakes many harmonization projects to adapt its accounting and financial reporting system to IFRS, there are still significant differences between RAS and IFRS.
This thesis represents comparative analysis of revenue recognition principles according to IFRS and RAS, providing with information on revenue treatment in most common transactions in economic life – sale of goods, rendering of services, construction contracts, interests, royalties, and dividends.
The comparison shows not only differences between IFRS and RAS in revenue recognition principles but also similarities. The stated overview on Russian accounting system, historical background and specific features were an important part of the thesis in order to explain why there are many difficulties not only in harmonization process but also in transforming Russian accounts into international ones. It has been also discussed, in what extent underlying assumptions, accounting principles and concepts under RAS and IFRS differ.