a manufacturing company is making so many investments in equity shares. It has earned profit as well as loss. Whether the loss amounts should be separately given in the auditors report
04 August 2010
If the company is doing business of dealing in shares, then it should be treated as a seperate business activity as a whole. However, as per the current RBI guidelines, the company has to be registered as an NBFC to do such business as a part of its main object.
If the dealing in shares in not so frequent then the profit or loss (net) may be shown as a seperate line item in Misc Income or Other Expenses.