Um estudo sobre o tratamento contábil em concessões de rodovias do Estado de São Paulo

Abstract

This research deals with the accounting of the Liability in concession contracts of highways in the State of Sao Paulo in according to national and international regulations. Its main objective is to check the perception of experts in the subject, under a vision of the power of both the grantor and concessionaires, regarding the subject and the repercussions of the monetary correction in highway concession contracts with payable liability. Methodologically, this research is divided in 3 steps. The first step consisted of an exploratory research through review of the existing literature, which was very poor in terms of specific accounting of the liability of highways in the State of Sao Paulo. The second step consisted of the search of various opinions on the issue, both the regulatory agencies and the concessionaires. The third step consisted of interviews with experts in the subject and the projection of the effects of monetary correction in the long term. The survey revealed the lack of national regulatory agencies’ definition on the accounting treatment of road concessions, the difficulties of applying international standards to concession contracts in Brazil because its specificity and the effect of the monetary correction applied to both forms of liability registration.