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IND AS and Income Tax Act – a complex interplay

Income Tax - The world is soon going to become a village; therefore, it is time to standardize business practices all over the world, and global uniform accounting standards and practices are the need of the hour. The Indian Accounting Standards or IND AS have also been designed accordingly. Transactions would be perceived differently with the advent ...

AS 2- Valuation of Inventories

Income Tax - CA Preksha Choraria AS 2- Valuation of Inventories ISSUE DATE JUNE,1981 EFFECTIVE DATE APRIL 1ST,1999 APPLICABILITY MANDATORY FOR ALL ENTERPRISE OBJECTIVES: A: CARRYING VALUE OF INVENTORY B: NET REALIZABLE VALUE 1. 2. Specific exclusion:- 3. CONTAINERS AND EMPTIES (NOT COVERED IN DEFINITION) 4. CARRYING VALUE OF INVENTORIES OR MEASUREMENT...

Comparison between Accounting standards & ICDS

Income Tax - As CBDT has made mandatory compliance of Income computation & Disclosure standards w.e.f AY 2017-18 for person having income from the business or profession (Except individual or HUF not require to tax Audit). There are only the point of differentiation with AS considered with corresponding provision of relevant accounting standards....

Ind AS Transition Facilitation Group (ITFG) Clarification Bulletin 11

Income Tax - `Ind AS Transition Facilitation Group’ (ITFG) of Ind AS Implementation Committee has been constituted for providing clarifications on timely basis on various issues related to the applicability and /or implementation of Ind AS under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, raised by preparers, users and other stakeho...

Accounting adjustment of prior period errors and omissions

Income Tax - While converting into Ind AS, the Companies are facing couple of practical issues in dealing with the requirements of Ind AS. There are lots of questions are still unanswered on practical aspects. Among the most common questions, one question is that - HOW TO ACCOUNT PRIOR PERIOD ERRORS?...

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ICSI releases Exposure Draft of 4 Auditing Standards for Public Comments

Income Tax - The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), recognising the need to provide support to its members to develop the auditing acumen, techniques and tools and for inculcation of best auditing practices among its membersconstituted Auditing Standards Board (ASB) with theobjective of formulating Auditing Standards of the ICSI....

Relevant part of recommendations of MAT-Ind AS Committee’s Report

Income Tax - Relevant part of MAT-Ind AS Committee Report dated 17th June, 2017 containing recommendations regarding amendment to the provisions of the section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of Ind AS Compliant Companies....

Property, Plant and Equipment – Proceeds before Intended Use (Proposed amendments to IAS 16) – (03-07-2017)

Income Tax - In this Exposure Draft, the International Accounting Standards Board (Board) proposes to amend IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment. The amendments would prohibit deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment any proceeds from selling items produced while bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary fo...

Disclosure Initiative- Principles of Disclosure; Post-implementation Review- IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement

Income Tax - As you are kindly aware, the existing Accounting Standards (AS) and the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) are based on the IFRS issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The IASB, before issuing the new/amendments to IASs, issues the Exposure Draft for public comments. ...

Ind AS Transition Facilitation Group (ITFG) Clarification Bulletin 8

Income Tax - Issue 1: Whether provision for unspent Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure is required to be made as per Ind AS? Response: Paragraph 14 of Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets states:...

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Loss should be recognized immediately if contract cost is likely to exceed revenue

ITO Vs. Shri Vivek Ramrao Parashkar (ITAT Mumbai) - As per AS-7 when the cost of contract is likely to be exceed the contract revenue then the loss incurred on the contract should be recognized as revenue expenditure immediately....

Addition not warranted for low profit due to application of revised AS 7

Principal CIT (Central) Vs M/s A2Z Maintenanc & Engineering Services Ltd, (Delhi High Court) - his Court in Paras Buildtech India Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax (2016) 382 ITR 630 (Del) had noted that this method is a known and recognised method of accounting, and was approved as a proper one. The Court had also relied on CIT v. Bilahari Investment Pvt. Ltd. (2008) 299 ITR 1 (SC)....

No addition for change in valuation of stock, where method changed in compliance of ICAI Accounting Standard

ACIT Vs M/s J. K. Synthetics Ltd. (ITAT Lucknow) - ITAT Lucknow held In the case of ACIT vs. M/s J. K. Synthetics Ltd. that CIT (A) correctly observed that there are many judgments in which, it was held that if there is change in the method of valuation of closing stock due to mandatory requirement and that change has been consistently followed by t...

Construction Business- No Revenue recognition if substantial risk & reward not transferred to buyer

ITO Vs M/s Tirupati Enterprises (ITAT Ahmedabad) - ITAT Ahmedabad held in case of ITO vs. M/s Tirupati Enterprises held that the revenue has to be recognized only at the time when substantial risk and reward are transferred to the buyer by the seller. Since the construction was incomplete, the property was not ready for sale. ...

AS-7 is applicable to a “Contractor” and not to a “Developer”

Income Tax Officer Vs M/s. Meeti Investment and Consultancy P. Ltd. (ITAT Ahemdabad) - Brief facts of the case are that assessee is engaged in the business of sale/purchase of TDR, income by way of stallage and construction activity. During the assessment proceedings AO found that assessee had received advanced booking amount on account of the construction activity...

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FAQs on computation of book profit to levy MAT for Ind AS companies

Circular Number 24/2017-Income Tax - (25/07/2017) - Clarifications with FAQs on computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) compliant companies....

Issues on implementation of MAT provisions for Ind AS companies

NA - (25/07/2017) - CBDT press release on Issues arising from the implementation of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) provisions relating to Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) compliant companies....

Guidelines on compliance with Accounting Standard (AS) 11 by banks

Notification No. RBI/2016-17/281 DBR.BP.BC.No.61/21.04.018/2016-17 - (18/04/2017) - It has been observed that banks have been recognizing gains in profit & loss account from Foreign Currency Translation Reserve (FCTR) on repatriation of accumulated profits / retained earnings from overseas branch(es) by treating the same as partial disposal under AS 11....

Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) (Amendment) Rules, 2017

G.S.R. 258(E) - (17/03/2017) - (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2017....

Applicability of Revised Accounting Standards

General Circular No. 04/2016 - (27/04/2016) - Stakeholders have sought clarifications with regard to the accounting period for which the accounts would need to be prepared using the Accounting Standards, as amended through the Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016. The matter has been examined in the Ministry and it is ...

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