assets and liabilities

The Union governments move to suspend Accounting Standards 11, allowing companies to show foreign currency liabilities as assets, has come under the Bombay high courts scanner. The petition filed by an organisation of city-based legal experts, Just Society, has claimed that this permits firms that might otherwise be sick to paint a rosy picture . Full Article

After politicians and judges of the Supreme Court, now the assets of babus have also been prised open to public scrutiny by RTI. In a landmark order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that disclosure of information such as assets of a public servant, routinely collected by the public authority, should be made available to the public under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Full Article

We have heard the rival submissions and perused the material available on record. In terms of provisions of section 47 (xiv) of the Act I any transfer of a capital asset will not be regarded as transfer liable to capital gains tax, if the conditions under Clauses (a),'(b) & (c) of the said Section are complied with. Sub-clause(a) specifies that all assets and liabilities have to be transferred by the sole proprietory concern to the company. Full Article

If there is a discontinuance of business then sum received by partners after discontinuation would be taxed as income in the hands of recipient; receipts under the arbitration award, by the partners after dissolution of the firm would ordinarily be capital receipts in their hands when received. Full Article

The transaction involves a global acquisition of a banking business by the Purchaser from the Seller. Consequent thereto, all assets and liabilities in India will be acquired by the Purchaser from the Seller. The acquisition of the assets and liabilities in India will either be through: (a) slump sale process, in which the undertaking as a going concern will be transferred by the Seller to the Purchaser for a lump sum consideration, or (b) through a court approved scheme.. Full Article

Presently, all registered companies in India are required, inter-alia, under section 210 of the Companies Act, 1956 to lay down before its share holders, during its annual general meeting, a balance sheet, providing a statement of assets and liabilities of the company as at the end of the financial year. In terms of the above [...] Full Article

The government may exempt partnership firms and limited companies from paying stamp duty while converting into limited liability partnerships (LLPs), a way of doing business that is favoured globally for its flexibility. The government will amend the Income Tax Act later this year to provide a tax regime for LLPs, which are being incorporated from [...] Full Article

An aspiring CA goes for an interview:  Interviewer – Do you have experience in finalization of accounts? CA: Yes, Sir Interviewer – What is area of your audit specialization? CA: Assets and liabilities verification. Interviewer – Where do you show the liabilities in the balance sheet? CA: It will be outside the books, Sir Interviewer [...] Full Article