Category Archives: Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Applicability as amended by MCA

By | April 26, 2016

Source ICAI Applicability of Accounting Standards amended by MCA vide Notification dated March 30, 2016 – (26-04-2016) 1.   The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 739(E), dated 7th December, 2006, notified Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2006, in the Official Gazette Rule 1, sub-rule (2), provided that the said Rules “shall come… Read More »

Non application of AS 30, AS 31 and AS 32 in the Final Course Paper 1 of ICAI

By | November 26, 2015

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Announcement regarding Non-application of AS 30, AS 31 and AS 32 in the Final Course Paper 1: Financial Reporting – (23-11-2015) The entire IAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement”, on which AS 30 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” was based, has been replaced by IFRS 9 “Financial… Read More »

Revaluation gain loss to be adjusted with book value of Individual Assets

By | November 25, 2015

A company (ABC Ltd.) is engaged in the business of manufacturing of packing materials. It owns heavy plant & machineries and other fixed assets. Recently it has revalued its fixed assets and adjusted the resulted gain or loss with total book value of fixed assets, instead of book value of individual asset. Whether accounting treatment… Read More »

Draft Interpretation on Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration

By | November 11, 2015

Draft Interpretation published by the IFRS Interpretations Committee for comment only. Comments on the Draft Interpretation need to be received by December 21, 2015. The International Accounting Standards Board’s IFRS Interpretations Committee (‘Interpretations Committee’) published for public comment a proposed Interpretation of Standards, designed to address diversity in how the Standard is applied in practice.… Read More »

Draft Interpretation on Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

By | November 11, 2015

Draft Interpretation published by the IFRS Interpretations Committee for comment only. Comments on the Draft Interpretation need to be received by December 21, 2015. The International Accounting Standards Board’s IFRS Interpretations Committee (‘Interpretations Committee’) published for public comment a proposed Interpretation of Standards, designed to address diversity in how the Standard is applied in practice.… Read More »

IASB publishes exposure draft on Application of Materiality

By | November 1, 2015

International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued exposure draft providing guidance on application of materiality while preparing financial statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).It will help management of company to apply the concept of materiality in preparation and presentation of both annual and interim financial statements of the company. The draft specifies the… Read More »

Net realisable value cannot be replaced with realisable value

By | October 16, 2015

A soap manufacturing company has valued its stock of finished goods at cost or realisable value whichever is lower and other items of inventory, like raw materials, work-in-progress and spare parts, at cost. It has disclosed its accounting policy regarding valuation of inventory in the financial statements appropriately. Whether the company’s accounting policy regarding valuation… Read More »