Ind AS Guide - Indian Accounting Standards

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Presentation of Financial Statements

General purpose financial statement includes a

a) statement of financial position.
b) income statement.
c) statement of changes in equity.
d) cash flow statement; and
e) notes comprising a summary of
accounting policies and other
explanatory notes

Unless management intends to liquidate the entity or cease trading, financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.

Comparative information

Comparative information is required for the immediately preceding period only, but additional periods and information may be presented.

A third statement of financial position is presented as at the beginning of the preceding period following a retrospective change in accounting policy, the correction of an error or a reclassification that has a material effect on the information in the statement of financial position. In our view, the third statement of financial position is required only if it is material to users of the financial statements.

Statement of changes in equity Information on changes in equity

The following information is presented in the statement of changes in equity:

• • profit or loss and total comprehensive income for the period, showing separately for profit or loss and OCI the total amounts attributable to owners of the parent and to NCI;
  • for each component of equity, the effects of retrospective application or retrospective restatement recognised in accordance with the standard on accounting policies, changes in estimates and errors; and
  • for each component of equity, a reconciliation between the carrying amount at the beginning and at the end of the period, separately (as a minimum) disclosing changes resulting from:
    – profit or loss;
    – OCI; and
    – transactions with owners in their capacity as owners, showing separately contributions by and distributions to owners and changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in a loss of control.

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Inventories

The standard deals with all inventories of assets that are:

• • Held for sale in the ordinary course of business
  • In the process of production for sale
  • In the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process
  • In the rendering of services
  • In the case of a service provider, inventories include the costs of the service for which related revenue has not yet been recognized (e.g. work in progress of auditors, lawyers, and architects)
  • Inventories are measured at lower of cost and net realizable value (estimated selling price less estimated cost of completion and estimated costs to sell)
  • Cost includes, cost of purchases (including import charges), cost of conversion (direct labour, production overheads, both variable and fixed, allocated at normal production capacity) and other costs
  • Basis of valuation is FIFO or weighed average cost
  • The period in which inventories are sold and revenue is recognized, the carrying amount of those sold inventories is also recognized as an expense in the same period
  • If inventories are recognized on NRV then the difference of carrying amount and net realizable value should be written down as an expense in the period, the write-down takes place

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Cash Flow Statements

• • Lays down the principles of preparing and presenting a cash flow statement, which is an essential part of the financial statements
  • A cash flow statement provides information related to changes in cash and cash equivalents during a financial reporting period.
  • Cash comprises cash in hand and at bank (net of bank overdrafts repayable on demand)
  • Cash equivalents are short term, high liquid investments which are readily convertible to cash and are subject to insignificant risk of change in value
  • A cash flow statement reports cash flows during the reporting period classified into operating, investing and financing activities
  • Operating activities are principal revenue-producing activities and does not include financing and investing activities.
  • Cash flow from operating activities are reported using either direct method, where major classes of gross cash receipts and gross cash payments are disclosed or indirect method, where profit or loss for the period is adjusted for non-cash items and items of income or expense related to investing and financing activities
  • Ind AS 7 lays more emphasis on the use of direct method
  • Financing activities result in changes in the size and composition of borrowings and equity of the entity
  • Investing activities are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash equivalents
  • Cash flows are generally reported on gross basis
  • Cash flows from interest and dividends should be treated consistently and are disclosed separately as either operating, investing and financing activities depending on the nature of the entity.
  • Cash flows from taxes on income are disclosed separately within operating activities
  • Foreign exchange transaction is recorded in functional currency using the exchange rate at the date of the cash flow. Foreign operations cash flow are translated at exchange rates on dates of cash flows.
    • When entities are equity or cost accounted, only actual cash flows from them (e.g. dividend received) are shown in cash flow statement.

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Accounting Policies

• • Selected accounting policy needs to be applied consistently for similar transactions, events and conditions.
  • Accounting policies can be changed only if
    – It is required by a standard or interpretation or
    – Results in the financial statements providing reliable and more relevant information about the effects of transactions, on the entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows

If a change in accounting policy is required by any IASB Standards then the change is accounted for retrospectively unless specifically required in new pronouncement or unless impracticable.

Accounting estimates

The effect of a change in an accounting estimate shall be recognized prospectively by including it in profit or loss of the year of change or also in the future periods, if the change affects both.
However, to the extent a change in an accounting estimate gives rise to change in assets and liabilities, or relates to an item of equity, it is recognized by adjusting the carrying amount of the related asset, liability or equity.

Errors

The entity must correct all material prior period errors retrospectively as soon as they are discovered, i.e. in the first set of financial statements authorized for issue after their discovery by:
– Restating the comparative figures for the prior period (s) presented in which the error occurred; or
– If the error occurred before the earliest prior period presented, restate the opening balance of assets, liabilities and equity for the earliest prior period presented

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Events after the reporting period

Prescribes the accounting for and disclosure of events after the reporting period. These are events that occur between the balance sheet date and the date when the financial statements are authorized for issue.

Adjusting events: Events that provide evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date are known as adjusting Events. An entity needs to adjust the amounts recognized in the financial statements to reflect adjusting events after Balance Sheet date.

Non-adjusting events: Events that are indicative of the conditions that arose after the Balance Sheet date

An entity does not adjust the amounts recognized in the financial statements but needs to disclose the nature of the event and an estimate of the financial effect.

– At the Balance Sheet date, dividends declared after the Balance Sheet date are not recognized as a liability
– If management determines after the Balance Sheet date either that it intends to liquidate the entity or cease trading, or that it has no
realistic alternative but to do so then financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis.

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Income Taxes

Prescribes accounting treatment for income taxes

• Current tax is defined as the amount of income tax payable / (recoverable) in respect of taxable profit / (tax loss) for the period.
• Income tax payable for current and prior periods are recognized as a liability.
• Income tax recoverable or overpaid for current and prior periods is recognized as an asset.
• A difference between carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet and the tax base of assets and liabilities is termed as “temporary difference”.
  -Taxable temporary differences, that will result in taxable amounts in determining taxable profit / (tax loss) of future periods when the
  carrying amount of the asset or liability is recovered or settled
• Deductible temporary differences, that will result in amounts that are deductible in determining taxable profit / (tax loss) of future
  periods when the carrying amount of the asset or liability is recovered or settled including unused tax losses carried forward and unused
  tax credits carried forward.
• A deferred tax asset or liability arises if recovery / (settlement) of assets /(liabilities) affects the amount of future tax payments.
  The standard mandates the entity to recognize deferred tax liability in full.
  A deferred tax liability is not recognised if it arises from the initial recognition of goodwill.
  A deferred tax asset or liability is not recognised if it arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, it affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

• Property, plant, and equipment is initially recognized at historical cost. Subsequent to initial recognition, property, plant and equipment are carried either at:
• Cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment loss or
• Revalued amount less subsequent accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment loss. The revalued amount is the fair value at the date of revaluation.
• The choice of measurement is applied consistently to an entire class of property, plant and equipment.
• Any revaluation increase is credited directly to the revaluation surplus in equity, unless it reverses a revaluation decrease previously recognized in profit or loss.
• Any revaluation decrease is recognized in profit and loss. However, the subsequent decrease is debited directly to the revaluation surplus in equity to the extent of the credit balance in revaluation surplus in respect of that asset
• Depreciation is applied on component basis, which means, each part of an item of property, plant and equipment with a significant cost in relation to the total cost of the item is depreciated separately.
• The depreciable amount of an asset is allocated on a systematic basis over the useful life of the asset.
• Impairment is recognized in accordance with Ind AS 36 on “Impairment of assets”
• The gain or loss on de-recognition of an item of property, plant and equipment is the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of the item and it is included in profit or loss.

Compensation for the loss or impairment of property, plant and equipment is recognised in profit or loss when it is receivable.

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Employee benefits

Prescribes accounting for and disclosure of employee benefits by employers. The benefits include:

• • Short term benefits: falling due within 12 months of rendering service (e.g. salaries, bonus, holiday pay, sick pay)
  • Post-employment benefits payable after completion of employment (e.g. pensions, life insurance, medical care)
  • Other long-term benefits (e.g., long-service leave and other benefits) not payable within 12 months
  • Termination benefits payable when an employee’s contract is terminated either voluntarily or involuntarily (e.g. early retirement, redundancy pay)

Recognition

Short term benefits are recognized as expenses in the period of rendering services by an employee to the entity. Profit sharing and bonus payments are recognized when the entity has a present legal and constructive obligation as a result of past events and a reliable estimate can be made of the obligation.

A liability is recognized for unpaid short-term benefits.

Post-employment benefits are classified into either defined contribution plans or defined benefit plans.

Defined contribution plans are those plans where an employer pays fixed contributions to a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligations to pay further contributions. Contributions payable to a defined contribution plan should be recognized as an expense as the employee renders its service to the entity

For a defined benefit plan, an entity recognizes, at the Balance Sheet date, a net defined benefit asset or liability constituting the present value of the defined benefit obligations, based on actuarial assumptions, net of fair value of any plan assets at the Balance Sheet date.

Accounting for defined benefit plans involves the following steps:

• • determining the present value of the defined benefit obligation by applying an actuarial valuation method;
  • deducting the fair value of any plan assets;
  • adjusting the amount of the deficit or surplus for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling; and
  • determining service costs, net interest and remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset).

As per the revised standard, Actuarial gains and losses are now a part of re-measurements. The revised standard does not provide any option to recognize actuarial losses or gains in profit or loss.

Effects of re-measurements are recognized in other comprehensive income and they cannot be recycled through profit or loss in the subsequent periods.

Curtailments and other plan amendments are recognised at the same time as the related restructuring or related termination benefits if these events occur before the curtailment or other plan amendments occur.

Past service cost is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the average period until the benefits become vested. The increase in the defined benefit obligation for employee service in prior periods, resulting in the current period from the introduction of, or change to, a defined benefit plan is termed as past service cost.

Other long-term benefits

An entity recognizes a liability for other long-term benefits equal to the present value of the defined benefit obligation, minus the fair value of any plan assets at the SOFP date. Any actuarial gains and losses, or past service costs as income or expense may be recognized immediately.

Termination benefits

An entity recognizes a liability and an expense for termination benefits when it is demonstrably committed to either:

• • Provide termination benefits as a result of an offer made in order to encourage voluntary redundancy, or
  • Terminate the employment of employees before the normal retirement date
    An entity is demonstrably committed when it has a detailed formal plan for the termination and is without realistic possibility of withdrawal.

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Accounting for Government grants and disclosure of government assistance

• • A government grant is recognized only when enterprise will comply with any conditions attached to the grant received. The grant is recognized as income, over the period to match these with the related costs, for which they are intended to be compensated, and not to be credited directly to equity.
  • Non-monetary grants are usually accounted for at fair value although recording both the asset and the grant at a nominal amount is also permitted
  • A grant relating to assets may be presented as deferred income or by deducting the grant from the asset’s carrying amount.
  • A grant relating to income may be reported separately as “other income” or deducted from related expense
  • If a grant becomes repayable, it should be treated as a change in estimate. Where the original grant related to income, the repayment should be applied first against any related unamortized deferred credit, and any excess should be dealt with as an expense. Where the original grant is related to an asset, the repayment should be treated as increasing the carrying amount of the asset or reducing the deferred income balance. The cumulative depreciation which would have been charged had the grant not been received should be charged as an expense
  • Interest is imputed on low-interest or interest-free loans from a government.

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The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates

Prescribes how to include foreign currency transactions and foreign operations in the financial statements of an entity and how to translate financial statements into a presentation currency.

Foreign currency transactions

A foreign currency transaction is recorded initially in the functional currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount, the spot exchange rate between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the date of transaction. Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. For practical reasons, a rate that approximates the actual rate at the date of the transaction is often used.
Hence at each SOFP date:

Hence at each SOFP date:

• • Foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate
  • Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
  • Non-monetary items that are measured in fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined.
  • Income statement items may be translated using an average rate
  • Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at initial recognition are recognized in profit or loss.
  • Exchange differences arising on a monetary item that forms part of an entity’s net investment in a foreign operation are recognized as a separate component of equity in the financial statements that include the foreign operation and the reporting entity.
  • Such exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss on disposal of the net investment

Foreign operations

When translating a foreign operation for inclusion in the reporting entity’s financial statements,

• • assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate and
  • income and expenses are translated at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.
  • Exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements of a foreign operation are recognised in OCI and accumulated in a separate component of equity. The amount attributable to any NCI is allocated to and recognised as part of NCI.
  • On disposal of the foreign operation, all exchange differences deferred in the separate component of equity relating to that operation, are recognized in profit or loss.
  • Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation should be treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign

If an entity retains neither significant influence nor joint control over a foreign operation that was an associate or joint arrangement, then the cumulative exchange differences recognised in OCI are reclassified in their entirety to profit or loss. If either significant influence or joint control is retained, then a proportionate amount of the cumulative exchange differences recognised in OCI is reclassified to profit or loss.

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Borrowing costs

Prescribes the accounting treatment of borrowing costs, which are defined as interest and other costs incurred by an entity in connection with the borrowing of funds.

Borrowing costs include

• Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings
• Finance charges on finance leases and
• Exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings where they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs

A qualifying asset is an asset that takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use. It can be property, plant and equipment and investment property during the construction period, intangible assets during the development period, or “made-to-order” inventories.

Property, plant and equipment internally developed intangible assets and investment property can be qualifying assets.

The standard permits two methods of accounting for borrowing costs:

• Borrowing costs should be recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred; or
• Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset can be capitalized when
  a) it is probable that they will result in future economic benefits to the entity and
  b) the costs can be measured reliably (with reference to the effective interest rate method as per IFRS 9)
• Where funds are borrowed specifically, costs eligible for capitalization are the actual costs incurred less any income earned on the temporary
  investments of such borrowings.
• Where funds are part of a general pool, the eligible amount is determined by applying a capitalization rate to the expenditure of that asset. The
  capitalization rate will be the weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable to the general pool.
• Capitalization of borrowing costs should commence when the expenditure are being incurred and activities are in progress to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale.
• Capitalization should be suspended during periods in which active development is interrupted.
• Capitalization should cease when substantially all of the activities necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale are completed.

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Related party disclosures

Prescribes the disclosures necessary to draw attention to the possibilities that the financial position and financial performance of an entity may have been affected by the existence of related party and by transactions and outstanding balances with such related parties
A related party transaction is a transfer of resources, services, or obligations between related parties, regardless of whether price is charged

The standard defines related parties and requires the following related disclosures:

• • Nature of relationships between parents and subsidiaries, even if there were no transactions between those related parties
  • The name of the entity’s parent and if different, the ultimate controlling party
  • Compensation of key management personnel
  • If there has been any transactions between related parties, nature of relationship and information about transactions and outstanding balances with related parties
  • The disclosure of related party relationships between a parent and its subsidiaries is required, even if there have been no transactions between them.

Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures

An associate is an entity over which the investor has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary not an interest in a joint venture. Significant influence is the power to participate in financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but cannot be termed as control or joint control over those policies. Significant influence is presumed to exist if the investor owns 20% or more of the voting power of the investee.

An investment in the associates is accounted for using Equity method. It is applied as below:

• Initial measurement is applied at excluding borrowing cost as per IAS 23
• Subsequent measurement is adjusted for post- acquisition change in the investor’s share of
  a) net assets of the associate share of profit or loss included in income statement and
  b) the share of other change included in equity

Procedures for equity method are similar to consolidation procedures. These are:

•  elimination of intra group profits and losses arising out of transactions between investor and investee
• identification of goodwill portion of the purchase price
• amortization of goodwill
• adjustments for the effect of cross holdings
• adjustment for depreciation of depreciable assets, based on their fair values
• using uniform accounting policies
• Difference between the reporting date of the investor and reporting date of the associate must not be more than three months

When an equity-accounted investee incurs losses, the carrying amount of the investor’s interest is reduced but not to below zero. Further losses are recognised by the investor only to the extent that the investor has an obligation to fund losses or has made payments on behalf of the investee.

The carrying amount of an equity-accounted investee is written down if it is impaired.

As the investor discontinues the equity method from that it ceases to have significant influence over the associate. From that date it accounts for the investment in accordance with IFRS 9, provided the associate does not become a subsidiary or joint arrangement.

Financial reporting in hyperinflationary economies

The IAS shall be applied to financial statements including consolidated financial statements of those entities whose functional currency is the currency of hyperinflationary economy.

When an entity’s functional currency becomes hyperinflationary, it makes price-level adjustments retrospectively as if the economy had always been hyperinflationary.

Hyperinflation is indicated by characteristics of the economic environment of a country which include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) the general population prefers to keep its wealth in non-monetary assets or in a relatively stable foreign currency. Amounts of local currency held are immediately invested to maintain purchasing power.
(b) the general population regards monetary amounts not in terms of the local currency but in terms of a relatively stable foreign currency. Prices may be quoted in that currency;
(c) sales and purchases on credit take place at prices that compensate for the expected loss of purchasing power during the credit period, even if the period is short;
(d) interest rates, wages and prices are linked to a price index; and
(e) the cumulative inflation rate over three years is approaching, or exceeds, 100%.

If the functional currency of a foreign operation is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy, then current purchasing power adjustments are made to its financial statements before translation into a different presentation currency; the adjustments are based on the spot exchange rate at the end of the current period. However, if the presentation currency is not the currency of a hyperinflationary economy, then comparative amounts are not restated.

When an economy ceases to be hyperinflationary, an entity stops making price-level adjustments for annual periods ending on or after the date on which the economy ceases to be hyperinflationary.

Earnings per share

Prescribes principles for the determination and presentation of earnings per share, so as to improve performance comparisons between reporting entities in the same reporting period and between different reporting periods for the same entity.

It applies to entities whose ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares are publicly traded and to entities that are in the process of issuing ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares in public markets.

Basic earnings per share

It is calculated by dividing profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity (the numerator) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (the denominator) during the period.

The profit or loss attributable to the parent entity is adjusted for the after-tax amounts of preference dividend, differences on the settlement of preference shares and other similar effects of preference shares classified as equity.

Diluted Earnings per share

It is calculated by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.

The profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity is adjusted for the after tax effects of:

• • Any dividends or other items
  • Any interest
  • Any other changes in income or expense that would result in conversion of the dilutive ordinary shares.

For diluted EPS, diluted potential ordinary shares are determined independently for each period presented.

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Interim Financial reporting

Prescribes the minimum content of an interim financial report ( in the form of condensed balance sheet, condensed income statement, condensed statement showing changes in equity and condensed cash flow statement and selected explanatory notes ) and the principles for recognition and measurement in any interim financial statements(covering a period shorter than a full financial year e.g. a quarter or half year)

Interim financial statements would cover the following:

• • A SOFP at the current period and a comparative balance sheet as of the end of the most recent full financial year
  • Income statements for the current interim period and cumulatively for the current financial year to date with comparative income statements for the comparable interim periods of the immediately preceding financial year
  • A statement of changes in equity cumulatively for the current financial year to date and a comparative statement for the comparable year-to-date period of the prior year and
  • Cash flow statement cumulatively for the current financial year to date and a comparative statement for the comparable year-to-date period of the prior financial year

Other than income tax, items are recognised and measured as if the interim period were a discrete stand-alone period.

Income tax expense for an interim period is based on an estimated average annual effective income tax rate.

The form and content of an Interim financial statement would contain:

• • Each of the headings and subtotals that were included in the most recent annual financial statements
  • Selected explanatory notes required by this Ind AS
  • Basic and diluted earnings per share on the face of the income statement
  • A parent needs to prepare the report on a consolidated basis

An entity applies same accounting policies in its interim financial statements as in its latest annual financial statements. Measurements for interim reporting purposes are made on a year-to-date basis.

Impairment of assets

The impairment standard covers the impairment of a variety of nonfinancial assets, including: property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, intangible assets and goodwill, investment property and biological assets measured at cost less accumulated depreciation, and investments in subsidiaries and equity-accounted investees.

The recoverable amount of an asset or a cash generating unit is measured whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

At each reporting date, an entity assesses whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired.

The recoverable amount of the following assets is measured annually:

• • An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life
  • An intangible asset not yet available for use and
  • Goodwill

The recoverable amount of an asset or a cash generating unit is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use.

Assets are tested for impairment as an individual asset, as part of a CGU or as part of a group of CGUs.

A cash generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets of groups of assets.

An impairment loss is the difference between carrying amount of an asset and the recoverable amount and is recognized in profit and loss account immediately.

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Provisions, contingent liabilities, and contingent assets

The standard prescribes the accounting and disclosure for provisions, contingent liabilities, and contingent assets

A provision is a liability of uncertain timing or amount

A provision is recognized when:

• • An entity has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event
  • It is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and
  • A reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

A constructive obligation arises from the entity’s actions, through which it has indicated to others that it will accept certain responsibilities, and as a result has created an expectation that it will discharge those responsibilities.

Provisions are not recognized for future operating losses.

If the entity has a contract that is onerous, the present obligation under the contract is recognized as a provision.

Provisions are discounted if the effect of discounting is material.

Does not specifically address provisions for contract termination costs.

Provision is recognised for a contract that is onerous.

A contingent liability is not recognized, but is disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow of resources is remote

Contingent liabilities are not recognised except for those that represent present obligations in a business combination.

A contingent asset is not recognized, but is disclosed when an inflow of economic benefits is probable. When the realization of a contingent asset is virtually certain, it is no longer considered contingent and is recognised as an asset.

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Intangible assets

Prescribes the accounting treatment of intangible assets

An intangible asset is initially recognized at cost if all of the following criteria are met:

• • The asset is identifiable and controlled by the entity
  • It is probable that future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and
  • The cost of the asset can be measured reliably.

Internally generated goodwill, brands, mastheads, publishing titles, customer lists and similar items are not recognized as assets and are expensed.

Intangible assets may be revalued to fair value only if there is an active market.

Expenditure on research is recognized as an expense.

Development expenditure is recognized as an intangible asset if all of the following can be demonstrated:

• • The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale
  • The availability of adequate technical, financial, and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset
  • The intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it
  • The ability to use or sell the intangible asset
  • How the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits
  • The ability to measure the expenditure

An entity assesses whether the useful life of an intangible asset is finite or indefinite.

An indefinite useful life means the asset is expected to generate net cash flows without any foreseeable limit to its period of operation

The intangible asset with a finite life is amortized on a systematic basis over its useful life.
An intangible asset with indefinite useful life is not amortized but tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with IAS 36.

The gain or loss on de-recognition of an intangible asset is the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item and is recognized in profit or loss.
Advertising and promotional expenditure is expensed as it is incurred.

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Investment property

The standard prescribes accounting treatment for investment property (e.g. land and/or buildings) held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both.

A portion of a dual-use property is classified as investment property only if the portion could be sold or leased out under a finance lease. Otherwise, the entire property is classified as investment property only if the portion of the property held for own use is insignificant.

Investment property is initially recognized at cost comprising the purchase price and directly attributable transaction costs.

General administrative expenses and startup costs are excluded.

Subsequent to initial recognition, investment property is carried either at

• • Cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses as prescribed in Ind AS 16 or
  • Fair value is not permitted

Transfers to or from investment property can be made only when there has been a change in the use of the property.

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Agriculture

Standard prescribes the accounting treatment, financial statement presentation and disclosures related to agricultural activity. It applies to biological assets, agricultural produce at the point of harvest, and government grants related to biological assets. A biological asset is a living animal or plant.

A biological asset is measured on initial recognition and at each balance sheet date at its fair value less estimated point-of-sale costs.

Agricultural produce harvested from an entity’s biological assets is measured at its fair value less estimated point-of-sale costs at the point of harvest.

A gain or loss on initial recognition at fair value less point-of-sale costs and from a change in fair value less point-of-sale costs is included in profit or loss

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Share-based payment

Prescribes the financial reporting by an entity when it undertakes a share-based payment transaction. It applies to grants of shares, share options or other equity instruments, that had not yet vested at the effective date of the IFRS.

The standard specifically covers:

• • The criteria for defining a share-based payment
  • The distinction and accounting for the various types of share based payments, namely, equity settled, cash settled and transactions in which the entity receives or acquires goods or services and where there is an option to settle via equity instruments

Equity-settled share-based payment transaction

• • the measurement of the transaction amount is based on fair value of the equity instruments granted fair value is measured at grant date. It is the date on which the entity and the employee have a shared understanding of the terms and conditions of the arrangement.
  • valuation focuses on the specific terms and conditions of a grant of shares or share options to employees.
  • Equity-settled transactions with non-employees are generally measured based on the fair value of the goods or services obtained. The measurement date is the date on which the goods or services are received, which means that there may be multiple measurement dates.
  • Option should be measured on the basis of
    a) market price of any equivalent traded options
    b) using an option pricing model in the absence of market prices
    c) at intrinsic value if both a and b are not possible

Cash-settled share-based payment transaction

• • The entity should recognize an asset or an expense and a liability if the goods or services were received in a cash settled share-based payment transaction
  • Until the liability is settled, the entity should re-measure the fair value of the liability at each reporting date and the date of settlement, with any changes in fair value recognized in profit or loss of the period

Share based payment transactions with cash alternatives

• Where the terms of arrangement provide the entity or the counterparty with a choice of settling the transaction in cash or other assets or by issuing equity instruments, the entity should account for that transaction as
  a) cash-settled share-based payment
  transaction to the extent the entity has incurred a liability to settle in cash or other assets, or
  b) equity-settled share-based payment transaction if no such liability has been incurred

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Business Combinations

Prescribes the financial reporting by an entity when it undertakes a business combination. A business combination is the bringing together of separate entities or businesses into one reporting entity.

All business combinations are accounted for by applying the purchase method which reflects the business combination from the perspective of the acquirer

The acquirer is the combining entity that obtains control of the other combining entities or businesses (the acquiree)

The acquirer measures the cost of a business combination as the aggregate of

• • the fair values at the date of exchange of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed and
    equity instruments issued by the acquirer, in exchange for control of the acquire, plus
  • any cost directly attributable to the business combination. Any adjustment to the cost of the combination, that is contingent on future events, is included in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably

The acquirer allocates the cost of the business combination by recognizing the acquiree’s

• • identifiable assets
  • liabilities
  • contingent liabilities

at fair value at the date of acquisition, except for non-current assets that are classified as held for sale according to IFRS 5. Such assets held for sale are recognized at fair value less costs to sell.

Goodwill, being the excess of cost over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities is recognized as an asset.

If the residual is a deficit (bargain purchase gain), then it is recognised in profit or loss after reassessing the values used in the acquisition accounting.

Goodwill is subsequently carried at cost less any accumulated impairment losses as per Ind AS 36 Impairment of assets.

The standard also specifies the accounting treatment for

• business combinations that are achieved in stages
• where the fair values can only be determined provisionally in the period of acquisition,
• where deferred tax assets are recognized after the accounting for the acquisition is complete
• for previously recognized goodwill, negative goodwill, and intangible assets.

Ind AS 103 excludes from its scope business combinations of entities under common control. In practice, such transactions are accounted for either at book values (with the difference adjusted in reserves) or by applying the acquisition method followed for other business combinations.

Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

Prescribes the accounting for assets held for sale, and the presentation and disclosure of discontinued operations.

Assets held for sale

A non-current asset is classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction (as the asset is available for immediate sale and its sale is highly probable) rather than through continuing use.

A non-current asset held for sale is measured at the lower of

• fair value less costs of disposal and
• its carrying amount

Assets held for sale or distribution are not amortized or depreciated.
An impairment loss on write-down of the asset to fair value less costs to sell is charged to profit or loss

Discontinued operations

A discontinued operation is a component of an entity that either has been disposed of or is held for sale. It will be a cash generating unit (or a group of them) in the form of a subsidiary, or a major line of business or geographical area.

Disclosures of discontinued operations include:

• analysis of post-tax profit or loss into revenue, expenses, pre-tax profit or loss and the related income tax expense
• the gain or loss recognized on measurement to fair value less costs to sell or on disposal and related income tax expense
• net cash flows attributable to operating, investing, and financing activities
• assets held for sale separately from all other assets and
• liabilities of a disposal group held for sale separately from all other liabilities

The comparative statements of profit or loss and OCI and cash flow information is re-presented for discontinued operations.

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Financial Liabilities

Financial liabilities are generally classified into two measurement categories:

• amortized cost; or
• FVTPL.

Financial liabilities classified as at FVTPL are further sub-categorized as held-for-trading (which includes derivatives) or designated as at FVTPL on initial recognition.

Reclassification of financial liabilities is not permitted.

Financial asset is de-recognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or when the financial asset is transferred, and the transfer meets certain conditions.

A financial liability is de-recognised when it is extinguished or when its terms are substantially modified.

Hedge accounting is voluntary and, if it is elected, allows an entity to measure assets, liabilities and firm commitments selectively on a basis different from that otherwise stipulated in IFRS Standards, or to defer the recognition in profit or loss of gains or losses on derivatives.

There are three hedge accounting models: fair value hedges of fair value exposures; cash flow hedges of cash flow exposures; and net investment hedges of foreign currency exposures on net investments in foreign operations.

Disclosure is required with respect to the significance of financial instruments for the entity’s financial position and performance, and the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments and how the entity manages those risks. This includes both qualitative and quantitative information.

The overriding principle is to disclose sufficient information to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the significance of financial instruments for an entity’s financial position and performance.

Financial instruments: Disclosures

• An entity must group its financial instruments into classes of similar instruments and disclose by class
• Information about the significance of financial instruments
• Information about nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments.

Statement of Financial Position disclosures

• Financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss, showing separately those held for trading and those designated at initial recognition
• Held-to-maturity investments
• Loans and receivables
• Available-for-sale assets
• Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, showing separately those held for trading and those designated at initial recognition
• Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost
• Reclassifications of financial instruments from fair value to amortized cost and vice versa
• Disclosures about de-recognitions including transfer of financial assets
• Information about financial assets pledged as collateral and about financial and non-financial assets held as collateral
• Reconciliation of credit losses (bad debts)
• Information about compound financial instruments with multiple embedded derivatives
• Breaches of terms of loan agreements

Income statement disclosures

• Financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss, showing separately those held for trading and those designated at initial recognition
• Held-to-maturity investments
• Loans and receivables
• Available-for-sale assets
• Financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, showing separately those held for trading and those designated at initial recognition
• Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

Information about the fair values of each class of financial asset and liabilities

Nature and extent of exposure to risks arising from financial instruments

Qualitative disclosures

• Risk exposure of each type of financial instrument
• Management’s objectives, policies, and processes for managing those risks
• Changes from prior period

Quantitative disclosures

• Quantitative data about exposure to each type of risk at reporting date
• Disclosures about credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk
• Concentrations of risk

Operating Segments

Applies to separate or individual financial statements of an entity and to the consolidated financial statements of a group with a parent:

• whose debt or equity instruments are traded in a public market or
• that files or in the process of filing, its consolidated financial statements with
  a securities commission or other regulatory organization for issuing any class of instruments in a public market.

Operating segment

An operating segment is a component of an entity that

• engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses
• whose operating results are reviewed regularly by the entity’s chief operating decision maker to decide resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance and
• for which discrete financial information is available

Reportable segment

These are operating segments or aggregations of operating segments that meet the specified criteria:

• its reported revenue, both from external customers and inter segment sales and transfers is 10% or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments or
• the absolute measure of its reported profit or loss is 10% or more of the greater, in absolute amount, of
  – the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss and
  – the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported a loss; or
• its assets are 10% or more of the combined assets of all operating segments
• If the total external revenue reported by operating segments constitutes less than 75 % of the entity’s revenue. Additional operating segments must be identifiable as reportable segments until at least 75% of the entity’s revenue is included in reportable segments.

Financial Instruments

‘Financial instrument’ is any contract that gives rise to both a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial instruments include a broad range of financial assets and financial liabilities. They include both primary financial instruments (e.g., cash, receivables, debt and shares in another entity) and derivative financial instruments (e.g. options, forwards, futures, interest rate swaps and currency swaps).

A financial guarantee contract is a contract that requires the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss that it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payment when it is due.

A loan commitment is a firm commitment to provide credit under prespecified terms and conditions. Loan commitments are fully or partially in the scope of the financial instruments standard.

A ‘derivative’ is a financial instrument or other contract in the scope of the financial instruments standards:

• the value of which changes in response to some underlying variable;
• that has an initial net investment smaller than would be required for other instruments that have a similar response to changes in market factors; and
• that will be settled at a future date.

An ‘embedded derivative’ is a component of a hybrid contract that affects the cash flows of the hybrid similar to a stand-alone derivative instrument. A hybrid instrument also includes a non-derivative host contract that may be a financial or a non-financial contract. The requirements on separation of embedded derivatives do not apply when the host contract is a financial asset in the scope of Ind AS 109.

Financial assets and financial liabilities, including derivative instruments, are recognised in the statement of financial position when the entity becomes a party to the instrument. However, purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised and derecognized using either trade date or settlement date accounting.

The components of compound financial instruments, which have both liability and equity characteristics, are accounted for separately.

Incremental costs that are directly attributable to issuing or buying back own equity instruments are recognised directly in equity.

Gains and losses on transactions in an entity’s own equity instruments are reported directly in equity.

Dividends and other distributions to the holders of equity instruments, in their capacity as owners, are recognised directly in equity.

NCI are classified within equity, but separately from equity attributable to shareholders of the parent.

Financial Assets

Financial assets are classified into one of three measurement categories:

• amortized cost,
• Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income and
• Fair Value Through Profit & Loss

A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if two criteria are met:

• The objective of the business model is to hold the financial asset for the collection of the contractual cash flows; and
• The contractual cash flows under the instrument solely represent payments of principal and interest.

A financial asset is classified at FVOCI if it is held within a held to-collect-and-sell business model and the contractual cash flows meet the Solely payments of principal and interest on the principal payment outstanding criterion.

On initial recognition of investment in equity instruments, an entity may elect to present in OCI changes in the fair value of an investment in an equity instrument if it is not held for trading.

On initial recognition of financial assets, an entity may choose to irrevocably designate a financial asset that would otherwise qualify for amortized cost or FVOCI as measured at FVTPL if this designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency (accounting mismatch).

Reclassifications of financial assets are made only on a change in an entity’s business model that is significant to its operations. These reclassifications are expected to be very infrequent. No other reclassifications are permitted under Ind AS.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

This standard supersedes the principles of control and consolidation in the current Ind AS 27, ‘Consolidated and separate financial statements’.

The objective is to establish principles for presenting and preparing consolidated financial statements when an entity controls one or more entities consolidated and separate financial statements. This Ind AS

• sets out the requirements for when an entity should prepare consolidated financial statements.
• defines the principles of control; and
• explains how to apply the principles of control and the Accounting requirements for preparing consolidated financial statements.

The key principle in the new standard is that control exists and consolidation is required only if

a) the investor has power over the investee;
b) has exposure to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
c) has the ability to use its power over the investee to vary its returns.

The assessment of power over an investee includes considering the following factors:

• determining the purpose and design of the investee;
• identifying the population of relevant activities;
• considering evidence that the investor has the practical ability to direct the relevant activities, special relationships, and the size of the investor’s exposure to the variability of returns of the investee.

The assessment whether the investor is exposed to the variability of returns of the investee, ‘returns’ are broadly defined and include:

• distributions of economic benefits;
• changes in the value of the investment; and
• fees, remunerations, tax benefits, economies of scale, cost savings and other synergies.

In assessing control, an investor considers both substantive rights that it holds, and substantive rights held by others. To be ‘substantive’, rights need to be exercisable when decisions about the relevant activities are required to be made, and the holder needs to have a practical ability to exercise those rights.

A parent and its subsidiaries generally use the same reporting date when preparing consolidated financial statements. If this is impracticable, then the difference between the reporting date of a parent and its subsidiary cannot be more than three months. Adjustments are made for the effects of significant transactions and events between the two dates.

Uniform accounting policies are used throughout the group.

The acquirer in a business combination can elect, on a transaction-by-transaction basis, to measure NCI at fair value, or at their proportionate interest in the net assets of the acquiree, at the date of acquisition.

Losses in a subsidiary may create a deficit balance in NCI.

NCI in the statement of financial position are classified as equity but are presented separately from the parent shareholders’ equity.

Profit or loss and comprehensive income for the period are allocated between shareholders of the parent and NCI.

Intra-group transactions are eliminated in full.

On the loss of control of a subsidiary, the assets, and liabilities of the subsidiary and the carrying amount of the NCI are derecognized. The consideration received and any retained interest (measured at fair value) are recognised. Amounts recognised in OCI are reclassified as required by other IFRS standards. Any resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss.

Changes in the parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary without a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions and no gain or loss is recognised.

Joint Arrangements

A joint arrangement is a contractual arrangement in which at least two parties agree to share control over the activities of the arrangement. Unanimous consent over decisions about relevant activities is required in order to meet the definition of joint control. Joint arrangements can be joint operations or joint ventures.

A joint arrangement structured through a separate vehicle may be either a joint operation or a joint venture. Classification depends on the legal form of the vehicle, contractual terms and other facts and circumstances.

In a ‘joint operation’, the parties to the arrangement have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities related to the arrangement. A joint arrangement not structured through a separate vehicle is a joint operation.

When the parties’ exposure to the arrangement only extends to net assets of the arrangement, the arrangement is a joint venture.

Joint operations are often not structured through separate vehicles. Each operator has rights to assets and obligations to liabilities, and that is not limited to their capital contribution.

Joint operators account for their rights to assets and obligations for liabilities. Joint ventures account for their interest by using the equity method of accounting.

Consolidated financial statements: Disclosure requirements

This Standard requires an entity to disclose information that enables users of its financial statements to evaluate:

(a) the nature of, and risks associated with, its interests in other entities; and
(b) the effects of those interests on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.

According to this Standard the entity would disclose the following:

(a) the significant judgements and assumptions it has made in determining:

(i) the nature of its interest in another entity or arrangement.
(ii) the type of joint arrangement in which it has an interest.
(iii) that it meets the definition of an investment entity, if applicable; and

(b) information about its interests in:

(i) subsidiaries.
(ii) arrangements and associates; and
(iii) structured entities that are not controlled by the entity (unconsolidated structured entities).

This Ind AS will be applied to an entity that has interest in any one of the following:

(a) subsidiaries
(b) joint arrangements (i.e. joint operations or
joint ventures)
(c) associates
(d) unconsolidated structured entities.

Fair value measurement
The standard consolidates fair value measurement guidance from across various Ind ASs into a single standard. Ind AS 113 does not change when fair value can or should be used.

Many of the Ind AS 113 requirements are largely consistent with valuation practices that already operate today. Ind AS 113 is therefore unlikely to result in a substantial change in many cases.

However, it introduces a few changes:

• the introduction of a fair value hierarchy for non-financial assets and liabilities, similar to that prescribed by Ind AS 107 for financial instruments.

• a requirement for the fair value of all liabilities, including derivative liabilities to be determined based on the assumption that the liability will be transferred to another party rather than otherwise settled or extinguished.

• the removal of the requirement to use bid and ask prices for actively quoted financial assets and financial liabilities respectively. Instead, the most representative price within the bid-ask spread is used; and

• the introduction of additional disclosures related to fair value.

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Recognition of revenue on contracts with customers:
The base principle of this Ind AS is that an entity shall recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

A five-step model is used to implement the core ‘transfer of control’ principle that is used to determine when to recognise revenue, and at what amount.

Step 1: identify the contract – an entity accounts for a contract under the model when it is legally enforceable and specific criteria are met.

Step 2: identify the performance obligations in the contract – an entity breaks down the contract into one or more distinct performance obligations.

Step 3: determine the transaction price – an entity determines the amount of consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer.

Step 4: allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract – an entity generally allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation in proportion to its stand-alone selling price.

Step 5: recognise revenue – an entity recognizes revenue when or as it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a good or service to a customer, either at a point in time or over time. A good or service is transferred when or as the customer obtains control of it.

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Leases

The objective of Ind AS 116 is to report information that (a) faithfully represents lease transactions and (b) provides a basis for users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. To meet that objective, a lessee should recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease.

Ind AS 116 introduces a single lessee accounting model and requires a lessee to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months unless the underlying asset is of low value. A lessee is required to recognize a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make lease payments.

A lessee measures right-of-use assets similarly to other non-financial assets (such as property, plant and equipment) and lease liabilities similarly to other financial liabilities. Consequently, a lessee recognizes depreciation of the right-of-use asset and interest on the lease liability. The depreciation would usually be on a straight-line basis. In the statement of cash flows, a lessee separates the total amount of cash paid into principal (presented within financing activities) and interest (presented within either operating or financing activities) in accordance with Ind AS 7.

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured on a present value basis. The measurement includes non-cancellable lease payments (including inflation-linked payments), and also includes payments to be made in optional periods if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease, or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. The initial lease asset equals the lease liability in most cases.

The lease asset is the right to use the underlying asset and is presented in the statement of financial position either as part of property, plant and equipment or as its own line item.

Ind AS 116 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in Ind AS 17. Accordingly, a lessor continues to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases, and to account for those two types of leases differently.

The Ind AS provides specific guidance on accounting for lease modifications by lessees and lessors. In addition, there is a practical expedient for lessees for COVID-19-related rent concessions.

In a sale-and-leaseback transaction, the seller-lessee first determines if the buyer-lessor obtains control of the asset based on the revenue standard. If not, then the transaction is accounted for as a financing.

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Presentation on IND AS 110,111,112, IND AS 27 & 28

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Comparison between Ind AS, IFRS & US GAAP

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Comparison between Ind AS, IFRS & US GAAP

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