Formation of Risks’ Information in Corporate Accounting and Reporting

Abstract

The paper examines the impact of risk management practices on improving the competitiveness and financial stability of corporations. The purpose of the study is to develop recommendations for the formation in accounting and disclosure in the accounting (financial) statements of information about the risks inherent in the activities of corporations. The need for the above is noted by the document of the Ministry of Finance of Russia “Information No. PZ‑9/2012”. A critical analysis of the risks typologies presented in the studies of domestic and foreign researchers that had allowed to draw a conclusion about their quantitative increase in the number of risks of corporations including such as: stoppages and disruptions of production due to the death and damage of assets (equipment, transport, raw materials); overvoltage of technical and technological systems; problems inadequate use of raw materials; rising costs and other factors. The author introduces the concept of the risk of loss of a corporation’s equity capital caused by a decrease in the value of assets, which can be identified by impairment testing, which ensures the reliability of the assessment of the accounting objects and elements of accounting (financial) statements. Risk assessment based on the assumption that assets are shown in reliable value in the appropriate accounts and ledgers, is one of the elements of internal control of the corporation and allows users to make informed economic decisions. Impairment testing involves the identification of external and internal indicators characteristic of certain assets, the calculation of the amount of impairment, systematization and disclosure of information in accounting and reporting. Along with the recommended risks typology it is advisable for the Ministry of Finance of Russia to include in the list of risks to be disclosed in the accounting (financial) statements, the risks of loss of equity capital due to asset depreciation. It has been proven that the analysis and assessment involve identifying risk-forming factors, determining the level of risk and developing measures to reduce the risk. Therefore, it is expediently to systematize the risk information in corporate accounting and reporting standards, the use of which is recommended by the Federal Law “On Accounting”.