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The Croatian Financial Services Agency issues this regulation to mandate the structure, content, and submission deadlines for financial and additional reports filed by factoring companies. It establishes the required chart of accounts, specifies the composition of financial statements such as the balance sheet and cash flow statement, and defines detailed portfolio reporting requirements. The rule applies to both domestic and foreign branches of factoring companies and aligns reporting obligations with international financial reporting standards.
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REGULATION ON FINANCIAL AND ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND THE CHART OF ACCOUNTS FOR FACTORING COMPANIES (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
The amendments adopted by the Regulation on Amendments to the Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies (Official Gazette No. 142/22) are applied for the first time to annual financial statements prepared as of December 31, 2023, and to quarterly financial statements prepared as of March 31, 2023, in the part relating to financial and additional reports, while the part relating to the chart of accounts is applied from January 1, 2023.
Reports relating to reporting periods up to December 31, 2022, are submitted in the manner prescribed by this Regulation on the forms from the Annexes to the Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies ("Official Gazette" No. 41/16, 61/16 and 132/17).
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Introductory Provisions
Article 1.
(1) This Regulation prescribes:
– the structure and content of the financial reports of a factoring company and their publication, method and deadlines for submission to the Agency, – the structure and content of the additional reports of a factoring company and the method and deadlines for their submission to the Agency, and – the chart of accounts of factoring companies. (2) The provisions of this Regulation, in accordance with the provision of Article 63 of the Factoring Act ("Official Gazette" No. 94/14 and 85/15; hereinafter: the Act), are applied mutatis mutandis to the branch of a factoring company from an EU Member State and to the branch of a factoring company from a third country.
Keeping of Business Books
Article 2.
(1) A factoring company is obliged to keep business books, prepare accounting documents, value assets and liabilities, and prepare financial reports in accordance with the Act, while observing accounting and financial standards and principles as well as general accounting assumptions. (2) A factoring company is obliged to record business events in its business books using accounts at least to the extent prescribed by the chart of accounts in Annex 3, which forms an integral part of this Regulation.
Structure and Content of Financial Reports
Article 3.
(1) Financial reports consist of:
Structure and Content of Additional Reports
Article 4.
(1) Additional reports consist of:
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
3. Report on Portfolio Structure – Supplier (Reverse) Factoring (SP-DF),
4. Report on Portfolio Structure by Activities, Sectors and Size of Participants in Factoring and Related Business (SP– DSV),
5. Report on Portfolio Structure – Business in Direct or Indirect Connection with Factoring Business (SP-OP),
6. Report on Changes in Allowance for Impairment (IV),
7. Report on Portfolio Quality (KP),
8. Report on Large Exposures (VI),
9. Report on Sources of Funds (IS),
10. Report on Currency Structure of Assets and Liabilities (VS-IO),
11. Report on Maturity Structure of Assets and Liabilities (RS-IO)
12. Report on Structure of Other Financial Assets (OFI),
13. Report on Structure of Other Financial Liabilities (OFO).
(2) The content and structure of additional reports are prescribed by the forms in Annex 2, which form an integral part of this Regulation.
Preparation of Financial and Additional Reports
Article 5.
(1) A factoring company prepares annual and quarterly financial and additional reports.
(2) For the business year period as of December 31, the factoring company prepares annual financial reports from Article 3, paragraph 1 and annual additional reports from Article 4, paragraph 1 of this Regulation. (3) Annual financial reports must be audited by an independent authorized auditor. (4) For quarterly periods as of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of the current year, the factoring company prepares quarterly financial reports from Article 3, paragraph 1, items 1 and 2 and quarterly additional reports from Article 4, paragraph 1, items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of this Regulation.
Deadlines for Submission of Financial and Additional Reports
Article 6.
(1) A factoring company is obliged to submit the annual financial reports from Article 3, paragraph 1 and annual additional reports from Article 4, paragraph 1 of this Regulation for the current business year to the Agency no later than April 30 of the following year. (2) A factoring company is obliged to submit the quarterly financial reports from Article 3, paragraph 1, items 1 and 2 and quarterly additional reports from Article 4, paragraph 1, items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of this Regulation to the Agency:
– as of March 31 of the current year no later than April 30 of the current year, – as of June 30 of the current year no later than July 31 of the current year, – as of September 30 of the current year no later than October 31 of the current year,
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22) – as of December 31 of the current year no later than January 31 of the following year.
Method of Submission of Financial and Additional Reports
Article 7.
(1) Factoring companies are obliged to submit financial and additional reports within the deadlines from Article 6 of this Regulation in accordance with the Agency's technical instruction. (2) It is considered that a factoring company has submitted the reports from paragraph 1 of this Article at the moment when the report is accepted on the Agency's server for receiving reports. (3) In justified cases of inability to submit in the manner prescribed by paragraph 1 of this Article, the factoring company is obliged to submit reports in written form, directly or by mail for the purpose of timely reporting. The factoring company is obliged to submit reports in the manner prescribed by paragraph 1 of this Article as soon as the reasons for inability to submit cease, and no later than within 8 days from the expiration of the deadline for submitting reports. (4) Exceptionally, factoring companies are obliged to submit the Notes to Financial Reports from Article 3, paragraph 1, item 5 of this Regulation together with audited annual financial reports in the manner and within the deadlines prescribed by Article 68, paragraph 2 of the Act.
Publication of Financial Reports
Article 8.
(1) A factoring company is obliged to publish audited annual financial reports on its website within six months from the end of the year to which those reports relate. (2) A factoring company is obliged to have published on its website financial reports from paragraph 1 of this Article for at least the last 5 business years or shorter if the factoring company has been operating for less than 5 years.
Instruction for Application of the Regulation
Article 9.
The Agency will adopt an Instruction prescribing the method of application of the chart of accounts as well as the method of filling out financial and additional reports prescribed by this Regulation.
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION ON FINANCIAL AND ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND THE CHART OF ACCOUNTS FOR FACTORING COMPANIES (Official Gazette No. 41/16, entered into force on 10.5.2016.)
Transitional and Final Provisions
Article 10.
(1) Factoring companies are obliged, when recording business events in their business books, to use the chart of accounts from Article 2, paragraph 2 of this Regulation from January 1, 2017. (2) Factoring companies are obliged to submit quarterly reports from Article 5 of this Regulation to the Agency for the first time, as of March 31, 2017, which are submitted by April 30, 2017, and annual reports from Article 5 as of December 31, 2017, which are submitted by April 30, 2018.
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22) (3) With the entry into force of this Regulation, the Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies ("Official Gazette" No. 16/15 and 135/15) ceases to be valid. (4) This Regulation enters into force on the eighth day from the date of publication in the "Official Gazette".
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22) Other Non-owner Changes in Equity Total Directly Recognized Income and Expenses of Current Year (Current Period) Increase/Decrease in Share Capital Other Owner Payments Distribution of Profits/Dividends Other Distributions to Owners Balance December 31 of Current Year
ANNEX 2. Additional Reports of Factoring Companies
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
Regulation on Financial and Additional Reports and the Chart of Accounts for Factoring Companies - Unofficial Cleaned Text (Official Gazette No. 41/16, 61/16, 132/17 and 142/22)
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