As per the current accounting system in India, there is no specific treatment defined for any kind of security deposits which are being taken/ given in normal course of business by an entity and all such deposits that are refundable shown at their respective transaction values.
There would be many instances where a long term commodity purchase or sale agreement are being entered between the parties where there is a quantity to be delivered which is mentioned in the contract and it gives certain flexibility to avoid (if required) taking agreed quantity by paying cash (adjustment of movement in commodity values together with some penalty if any).
As we are gradually moving towards converged IFRS (known as IND-AS in India) in India, there are some rules which have been prescribed by the new accounting standard related to de-recognition of financial liabilities subject to the fulfill of certain requirements.
CA Anuj Agrawal We all got to hear by now that some major companies in India including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are planning to buy back its shares in order to improve efficiencies into its earning per share. We will not discuss about the reasons and shortcoming of Buyback schemes which are normally being done […]
In general terms one can understand that a Commitment fees is being charged for some approved facility which can be drawn down in future at the same terms which has been agreed initially between lender and borrower.
It is quite common where an entity provides some amounts as Share Application Money for the sake of allotment of such shares in future. The amount in substance will be advance given for such investment and the entity is waiting for the same to be converted into an Equity in future.
While Indian Banks will converge towards Ind-AS (IFRS) with effect from 1 April 2018 onwards, Some of them already started taking action to make their books in line with the requirements of Ind-AS.
Public related many activities/ services around the world are being given to private entities to build and operate and after certain point of time (depending upon the contractual arrangements between the parties) it is being handed over back to the entity (generally known as Grantor) who initially requested.
CA Anuj Agrawal There could be a situation where one entity is having significant influence over the other by holding some portion of equity capital (assuming other conditions are met) and at the same time the other entity also having significant influence over the first entity by holding some shares. Ind-As 28 “Investment in Associates […]
It is quite general practice to provide concessional loans and/ or to provide goods of an entity to its own employees. These are generally treated at their normal transaction values and no fair values comparison is being taken into account.
