Accounting as an Information Source for Determination of General Asset Value in Conditions of the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Currently, expert witness's activities became an essential part of the development of business activities. Expert witness's activities deals with the process of determining the value based on the use of appropriate valuation methods. The basic role of expert witness's activities is valuation of the assets. In practice, expert witness' opinions are increasingly required not only by the courts and other public authorities, but also by the banking institutions, natural and legal persons. This demand stems primarily from the difference between the perception of price and the actual value of assets. The essential prerequisite for the success of a forensic expert witness's work is the access to quality information. The article's aim is to identify the information sources from which an expert witness is based on the preparation of expert witness's opinion. The theoretical and empirical research was applied in order to achieve the article's aim. The collection of empirical data was carried out using the technique of standardized interview with respondents. Based on the conducted research it can be concluded that the accounting is the principal point and the information source underlying the activity of a forensic expert witness in the determination of general asset value respectively the parts or individual assets items. Accounting presents the information source for various internal and external users. Forensic expert witnesses shall be even included to the users of accounting as regards the establishment of expertizing as a new scientific discipline.

Analysis of Deviations – the Role of Controlling in Small and Medium Sized Agricultural Enterprises

“…The aim of business entities is to increase the efficiency of business activities (Váryová et al, 2012). The tool for treating the economic systems is controlling, which allows not only detecting the action of economic and non-economic factors, but also their future development, analysis of deviations from the desired state and prepare corrective actions (Sedliačiková et al, 2015).…”

“…Access to the right information in the right time is crucial for every subject (Látečková et al, 2018). The analysis of deviations provides information with which the company's [34] management can then implement qualified decisions (Máče, 2013).…”