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UTILISATEUR ETATS FINANCIERS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Finance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sophisticated financial statement user
1, record 1, English, sophisticated%20financial%20statement%20user
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sophisticated user of financial statements 2, record 1, English, sophisticated%20user%20of%20financial%20statements
correct
- sophisticated user 3, record 1, English, sophisticated%20user
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Financial reports are increasingly lengthy and complex – reducing [the] ability to effectively communicate how [a] business is performing. Even sophisticated users can find it difficult to understand accounting jargon and identify important disclosures, including whether key financial measures have even been reported. 4, record 1, English, - sophisticated%20financial%20statement%20user
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sophisticated financial statement user; sophisticated user of financial statements; sophisticated user: designations usually used in the plural. 5, record 1, English, - sophisticated%20financial%20statement%20user
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sophisticated financial statement users
- sophisticated users of financial statements
- sophisticated users
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Finances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- utilisateur averti des états financiers
1, record 1, French, utilisateur%20averti%20des%20%C3%A9tats%20financiers
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- utilisatrice avertie des états financiers 2, record 1, French, utilisatrice%20avertie%20des%20%C3%A9tats%20financiers
correct, feminine noun
- utilisateur averti 3, record 1, French, utilisateur%20averti
correct, masculine noun
- utilisatrice avertie 2, record 1, French, utilisatrice%20avertie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
utilisateur averti des états financiers; utilisatrice avertie des états financiers; utilisateur averti; utilisatrice avertie : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - utilisateur%20averti%20des%20%C3%A9tats%20financiers
Record 1, Key term(s)
- utilisateurs avertis des états financiers
- utilisatrices averties des états financiers
- utilisateurs avertis
- utilisatrices averties
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Finance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- financial statement users
1, record 2, English, financial%20statement%20users
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- users of financial statements 2, record 2, English, users%20of%20financial%20statements
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of interested parties assumed to have a reasonable knowledge of business, economic activities and accounting, willingness to study the financial statements with reasonable diligence, and an understanding of the principles of materiality. 3, record 2, English, - financial%20statement%20users
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Financial statement users may come from different fields and areas of expertise. The types of user or stakeholder who may be relying on financial statements of [a] business can include: shareholders and other investors, creditors and lenders, government ministries and agencies, regulators [and] the general public. 1, record 2, English, - financial%20statement%20users
Record 2, Key term(s)
- financial statement user
- user of financial statements
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Finances
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- utilisateurs des états financiers
1, record 2, French, utilisateurs%20des%20%C3%A9tats%20financiers
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- utilisatrices des états financiers 2, record 2, French, utilisatrices%20des%20%C3%A9tats%20financiers
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les utilisateurs des états financiers appartiennent à différents domaines de compétence. Les types d’utilisateurs ou de parties prenantes qui s’appuient sur les états financiers [d’une] entreprise peuvent comprendre les suivants : actionnaires et autres investisseurs, créanciers et prêteurs, ministères et organismes publics, autorités de réglementation [et] le grand public. 3, record 2, French, - utilisateurs%20des%20%C3%A9tats%20financiers
Record 2, Key term(s)
- utilisateur des états financiers
- utilisatrice des états financiers
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-08-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- significant accounting policies
1, record 3, English, significant%20accounting%20policies
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- principales conventions comptables
1, record 3, French, principales%20conventions%20comptables
correct, feminine noun, plural, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pratiques comptables choisies 2, record 3, French, pratiques%20comptables%20choisies
correct, feminine noun, plural, Canada
- principales règles et méthodes comptables 2, record 3, French, principales%20r%C3%A8gles%20et%20m%C3%A9thodes%20comptables
correct, feminine noun, plural, France
- règles d’évaluation 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gles%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9valuation
correct, feminine noun, plural, Belgium
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intitulé de la note afférente aux états financiers(ou comptes) dans laquelle l'entité informe l'utilisateur des principes, normes et méthodes suivis par celle-ci ou encore, de façon plus restreinte, se limite à une description des méthodes, pratiques et procédés comptables choisis par elle ou particulières à son secteur d’activité. 2, record 3, French, - principales%20conventions%20comptables
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Belgique, du fait des exigences précises de la loi, cette note ne porte habituellement que sur les méthodes d’évaluation et, éventuellement, sur les principes de consolidation. 2, record 3, French, - principales%20conventions%20comptables
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- comparability
1, record 4, English, comparability
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The quality or qualities attributable to two or more items or groups of items whereby the presence or absence of particular conditions or tendencies may be discerned. 2, record 4, English, - comparability
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the preparation of comparative financial statements, the accounting objective is not only a sequential arrangement of similar elements, but also the furnishing of a basis for information that will be helpful to their joint consideration. Comparability need not connote similarity. It may often involve striking differences such as short and tall, etc. 2, record 4, English, - comparability
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- comparabilité
1, record 4, French, comparabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité essentielle de l’information contenue dans les états financiers, qui permet aux utilisateurs de relever les analogies et les différences entre les informations fournies dans plusieurs jeux d’états financiers. 2, record 4, French, - comparabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La comparabilité est de première importance lorsque l'utilisateur doit établir un parallèle entre les états financiers d’entités distinctes ou entre les états financiers d’une même entité établis à des dates différentes ou ayant trait à des périodes différentes. 2, record 4, French, - comparabilit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-09-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- aggregation
1, record 5, English, aggregation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- grouping 1, record 5, English, grouping
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- regroupement
1, record 5, French, regroupement
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- synthèse 1, record 5, French, synth%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de réunir en catégories et sous-catégories ou rubriques, selon leurs caractéristiques communes, les divers éléments à présenter dans les états financiers de manière à produire une information suffisamment éclairante pour l'utilisateur, sans verser dans des détails encombrants. 1, record 5, French, - regroupement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-11-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- full disclosure principle
1, record 6, English, full%20disclosure%20principle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- full disclosure 1, record 6, English, full%20disclosure
correct
- disclosure principle 2, record 6, English, disclosure%20principle
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An obligation by management to disclose all relevant information in the financial statements in order to avoid misleading the reader. 3, record 6, English, - full%20disclosure%20principle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- principe de bonne information
1, record 6, French, principe%20de%20bonne%20information
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- information complète 2, record 6, French, information%20compl%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principe comptable voulant que l’entité fournisse tous les éléments d’information financière qui sont suffisamment importants pour être susceptibles d’influencer le jugement ou les décisions d’un utilisateur averti. 2, record 6, French, - principe%20de%20bonne%20information
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce principe reconnaît que la nature et l'étendue de l'information présentée dans les états financiers(ou comptes) découlent bien souvent de compromis. Ainsi, l'entité doit s’efforcer de produire des états financiers(ou comptes) suffisamment détaillés pour présenter tous les aspects qui peuvent influer sur les décisions de l'utilisateur et suffisamment condensés pour qu'il soit facile de les consulter, tout en gardant à l'esprit les coûts de préparation et d’utilisation. 2, record 6, French, - principe%20de%20bonne%20information
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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