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Accounting Standard Checklist
Accounting Standard Checklist
Critirea for rocognising Level I, II & III Entity- OTHER THAN COMPANY
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Level I, II & III
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Disclosure of diluted earnings per share is not
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2 *Partly Exemption Available.
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Accounting Standard Applicable to Entities
AS 5 Net P & L for the period, PPI & changes in acc. policies Yes/ No/NA
been fulfilled?
2 In respect of revenue from sales or service transactions which have
producing or providing goods or services and are not held for sale?
2 Does the cost of fixed asset comprise its purchase price and any
directly attributable cost?
3 Does the cost of self-constructed asset comprise those costs that
relate directly to the specific asset and those costs that are
attributable to the construction activity in general?
4 trade discounts and rebates are deducted in arriving at the purchase
price ?
5 Has subsequent expenditure related to a fixed asset been added to its
book value only if it increases the future benefits from the existing
asset
6 Have material items retired from active use and held for disposal
been treated at lower of their book value and NRV and shown
7 separately?
Have fixed assets from which no further benefits are expected from
use or disposal or which have been disposed off been eliminated
from the financial statements?
8 Have losses arising from retirement or gains/losses arising from
disposal been recognized in the P&L?
9 Is goodwill recorded in the books only if some consideration is paid
in money or money’s worth?
10 Revaluation:
10 a) Where assets are revalued, has an entire class of assets been
revalued?
10 Or has the selection of assets for revaluation been made on a
systematic basis?
10 b) Has it been ensured that the revaluation of a class of assets has
not resulted in net book value being greater than the recoverable
amount of assets in that class?
10 c) On revaluation has it been ensured that accumulated depreciation
is not credited to P&L.
10 d) Is increase in net book value on revaluation related to and not
greater than a decrease arising on revaluation previously charged to
P&L?
10 I) If yes, has it been credited to P&L?
10 ii) If not, has it been credited to revaluation reserve?
10 e) Has any decrease in net book value arising on revaluation been
charged to P&L?
10 f) On disposal of a revalued asset, has the difference between net
disposal proceeds and the net book value been charged or credited to
the P&L a/c?
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AS 1 AS-1 Disclosure of Accounting Policies
AS 5 AS-5 Net P & L for the period, PPI and changes in accounting policies
Revenue should be recognized so long as there is every expectation that delivery will be made.
AS 9 Item must be on hand, identified and ready for delivery to the buyer.
AS 9 d) consignment sale
AS 9 Recognition on sale to a third party.
AS 9 e) cash on delivery
AS 9 Recognition on sale to a third party.
3. Sale when purchaser makes a series of installment payments to the seller and seller
delivers goods only when final payment is received.
AS 9
If experience indicates that most such sales have consummated, recognition when a significant
AS 9 deposit is received. Else, on delivery of goods.
4. Special order and shipments (where payment is received for goods not presently held in
AS 9 stock)
Recognition on manufacture, identification of goods which should be ready for delivery to the
AS 9 buyer by the third party.
1. Installation fees
When equipment is installed and accepted by customer unless incidental to sale of product.
AS 9
AS 9
2. Advertising and insurance agency commission
Recognition when service is completed.
For Ad agencies, media commissions, when related ad or commercial appears before the public
and the necessary intimation is received by the agency.
For production commission, when project is completed.
Insurance agency commission, on effective commencement or renewal dates of the related
policies.
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AS - 19 – Leases
Note:
6 Whether the break-up of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities into
major components of the respective balances have been disclosed in the notes
to accounts?
7 Whether the nature of evidence supporting the recognition of deferred tax
assets have been disclosed, if an enterprise has unabsorbed depreciation or
carry forward of losses under tax laws?
8 Guidance Note on Accounting for Corporate Dividend Tax
8 (i) Whether the Corporate Dividend Tax has been disclosed separately in the
profit and loss account 'below the line', as follows? Dividend
………….. Corporate Dividend Tax thereon ..………...
8 (ii) Whether the Provision for Corporate Dividend Tax has been disclosed
separately under the head 'Provisions' in the balance sheet?
9 Guidance Note on Accounting for Credit Available in Respect of Minimum
Alternative Tax (MAT) under the Income-tax Act, 1961
9 (i) Whether 'MAT' has been disclosed as current tax in the profit and loss
account?
9 (ii) If 'MAT credit' is recognised as an asset (subject to considerations of
9 (iii) prudence),
In the year ofwhether the'MAT
set-off of same credit
has been presentedwhether:
entitlement', under the head 'Loans
9 a) the availed credit has been shown as a deduction from 'Provision for
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AS - 26 - Intangible Assets
together with its share of any expenses incurred by the joint venture?
(v) Any expenses separately incurred for the purpose of the joint venture?
4 (a) Is the joint venture in nature of jointly controlled entity?
(b) If yes to (a) above, has the venturer in its separate financial statement accounted
investment in accordance with AS-13, Accounting for Investments?
(c) Has the venturer in its consolidated financial statements reported as a separate line
item its interest in the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the jointly
controlled entity by using the proportionate consolidation method?
5 Has the venturer in its consolidated financial statements separately disclosed goodwill or
capital reserve, considering net asset position of the jointly controlled entity at the date on
which interest is acquired?
6 (a) Is the investment in joint venture not resulting in joint control?
(b) If yes, to (a), has the investor in its consolidated financial statements reported its
interest in accordance with
(i) AS-13? Or
(ii) AS-21? Or
(iii) AS-23?
(c) If yes to (a), has the investor in its separate financial statements accounted for
interest in the joint venture as per AS-13?
7 Whether a venturer has disclosed the following information in its separate financial
statements as well asamount
(i). The aggregate consolidated financial statements:
of the following contingent liabilities, unless the probability
of(a)lossany
is remote, separately
contingent from that
liabilities the amount of otherhas
the venturer contingent
incurredliabilities.
in relation to its
interests in joint ventures and its share in each of the contingent liabilities
which have been incurred jointly with other venturers?
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(b) Its share of the contingent liabilities of the joint ventures themselves for which
it is contingently liable?
(c) Those contingent liabilities that arise because the venturer is contingently
(iii). a list of all joint ventures and description of interests in significant joint ventures?
(iv). in respect of jointly controlled entities, the proportion of ownership interest, name
8 Whether andthe
country of incorporation
venturer has disclosed, or residence?
in its separate financial statements, the aggregate
amounts of each of the assets, liabilities,
9 Where the jointly controlled entity uses accounting income and expenses
policies otherrelated to its adopted
than those interestsfor
in the
consolidated financial
(i). the above fact? statements for like transactions and events in similar circumstances
(ii). the proportion of items in the consolidated financial statements to which different
10 Whether accounting policies
the difference have been
between the applied?
cost (or other carrying amount, if different) to the
venturerapplying
11 While of its interest in a jointly controlled
the proportionate entity
consolidation over itswhether
method, share ofthetheventure’s
net assetsshare
of the
of
each of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a jointly controlled entity is reported
(f) Is depreciation charge after reversal of an impairment loss for the future
period on a systematic basis over its remaining useful life?
(g) Is the reversal of an impairment loss for a cash generating unit?
(h) If yes to (g) above, is the increase allocated in the following order
(i). First assets other than goodwill?
(ii). Then to goodwill, if impairment loss was caused by a specific
external event of an exceptional nature that is not expected to recur
and subsequent external events have occurred that reverse the
effect of that event?
(i) Is the carrying amount for a cash-generating unit increased lower of
(i). Its recoverable amount? And
(ii). The carrying amount that would have been determined (net of
depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset
in prior accounting periods?
9 For each class of assets, whether the financial statements have disclosed:
(i). the amount of impairment losses recognised in the statement of
profit and loss during the period?
(ii). the amount of reversals of impairment losses recognised in the
statement of profit and loss during the period?
(iii). the amount of impairment losses recognised directly against revaluation
surplus during the period?
(iv). the amount of reversal of impairment losses recognised directly in
revaluation surplus during the period?
Notes:
(a) A class of assets' is a grouping of assets of similar nature and use in
an enterprise's operations,
(b) The above information ((i) to (iv)) may be presented with other
information disclosed for the class of assets.For example, this
information can be included in a reconciliation of the carrying amount
of fixed assets, at the beginning and end of the period as required
under AS 10, 'Accounting for Fixed Assets'.
AS 28
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NO
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AS - 29 - Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
(b) Where it is more likely that no present obligation exists at the balance sheet date,
the enterprise discloses a contingent liability, unless the possibility of an outflow
of resources embodying economic benefits is remote?
4) Have you ensured that the enterprise has not;
(a) Recognized any contingent asset?
(b) Recognized gains from the expected disposal of assets?
(c) Made provisions for future operating losses?
5) Have you ensured that provisions have been made in respect of the following liabilities;
(a) Warranties?
(b) Legislation virtual certain to be enacted?
(c) Requirements of a licensing agreement; e.g., an offshore oil field to remove the oil
rig at the end of production and restore the seabed, where the oil rig has been
constructed and where it is estimated that ninety per cent of the eventual cost
relate to the removal of oil rig?
(d) Where a retail store has a policy of refunding purchases by dissatisfied customers?
9) Whether the enterprise has disclosed the following for each class of provision?
(i). a brief description of the nature of the obligation and the expected timing of any
resulting outflows of economic benefits?
(ii). an indication of the uncertainties about those outflows.(Where necessary, to
provide adequate information, whether enterprise has disclosed the major
assumptions made concerning future events, as addressed in paragraph 41 of AS
29)? and
(iii). the amount of any expected reimbursement, stating the amount of any asset that
has been recognised for that expected reimbursement?
Note 1:
In determining which provisions may be aggregated to format a class,it is necessary to
consider whether the nature of the item is sufficiently similar for a single statement
about them to fulfill the requirements of i and ii above.Thus, it may be appropriate to
treat as a single class of provision amounts relating to warranties of different
products,but it would not be appropriate to treat as a single class amounts relating to
normal warranties and amounts that are subject to legal proceedings.
Note 2:
Level II and Level III enterprises are exempted from the disclosure requirements of all
the three items (i), (ii), and (iii) above.
10) Unless the possibility of any outflow in settlement is remote, whether the enterprise
has
(i).disclosed for each
an estimate of itsclass of contingent
financial liabilityunder
effect, measured at paragraphs
the balance 35-45sheet
of ASdate
29? a
(ii). an indication of the uncertainties relating to any outflows? and
(iii). the possibility of any reimbursement?
Note:
11) In determining
Where a provisionwhich
and contingent
a contingentliabilities
liability may
arise be
fromaggregated to form
the same set a class, it is
of circumstances
whether the enterprise has made the disclosures mentioned in 1 to 3 above in a way that
12) shows
Where the
anylink between
of the the provision
information and
required bythe contingent
paragraph liability?
3 above is not disclosed because it
is not practicable to do so, whether that fact has been stated?
13) In extremely rare cases, where disclosure of some or all of the information required by
paragraphs 1 to 3 above can be expected to prejudice seriously the position of the
enterprise in a dispute with other parties on the subject matter of the provision or
(i). general nature of the dispute?
contingent liability and accordingly no disclosure of information required by paragraphs
1 to 3 above is made, whether the enterprise has disclosed the following
13)
(ii). the fact that the information has not been disclosed?
(iii). the reason why the information has not been disclosed?
General Announcement
If an item in the financial statements is treated differently pursuant to an Order made by
the1 Court/ Tribunal, as
A description of compared to thetreatment
the accounting treatment made
required by an
along Accounting
with the reasonStandard,
that the
same has been adopted because of the Court/Tribunal Order?
2 Description of the difference between the accounting treatment prescribed in the
accounting Standard and that followed by the Company?
3 The financial impact, if any, arising due to such a difference?
Note:
The above disclosures are recommended for non -corporate entities also.
Sales:
1. Delivery delayed at buyer’s request and buyer takes title and
accepts billing
b) on approval
d) consignment sale
e) cash on delivery
3. Sale when purchaser makes a series of installment payments to
the seller and seller delivers goods only when final payment is
received.
4. Special order and shipments (where payment is received for goods
not presently held in stock)
5. Sale/repurchase agreements (seller agrees to repurchase the
goods at later date)
6. Sales to intermediate parties:
distributors, dealers etc.,
7. Subscription for publications
8. Installment Sale
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