Accounting of Pre Incorporation expns by subsidiary co.

CA Pradeep Patil (Service) (51 Points)

29 March 2009  

Can the Preincorporation Expenses be higher than the Post incorporation Expenses?

Promoter company  had been incurring huge operating/Admin/Personnel  expenses for 6 months before incorporation of its subsidiary company . After incorporation of subsidiary raises a Debit Note on Subsidiary .How to treat these expenses in the books of account of subsidiary co.- Whether as pre incorporation expenses and amortise them or as expenses and charge them to P&L