Accounting recognition of expenses associated with environmental management measures in the fuel segment

Authors

  • Daniel Benitti Lorenzett Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Marivane Vestena Rossato Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Leoni Pentiado Godoy Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i11.34785

Keywords:

Environmental accounting, Accounting recognition, Gas stations

Abstract

Given the global trend of sustainability, the gas stations have been investing in environmental management, and consequently incurring such expenses. These expenses related to environmental aspects must be properly registered through environmental accounting. Thus, this study investigates the accounting recognition of these expenses according to Brazilian accounting standards and specific literatures. For its development it was developed a field research, where it was applied the observation technique and structured interviews. The results revealed that the expenses with environmental management can be registered as: environmental expenses, taxes and environmental permits, should be recognized by the use of inputs in the administrative sector; as environmental assets, reservoirs to capture rainwater, should be recognized at the time of its acquisition; or as environmental costs, those amounts spent on maintenance of protection activities and environmental preservation, should be recognized at the time of its use in production process.

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2011-04-01

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How to Cite

Lorenzett, D. B., Rossato, M. V., & Godoy, L. P. (2011). Accounting recognition of expenses associated with environmental management measures in the fuel segment . Revista De Contabilidade E Organizações, 5(11), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v5i11.34785