CONTROVERSY REGARDING ELEMENTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The definitions of the elements identify their main traits, but their purpose, the reason for their presence in the financial statements is ensured by meeting the recognition criteria.The current concerns of accounting regulatory organisms in setting and developing the elements and the common conceptual Framework have materialized by setting recognition criteria, that help to achieve a more accurate position of elements in the financial statements, thus creating credibility and relevance of the information contained within it. This study follows, by comparison, recognition criteria of elements presented in financial statements in various accounting referential meaning.