Small companies may, under conditions laid down by a regulation of the Accounting Standards Authority, adopt a simplified presentation of their annual accounts.
Medium-sized companies may, under conditions laid down by a regulation of the Accounting Standards Authority, adopt a simplified presentation of their profit and loss account.
Small companies within the meaning of this article are traders, whether natural persons or legal entities, for which, in respect of the last closed accounting period and on an annual basis, two of the following three thresholds, the level and calculation methods of which are set by decree, are not exceeded: the balance sheet total, the net turnover or the average number of employees during the period.
Medium-sized companies within the meaning of this article are traders, whether individuals or legal entities, for whom, in respect of the last closed accounting year and on an annual basis, two of the following three thresholds, the level and calculation methods of which are set by decree, are not exceeded: the balance sheet total, the net amount of turnover or the average number of employees employed during the financial year.
When a company exceeds or ceases to exceed two of these three thresholds, this circumstance only has an impact if it occurs during two consecutive financial years.