As per AS -15 the year end provisions of GRatuity and Leave Encashment is to be accounted for, as per actuarial valuation. As I am not aware of any actuary in Chennai. Would request you to kindly provide any Actuary Address / Contact No in Chennai.
Ravishankar K (Accountant) (461 Points)
12 April 2012As per AS -15 the year end provisions of GRatuity and Leave Encashment is to be accounted for, as per actuarial valuation. As I am not aware of any actuary in Chennai. Would request you to kindly provide any Actuary Address / Contact No in Chennai.
Tikaram Chaudhary
(Founder of Gratuity Trust Fund Consultant)
(2187 Points)
Replied 21 July 2015
Requirement of actuarial valuation services in compliance of AS-15 (Revised 2005) under various employee benefits plans such as Gratuity, Leave Encashment , Pension, etc. :-
Accounting & Disclosure for Employee Benefits in Compliance of Accounting Standard (AS) 15 (revised 2005)
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Accounting Standard (AS) 15 (revised 2005) is issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is mandatory in nature (refer to the text of the standard for details).
The objective of the standard is to prescribed accounting and disclosure for employee benefits. The statement requires an enterprise to recognize:-
A liability when an employee has provided service in exchange for employee benefits to be paid in the future; and
An expense when the enterprise consumes the economic benefit arising from service provided by an employee in exchange for employee benefits.
Employee Benefits fall under 2 type of plans:- Defined Contribution Plans and Defined Benefit Plans.
Employee Benefits are further classified as:-
Short Term Employee Benefits
Post Employment Benefits such as Gratuity, Pension, Other Retirement Benefits, Post-Employment Life Insurance and Post-Employment Medial Care;
Other Long-Term Employee Benefits, including long-service leave or sabbatical leave, jubilee or other long-service benefits, long-term disability benefits and, if they are not payable wholly within twelve months after the end of the period, profit-sharing, bonuses and deferred compensation; and
Termination Benefits
Because each category identified above has different characteristics, this statement establishes separate requirements for each category.
Accounting and Disclosure requirements for Defined Benefit Plans need the skill of an Actuary.
Most common Defined Benefits relevant in the Indian context which need the services of an actuary for compliance of the accounting standard, whilst finalizing the financial statements are:-
Gratuity
Compensated Absences (Earned Leave)
Compensated Absences (Sick Leave)
Post Retirement Medical Benefits
Superannuation (Pension Benefits)
Frequent items to be conversant with the subject are:-
Projected Unit Credit Method (PUC)
Present Value of Obligation
Current Service Cost
Interest Cost
Actuarial Gains/Losses
Employer’s Expense
Experience Adjustment on Plan Liabilities
Experience Adjustment on Plan Assets
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CA Puru Goyal
(CA DISA)
(150 Points)
Replied 06 August 2015
You can use K A Pandit, it is well reputated. Their contact details you can take from their web site.
Tikaram Chaudhary
(Founder of Gratuity Trust Fund Consultant)
(2187 Points)
Replied 06 August 2015
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