Prudence principle in accounting

The principle of prudence in accounting is one of several generally accepted accounting principles. The need of prudence principle arises from the fact that an accounting entities are often found in situations in which they must deal with certain risks and uncertainties. The basic purpose of this principle is to not to overvalue assets and revenues and also not to undervalue liabilities and expenses. Prudence principle is realized mainly through these instruments: provisions, impairment of assets and depreciation of assets. This bachelor work focuses on the description of provisions and impairment of assets. Its aim is also to describe the provisions and impairment of assets in terms of both the Czech accounting legislation and IAS/IFRS and outline the basic differences between these legislative accounting regulations