Changes in Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013
MCA issued a notification dated 4th September, 2013 whereby it has made changes (additional disclosures required for dues payable to micro enterprises and small enterprises) in the Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013. Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 provides “General Instructions for preparation of balance sheet and statement of profit and loss of a company”.
Following are changes provided in the notification:-
I. Change in Balance sheet
| S.No. | Before changes | After changes | Changes |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||
| (1) | Shareholders’ funds | Shareholders’ funds | – |
| (2) | Share application money pending allotment | Share application money pending allotment | – |
| (3) | Non-current liabilities | Non-current liabilities | – |
| (4) | Current liabilities | Current liabilities | – |
| (a) | Short-term borrowings | Short-term borrowings | – |
| (b) | Trade payables | Trade payables | |
| – Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises, and | Additional disclosure required | ||
| – Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises | Additional disclosure required | ||
| …….. | |||
| …….. |
II. Notes – Trade payable
The notification requires following additional disclosures under the heading “Notes: General Instructions for preparation of Balance Sheet”, in para 6, after sub-para F
The following details relating to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises shall be disclosed in the notes:-
(a) The principal amount and the interest due thereon (to be shown separately) remaining unpaid to any supplier at the end of each accounting year;
(b) The amount of interest paid by the buyer in terms of section 16 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, along with the amount of the payment made to the supplier beyond the appointed day during each accounting year;
(c) The amount of interest due and payable for the period of delay in making payment (which have been paid but beyond the appointed day during the year) but without adding the interest specified under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
(d) The amount of interest accrued and remaining unpaid at the end of each accounting year; and
(e) The amount of further interest remaining due and payable even in the succeeding years, until such date when the interest dues above are actually paid to the small enterprise, for the purpose of disallowance of a deductible expenditure under section 23 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
Explanation – The terms ‘appointed day’, ‘buyer’, ‘enterprise’, ‘micro enterprise’, ‘small enterprise’ and ‘supplier’, shall have the same meaning assigned to those under clauses (b), (d), (e), (h), (m) and (n) respectively of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006″.