indian acccounting standards

An ASSIGNMENT ON

IAS &ICAI FOR ACCOUNTING FOR

MANAGERS

INTRODUCTION OF INDIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Accounting Standards are used as one of the main compulsory regulatory mechanisms for preparation of general-purpose financial reports and subsequent audit of the same, in almost all countries of the world.

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Accounting standards are concerned with the system of measurement and disclosure rules for preparation and presentation of financial statements. They appear with a set of authoritative statements of how particular types of transactions, events and other costs should be recognized and reported in the financial statements.

Accounting standards are devised to furnish useful information to different users of the financial statements, to such as shareholders, creditors, lenders, management, investors, suppliers, competitors, researchers, regulatory bodies and society at large and so on. In fact, such statements are designed and prescribed so as to improve & benchmark the quality of financial reporting.

The rapid growth of international trade and internationalization of firms, the Developments of new communication technologies, the emergence of international competitive forces is perturbing the financial environment to a great extent. Under this global business scenario, the residents of the business community are in badly needed of a common accounting language that should be spoken by all of them across the globe. A financial reporting system of global standard is a pre-requisite for attracting foreign as well as present and prospective investors at home alike that should be achieved through harmonization of accounting standards.

Accounting Standards are the policy documents (authoritative statements of best accounting practice) issued by recognized expert accountancy bodies relating to various aspects of measurement, treatment and disclosure of accounting transactions and events? As relate to the codification of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These are stated to be norms of accounting policies and practices by way of codes or guidelines to direct as to how the items, which go to make up the financial statements should be dealt with in accounts and presented in the annual accounts.

The aim of setting standards is to bring about uniformity in financial reporting and to ensure consistency and comparability in the data published by enterprises.

INTRODUCTION OF ICAIThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a national professional accounting body of India. It was established on 1 July 1949 as a body corporate under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 enacted by the

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Constituent Assembly of India (acting as the provisional Parliament of India) to regulate the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. ICAI is the second largest professional accounting body in the world in terms of membership second only to American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

ICAI is the only licensing cum regulating body of the financial audit and accountancy profession in India. It recommends the accounting standards to be followed by companies in India to the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards (NACAS) and sets the accounting standards to be followed by other types of organizations. ICAI is solely responsible for setting the auditing and assurance standards to be followed in the audit of financial statements in India.

It also issues other technical standards like Standards on Internal Audit (SIA), Corporate Affairs Standards (CAS) etc. to be followed by practicing Chartered Accountants. It works closely with the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India in formulating and enforcing such standards.

Members of the Institute are known as Chartered Accountants. However the word chartered does not refer to or flow from any Royal Charter. Chartered Accountants are subject to a published Code of Ethics and professional standards, violation of which is subject to disciplinary action. Only a member of ICAI can be appointed as auditor of an Indian company under the Companies Act, 1956. The management of the Institute is vested with its Council with the president acting as its Chief Executive Authority. A person can become a member of ICAI by taking prescribed examinations and undergoing three years of practical training. The membership course is well known for its rigorous standards. ICAI has entered into mutual recognition agreements with other professional accounting bodies world-wide for reciprocal membership recognition.

ICAI is one of the founder members of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), and Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA). ICAI was formerly the provisional jurisdiction for XBRL International

STRUCTURE OF ICAI

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India periodically reviews the scheme of Education and Training to remain in tandem with developments in the field of education and other changes at national and global level. Evolving business also demands newer skills from the accounting professionals. Accordingly, the existing scheme was revamped and the new scheme was launched on 10th December, 2008.

Different levels of Chartered Accountancy Course:

1. Entry Level Test Common Proficiency Test

2. First Stage of Theoretical Education Integrated Professional Competence Course

3. Final Stage of Theoretical Education Final Course

1. The Entry level test is named as Common Proficiency Test (CPT) which is designed in the pattern of entry level test for engineering, medical and other professional courses. It is a test of 4 hours duration comprising of two sessions of 2 hours each, with a break between two sessions. The test comprises of 2 hours objective type questions only with negative marking for choosing wrong options. The Common Proficiency Test (CPT) has replaced Professional Education (Course-I) effective from September 13, 2006. The last Professional Education (Examination – I) was held in November, 2007.

2. The Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) with an upgraded syllabus has replaced the Professional Competence Course (PCC) effective from December 10, 2008. The last PCC examination will be held in November, 2012.

3. The last leg of the Chartered Accountancy is Final Course, designed to impart expert knowledge in financial reporting, auditing and professional ethics, taxation, corporate laws, system control, strategic finance and advanced management accountancy. The Final (New) Course was launched in February 2007 and first examination under new scheme was held in November, 2008. The last Final (Old) Course examination will be held in November, 2010.

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Updated syllabus is benchmarked to chartered accountancy courses available around the globe and is fully compliant to International Education Standards issued by the International Federation of Accountants.

Under the present scheme the period of articled training is three years. New upgraded 100 Hours of Information Technology Training replaced 250 Hours Compulsory Computer Training in December, 2006.

SCOPE OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:

Efforts will be made to issue Accounting Standards which are in conformity with the provisions of the applicable laws, customs, usages and business environment in India. However, if a particular Accounting Standard is found to be not in conformity with law, the provisions of the said law will prevail and the financial statements should be prepared in conformity with such law.

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The Accounting Standards by their very nature cannot and do not override the local regulations which govern the preparation and presentation of financial statements in the country.

However, the ICAI will determine the extent of disclosure to be made in financial statements and the auditor’s report thereon. Such disclosure may be by way of appropriate notes explaining the treatment of particular items. Such explanatory notes will be only in the nature of clarification and therefore need not be treated as adverse comments on the related financial statements.

The Accounting Standards are intended to apply only to items which are material. Any limitations with regard to the applicability of a specific Accounting Standard will be made clear by the ICAI from time to time. The date from which a particular Standard will come into effect, as well as the class of enterprises to which it will apply, will also be specified by the ICAI. However, no standard will have retroactive application, unless otherwise stated.

The Institute will use its best endeavors to persuade the Government, appropriate authorities, industrial and business community to adopt the Accounting Standards in order to achieve uniformity in preparation and presentation of financial statements.

In formulation of Accounting Standards, the emphasis would be on laying down accounting principles and not detailed rules for application and implementation thereof.

The Standards formulated by the ASB include paragraphs in bold italic type and plain type, which have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold italic type indicate the main principles. An individual standard should be read in the context of the objective stated in that standard and this Preface.

The ASB may consider any issue requiring interpretation on any Accounting Standard. Interpretations will be issued under the authority of the Council. The authority of Interpretation is the same as that of Accounting Standard to which it relates.

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PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING AN ACCOUNTING STANDARD

Broadly, the following procedure is adopted for formulating Accounting Standards:

STEP-1:The ASB determines the broad areas in which Accounting Standards need to be formulated and the priority in regard to the selection thereof.

STEP-2: In the preparation of Accounting Standards, the ASB will be assisted by Study Groups constituted to consider specific subjects. In the formation of Study Groups, provision will be made for wide participation by the members of the Institute and others.

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STEP-3:The draft of the proposed standard will normally include the following:(a) Objective of the Standard,(b) Scope of the Standard,(c) Definitions of the terms used in the Standard,(d) Recognition and measurement principles,Wherever applicable,(e) Presentation and disclosure requirements.

STEP-4: The ASB will consider the preliminary draft prepared by the Study Group and if any revision of the draft is required on the basis of deliberations, the ASB will make the same or refer the same to the Study Group.

STEP-5: The ASB will circulate the draft of the Accounting Standard to the Council members of the ICAI and the following specified bodies for their comments:

Department of Company Affairs (DCA) Comptroller and Auditor General of India(C&AG) Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Standing Conference of Public Enterprise(SCOPE) Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Any other body considered relevant by the ASB keeping in view the

nature of the Accounting Standard

STEP-6: The ASB will hold a meeting with the representatives of specified bodies to ascertain their views on the draft of the proposed Accounting Standard. On the basis of comments received and discussion with the representatives of specified bodies, the ASB will finalize the Exposure Draft of the proposed Accounting Standard.

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STEP-7 The Exposure Draft of the proposed Standard will be issued for comments by the members of the Institute and the public. The Exposure Draft will specifically be sent to specified bodies (as listed above), stock exchanges, and other interest groups, as appropriate.

STEP-8After taking into consideration the comments received, the draft of the proposed Standard will be finalized by the ASB and submitted to the Council of the ICAI.STEP-9 The Council of the ICAI will consider the final draft of the proposed Standard, and if found necessary, modify the same in consultation with the ASB. The Accounting Standard on the relevant subject will then be issued by the ICAI.STEP-10 For a substantive revision of an Accounting Standard, the procedure followed for formulation of a new Accounting Standard, as detailed above, will be followed.

STEP-11 Subsequent to issuance of an Accounting Standard, some aspect(s) may require revision which is not substantive in nature. For this purpose, the ICAI may make limited revision to an Accounting Standard. The procedure followed for the limited revision will substantially be the same as that to be followed for formulation of an Accounting Standard, ensuring that sufficient opportunity is given to various interest groups and general public to react to the proposal for limited revision.

Accounting Standard (AS) 1

Disclosure of Accounting Policies

Introduction This statement deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements.

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The view presented in the financial statements of an enterprise of it State of affairs and of the profit or loss can be significantly affected by the accounting policies followed in the preparation and presentation of the financial statements. The accounting policies followed vary from enterprise to enterprise. Disclosure of significant accounting policies followed is necessary if the view presented is to be properly appreciated. The disclosure of some of the accounting policies followed preparation and presentation of the financial statements is required by law in some cases.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has, in Statements issued by it, recommended the disclosure of certain accounting policies, e.g., translation policies in respect of foreign currency items.In recent years, a few enterprises in India have adopted the practice of including in their annual reports to shareholders a separate statement of accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting the financial.

Nature of Accounting PoliciesThe accounting policies refer to the specific accounting principles and the methods of applying those principles adopted by the enterprise in the preparation and presentation of financial statements.

There is no single list of accounting policies which are applicable to all Circumstances. The differing circumstances in which enterprises operate in a situation of diverse and complex economic activity make alternative accounting principles and methods of applying those principles acceptable. The choice of the appropriate accounting principles and the methods ofApplying those principles in the specific circumstances of each enterprise calls for considerable judgment by the management of the enterprise.

The various statements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India combined with the efforts of government and other regulatory agencies and progressive managements have reduced in recent years the number of acceptable alternatives particularly in the case of corporate enterprises. While continuing efforts in this regard in future are likely to reduce the number still further, the availability of alternative accounting principles and methods of Disclosure of Accounting Policies 43Applying those principles is not likely to

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be eliminated altogether in view of the differing circumstances faced by the enterprises.

Areas in which differing Accounting Policies are Encountered

The following are examples of the areas in which different accounting policies may be adopted by different enterprises.• Methods of depreciation, depletion and amortization• Treatment of expenditure during construction• Conversion or translation of foreign currency items• Valuation of inventories• Treatment of goodwill• Valuation of investments• Treatment of retirement benefits• Recognition of profit on long-term contracts• Valuation of fixed assets• Treatment of contingent liabilities.The above list of examples is not intended to be exhaustive.

Disclosure of Accounting Policies To ensure proper understanding of financial statements, it is necessary that all significant accounting policies adopted in the preparation and presentation of financial statements should be disclosed.

Such disclosure should form part of the financial statements.

It would be helpful to the reader of financial statements if they are all disclosed as such in one place instead of being scattered over several statements, schedules and notes. Examples of matters in respect of which disclosure of accounting policies adopted will be required are contained in paragraph.

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This list of examples is not, however, intended to be exhaustive. Any change in an accounting policy which has a material effect should be disclosed. The amount by which any item in the financial statements is affected by such change should also be disclosed to the extent ascertainable.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 2Valuation of Inventories

Meaning The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:Inventories are assets:(a) Held for sale in the ordinary course of business;(b) in the process of production for such sale; or(c) in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of

business less the estimated costs of completion and estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Scope

1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for inventories otherthen:

(a) Work in progress arising under construction contracts, including directly related service contracts (see Accounting Standard (AS) 7, Accounting for Construction Contracts3);(b) Work in progress arising in the ordinary course of business of service providers;(c) Shares, debentures and other financial instruments held as stock-in-trade; and(d) Producers’ inventories of livestock, agricultural and forest products, and mineral oils, ores and gases to the extent that they are measured at net realizable value in accordance with well established practices in those industries.

2. The inventories referred to in paragraph 1 (d) are measured at net realizable value at certain stages of production. This occurs, for example, when agricultural crops have been harvested or mineral oils, ores and gases have been extracted and sale is assured under a forward contract or a government guarantee, or when a homogenous market exists and there is a negligible risk of failure to sell. These inventories are excluded from the scope of this Statement.

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Measurement of Inventories

Inventories should be valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value.

Cost of Inventories: The cost of inventories should comprise all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to theirPresent location and condition.

Costs of Purchase: The costs of purchase consist of the purchase price including duties and taxes (other than those subsequently recoverable by the enterprise fromthe taxing authorities), freight inwards and other expenditure directly attributable to the acquisition. Trade discounts, rebates, duty drawbacks and other similar items are deducted in determining the costs of purchase.

Costs of Conversion: The costs of conversion of inventories include costs directly related to the units of production, such as direct labor. They also include a systematic allocation of fixed and variable production overheads that are incurred in converting materials into finished goods. Fixed production overheads are those indirect costs of production that remain relatively constant regardless of the volume of production, such as depreciation and maintenance of factory buildings and the cost of factory management and administration Variable production overheads are those indirect costs of production that vary directly, or nearly directly, with the volume of production, such as indirect materials and indirect labor.

Exclusions from the Cost of Inventories It is appropriate to exclude certain costs and recognize them as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. Examples of such costs are:(a) Abnormal amounts of wasted materials, labor, or other production costs;(b) Storage costs, unless those costs are necessary in the production process prior to a further production stage;(c) Administrative overheads that do not contribute to bringing the inventories to their present location and condition; and(d) Selling and distribution costs.

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Techniques for the Measurement of Cost Techniques for the measurement of the cost of inventories, such as the standard cost method or the retail method, may be used for convenience if the results approximate the actual cost. Standard costs take into account normal levels of consumption of materials and supplies, labor, efficiency and capacity utilization. They are regularly reviewed and, if necessary, revised in the light of current conditions. The retail method is often used in the retail trade for measuring inventories of large numbers of rapidly changing items that have similar Margins and for which it is impracticable to use other costing methods. The cost of the inventory is determined by reducing from the sales value of the inventory the appropriate percentage gross margin. The percentage used takes into consideration inventory which has been marked down to below its original selling price. An average percentage for each retail department is often used.

Disclosure The financial statements should disclose:

(a) The accounting policies adopted in measuring inventories, including the cost formula used; and(b) The total carrying amount of inventories and its classification appropriate to the enterprise. Information about the carrying amounts held in different classifications of inventories and the extent of the changes in these assets is useful to financial statement users. Common classifications of inventories are raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods, stores and spares, and loose tools.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 3Cash Flow Statements

Accounting Standard (AS) 3, ‘Cash Flow Statements’ (revised 1997), issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after1-4-1997. This Standard supersedes Accounting Standard (AS) 3, ‘Changes in Financial Position’, issued inJune1981. This Standard is mandatory innature2 in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-20043 for the enterprises which fall in any one or more of the following categories, at any time during the accounting period.

AS 3 was originally made mandatory in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2001, for the following:(i) Enterprises whose equity or debt securities are listed on a recognized stock exchange in India, and enterprises that are in the process of issuing equity or debt securities that will be listed on a recognized stock exchange in India as evidenced by the board of directors’ resolution in this regard.(ii) All other commercial, industrial and business reporting enterprises, whose turnover for the accounting period exceeds Rs. 50 crores.

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:

Cash comprises cash on hand and demand deposits with banks.

Cash equivalents are short term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Cash flows are inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents.

Operating activities are the principal revenue-producing activities of the Enterprise and other activities that are not investing or financing activities.

Investing activities are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assetsAnd other investments not included in cash equivalents.

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Financing activities are activities that result in changes in the size andComposition of the owners’ capital (including preference share capital in the case of a company) and borrowings of the enterprise.

Scope

1. An enterprise should prepare a cash flow statement and should present it for each period for which financial statements are presented.

2. Users of an enterprise’s financial statements are interested in how the enterprise generates and uses cash and cash equivalents. This is the case regardless of the nature of the enterprise’s activities and irrespective of whether cash can be viewed as the product of the enterprise, as may be the case with a financial enterprise. Enterprises need cash for essentially the same reasons, however different their principal revenue producing activities might be. They need cash to conduct their operations, to pay their obligations, and to provide returns to their investors.

Presentation of a Cash Flow Statement The cash flow statement should report cash flows during the period classified by operating, investing and financing activities. An enterprise presents its cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in a manner which is most appropriate to its business.Classification by activity provides information that allows users to assess the impact of those activities on the financial position of the enterprise and the amount of its cash and cash equivalents. This information may also be used to evaluate the relationships among those activities.

A single transaction may include cash flows that are classified differently. For example, when the installment paid in respect of a fixed asset acquired on deferred payment basis includes both interest and loan, the interest element is classified under financing activities and the loan element is classified under investing activities.

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Disclosures

An enterprise should disclose, together with a commentary by management, the amount of significant cash and cash equivalent balances held by the enterprise that are not available for use by it. There are various circumstances in which cash and cash equivalent balances held by an enterprise are not available for use by it. Examples include cash and cash equivalent balances held by a branch of the enterprise that operates in a country where exchange controls or other legal restrictions apply as a result of which the balances are not available for use by the enterprise.Additional information may be relevant to users in understanding the financial position and liquidity of an enterprise. Disclosure of this information, together with a commentary by management, is encouraged and may include:(a) the amount of undrawn borrowing facilities that may be available for future operating activities and to settle capital commitments, indicating any restrictions on the use of these facilities; and(b) the aggregate amount of cash flows that represent increases in operating capacity separately from those cash flows that are required to maintain operating capacity.

The separate disclosure of cash flows that represent increases in operating capacity and cash flows that are required to maintain operating is useful in enabling the user to determine whether the enterprise is investing adequately in the maintenance of its operating capacity. An enterprise that does not invest adequately in the maintenance of its operating capacity may be prejudicing future profitability for the sake of current liquidity and distributions to owners.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 4Contingencies and Events Occurring

After the Balance Sheet Date

Introduction This Statement deals with the treatment in financial statements of(a) Contingencies4, and(b) Events occurring after the balance sheet date. The following subjects, which may result in contingencies, are excluded from the scope of this Statement in view of special considerations applicable to them:(a) Liabilities of life assurance and general insurance enterprises arising from policies issued;(b) Obligations under retirement benefit plans; and(c) Commitments arising from long-term lease contracts scope of this Statement.

Definitions

The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified: A contingency is a condition or situation, the ultimate outcome of which, gain or loss, will be known or determined only on the occurrence, or Non-occurrence, of one or more uncertain future events.

Events occurring after the balance sheet date are those significant events, both favorable and unfavorable, that occur between the balance sheet date and the date on which the financial statements are approved by the Board of Directors in the case of a company, and, by the corresponding approving

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Explanation

Contingencies

The term “contingencies” used in this Statement is restricted to conditions or situations at the balance sheet date, the financial effect of which is to be determined by future events which may or may not occur.

Estimates are required for determining the amounts to be stated in the financial statements for many on-going and recurring activities of an Enterprise. One must, however, distinguish between an event which is certain and one which is uncertain. The fact that an estimate is involved does not, of itself, create the type of uncertainty which characterizes a contingency.

For example, the fact that estimates of useful life are used to determine depreciation does not make depreciation a contingency; the eventual expiry of the useful life of the asset is not uncertain. Also, amounts owed for services received are not contingencies as defined in paragraph, even though the amounts may have been estimated, as there is nothing uncertain about the fact that these obligations have been incurred.

Accounting Treatment of Contingent Losses

The accounting treatment of a contingent loss is determined by the expected outcome of the contingency. If it is likely that a contingency will result in a loss to the enterprise, and then it is prudent to provide for that loss in the financial statements.

If there is conflicting or insufficient evidence for estimating the amount of a contingent loss, then disclosure is made of the existence and nature of the contingency.

Accounting Treatment of Contingent Gains

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Contingent gains are not recognized in financial statements since their recognition may result in the recognition of revenue which may never be realized. However, when the realization of a gain is virtually certain, then such gain is not a contingency and accounting for the gain is appropriate.

Disclosure The disclosure requirements herein referred to apply only in respect of those contingencies or events which affect the financial position to a material extent.

If a contingent loss is not provided for, its nature and an estimate of its financial effect are generally disclosed by way of note unless the possibility of a loss is remote (other than the circumstances mentioned in paragraph. If a reliable estimate of the financial effect cannot be made, this fact is disclosed.When the events occurring after the balance sheet date are disclosed in the report of the approving authority, the information given comprises the nature of the events and an estimate of their financial effects or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 5Net Profit or Loss for the Period,

Prior Period Items andChanges in Accounting Policies

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:

Ordinary activities are any activities which are undertaken by an enterprise as part of its business and such related activities in which the enterprise engages in furtherance of, incidental to, or arising from, these activities.

Extraordinary items are income or expenses that arise from events or transactions that are clearly distinct from the ordinary activities of the enterprise and, therefore, are not expected to recur frequently or regularly.

Prior period items are income or expenses which arise in the current period as a result of errors or omissions in the preparation of the financial statements of one or more prior periods.

Accounting policies are the specific accounting principles and the methods of applying those principles adopted by an enterprise in the preparation and presentation of financial statements.

Scope1. This Statement should be applied by an enterprise in presenting profit or loss from ordinary activities, extraordinary items and prior period items in the statement of profit and loss, in accounting for changes in accounting estimates, and in disclosure of changes in accounting policies.2. This Statement deals with, among other matters, the disclosure of certain Items of net profit or loss for the period. These disclosures are made in addition to any other disclosures required by other Accounting Standards.3. This Statement does not deal with the tax implications of extraordinary items, prior period items, changes in accounting estimates, and changes in accounting policies for which appropriate adjustments will have to be made depending on the circumstances.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 6Depreciation Accounting

Introduction This Statement deals with depreciation accounting and applies to all depreciable assets, except the following items to which special considerations apply:—

(i) Forests, plantations and similar regenerative natural resources;(ii) Wasting assets including expenditure on the exploration for and extraction of minerals, oils, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources;(iii) Expenditure on research and development;(iv) Goodwill;(v) Live stock. This statement also does not apply to land unless it has a limited useful life for the enterprise.

Different accounting policies for depreciation are adopted by different enterprises. Disclosure of accounting policies for depreciation followed by an enterprise is necessary to appreciate the view presented in the financial statements of the enterprise.

Definitions

The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:

Depreciation is a measure of the wearing out, consumption or other loss of value of a depreciable asset arising from use, efflux ion of time or Obsolescence through technology and market changes. Depreciation is allocated so as to charge a fair proportion of the depreciable amount in each accounting period during the expected useful life of the asset. Depreciation Includes amortization of assets whose useful life is predetermined.

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(i) are expected to be used during more than one accounting period; and102 AS 6 (revised 1994)(ii) have a limited useful life; and(iii) are held by an enterprise for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and not for the purpose of sale in the ordinary course of business. Useful life is either

(i) the period over which a depreciable asset is expected to be used by the enterprise; or

(ii) the number of production or Similar units expected to be obtained from the use of the asset by the enterprise.

Explanation

Depreciation has a significant effect in determining and presenting the financial position and results of operations of an enterprise. Depreciation is charged in each accounting period by reference to the extent of the depreciable amount, irrespective of an increase in the market value of the assets.

Assessment of depreciation and the amount to be charged in respect thereof in an accounting period are usually based on the following three factors:(i) Historical cost or other amount substituted for the historical cost of the depreciable asset when the asset has been revalued;(ii) Expected useful life of the depreciable asset; and(iii) Estimated residual value of the depreciable asset.

Historical cost of a depreciable asset represents its money outlay or its equivalent in connection with its acquisition, installation and commissioning as well as for additions to or improvement thereof. The historical cost of a depreciable asset may undergo subsequent changes arising as a result of increase or decrease in long term liability on account of exchange fluctuations, price adjustments, and changes in duties or similar factors.

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Disclosure

The depreciation methods used, the total depreciation for the period for each class of assets, the gross amount of each class of depreciable assets and the related accumulated depreciation are disclosed in the financial statements along with the disclosure of other accounting policies. The depreciation rates or the useful lives of the assets are disclosed only if they are different from the principal rates specified in the statute governing the enterprise.

In case the depreciable assets are revalued, the provision for depreciation is based on the revalued amount on the estimate of the remaining Useful life of such assets. In case the revaluation has a material effect on the amount of depreciation, the same is disclosed separately in the year in which revaluation is carried out.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 7Construction Contracts

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:

A construction contract is a contract specifically negotiated for the construction of an asset or a combination of assets that are closely interrelated or interdependent in terms of their design, technology and function or their ultimate purpose or use. A fixed price contract is a construction contract in which the contractor agrees to a fixed contract price, or a fixed rate per unit of output, which in some cases is subject to cost escalation clauses. A cost plus contract is a construction contract in which the contractor is reimbursed for allowable or otherwise defined costs, plus percentage of these costs or a fixed fee. A construction contract may be negotiated for the construction of a single asset such as a bridge, building, dam, pipeline, road, ship or tunnel. A construction contract may also deal with the construction of a number of assets which are closely interrelated or interdependent in terms of their design, technology and function or their ultimate purpose or use; examples of such contracts include those for the construction of refineries and other complex pieces of plant or equipment. Contract Revenue:

Contract revenue is measured at the consideration received or receivable. The measurement of contract revenue is affected by a variety of Uncertainties that depend on the outcome of future events. The estimates often need to be revised as events occur and uncertainties are resolved. Therefore, the amount of contract revenue may increase or decrease from one period to the next. For example:

(a) A contractor and a customer may agree to variations or claims that increase or decrease contract revenue in a period subsequent to that in which the contract was initially agreed;

(b) The amount of revenue agreed in a fixed price contract may increase as a result of cost escalation clauses;

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(c) The amount of contract revenue may decrease as a result of penalties arising from delays caused by the contractor in the completion of the contract; or

(d) When a fixed price contract involves a fixed price per unit of output, contract revenue increases as the number of units is increased.

Contract Costs:

Contract costs should comprise:(a) Costs that relate directly to the specific contract;(b) Costs that are attributable to contract activity in general and can be allocated to the contract; and(c) Such other costs as are specifically chargeable to the customer under the terms of the contract. Costs that relate directly to a specific contract include:(a) Site labour costs, including site supervision;(b) Costs of materials used in construction;(c) Depreciation of plant and equipment used on the contract;(d) Costs of moving plant, equipment and materials to and from the contract site;(e) Costs of hiring plant and equipment;(f) Costs of design and technical assistance that is directly related to the contract;(g) The estimated costs of rectification and guarantee work, including expected warranty costs; and(h) Claims from third parties. These costs may be reduced by any incidental income that is not included in contract revenue, for example income from the sale of surplus materials and the disposal of plant and equipment at the end of the contract

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Recognition of Contract Revenue and Expenses

When the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, contract revenue and contract costs associated with the construction contract should be recognized as revenue and expenses respectively by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting date.

In the case of a fixed price contract, the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably when all the following conditions areSatisfied:(a) total contract revenue can be measured reliably;(b) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the contract will flow to the enterprise;(c) Both the contract costs to complete the contract and the stage of contract completion at the reporting date can be measured reliably; and(d) The contract costs attributable to the contract can be clearly identified and measured reliably so that actual contract costs incurred can be compared with prior estimates. In the case of a cost plus contract, the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably when all the following conditions are satisfied:(a) It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the contract will flow to the enterprise; and(b) The contract costs attributable to the contract, whether or not specifically reimbursable, can be clearly identified and measured reliably.

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Disclosure An enterprise should disclose:(a) The amount of contract revenue recognized as revenue in the period;(b) The methods used to determine the contract revenue recognized the period; and(c) The methods used to determine the stage of completion of contract in progress. An enterprise should disclose the following for contracts in progress at the reporting date:(a) the aggregate amount of costs incurred and recognized profits(less recognized losses) up to the reporting date;(b) The amount of advances received; and(c) The amount of retentions. Retentions are amounts of progress billings which are not paid until the satisfaction of conditions specified in the contract for the payment of such Construction Contracts 121amounts or until defects have been rectified. Progress billings are amounts billed for work performed on a contract whether or not they have been paid by the customer. Advances are an amount received by the contractor before the related work is performed. An enterprise should present:(a) The gross amount due from customers for contract work as an asset; and(b) The gross amount due to customers for contract work as a liability.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 8Accounting for Research and

Development

Accounting Standard (AS) 8, Accounting for Research and Development, are withdrawn from the date of AS 26, Intangible Assets, becoming mandatory for respective enterprises. AS 26 is published elsewhere in this Compendium.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 9Revenue Recognition

Introduction This Statement deals with the bases for recognition of revenue in the statement of profit and loss of an enterprise. The Statement is concerned With the recognition of revenue arising in the course of the ordinary activities of the enterprise from the sale of goods.

AS 9 (issued 1985)— The rendering of services, and— The use by others of enterprise resources yielding interest, royalties and dividends. This Statement does not deal with the following aspects of revenue recognition to which special considerations apply:(i) Revenue arising from construction contracts; 5(ii) Revenue arising from hire-purchase, lease agreements;(iii) Revenue arising from government grants and other similar subsidies;(iv) Revenue of insurance companies arising from insurance contracts.

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:

Revenue is the gross inflow of cash, receivables or other consideration arising in the course of the ordinary activities of an enterprise6 from the sale of goods, from the rendering of services, and from the use by others of enterprise resources yielding interest, royalties and dividends. Revenue is measured by the charges made to customers or clients for goods supplied and services rendered to them and by the charges and rewards arising from the use of resources by them. In an agency relationship, the revenue is the amount of commission and not the gross inflow of cash, receivables or other consideration.

Completed service contract method is a method of accounting which recognizes revenue in the statement of profit and loss only when the rendering of services under a contract is completed or substantially completed.

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Proportionate completion method is a method of accounting which recognizes revenue in the statement of profit and loss proportionately with the degree of completion of services under a contract.

Explanation Revenue recognition is mainly concerned with the timing of recognition of revenue in the statement of profit and loss of an enterprise. The amount of revenue arising on a transaction is usually determined by agreement between the parties involved in the transaction. When uncertainties exist regarding the determination of the amount, or its associated costs, these uncertainties may influence the timing of revenue recognition.The Institute has issued an Announcement in 2005 titled ‘Treatment of Interdivisional Transfers’ (published in ‘The Chartered Accountant’ May 2005, pp. 1531).As per the Announcement, the recognition of inter-divisional transfers as sales is an inappropriate accounting treatment and is inconsistent with Accounting Standard9. [For full text of the Announcement reference may be made to the section titled ‘Announcements of the Council regarding status of various documents issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’ appearing at the beginning of this Compendium.]

Sale of GoodsA key criterion for determining when to recognize revenue from a transaction involving the sale of goods is that the seller has transferred the property in the goods to the buyer for a consideration. The transfer of property in goods, in most cases, results in or coincides with the transfer of significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer. However, there may be situations where transfer of property in goods does not coincide with the transfer of significant risks and rewards of ownership. Revenue in such situations is recognized at the time of transfer of significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer. Such cases may arise where delivery has been delayed through the fault of either the buyer or the seller and the goods are at the risk of the party at fault as regards any loss which might not have occurred but for such fault. Further, sometimes the parties may agree that the risk will pass at a time different from the time when ownership passes.

Rendering of Services

Revenue from service transactions is usually recognized as the service is performed, either by the proportionate completion method or by the completed service contract method.

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(i) Proportionate completion method—Performance consists of the execution of more than one act. Revenue is recognized proportionately by reference to the performance of each act. The revenue recognized under this method would be determined on the basis of contract value, associated costs, number of acts or other suitable basis. For practical purposes, when services are provided by an indeterminate number of acts over a specific period of time, revenue is recognized on a straight line basis over the specific period unless there is evidence that some other method better represents the pattern of performance.(ii) Completed service contract method—Performance consists of the execution of a single act. Alternatively, services are performed in more than a single act, and the services yet to be performed are so significant in relation to the transaction taken as a whole that performance cannot be deemed to have been completed until the execution of those acts. The completed service contract method is relevant to these patterns of performance and accordingly revenue is recognized when the sole or final act takes place and the service becomes chargeable.

Disclosure

In addition to the disclosures required by Accounting Standard 1on ‘Disclosure of Accounting Policies’ (AS 1), an enterprise should alsodisclose the circumstances in which revenue recognition has been postponed pending the resolution of significant uncertainties.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 10Accounting for Fixed Assets

Introduction Financial statements disclose certain information relating to fixed assets. In many enterprises these assets are grouped into various categories, such as land, buildings, plant and machinery, vehicles, furniture and fittings, goodwill, patents, trademarks and designs.

This statement does not deal with the specialized aspects of accounting for fixed assets that arise under a comprehensive system reflecting the effects of changing prices but applies to financial statements prepared on historical cost basis.

This statement does not deal with the treatment of government grants and subsidies, and assets under leasing rights. It makes only a brief reference to the capitalization of borrowing costs4 and to assets acquired in an amalgamation or merger. These subjects require more extensive consideration than can be given within this Statement.

Explanation Fixed assets often comprise a significant portion of the total assets of an enterprise, and therefore are important in the presentation of financial position. Furthermore, the determination of whether expenditure represents an asset or an expense can have a material effect on an enterprise’s reported results of operations.

Identification of Fixed Assets

Judgment is required in applying the criteria to specific circumstances or specific types of enterprises. It may be appropriate to aggregate individually insignificant items, and to apply the criteria to the aggregate value. An enterprise may decide to expense an item which could otherwise have been included as fixed asset, because the amount of the expenditure is not material.

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an item of fixed asset and their use is expected to be irregular, it may be appropriate to allocate the total cost on a systematic basis over a period not exceeding the useful life of the principal item.

Fixed Assets of Special Types

Goodwill, in general, is recorded in the books only when some consideration in money or money’s worth has been paid for it. Whenever a business is acquired for a price (payable either in cash or in shares or otherwise) which is in excess of the value of the net assets of the business taken over, the excess is termed as ‘goodwill’. Goodwill arises from business connections, trade name or reputation of an enterprise or from other intangible benefits enjoyed by an enterprise.

Disclosure Certain specific disclosures on accounting for fixed assets are already required by Accounting Standard 1 on ‘Disclosure of Accounting Policies’ and Accounting Standard 6 on ‘Depreciation Accounting’. Further disclosures that are sometimes made in financial statements include:(i) gross and net book values of fixed assets at the beginning and end of an accounting period showing additions, disposals, acquisitions and other movements;(ii) expenditure incurred on account of fixed assets in the course of construction or acquisition; and(iii) revalued amounts substituted for historical costs of fixed assets, the method adopted to compute the revalued amounts, the nature of any indices used, the year of any appraisal made, and whether an external valued was involved, in case where fixed assets are stated at revalued amounts.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 11The Effects of Changes inForeign Exchange Rates

Introduction

Accounting Standard (AS) 11, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (revised 2003), issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1 4-2004 and is mandatory in nature2 from that date. The revised Standard supersedes Accounting Standard (AS) 11, Accounting for the Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (1994), except that in respect of accounting for transactions in foreign currencies entered into by the reporting enterprise itself or through its branches before the date this Standard comes into effect, AS 11 (1994) will continue to be applicable.

Scope

1. This Statement should be applied:(a) in accounting for transactions in foreign currencies; and(b) In translating the financial statements of foreign operations.

2. This Statement also deals with accounting for foreign currency transactions in the nature of forward exchange contracts. 3. This Statement does not specify the currency in which an enterprise presents its financial statements. However, an enterprise normally uses the currency of the country in which it is domiciled. If it uses a different Currency, this Statement requires disclosure of the reason for using that currency. This Statement also requires disclosure of the reason for any change in the reporting currency.

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4. This Statement does not deal with the restatement of an enterprise’s financial statements from its reporting currency into another currency for the convenience of users accustomed to that currency or for similar purposes.5. This Statement does not deal with the presentation in a cash flow statement of cash flows arising from transactions in a foreign currency and the translation of cash flows of a foreign operation.

6. This Statement does not deal with exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs.

Disclosure An enterprise should disclose:(a) the amount of exchange differences included in the net profit or loss for the period; and172 AS 11 (revised 2003)(b) net exchange differences accumulated in foreign currency translation reserve as a separate component of shareholders’ funds, and a reconciliation of the amount of such exchange differences at the beginning and end of the period.

When the reporting currency is different from the currency of the country in which the enterprise is domiciled, the reason for using different currency should be disclosed. The reason for any change in the reporting currency should also be disclosed.

When there is a change in the classification of a significant foreign operation, an enterprise should disclose:(a) the nature of the change in classification;(b) the reason for the change;(c) the impact of the change in classification on shareholders’ funds; and(d) the impact on net profit or loss for each prior period presented had the change in classification occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 12Accounting for Government Grants

Introduction

This Statement deals with accounting for government grants. Government grants are sometimes called by other names such as subsidies, cash incentives, duty drawbacks, etc.

This Statement does not deal with:(i) the special problems arising in accounting for government grants in financial statements reflecting the effects of changing pricesAccounting Standards are intended to apply only to items which are material.(ii) government assistance other than in the form of government grants;(iii) government participation in the ownership of the enterprise.

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified: Government refers to government, government agencies and similar bodies whether local, national or international. Government grants are assistance by government in cash or kind to an enterprise for past or future compliance with certain conditions. They exclude those forms of government assistance which cannot reasonably have a value placed upon them and transactions with government which cannot be distinguished from the normal trading transactions of the enterprise.

Explanation The receipt of government grants by an enterprise is significant for preparation of the financial statements for two reasons. Firstly, if a government grant has been received, an appropriate method of accounting there for is necessary. Secondly, it is desirable to give an indication of the extent to which the enterprise has benefited from such grant during the reporting period. This facilitates comparison of an enterprise’s financial statements with those of prior periods and with those of other enterprises.

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Disclosure

The following should be disclosed:(i) the accounting policy adopted for government grants, including the methods of presentation in the financial statements;(ii) the nature and extent of government grants recognized in the financial statements, including grants of non-monetary assets given at a concessional rate or free of cost.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 13Accounting for Investments

Introduction This Statement deals with accounting for investments in the financial statements of enterprises and related disclosure requirements. This Statement does not deal with:(a) The bases for recognition of interest, dividends and rentals earned(b) Operating or finance leases;(c) Investments of retirement benefit plans and life insuranceEnterprises; and(d) Mutual funds and venture capital funds4 and/or the related asset management companies, banks and public financial institutions formed under a Central or State Government Act or so declared under the Companies Act, 1956.

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings assigned:Investments are assets held by an enterprise for earning income by way of dividends, interest, and rentals, for capital appreciation, or for other benefits to the investing enterprise. Assets held as stock-in-trade are not ‘investments’. A current investment is an investment that is by its nature readily realizable and is intended to be held for not more than one year from the date on which such investment is made. A long term investment is an investment other than a current investment. An investment property is an investment in land or buildings that are not intended to be occupied substantially for use by, or in the operations of, the investing enterprise. Fair value is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between a knowledgeable, willing buyer and a knowledgeable, willing seller in an arm ’length transaction. Under appropriate circumstances, market value or net realizable value provides an evidence of fair value. The Council of the Institute decided to make the limited revision to AS 13 in 2003pursuant to which the words ‘and venture capital funds ’This revision comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2002. Market value is the amount obtainable from the sale of an investment in an open market, net of expenses necessarily to be incurred on or before disposal.

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Disclosure The following disclosures in financial statements in relation to investments are appropriate:—(a) the accounting policies for the determination of carrying amount of investments; (b) the amounts included in profit and loss statement for: (i) interest, dividends (showing separately dividends from subsidiary companies), and rentals on investments showing separately such income from long term and current investments. Gross income should be stated, the amount of tax deducted at source being included under Advance Taxes Paid; (ii) profits and losses on disposal of current investments and changes in carrying amount of such investments; (iii) profits and losses on disposal of long term investments andchanges in the carrying amount of such investments;(c) significant restrictions on the right of ownership, reliability of investments or the remittance of income and proceeds of disposal;(d) the aggregate amount of quoted and unquoted investments, giving the aggregate market value of quoted investments;(e) other disclosures as specifically required by the relevant statute governing the enterprise.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 14Accounting for Amalgamations

Definitions The following terms are used in this statement with the meanings specified: (a) Amalgamation means an amalgamation pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 or any other statute which may be applicable to companies. (b) Transferor company means the company which is amalgamated into another company. (c) Transferee company means the company into which a transferor company is amalgamated. (d) Reserve means the portion of earnings, receipts or other surplus of an enterprise (whether capital or revenue) appropriated by the management for a general or a specific purpose other than a provision for depreciation or diminution in the value of assets or for a known liability.

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Explanation

Types of Amalgamations Generally speaking, amalgamations fall into two broad categories. In the first category are those amalgamations where there is a genuine pooling not merely of the assets and liabilities of the amalgamating companies but also of the shareholders’ interests and of the businesses of these companies. Such amalgamations are amalgamations which are in the nature of ‘merger ’and the accounting treatment of such amalgamations should ensure that the resultant figures of assets, liabilities, capital and reserves more or less represent the sum of the relevant figures of the amalgamating companies. In the second category are those amalgamations which are in effect a mode by which one company acquires another company and, as a consequence, the shareholders of the company which is acquired normally do not continue to have a proportionate share in the equity of the combined company, or the business of the company which is acquired is not intended to be continued.

Methods of Accounting for Amalgamations There are two main methods of accounting for amalgamations: The Pooling of Interests Method: Under the pooling of interests method, the assets, liabilities and reserves of the transferor company are recorded by the transferee company at their existing carrying amounts. If, at the time of the amalgamation, the transferor and the transferee companies have conflicting accounting policies, a uniform set of accounting policies is adopted following the amalgamation. The effects on the financial statements of any changes in accounting policies are reported in accordance with Accounting Standard (AS) 5, ‘Prior Period and Extraordinary Items and Changes in Accounting Policies’.3The Purchase Method: Under the purchase method, the transferee company accounts for the amalgamation either by incorporating the assets and liabilities at their existing carrying amounts or by allocating the consideration to individual identifiable assets and liabilities of the transferor company on the basis of their fair values at the date of amalgamation. The identifiable assets and liabilities may include assets and liabilities not recorded in the financial statements of the transferor company.

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Disclosure

For all amalgamations, the following disclosures should be made in the first financial statements following the amalgamation:(a) Names and general nature of business of the amalgamating companies;(b) Effective date of amalgamation for accounting purposes;(c) The method of accounting used to reflect the amalgamation; and(d) Particulars of the scheme sanctioned under a statute. For amalgamations accounted for under the pooling of interests method, the following additional disclosures should be made in the first financial statements following the amalgamation:(a) Description and number of shares issued, together with the percentage of each company’s equity shares exchanged to effect the amalgamation;(b) The amount of any difference between the consideration and the value of net identifiable assets acquired, and the treatment thereof. For amalgamations accounted for under the purchase method, the following additional disclosures should be made in the first financial statements following the amalgamation:(a) Consideration for the amalgamation and a description of the consideration paid or contingently payable; and(b) The amount of any difference between the consideration and the value of net identifiable assets acquired, and the treatment thereof including the period of amortization of any goodwill arising on amalgamation.

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Employee BenefitsObjective The objective of this Statement is to prescribe the accounting and disclosure for employee benefits. The Statement requires an enterprise to recognize:

(a) A liability when an employee has provided service in exchange for employee benefits to be paid in the future; and

(b) An expense when the enterprise consumes the economic benefit arising from service provided by an employee in exchange for employee benefits.

Scope1. This Statement should be applied by an employer in accounting for all employee benefits, except employee share-based payments .2. This Statement does not deal with accounting and reporting by employee benefit plans.3. The employee benefits to which this Statement applies include those provided:(a) under formal plans or other formal agreements between an enterprise and individual employees, groups of employees or their representatives;(b) under legislative requirements, or through industry arrangements, whereby enterprises are required to contribute to state, industry or other multi-employer plans; or(c) by those informal practices that give rise to an obligation. Informal practices give rise to an obligation where the enterprise has no realistic alternative but to pay employee benefits. An example of such an obligation is where a change in the enterprise’s informal practices would cause unacceptable damage to its relationship with employees.4. Employee benefits include:(a) short-term employee benefits, such as wages, salaries and social security contributions (e.g., contribution to an insurance company by an employer to pay for medical care of its employees), paid annual leave, profit-sharing and bonuses (if payable within twelve months the end of the period) and non-monetary benefits (such as medical care, housing, cars and free or subsidized goods or services) for current employees;(b) post-employment benefits such as gratuity, pension, other retirement benefits, post-employment life insurance and post-employment medical care;

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(c) other long-term employee benefits, including long-service leave or sabbatical leave, jubilee or other long-service benefits, long-term disability benefits and, if they are not payable wholly within twelve months after the end of the period, profit-sharing, bonuses and deferred compensation; and(d) termination benefits.

Because each category identified in (a) to (d) above has different characteristics, this Statement establishes separate requirements for each category.5. Employee benefits include benefits provided to either employees or theirspouses, children or other dependants and may be settled by payments (or the provision of goods or services) made either:(a) directly to the employees, to their spouses, children or other dependants, or to their legal heirs or nominees; or(b) to others, such as trusts, insurance companies.6. An employee may provide services to an enterprise on a full-time, part-time, permanent, casual or temporary basis. For the purpose of this Statement, employees include whole-time directors and other management personnel.

Disclosure Although this Statement does not require specific disclosures about short-term employee benefits, other Accounting Standards may require disclosures. For example, where required by AS 18 Related Party Disclosures an enterprise discloses information about employee benefits for key management personnel.

Accounting Standard (AS) 16

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Borrowing CostsDefinitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified: Borrowing costs are interest and other costs incurred by an enterprise in connection with the borrowing of funds. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time3 to get ready for its intended use or sale. Borrowing costs may include:(a) Interest and commitment charges on bank borrowings and other short-term and long-term borrowings;(b) amortization of discounts or premiums relating to borrowings;(c) amortization of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings;(d) finance charges in respect of assets acquired under finance leases or under other similar arrangements; and(e) exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs . Examples of qualifying assets are manufacturing plants, power generation facilities, inventories that require a substantial period of time to bring them to a saleable condition, and investment properties. Other investments, and those inventories that are routinely manufactured or otherwise produced in large quantities on a repetitive basis over a short period of time, are not qualifying assets. Assets that are ready for their intended use or sale when acquired also are not qualifying assets.

Disclosure The financial statements should disclose:(a) The accounting policy adopted for borrowing costs; and(b) The amount of borrowing costs capitalized during the period.

Accounting Standard (AS) 17

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Segment Reporting

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:A business segment is a distinguishable component of an enterprise that is engaged in providing an individual product or service or a group of related products or services and that is subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other business segments. Factors that should be considered in determining whether products or services are relatedinclude:(a) the nature of the products or services;(b) the nature of the production processes;(c) the type or class of customers for the products or services;(d) the methods used to distribute the products or provide the services; and(e) if applicable, the nature of the regulatory environment, for example, banking, insurance, or public utilities.

A geographical segment is a distinguishable component of an enterprise that is engaged in providing products or services within a particular economic environment and that is subject to risks and returns that are different from those of components operating in other economic environments. Factors that should be considered in identifying geographical segments include:(a) similarity of economic and political conditions;(b) relationships between operations in different geographical areas;(c) proximity of operations;(d) special risks associated with operations in a particular area;(e) exchange control regulations; and(f) the underlying currency risks.

A reportable segment is a business segment or a geographical segment identified on the basis of foregoing definitions for which segment information is required to be disclosed by this Statement.

Enterprise revenue is revenue from sales to external customers as reported in the statement of profit and loss.

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1. This Statement should be applied in presenting general purpose financial statements.

2. The requirements of this Statement are also applicable in case of financial statements.

3. An enterprise should comply with the requirements of this Statement and not selectively.

4. If a single financial report contains both consolidated financial statements and the separate financial statements of the parent, segment information need be presented only on the basis of the consolidated financial statements. In the context of reporting of segment information in consolidated financial statements, the references in this Statement to any financial statement items should construed to be the relevant item as appearing in the consolidated financial statements.

Disclosures In measuring and reporting segment revenue from transactions with other segments, inter-segment transfers should be measured on the basis that the enterprise actually used to price those transfers. The basis of pricing inter-segment transfers and any change therein should be disclosed in the financial statements.

Changes in accounting policies adopted for segment reporting that have a material effect on segment information should be disclosed. Such disclosure should include a description of the nature of the change, and the financial effect of the change if it is reasonably determinable. AS 5 requires that changes in accounting policies adopted by the enterprise should be made only if required by statute, or for compliance with an accounting standard, or if it is considered that the change would result in a more appropriate presentation of events or transactions in the financial statements of the enterprise.

Changes in accounting policies adopted at the enterprise level that affect segment information are dealt with in accordance with AS 5. AS 5 requires that any change in an accounting policy which has a material effect should be disclosed. The impact of, and the adjustments resulting from, such change, if material, should be shown in the financial statements of the period in which such change is made, to reflect the effect of such change. Where the effect of

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such change is not ascertainable, wholly or in part, the fact should be indicated. If a change is made in the accounting policies which has no material effect on the financial statements for the current period but which is reasonably expected to have a material effect in later periods, the fact of such change should be appropriately disclosed in the period in which the change is adopted.

Some changes in accounting policies relate specifically to segment reporting. Examples include changes in identification of segments and changes in the basis for allocating revenues and expenses to segments. Such changes can have a significant impact on the segment information reported but will not change aggregate financial information reported for the enterprise. To enable users to understand the impact of such changes, this Statement requires the disclosure of the nature of the change and the financial effect of the change, if reasonably determinable.

An enterprise should indicate the types of products and services included in each reported business segment and indicate the composition of each reported geographical segment, both primary and secondary, if not otherwise disclosed in the financial statements.

To assess the impact of such matters as shifts in demand, changes in the prices of inputs or other factors of production, and the development of alternative products and processes on a business segment, it is necessary to know the activities encompassed by that segment. Similarly, to assess the impact of changes in the economic and political environment on the risks and returns of a geographical segment, it is important to know the composition of that geographical segment.

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Related Party DisclosuresDefinitions For the purpose of this Statement, the following terms are used with the meanings specified:Related party - parties are considered to be related if at any time during the reporting period one party has the ability to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and/or operating decisions.

Related party transaction - a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties, regardless of whether or not a price is charged .Control – (a) ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than one half of the voting power of an enterprise, or (b) control of the composition of the board of directors in the case of a company or of the composition of the corresponding governing body in case of any other enterprise, or (c) a substantial interest in voting power and the power to direct, by statute or agreement, the financial and/or operating policies of the enterprise.

Significant influence - participation in the financial and/or operating policy decisions of an enterprise, but not control of those policies.

An Associate - an enterprise in which an investing reporting party has influence and which is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture of that party.

A Joint venture - a contractual arrangement whereby two or more parties undertake an economic activity which is subject to joint control.

Joint control - the contractually agreed sharing of power to govern the financial and operating policies of an economic activity so as to obtain benefits from it.

Key management personnel - those persons who have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the reporting enterprise.Relative – in relation to an individual, means the spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, father and mother who may be expected to influence, or be influenced by, that individual in his/her dealings with the reporting enterprise.

Holding company - a company having one or more subsidiaries.Subsidiary - a company:

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(a) in which another company (the holding company) holds, either by itself and/or through one or more subsidiaries, more than one-half in value of its equity share capital; or(b) of which another company (the holding company) controls, either by itself and/or through one or more subsidiaries, the composition of its board of directors.

Fellow subsidiary - a company is considered to be a fellow subsidiary of another company if both are subsidiaries of the same holding company.

State-controlled enterprise - an enterprise which is under the control of the Central Government and/or any State Government(s).Scope

1. This Statement should be applied in reporting related party relationships and transactions between a reporting enterprise and its related parties. The requirements of this Statement apply to the financial statements of each reporting enterprise as also to consolidate financial statements presented by a holding company.2. This Statement applies only to related party relationships described as follow.3. This Statement deals only with related party relationships described in(a) to (e) below:(a) enterprises that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries , control, or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the reporting enterprise (this includes holding companies, subsidiaries and fellow subsidiaries);(b) associates and joint ventures of the reporting enterprise and the investing party or venture in respect of which the reporting enterprise is an associate or a joint venture;(c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the reporting enterprise that gives them control or significant influence over the enterprise, and relatives of any such individual;(d) key management personnel5 and relatives of such personnel; and(e) enterprises over which any person described in (c) or (d) is able to exercise significant influence. This includes enterprises owned by directors or major shareholders of the reporting enterprise and enterprises that have a member of key management in common with the reporting enterprise.4. In the context of this Statement, the following are deemed not to be parties:(a) two companies simply because they have a director in common, (unless the director is able to affect the policies of both companies in their mutual dealings);

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(b) a single customer, supplier, franchiser, distributor, or general agent with who man enterprise transacts a significant volume of business merely by virtue of the resulting economic dependence; and(c) the parties listed below, in the course of their normal dealings with an enterprise by virtue only of those dealings (although they may circumscribe the freedom of action of the enterprise or participate in its decision-making process):(i) providers of finance;(ii) trade unions;(iii) public utilities;(iv) government departments and government agencies including government sponsored bodies.5. Related party disclosure requirements as laid down in this Statement do not apply in circumstances where providing such disclosures would conflict with the reporting enterprise’s duties of confidentiality as specifically required in terms of a statute or by any regulator or similar competent authority.6. In case a statute or a regulator or a similar competent authority governing an enterprise prohibit the enterprise to disclose certain information which is required to be disclosed as per this Statement, disclosure of such information is not warranted. For example, banks are obliged by law to maintain confidentiality in respect of their customers’ transactions and this Statement not overrides the obligation to preserve the confidentiality of customers’ dealings.7. No disclosure is required in consolidated financial statements in respect of intra-group transactions.8. Disclosure of transactions between members of a group is unnecessary in consolidated financial statements because consolidated financial statements present information about the holding and its subsidiaries as a single reporting enterprise.9. No disclosure is required in the financial statements of statecontrolled enterprises as regards related party relationships with other state-controlled enterprises and transactions with such enterprises.

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The statutes governing an enterprise often require disclosure in financial statements of transactions with certain categories of related parties. In particular, attention is focused on transactions with the directors or similar key management personnel of an enterprise, especially their remuneration borrowings, because of the fiduciary nature of their relationship with the enterprise. Name of the related party and nature of the related party relationship where control exists should be disclosed irrespective of whether or not there have been transactions between the related parties.

Where the reporting enterprise controls, or is controlled by, another party, this information is relevant to the users of financial statements irrespective of whether or not transactions have taken place with that party.This is because the existence of control relationship may prevent the reporting enterprise from being independent in making its financial and/or operating decisions. The disclosure of the name of the related party and the nature of related party relationship where control exists may sometimes be at least as relevant in appraising an enterprise’s prospects as are the operating results and the financial position presented in its financial statements. Such a related party may establish the enterprise’s credit standing, determine the source and price of its raw materials, and determine to whom and at what price the product is sold.

If there have been transactions between related parties, during the existence of a related party relationship, the reporting enterprise should disclose the following:(i) the name of the transacting related party;(ii) a description of the relationship between the parties;(iii) a description of the nature of transactions;(iv) volume of the transactions either as an amount or as anappropriate proportion;(v) any other elements of the related party transactions necessaryfor an understanding of the financial statements;(vi) the amounts or appropriate proportions of outstanding items pertaining to related parties at the balance sheet date andprovisions for doubtful debts due from such parties at that date; and(vii) amounts written off or written back in the period in respect of debts due from or to related parties.The following are examples of the related party transactions in respect of which disclosures may be made by a reporting enterprise:• purchases or sales of goods (finished or unfinished);• purchases or sales of fixed assets;• rendering or receiving of services;• agency arrangements;

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• leasing or hire purchase arrangements;• transfer of research and development;• licence agreements;• finance (including loans and equity contributions in cash or in kind);• guarantees and collaterals; and• management contracts including for deputation of employees.

Accounting Standard (AS) 19Leases

Scope1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for all leases other than:(a) lease agreements to explore for or use natural resources, as oil, gas, timber, metals and other mineral rights; and(b) licensing agreements for items such as motion picture films, recordings, plays, manuscripts, patents and copyrights; and(c) lease agreements to use lands.2. This Statement applies to agreements that transfer the right to use assetseven though substantial services by the less or may be called for in connection with the operation or maintenance of such assets. On the otherhand, this Statement does not apply to agreements that are contracts for services that do not transfer the right to use assets from one contracting party to the other.

Definitions

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A lease is an agreement whereby the lesser conveys to the lessee in return for a payment or series of payments the right to use an asset for an agreed period of time.A finance lease is a lease that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incident to ownership of an asset.

An operating lease is a lease other than a finance lease.A non-cancellable lease is a lease that is cancellable only:(a) upon the occurrence of some remote contingency; or(b) with the permission of the lessor; or(c) if the lessee enters into a new lease for the same or an equivalent asset with the same lesser; or(d) upon payment by the lessee of an additional amount such that, at inception, continuation of the lease is reasonably certain.The inception of the lease is the earlier of the date of the lease agreement and the date of a commitment by the parties to the principal provisions of the lease.The lease term is the non-cancellable period for which the lessee has agreed to take on lease the asset together with any further periods for which the lessee has the option to continue the lease of the asset, with or without further payment, which option at the inception of the lease it is reasonably certain that the lessee will exercise.

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Earnings Per ShareDefinitions For the purpose of this Statement, the following terms are used with the meanings specified:

An equity share is a share other than a preference share.A preference share is a share carrying preferential rights to dividends and repayment of capital.A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to both a financial asset of one enterprise and a financial liability or equity shares of another enterprise.A potential equity share is a financial instrument or other contract that entitles, or may entitle, its holder to equity shares.Share warrants or options are financial instruments that give the holder the right to acquire equity shares.Fair value is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction.

Scope1. This Statement should be applied by enterprises whose equity shares or potential equity shares are listed on a recognized stock exchange in India. An enterprise which has neither equity shares nor potential equity shares which are so listed but which discloses earnings per share should calculate and disclose earnings per share in accordance with this Statement.

2. In consolidated financial statements, the information required by Statement should be presented on the basis of consolidated information.

3. This Statement applies to enterprises whose equity or potential equity shares are listed on a recognized stock exchange in India. An enterprise which has neither equity shares nor potential equity shares which are so is not required to disclose earnings per share. However, comparability in financial reporting among enterprises is enhanced if such an enterprise that is required to disclose by any statute or chooses to disclose earnings per share calculates earnings per share in accordance with the principles laid down in this Statement. In the case of a parent (holding enterprise), users of financial statements are usually concerned with, and need to be informed about, the results of operations of both the enterprise itself as well as of the group as a whole .Accordingly, in the case of such enterprises, this Statement requires the presentation of earnings per

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share information on the basis of consolidated financial statements as well as individual financial statements of the parent. In consolidated financial statements, such information is presented on the basis of consolidated information.

Disclosure An enterprise should disclose the following:(i) Where the statement of profit and loss includes extraordinary items (within the meaning of AS 5, Net Profit or Loss for the Period, Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies), the enterprise should disclose basic and diluted earnings per share computed on the basis of earnings excluding extraordinary items (net of tax expense); and(ii) (a) the amounts used as the numerators in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share, and a reconciliation of those amounts to the net profit or loss for the period;(b) the weighted average number of equity shares used as the denominator in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share, and a reconciliation of these denominators to each other; and(c) the nominal value of shares along with the earnings per share figures.Contracts generating potential equity shares may incorporate terms and conditions which affect the measurement of basic and diluted earnings per share. These terms and conditions may determine whether or not any potential equity shares are dilutive and, if so, the effect on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and any consequent adjustments to the net profit attributable to equity shareholders. Disclosure of the terms and conditions of such contracts is encouraged by this Statement.If an enterprise discloses, in addition to basic and diluted earnings per share, per share amounts using a reported component of net profit other than net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders, such amounts should be calculated using the weighted average number of equity shares determined in accordance with this Statement. If a component of net profit is used which is not reported as An enterprise may wish to disclose more information than this Statement requires. Such information may help the users to evaluate the performance of the enterprise and may take the form of per share amounts for various components of net profit. Such disclosures are encouraged. However, when such amounts are disclosed, the denominators need to be calculated in accordance with this Statement in order to ensure the comparability of the per share amounts disclosed.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Statement, the following terms are used with the meanings specified:Control:(a) the ownership, directly or indirectly through subsidiary(ies), of more than one-half of the voting power of an enterprise; or(b) control of the composition of the board of directors in the case of a company or of the composition of the corresponding governing body in case of any other enterprise so as to obtain economic benefits from its activities.

A subsidiary is an enterprise that is controlled by another enterprise (known as the parent).

A parent is an enterprise that has one or more subsidiaries.A group is a parent and all its subsidiaries.

Consolidated financial statements are the financial statements of a group presented as those of a single enterprise.

Equity is the residual interest in the assets of an enterprise after deducting all its liabilities.

Minority interest is that part of the net results of operations and of the net assets of a subsidiary attributable to interests which are not owned, directly or indirectly through subsidiary(ies), by the parent.

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1. This Statement should be applied in the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements for a group of enterprises under the control of a parent.

2. This Statement should also be applied in accounting for investments in subsidiaries in the separate financial statements of a parent.

3. In the preparation of consolidated financial statements, other AccountingStandards also apply in the same manner as they apply to the separate financial statements.

4. This Statement does not deal with:(a) methods of accounting for amalgamations and their effects on consolidation, including goodwill arising on amalgamation (seeAS14, Accounting for Amalgamations);(b) accounting for investments in associates (at present governed by AS 13, Accounting for Investments3 ); and(c) accounting for investments in joint ventures (at present governed by AS 13, Accounting for Investments4 ).

Disclosure In addition following disclosures should be made:(a) in consolidated financial statements a list of all subsidiaries including the name, country of incorporation or residence, proportion of ownership interest and, if different, proportion of voting power held;(b) in consolidated financial statements, where applicable:(i) the nature of the relationship between the parent and a subsidiary, if the parent does not own, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, more than one-half of the voting power of the subsidiary; (ii) the effect of the acquisition and disposal of subsidiaries on the financial position at the reporting date, the results for the reporting period and on the corresponding amounts for the preceding period; and(iii) the names of the subsidiary(ies) of which reporting date(s) is/are different from that of the parent and the difference in reporting dates.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 22Accounting forTaxes on Income

DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Statement, the following terms are used with the meanings specified:Accounting income (loss) is the net profit or loss for a period, as reported in the statement of profit and loss, before deducting income tax expense or adding income tax saving.Taxable income (tax loss) is the amount of the income (loss) for a period, determined in accordance with the tax laws, based upon which income tax payable (recoverable) is determined.Tax expense (tax saving) is the aggregate of current tax and deferred tax charged or credited to the statement of profit and loss for the period.Current tax is the amount of income tax determined to be payable (recoverable) in respect of the taxable income (tax loss) for a period.Deferred tax is the tax effect of timing differences.Timing differences are the differences between taxable income and accounting income for a period that originate in one period and are capable of reversal in one or more subsequent periods.Permanent differences are the differences between taxable income and accounting income for a period that originate in one period and do not reverse subsequently.

Scope1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for taxes on income. This includes the determination of the amount of the expense or saving related to taxes on income in respect of an accounting period and the disclosure of such an amount in the financial statements. 2. For the purposes of this Statement, taxes on income include all domestic and foreign taxes which are based on taxable income.

3. This Statement does not specify when, or how, an enterprise should account for taxes that are payable on distribution of dividends and other distributions made by the enterprise.

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Presentation and Disclosure An enterprise should offset assets and liabilities representing current tax if the enterprise:(a) has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts; and(b) intends to settle the asset and the liability on a net basis.

An enterprise will normally have a legally enforceable right to set off an asset and liability representing current tax when they relate to income taxes levied under the same governing taxation laws and the taxation laws permit the enterprise to make or receive a single net payment.

An enterprise should offset deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities if:(a) the enterprise has a legally enforceable right to set off assets against liabilities representing current tax; and(b) the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to taxes on income levied by the same governing taxation laws.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities should be distinguished from assets and liabilities representing current tax for the period. Deferred tax assets and liabilities should be disclosed under a separate heading in the balance sheet of the enterprise, separately from current assets and current liabilities.

The break-up of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities into major components of the respective balances should be disclosed in the notes to accounts.

The nature of the evidence supporting the recognition of deferred tax assets should be disclosed, if an enterprise has unabsorbed depreciation or carry forward of losses under tax laws.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 23Accounting for Investments in

Associates inConsolidatedFinancial Statements

Definitions For the purpose of this Statement, the following terms are used with the meanings specified:An associate is an enterprise in which the investor has significant influence and which is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture4 of the investor.Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and/or operating policy decisions of the investee but not control over those policies.Control:(a) the ownership, directly or indirectly through subsidiary(ies), of more than one-half of the voting power of an enterprise; or(b) control of the composition of the board of directors in the case of a company or of the composition of the corresponding governing body in case of any other enterprise so as to obtain economic benefits from its activities.A subsidiary is an enterprise that is controlled by another enterprise (known as the parent).A parent is an enterprise that has one or more subsidiaries.A group is a parent and all its subsidiaries.Consolidated financial statements are the financial statements of a group presented as those of a single enterprise.The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recorded at cost, identifying any goodwill/capital reserve arising at the time of acquisition. The carrying amount of the investment is adjusted thereafter for the post acquisition change in the investor’s share of net assets of the investee. The consolidated statement of profit and loss reflects the investor’s share of the results of operations of the Investee.Equity is the residual interest in the assets of an enterprise after deducting all its liabilities.

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Scope1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for investments in associates in the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements by an investor.

2. This Statement does not deal with accounting for investments in associates in the preparation and presentation of separate financial statements an investor.

Disclosure

In addition to the disclosures required an appropriate listing and description of associates including the proportion of ownership interest and, if different, the proportion of voting power held should be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. Investments in associates accounted for using the equity method should be classified as long-term investments and disclosed separately in the consolidated balance sheet. The investor’s share of the profits or losses of such investments should be disclosed separately in the consolidated statement of profit and loss. The investor’s share of any extraordinary or prior period items should also be separately disclosed.

The name(s) of the associate(s) of which reporting date(s) is/are different from that of the financial statements of an investor and the differences in reporting dates should be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements.

In case an associate uses accounting policies other than those adopted for the consolidated financial statements for like transactions and events in similar circumstances and it is not practicable to make appropriate adjustments to the associate’s financial statements, the fact should be disclosed along with a brief description of the differences in the accounting policies.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 24Discontinuing Operations

Accounting Standard (AS) 24, ‘Discontinuing Operations’, issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1.4.2004. ThisStandard is mandatory in nature2 in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-20043 for the enterprises which fall in any one or more of the following categories, at any time during the accounting period:(i) Enterprises whose equity or debt securities are listed whether in India or outside India. (ii) Enterprises which are in the process of listing their equity or debt securities as evidenced by the board of directors’ resolution in this regard.(iii) Banks including co-operative banks.(iv) Financial institutions.(v) Enterprises carrying on insurance business.(vi) All commercial, industrial and business reporting enterprises, whose turnover for the immediately preceding accounting period on the basis of audited financial statements exceeds Rs. 50 crore.Turnover does not include ‘other income’.(vii) All commercial, industrial and business reporting enterprises having borrowings, including public deposits, in excess of Rs.10 crore at any time during the accounting period.(viii) Holding and subsidiary enterprises of any one of the above at any time during the accounting period.

The enterprises which do not fall in any of the above categories are not required to apply this Standard. Where an enterprise has been covered in any one or more of the above categories and subsequently, ceases to be so covered, the enterprise will not qualify for exemption from application of this Standard, until the enterprise ceases to be covered in any of the above categories for two consecutive years.Where an enterprise has previously qualified for exemption from application of this Standard (being not covered by any of the above categories) but no longer qualifies for exemption in the current accounting period, this Standard becomes applicable from the current period. However, the corresponding previous period figures need not be disclosed. An enterprise, which, pursuant to the above provisions, does not present the information relating to the discontinuing operations, should disclose the fact.

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Objective

The objective of this Statement is to establish principles for reporting information about discontinuing operations, thereby enhancing the ability of users of financial statements to make projections of an enterprise's cash flows, earnings-generating capacity, and financial position by segregating information about discontinuing operations from information about continuing operations.

Scope1. This Statement applies to all discontinuing operations of an enterprise.

2. The requirements related to cash flow statement contained in this Statement are applicable where an enterprise prepares and presents a cash flow statement.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 25Interim Financial Reporting

Accounting Standard (AS) 25, 'Interim Financial Reporting', issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2002. If an enterprise is required or elects to prepare and present an interim financial report, it should comply with this Standard.

Scope

1. This Statement does not mandate which enterprises should be required to present interim financial reports, how frequently, or how soon after the end of an interim period. If an enterprise is required or elects to prepare and present an interim financial report, it should comply with this Statement.

2. A statute governing an enterprise or a regulator may require an enterprise to prepare and present certain information at an interim date which may be different in form and/or content as required by this Statement.In such a case, the recognition and measurement principles as laid down in this Statement are applied in respect of such information, unless otherwise specified in the statute or by the regulator.

3. The requirements related to cash flow statement, complete or condensed, contained in this Statement are applicable where an enterprise prepares and presents a cash flow statement for the purpose of its annual financial report.

Definitions

The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:Interim period is a financial reporting period shorter than a full financial year.Interim financial report means a financial report containing either a complete set of financial statements or a set of condensed financial statements (as described in this Statement) for an interim period.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 26Intangible Assets

Accounting Standard (AS) 26, 'Intangible Assets’ issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of expenditure incurred on intangible items during accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2003 and is mandatory in nature from that date for the following: (i) Enterprises whose equity or debt securities are listed on a recognized stock exchange in India, and enterprises that are in the process of issuing equity or debt securities that will be listed on a recognized stock exchange in India as evidenced by the board of directors' resolution in this regard.(ii) All other commercial, industrial and business reporting enterprises, whose turnover for the accounting period exceeds Rs. 50 crores.

In respect of all other enterprises, the Accounting Standard comes into effect in respect of expenditure incurred on intangible items during accounting period commencing on or after 1-4-2004 and is mandatory in nature from that date.

Earlier application of the Accounting Standard is encouraged.In respect of intangible items appearing in the balance sheet as on the aforesaid date, i.e., 1-4-2003 or 1-4-2004, as the case may be, the Standard has limited application. From the date of this Standard becoming mandatory for the concerned enterprises, the following stand withdrawn:(i) Accounting Standard (AS) 8, Accounting for Research and Development;(ii) Accounting Standard (AS) 6, Depreciation Accounting, with respect to the amortization (depreciation) of intangible assets; and(iii) Accounting Standard (AS) 10, Accounting for Fixed Assets

Intangible Assets Enterprises frequently expend resources, or incur liabilities, on the acquisition, development, maintenance or enhancement of intangible resources such as scientific or technical knowledge, design and implementation of new processes or systems, licenses, intellectual property, market knowledge and trademarks (including brand names and publishing titles). Common examples of items encompassed by these broad headings are computer software, patents, copyrights, motion picture films, customer lists, mortgage servicing rights, fishing licenses, import quotas, franchises, customer or supplier relationships, customer loyalty, market share and marketing rights. Goodwill is another

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example of an item of intangible nature which either arises on acquisition or is internally generated.

ObjectiveThe objective of this Statement is to prescribe the accounting treatment for intangible assets that are not dealt with specifically in another Accounting Standard. This Statement requires an enterprise to recognize an intangible asset if, and only if, certain criteria are met. The Statement also specifies how to measure the carrying amount of intangible assets and requires certain disclosures about intangible assets.

Scope

1. This Statement should be applied by all enterprises in accounting for intangible assets, except:(a) intangible assets that are covered by another Accounting Standard;(b) financial assets;(c) mineral rights and expenditure on the exploration for, or development and extraction of, minerals, oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources; and(d) intangible assets arising in insurance enterprises from contracts with policyholders.This Statement should not be applied to expenditure in respect of termination benefits5 also.

2. If another Accounting Standard deals with a specific type of intangible asset, an enterprise applies that Accounting Standard instead of this Statement. For example, this Statement does not apply to:(a) intangible assets held by an enterprise for sale in the ordinary course of business (see AS 2, Valuation of Inventories, andAS 7, Accounting for Construction Contracts6);(b) deferred tax assets (see AS 22,Accounting for Taxes on Income);(c) leases that fall within the scope of AS 19, Leases; and(d) goodwill arising on an amalgamation (see AS 14, Accounting for Amalgamations) and goodwill arising on consolidation (see AS 21,Consolidated Financial Statements).

3. This Statement applies to, among other things, expenditure on advertising training, start-up, research and development activities. Research and development activities are directed to the development of knowledge. Therefore, although these activities may result in an asset with physical

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substance (for example, a prototype), the physical element of the asset is secondary to its intangible component, that is the knowledge embodied in it. This Statement also applies to rights under licensing agreements for items such as motion picture films, video recordings, plays, manuscripts, patents and copyrights. These items are excluded from the scope of AS 19.

4. In the case of a finance lease, the underlying assetmay be either tangible or intangible. After initial recognition, a lessee deals with an intangible asset held under a finance lease under this Statement.

5. Exclusions from the scope of an Accounting Standard may occur if certain activities or transactions are so specialized that they give rise to accounting issues that may need to be dealt with in a different way. Such issues arise in the expenditure on the exploration for, or development and extraction of, oil, gas and mineral deposits in extractive industries and in the case of contracts between insurance enterprises and their policyholders.

Therefore, this Statement does not apply to expenditure on such activities. However, this Statement applies to other intangible assets used (such as computer software), and other expenditure (such as start-up costs), in extractive industries or by insurance enterprises. Accounting issues of specialized nature also arise in respect of accounting for discount or premium relating to borrowings and ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings, share issue expenses and discount allowed on the issue of shares. Accordingly, this Statement does not apply to such items also.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 27Financial Reporting of Interests in

Joint Ventures Accounting Standard (AS) 27, 'Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures', issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 01.04.2002. In respect of separate financial statements of an enterprise, this Standard is mandatory in nature2 from that date. In respect of consolidated financial statements of an enterprise, this Standard is mandatory in nature2 where the enterprise prepares and presents the consolidated financial statements in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 01.04.2002.

Definitions For the purpose of this Statement, the following terms are used with the meanings specified:

A joint venture is a contractual arrangement whereby two or more parties undertake an economic activity, which is subject to joint control.Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control over an economic activity.

Scope

1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for interests in joint ventures and the reporting of joint venture assets, liabilities, income and expenses in the financial statements of ventures and investors, regardless of the structures or forms under which the joint venture activities take place.2. The requirements relating to accounting for joint ventures in consolidated financial statements, contained in this Statement, are applicable only where consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented by the venturer.

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Disclosure

A venturer should disclose the information in its separate financial statements as well as in consolidated financial statements.

A venturer should disclose the aggregate amount of the following contingent liabilities, unless the probability of loss is remote, separately from the amount of other contingent liabilities:(a) any contingent liabilities that the venturer has incurred in relation to its interests in joint ventures and its share in each of the contingent liabilities which have been incurred jointly with other venturers; (b) its share of the contingent liabilities of the joint ventures themselves for which it is contingently liable; and(c) those contingent liabilities that arise because the venturer is contingently liable for the liabilities of the other venturers ofa joint venture.

A venturer should disclose the aggregate amount of the following commitments in respect of its interests in joint ventures separately from other commitments:(a) any capital commitments of the venturer in relation to its interests in joint ventures and its share in the capital commitments that have been incurred jointly with other venturers; and(b) its share of the capital commitments of the joint ventures themselves.

A venturer should disclose a list of all joint ventures and description of interests in significant joint ventures. In respect of jointly controlled entities, the venturer should also disclose the proportion of ownership interest, name and country of incorporation or residence.

A venturer should disclose, in its separate financial statements, the aggregate amounts of each of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses related to its interests in the jointly controlled entities.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 28Impairment of Assets

ObjectiveThe objective of this Statement is to prescribe the procedures that an enterprise applies to ensure that its assets are carried at no more than their recoverable amount. An asset is carried at more than its recoverable amount if its carrying amount exceeds the amount to be recovered through use or sale of the asset. If this is the case, the asset is described as impaired and this Statement requires the enterprise to recognize an impairment loss. This Statement also specifies when an enterprise should reverse an impairment loss and it prescribes certain disclosures for impaired assets.

Scope1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for the impairmentof all assets, other than: (a) inventories (see AS 2, Valuation of Inventories); (b) assets arising from construction contracts (see AS 7, Accounting for Construction Contracts6); (c) financial assets7 , including investments that are included in the scope of AS 13, Accounting for Investments; and(d) deferred tax assets (see AS 22, Accounting for Taxes on Income).

2. This Statement does not apply to inventories, assets arising from construction contracts, deferred tax assets or investments because existing, AccountingStandards applicable to these assets already contain specific requirements for recognizing and measuring the impairment related to these assets.3. This Statement applies to assets that are carried at cost. It also applies to assets that are carried at revalued amounts in accordance with other applicable Accounting Standards. However, identifying whether a revalued asset may be impaired depends on the basis used to determine the fair value of the asset:(a) if the fair value of the asset is its market value, the only difference between the fair value of the asset and its net selling price is the direct incremental costs to dispose of the asset:(i) if the disposal costs are negligible, the recoverable amount of the revalued asset is necessarily close to, or greater than, its revalued amount (fair value). In this case, after the revaluation requirements have been applied, it is unlikely that the revalued asset is impaired and recoverable amount need not be estimated; and

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(ii) if the disposal costs are not negligible, net selling price of the revalued asset is necessarily less than its fair value. Therefore, the revalued asset will be impaired if its value in use is less than its revalued amount (fair value). In this case, after the revaluation requirements have been applied, an enterprise applies this Statement to determine whether the asset may be impaired; and(b) if the asset’s fair value is determined on a basis other than its market value, its revalued amount (fair value) may be greater or lower than its recoverable amount. Hence, after the revaluation requirements have been applied, an enterprise applies this Statement to determine whether the asset may be impaired.

DefinitionsThe following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s net selling price and its value in use.Value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life. Net selling price is the amount obtainable from the sale of an asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties, less the costs of disposal.Costs of disposal are incremental costs directly attributable to the disposal of an asset, excluding finance costs and income tax expense.An impairment loss is the amount by which the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount.Carrying amount is the amount at which an asset is recognized in the balance sheet after deducting any accumulated depreciation (amortization) and accumulated impairment losses thereon.Depreciation (Amortization) is a systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its useful life.9Depreciable amount is the cost of an asset, or other amount substituted for cost in the financial statements, less its residual value.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 29Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and

Contingent Assets

ObjectiveThe objective of this Statement is to ensure that appropriate recognition criteria and measurement bases are applied to provisions and contingent liabilities and that sufficient information is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements to enable users to understand their nature, timing and amount.The objective of this Statement is also to lay down appropriate accounting for contingent assets.

Scope1. This Statement should be applied in accounting for provisions and contingent liabilities and in dealing with contingent assets, except:(a) those resulting from financial instruments4 that are carried at fair value;(b) those resulting from executory contracts, except where the5 contract is onerous ;(c) those arising in insurance enterprises from contracts withpolicy-holders; and(d) those covered by another Accounting Standard.2. This Statement applies to financial instruments (including guarantees)that are not carried at fair value.3. Executory contracts are contracts under which neither party has performed any of its obligations or both parties have partially performed their obligations to an equal extent. This Statement does not apply to executory contracts unless they are onerous.4. This Statement applies to provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets of insurance enterprises other than those arising from contracts with policy-holders.5. Where another Accounting Standard deals with a specific type of provision, contingent liability or contingent asset, an enterprise applies that Statement instead of this Statement. For example, certain types of provisions are also addressed in Accounting Standards on:(a) construction contracts (see AS 7, Construction Contracts);(b) taxes on income (see AS 22, Accounting for Taxes on Income);

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(c) leases (see AS 19, Leases). However, as AS 19 contains no specific requirements to deal with operating leases that have become onerous, this Statement applies to such cases; and(d) retirement benefits (see AS 15, Accounting for Retirement Benefits in the Financial Statements of Employers).6. Some amounts treated as provisions may relate to the recognition of revenue, for example where an enterprise gives guarantees in exchange for a fee. This Statement does not address the recognition of revenue. AS 9,Revenue Recognition, identifies the circumstances in which revenue is recognized and provides practical guidance on the application of the recognition criteria. This Statement does not change the requirements of AS 9.7. This Statement defines provisions as liabilities which can be measured only by using a substantial degree of estimation. The term’ provision’ is also used in the context of items such as depreciation, impairment of assets and doubtful debts: these are adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and are not addressed in this Statement.8. Other Accounting Standards specify whether expenditures are treated as assets or as expenses. These issues are not addressed in this Statement.Accordingly, this Statement neither prohibits nor requires capitalization of the costs recognised when a provision is made.9. This Statement applies to provisions for restructuring (including discontinuing operations). Where a restructuring meets the definition of a discontinuing operation, additional disclosures are required by AS 24, Discontinuing Operations.

Definitions The following terms are used in this Statement with the meanings specified:A provision is a liability which can be measured only by using a substantial degree of estimation.A liability is a present obligation of the enterprise arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow the enterprise of resources embodying economic benefits.An obligating event is an event that creates an obligation that results in an enterprise having no realistic alternative to settling that obligation.A contingent liability is:(a) a possible obligation that arises from past events and the existence of which will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the enterprise; or(b) a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognized because:(i) it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; or

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(ii) a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation cannot made.A contingent asset is a possible asset that arises from past events the existence of which will be confirmed only by the occurrence or nonoccurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the enterprise.Present obligation - an obligation is a present obligation if, based on the available, its existence at the balance sheet date is considered probable, i.e., more likely than not.Possible obligation - an obligation is a possible obligation if, based on the evidence available, its existence at the balance sheet date is considered not probable.

Disclosure

For each class of provision, an enterprise should disclose:(a) the carrying amount at the beginning and end of the period;(b) additional provisions made in the period, including increases to existing provisions;(c) amounts used (i.e. incurred and charged against the provision) during the period; and(d) unused amounts reversed during the period.

An enterprise should disclose the following for each class ofprovision:(a) a brief description of the nature of the obligation and the expected timing of any resulting outflows of economic benefits;(b) an indication of the uncertainties about those outflows. Where necessary to provide adequate information, an enterprise should disclose the major assumptions made concerning future events, as addressed in paragraph 41; and(c) the amount of any expected reimbursement, stating the amount of any asset that has been recognized for that expected reimbursement.

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Accounting Standard (AS) 31Financial Instruments: Presentation

Accounting Standard (AS) 31, Financial Instruments: Presentation, issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2009 and will be recommendatory in nature for an initial period of two years. This Accounting Standard will become in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2011 for all commercial, industrial and business entities except to a Small and Medium-sized Entity, as defined below:(i) Whose equity or debt securities are not listed or are not in the process of listing on any stock exchange, whether in India or outside India;(ii) which is not a bank (including co-operative bank), financial institution or any entity carrying on insurance business;(iii) whose turnover (excluding other income) does not exceed rupees fifty crore in the immediately preceding accounting year;(iv) which does not have borrowings (including public deposits) in excess of rupees ten crore at any time during the immediately preceding accounting year; and(v) which is not a holding or subsidiary entity of an entity which is not a small and medium-sized entity.For the above purpose, an entity would qualify as a Small and Medium-sized Entity, if the conditions mentioned therein are satisfied as at the end of the relevant accounting period.

Objective

1. The objective of this Standard is to establish principles for presenting financial instruments as liabilities or equity and for offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities. It applies to the classification of financial instruments, from the perspective of the issuer, into financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments; the classification of related interest, dividends, losses and gains; and the circumstances in which financial assets and financial liabilities should be offset.2. The principles in this Standard complement the principles for recognizing and measuring financial assets and financial liabilities in Accounting Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and for disclosing information about them in Accounting Standard (AS) 32, Financial Instruments: Disclosures.

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Scope

This Standard should be applied by all entities to all types of financial instruments except:

(a) those interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures that are accounted for in accordance with AS 21, Consolidated Financial Statements andAccounting for Investments in Subsidiaries in Separate Financial Statements, AS 23, Accounting for Investments in Associates, or AS 27, Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures. However, in some cases, AS 21, AS 23 or AS 27 permits or requires an entity to account for an interest in a subsidiary, associate or joint venture using Accounting Standard (AS) 30, FinancialInstruments: Recognition and Measurement5; in those cases, entities should apply the disclosure requirements in AS 21, AS 23 or AS 27 in addition to those in this Standard. Entities should also apply this Standard to all derivatives linked to interests in subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures.

(b) employers’ rights and obligations under employee benefit plans, to which AS 15, Employee Benefits, applies.

(c) contracts for contingent consideration in a business combination6. This exemption applies only to the acquirer.

(d) insurance contracts as defined in the Accounting Standard on Insurance Contracts. However, this Standard applies to derivatives that are embedded ininsurance contracts if Accounting Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments:Recognition and Measurement requires the entity to account for them separately. Moreover, an issuer should apply this Standard to financial guarantee contracts if the issuer applies AS 30 in recognizing and measuring the contracts, but should apply the Accounting Standard on InsuranceContracts if the issuer elects, in accordance with the Accounting Standard onInsurance Contracts, to apply that Standard in recognising and measuringthem.

(e) financial instruments that are within the scope of the Accounting Standard on Insurance Contracts because they contain a discretionary participation feature. The issuer of these instruments is exempt from Standard regarding the distinction between financial liabilities and equity instruments. However, these instruments are subject to all other requirements of this Standard. Furthermore, this Standard applies to derivatives that are embedded in these instruments (see Accounting Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement).

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Accounting Standard (AS) 32Financial Instruments: Disclosures

Accounting Standard (AS) 32, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2009 and will be recommendatory in nature for an initial period of two years. This Accounting Standard will become in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2011 for all commercial, industrial and business entities except to a Small and Medium-sized Entity,as defined below:(i) Whose equity or debt securities are not listed or are not in the process of listing on any stock exchange, whether in India or outside India;(ii) which is not a bank (including a co-operative bank), financial institution or any entity carrying on insurance business;(iii) whose turnover (excluding other income) does not exceed rupees fifty crore in the immediately preceding accounting year;(iv) which does not have borrowings (including public deposits) in excess of rupees ten crore at any time during the immediately preceding accounting year; and(v) which is not a holding or subsidiary entity of an entity which is not a small and medium-sized entity. For the above purpose an entity would qualify as a Small and Medium-sized Entity, if the conditions mentioned therein are satisfied as at the end of the relevant accounting period. Where in respect of an entity there is a statutory requirement for disclosing any financial instrument in a particular manner as asset, liability or equity and/or for disclosing income, expenses, gains or losses relating to a financial instrument in a particular manner as income/expense or as distribution of profits, the entity should disclose that instrument and/or income, expenses, gains or losses relating to the instrument in accordance with the requirements of the statute governing the entity. Until the relevant statute is amended, the entity disclosing that instrument and/ or income,

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expenses, gains or losses relating to the instrument in accordance with the requirements thereof will be considered to be complying with this Accounting Standard,

Objective1. The objective of this Standard is to require entities to provide disclosures in their financial statements that enable users to evaluate:(a) the significance of financial instruments for the entity’s financial position and performance; and(b) the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments to which the entity is exposed during the period and at the reporting date, and how the entity manages those risks.

2. The principles in this Accounting Standard complement the principles for recognizing, measuring and presenting financial assets and financial liabilities in Accounting Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and Accounting Standard (AS) 31, Financial Instruments: Presentation.

Scope

This Accounting Standard should be applied by all entities to all types of financial instruments, except:(a) those interests in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures that are accounted for in accordance with AS 21, Consolidated Financial Statements andAccounting for Investment in Subsidiaries in Separate Financial Statements,AS 23, Accounting for Investments in Associates, or AS 27, Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures. However, in some cases, AS 21, AS23 or AS 27 permits or requires an entity to account for an interest in a, associate or joint venture using Accounting

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Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement; in those cases, entities should apply the disclosure requirements in AS 21, AS 23 or AS 27 in addition to those in this Accounting Standard. Entities should also apply thisAccounting Standard to all derivatives linked to interests in subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures unless the derivative meets the definition of an equity instrument in AS 31.

(b) employers’ rights and obligations arising from employee benefit plans, to which AS 15, Employee Benefits, applies.

(c) contracts for contingent consideration in a business combination4. This exemption applies only to the acquirer.

(d) insurance contracts as defined in Accounting Standard on InsuranceContracts5. However, this Accounting Standard applies to derivatives that are embedded in insurance contracts if Accounting Standard (AS) 30, FinancialInstruments: Recognition and Measurement, requires the entity to account for them separately. Moreover, an issuer should apply this Accounting Standard to financial guarantee contracts if the issuer applies AS 30 in recognizing and measuring the contracts, but should apply the Accounting Standard onInsurance Contracts if the issuer elects, in accordance with the AccountingStandard on Insurance Contracts, to apply that Accounting Standard in recognizing and measuring them.(e) financial instruments, contracts and obligations under share-based payment transactions6 except that this Accounting Standard applies to contracts within the scope of paragraphs 4 to 6 of AS 30.

This Accounting Standard applies to recognized and unrecognized financial Instruments. Recognized financial instruments include financial assets and financial liabilities that are within the scope of AS 30. Unrecognized financial instruments include some financial instruments that, although

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outside the scope of AS 30, are within the scope of this Accounting Standard (such as some loan commitments).

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