Category Archives: Accounting Standards

Disclosure of Accounting policy regarding investments involving significant funds and dividend

By | October 14, 2015

A company is engaged in trading of fast moving consumable goods. It has invested more than 50% of its net worth in the shares of other companies. Dividend income on those investments constitutes a significant portion of the total income of the company. The company has not disclosed its accounting policy regarding those investments and… Read More »

Branding and advertisement Expenses should be expensed off

By | October 14, 2015

A company (say Company X) is a key player in media industry. The requirements of media industry is such that the company continuously needs to incur heavy amount on promotions, advertising, internal and external communications and promotions, incurring expenditure on campaigns such as save water, save energy, Green earth, etc. The company incurs substantial expenditure… Read More »

IASB Proposed Deferment of Suggested Changes in IFRS 10 and IAS 28

By | August 14, 2015

IASB Proposed Deferment of Changes Previously Suggested in IFRS 10 and IAS 28 International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), the independent body of IFRS foundation and responsible for developing and promoting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), has proposed deferment of changes previously suggested in IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ and IAS 28 ‘Investment in Associates and… Read More »