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substance over form principle

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Finants- ja maksuarvestuse terminibaas

ID 787210 Last modified 07.09.2025
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Domain accountancy & debiting
  • majandustehingute kajastamisel raamatupidamises ja raamatupidamise aruandes lähtutakse nende sisust ka siis, kui see ei ühti nende juriidilise vormiga
  • business transactions are recorded in accounts and financial statements based on their substance even if this does not correspond to their legal form
sisu ülimuslikkuse printsiip
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  • Raamatupidamiskohustuslane peab lähtuma sisu ülimlikkuse printsiibist, sest majandustehingute kajastamisel on esmatähtis nende sisu, mitte asjaolu, kuidas need on juriidiliselt vormistatud, kuigi üldjuhul majandustehingute sisu ühtib nende juriidilise vormiga, ei pruugi see alati nii olla.
substance over form principle
Usage examples
  • Substance over form principle means that in recording business transactions, their substance is of utmost importance rather than how they have been legally formalised. Although in most cases the substance of business transactions corresponds to their legal form, this may not always be the case.

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