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HEDGE Accounting – WHAT is allowed to be hedged?

Finance : In continuation to our earlier article on ‘Risk Management Strategy vs. Risk Management objectives’, let’s understan...

September 17, 2018 6819 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Upcoming Elections – a dilemma for a POOR VOTER

CA, CS, CMA : Election, election and election…Now a day’s every candidate is trying to lure his/her candidature in such a fashion that he/ s...

September 11, 2018 2292 Views 2 comments Print

Pressure MEETING TARGETS potentially converting into FRAUDs – Forensic Study

CA, CS, CMA : Every business list down its strategy to move forward and for that it gears up its executives by providing them some agreed target...

September 10, 2018 2340 Views 2 comments Print

Non- Controlling Interest- “Initial Measurement” – Policy Choice Available?

CA, CS, CMA : When an Entity is being acquired by another Entity, it has two way to look at it, first being 100% acquired where all controlling ...

August 27, 2018 11082 Views 0 comment Print

PREPAYMENT of a debt or EXTENDING term of debt – If passes SPPI test?

CA, CS, CMA : Often debts include clauses in which either borrower or an issuer can prepay the debt amount earlier than its contractually agreed...

August 23, 2018 1935 Views 1 comment Print


Domino’s Pizza- “Franchise Agreement”- An accounting perspective- Ind-As/ IFRS

February 27, 2017 12021 Views 1 comment Print

We all must have read about Jubilant Food i.e. Domino’s pizza which is essentially under a franchise agreement with Domino’s pizza USA (as per its annual report). Current accounting practices in India does not have any specific guidance on such franchise agreements in relation to its accounting specifically

DE-MERGER or non-cash dividend to Shareholders – Ind-As/ IFRS

February 24, 2017 10482 Views 0 comment Print

There are many instances where an entity distributes its assets e.g. Property, plant & equipments or unit of its business i.e. in a form of Demerging an entity or distributing an ownership interest in an entity (may be subsidiary) by way of dividend to its existing shareholders.

SILO – “An accounting concept” – Ind-As/ IFRS

February 23, 2017 17436 Views 0 comment Print

Silo is relatively new term for many of us. Dictionary meaning of the same is “something which is in isolation”. As the meaning suggest, there are many instances where an entity is operating in a way where its certain/ specified assets & liabilities are being controlled by some other entity in-spite of running overall separate legal entity.

Security deposits (given or taken): “Fair Value” – Ind-As/ IFRS

February 21, 2017 218316 Views 14 comments Print

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.

TAKE or PAY long term commodities contracts- Ind-As/ IFRS

February 20, 2017 6486 Views 3 comments Print

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).

De-recognition of Financial Liabilities – IND-AS/ IFRS

February 18, 2017 6372 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Proposed Buy back of Shares by TCS- An Accounting perspective-Ind –As/ IFRS

February 17, 2017 18756 Views 2 comments Print

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 […]

Commitment fees AND Processing fees on Loans: Ind-As / IFRS

February 16, 2017 87285 Views 6 comments Print

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.

Share Application money pending allotment – Ind-As/ IFRS

February 14, 2017 81216 Views 1 comment Print

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.

Write-offs (Banks)- IND-AS/ IFRS

February 12, 2017 10719 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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