COST ACCOUNTING AS A MODERN TOOL FOR MANAGING A TRANSPORT COMPANY

In recent years - characterized by a dynamic development of the capital and money markets of many countries -there has been an increased need for full, comparable and reliable information on the costs and financial results achieved by companies. In the conditions of Polish economy transformation and progress in the conducting of business, which has been made in the twentieth century and is still continuing, managing a business makes it is necessary to use modern management tools in the field of accounting. Controlling, management accounting and cost accounting are instruments that support managers in making rational decisions. Cost accounting is a crucial category in the accounting of every company, including a transport one. Managing the costs of a company is one of the major decision-making areas for its management board. The article presents the role and importance of cost accounting in effective management of a modern transport enterprise.