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Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 1
Presentation of Financial Statements
(This Indian Accounting Standard includes paragraphs set in bold type and plain
type, which have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold type indicate the main
principles).
Objective
1 This Standard prescribes the basis for presentation of general purpose financial
statements to ensure comparability both with the entity’s financial statements
of previous periods and with the financial statements of other entities. It sets
out overall requirements for the presentation of financial statements,
guidelines for their structure and minimum requirements for their content.
Scope
2 An entity shall apply this Standard in preparing and presenting general
purpose financial statements in accordance with Indian Accounting
Standards (Ind ASs).
3 Other Ind ASs set out the recognition, measurement and disclosure
requirements for specific transactions and other events.
4 This Standard does not apply to the structure and content of condensed interim
financial statements prepared in accordance with Ind AS 34, Interim Financial
Reporting. However, paragraphs 15–35 apply to such financial statements.
This Standard applies equally to all entities, including those that present
consolidated financial statements in accordance with Ind AS 110,
Consolidated Financial Statements, and those that present separate financial
statements in accordance with Ind AS 27, Separate Financial Statements.
5 This Standard uses terminology that is suitable for profit-oriented entities,
including public sector business entities. If entities with not-for-profit
activities in the private sector or the public sector apply this Standard, they
may need to amend the descriptions used for particular line items in the
financial statements and for the financial statements themselves.
6 Similarly, entities whose share capital is not equity may need to adapt the
financial statement presentation of members’ interests.
Definitions
7 The following terms are used in this Standard with the meanings
specified:
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General purpose financial statements (referred to as ‘financial statements’)
are those intended to meet the needs of users who are not in a position to
require an entity to prepare reports tailored to their particular
information needs.
Impracticable Applying a requirement is impracticable when the entity
cannot apply it after making every reasonable effort to do so.
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind ASs) are Standards prescribed under
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Material Omissions or misstatements of items are material if they could,
individually or collectively, influence the economic decisions that users
make on the basis of the financial statements. Materiality depends on the
size and nature of the omission or misstatement judged in the
surrounding circumstances. The size or nature of the item, or a
combination of both, could be the determining factor.
Assessing whether an omission or misstatement could influence economic
decisions of users, and so be material, requires consideration of the
characteristics of those users. The Framework for the Preparation and
Presentation of Financial Statements issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India states in paragraph 25 that ‘users are assumed to have a
reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities and accounting and
a willingness to study the information with reasonable diligence.’ Therefore,
the assessment needs to take into account how users with such attributes could
reasonably be expected to be influenced in making economic decisions.
Notes contain information in addition to that presented in the balance
sheet ), statement of profit and loss, statement of changes in equity and
statement of cash flows. Notes provide narrative descriptions or
disaggregations of items presented in those statements and information
about items that do not qualify for recognition in those statements.
Other comprehensive income comprises items of income and expense
(including reclassification adjustments) that are not recognised in profit
or loss as required or permitted by other Ind ASs.
The components of other comprehensive income include:
(a) changes in revaluation surplus (see Ind AS 16, Property, Plant and
Equipment and Ind AS 38, Intangible Assets);
(b) reameasurements of defined benefit plans (see Ind AS 19, Employee
Benefits);
(c) gains and losses arising from translating the financial statements of a
foreign operation (see Ind AS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign
Exchange Rates);
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(d) gains and losses from investments in equity instruments designated at
fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with
paragraph 5.7.5 of Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments;
(da) gains and losseson financial assets measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 4.1.2A of Ind AS
109.
(e) the effective portion of gains and losses on hedging instruments in a
cash flow hedge and the gains and losses on hedging instruments that
hedge investments in equity instruments measured at fair value through
other comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 5.7.5 of Ind
AS 109 (see Chapter 6 of Ind AS 109);
(f) for particular liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or
loss, the amount of the change in fair value that is attributable to
changes in the liability’s credit risk (see paragraph 5.7.7 of Ind AS
109);
(g) changes in the value of the time value of options when separating the
intrinsic value and time value of an option contract and designating as
the hedging instrument only the changes in the intrinsic value (see
Chapter 6 of Ind AS 109);
(h) changes in the value of the forward elements of forward contracts
when separating the forward element and spot element of a forward
contract and designating as the hedging instrument only the changes in
the spot element, and changes in the value of the foreign currency basis
spread of a financial instrument when excluding it from the designation
of that financial instrument as the hedging instrument (see Chapter 6 of
Ind AS 109).
Owners are holders of instruments classified as equity.
Profit or loss is the total of income less expenses, excluding the
components of other comprehensive income.
Reclassification adjustments are amounts reclassified to profit or loss in
the current period that were recognised in other comprehensive income in
the current or previous periods.
Total comprehensive income is the change in equity during a period
resulting from transactions and other events, other than those changes
resulting from transactions with owners in their capacity as owners.
Total comprehensive income comprises all components of ‘profit or loss’ and
of ‘other comprehensive income’.
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8A The following terms are described in Ind AS 32, Financial Instruments:
Presentation, and are used in this Standard with the meaning specified in Ind
AS 32:
(a) puttable financial instrument classified as an equity
instrument(described in paragraphs 16A and 16B of Ind AS 32)
(b) an instrument that imposes on the entity an obligation to deliver to
another party a pro rata share of the net assets of the entity only on
liquidation and is classified as an equity instrument (described in
paragraphs 16C and 16D of Ind AS 32).
Financial statements
Purpose of financial statements
9 Financial statements are a structured representation of the financial position
and financial performance of an entity. The objective of financial statements is
to provide information about the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of an entity that is useful to a wide range of users in making
economic decisions. Financial statements also show the results of the
management’s stewardship of the resources entrusted to it. To meet this
objective, financial statements provide information about an entity’s:
(a) assets;
(b) liabilities;
(c) equity;
(d) income and expenses, including gains and losses;
(e) contributions by and distributions to owners in their capacity as
owners; and
(f) cash flows.
This information, along with other information in the notes, assists users of
financial statements in predicting the entity’s future cash flows and, in
particular, their timing and certainty.
Complete set of financial statements
10 A complete set of financial statements comprises:
(a) a balance sheet as at the end of the period ;
(b) a statement of profit and loss for the period;
(c) Statement of changes in equity for the period;
(d) a statement of cash flows for the period;
(e) notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and
other explanatory information; and
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(ea) comparative information in respect of the preceding period as
specified in paragraphs 38 and 38A; and
(f) a balance sheet as at the beginning of the preceding period when
an entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively or makes a
retrospective restatement of items in its financial statements, or
when it reclassifies items in its financial statements in accordance
with paragraphs 40A–40D.
10A An entity shall present a single statement of profit and loss, with profit or
loss and other comprehensive income presented in two sections. The
sections shall be presented together, with the profit or loss section
presented first followed directly by the other comprehensive income
section.
11 An entity shall present with equal prominence all of the financial
statements in a complete set of financial statements.
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13 Many entities present, outside the financial statements, a financial review by
management that describes and explains the main features of the entity’s
financial performance and financial position, and the principal uncertainties it
faces. Such a report may include a review of:
(a) the main factors and influences determining financial performance,
including changes in the environment in which the entity operates, the
entity’s response to those changes and their effect, and the entity’s
policy for investment to maintain and enhance financial performance,
including its dividend policy;
(b) the entity’s sources of funding and its targeted ratio of liabilities to
equity; and
(c) the entity’s resources not recognised in the balance sheet in accordance
with Ind ASs.
14 Many entities also present, outside the financial statements, reports and
statements such as environmental reports and value added statements,
particularly in industries in which environmental factors are significant and
when employees are regarded as an important user group. Reports and
statements presented outside financial statements are outside the scope of Ind
ASs.
General features
Presentation of True and Fair View and compliance with Ind ASs
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15 Financial statements shall present a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance and cash flows of an entity. Presentation
of true and fair view requires the faithful representation of the effects of
transactions, other events and conditions in accordance with the
definitions and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities, income and
expenses set out in the Framework. The application of Ind ASs, with
additional disclosure when necessary, is presumed to result in financial
statements that present a true and fair view.
16 An entity whose financial statements comply with Ind ASs shall make an
explicit and unreserved statement of such compliance in the notes. An
entity shall not describe financial statements as complying with Ind ASs
unless they comply with all the requirements of Ind ASs.
17 In virtually all circumstances, presentation of a true and fair view is achieved
by compliance with applicable Ind ASs. Presentation of a true and fair view
also requires an entity:
(a) to select and apply accounting policies in accordance with Ind AS 8,
Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. Ind
AS 8 sets out a hierarchy of authoritative guidance that management
considers in the absence of an Ind AS that specifically applies to an
item.
(b) to present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that
provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable
information.
(c) to provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific
requirements in Ind ASs is insufficient to enable users to understand
the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the
entity’s financial position and financial performance.
18 An entity cannot rectify inappropriate accounting policies either by
disclosure of the accounting policies used or by notes or explanatory
material.
19 In the extremely rare circumstances in which management concludes that
compliance with a requirement in an Ind AS would be so misleading that
it would conflict with the objective of financial statements set out in the
Framework, the entity shall depart from that requirement in the manner
set out in paragraph 20 if the relevant regulatory framework requires, or
otherwise does not prohibit, such a departure.
20 When an entity departs from a requirement of an Ind AS in accordance
with paragraph 19, it shall disclose:
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(a) that management has concluded that the financial statements
present a true and fair view of the entity’s financial position,
financial performance and cash flows;
(b) that it has complied with applicable Ind ASs, except that it has
departed from a particular requirement to present a true and fair
view;
(c) the title of the Ind AS from which the entity has departed, the
nature of the departure, including the treatment that the Ind AS
would require, the reason why that treatment would be so
misleading in the circumstances that it would conflict with the
objective of financial statements set out in the Framework, and the
treatment adopted; and
(d) for each period presented, the financial effect of the departure on
each item in the financial statements that would have been
reported in complying with the requirement.
21 When an entity has departed from a requirement of an Ind AS in a prior
period, and that departure affects the amounts recognised in the financial
statements for the current period, it shall make the disclosures set out in
paragraph 20(c) and (d).
22 Paragraph 21 applies, for example, when an entity departed in a prior period
from a requirement in an Ind AS for the measurement of assets or liabilities
and that departure affects the measurement of changes in assets and liabilities
recognised in the current period’s financial statements.
23 In the extremely rare circumstances in which management concludes that
compliance with a requirement in an Ind AS would be so misleading that
it would conflict with the objective of financial statements set out in the
Framework, but the relevant regulatory framework prohibits departure
from the requirement, the entity shall, to the maximum extent possible,
reduce the perceived misleading aspects of compliance by disclosing:
(a) the title of the Ind AS in question, the nature of the requirement,
and the reason why management has concluded that complying
with that requirement is so misleading in the circumstances that it
conflicts with the objective of financial statements set out in the
Framework; and
(b) for each period presented, the adjustments to each item in the
financial statements that management has concluded would be
necessary to present a true and fair view.
24 For the purpose of paragraphs 19–23, an item of information would conflict
with the objective of financial statements when it does not represent faithfully
the transactions, other events and conditions that it either purports to represent
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or could reasonably be expected to represent and, consequently, it would be
likely to influence economic decisions made by users of financial statements.
When assessing whether complying with a specific requirement in an Ind AS
would be so misleading that it would conflict with the objective of financial
statements set out in the Framework, management considers:
(a) why the objective of financial statements is not achieved in the
particular circumstances; and
(b) how the entity’s circumstances differ from those of other entities that
comply with the requirement. If other entities in similar circumstances
comply with the requirement, there is a rebuttable presumption that the
entity’s compliance with the requirement would not be so misleading
that it would conflict with the objective of financial statements set out
in the Framework.
Going concern
25 When preparing financial statements, management shall make an
assessment of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. An entity
shall prepare financial statements on a going concern basis unless
management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading, or
has no realistic alternative but to do so. When management is aware, in
making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or
conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the entity’s ability to
continue as a going concern, the entity shall disclose those uncertainties.
When an entity does not prepare financial statements on a going concern
basis, it shall disclose that fact, together with the basis on which it
prepared the financial statements and the reason why the entity is not
regarded as a going concern.
26 In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate,
management takes into account all available information about the future,
which is at least, but is not limited to, twelve months from the end of the
reporting period. The degree of consideration depends on the facts in each
case. When an entity has a history of profitable operations and ready access to
financial resources, the entity may reach a conclusion that the going concern
basis of accounting is appropriate without detailed analysis. In other cases,
management may need to consider a wide range of factors relating to current
and expected profitability, debt repayment schedules and potential sources of
replacement financing before it can satisfy itself that the going concern basis is
appropriate.
Accrual basis of accounting
27 An entity shall prepare its financial statements, except for cash flow
information, using the accrual basis of accounting.
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28 When the accrual basis of accounting is used, an entity recognises items as
assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses (the elements of financial
statements) when they satisfy the definitions and recognition criteria for those
elements in the Framework.
Materiality and aggregation
29 An entity shall present separately each material class of similar items. An
entity shall present separately items of a dissimilar nature or function
unless they are immaterial except when required by law.
30 Financial statements result from processing large numbers of transactions or
other events that are aggregated into classes according to their nature or
function. The final stage in the process of aggregation and classification is the
presentation of condensed and classified data, which form line items in the
financial statements. If a line item is not individually material, it is aggregated
with other items either in those statements or in the notes. An item that is not
sufficiently material to warrant separate presentation in those statements may
warrant separate presentation in the notes.
31 An entity need not provide a specific disclosure required by an Ind AS if the
information is not material except when required by law.
Offsetting
32 An entity shall not offset assets and liabilities or income and expenses,
unless required or permitted by an Ind AS.
33 An entity reports separately both assets and liabilities, and income and
expenses. Offsetting in the statement of profit and loss or balance sheet, except
when offsetting reflects the substance of the transaction or other event,
detracts from the ability of users both to understand the transactions, other
events and conditions that have occurred and to assess the entity’s future cash
flows. Measuring assets net of valuation allowances—for example,
obsolescence allowances on inventories and doubtful debts allowances on
receivables—is not offsetting.
34 Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers requires an entity to
measure revenue from contracts with customers at the amount of
consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for
transferring promised goods or services. For example, the amount of revenue
recognised reflects any trade discounts and volume rebates the entity allows.
An entity undertakes, in the course of its ordinary activities, other transactions
that do not generate revenue but are incidental to the main revenue-generating
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activities. An entity presents the results of such transactions, when this
presentation reflects the substance of the transaction or other event, by netting
any income with related expenses arising on the same transaction. For
example:
(a) an entity presents gains and losses on the disposal of non-current
assets, including investments and operating assets, by deducting from
the amount of consideration on disposal the carrying amount of the
asset and related selling expenses; and
(b) an entity may net expenditure related to a provision that is recognised
in accordance with Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and
Contingent Assets, and reimbursed under a contractual arrangement
with a third party (for example, a supplier’s warranty agreement)
against the related reimbursement.
35 In addition, an entity presents on a net basis gains and losses arising from a
group of similar transactions, for example, foreign exchange gains and losses
or gains and losses arising on financial instruments held for trading. However,
an entity presents such gains and losses separately if they are material.
Frequency of reporting
36 An entity shall present a complete set of financial statements (including
comparative information) at least annually. When an entity changes the
end of its reporting period and presents financial statements for a period
longer or shorter than one year, an entity shall disclose, in addition to the
period covered by the financial statements:
(a) the reason for using a longer or shorter period, and
(b) the fact that amounts presented in the financial statements are not
entirely comparable.
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Comparative information
Minimum comparative information
38 Except when Ind ASs permit or require otherwise, an entity shall present
comparative information in respect of the preceding period for all
amounts reported in the current period’s financial statements. An entity
shall include comparative information for narrative and descriptive
information if it is relevant to understanding the current period’s
financial statements.
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38A An entity shall present, as a minimum, two balance sheets , two
statements of profit and loss, two statements of cash flows and two
statements of changes in equity, and related notes.
38B In some cases, narrative information provided in the financial statements for
the preceding period(s) continues to be relevant in the current period. For
example, an entity discloses in the current period details of a legal dispute, the
outcome of which was uncertain at the end of the preceding period and is yet
to be resolved. Users may benefit from the disclosure of information that the
uncertainty existed at the end of the preceding period and from the disclosure
of information about the steps that have been taken during the period to
resolve the uncertainty.
Additional comparative information
38C An entity may present comparative information in addition to the minimum
comparative financial statements required by Ind ASs, as long as that
information is prepared in accordance with Ind ASs. This comparative
information may consist of one or more statements referred to in paragraph 10,
but need not comprise a complete set of financial statements. When this is the
case, the entity shall present related note information for those additional
statements.
38D For example, an entity may present a third statement of profit and loss
(thereby presenting the current period, the preceding period and one additional
comparative period). However, the entity is not required to present a third
balance sheet, a third statement of cash flows or a third statement of changes
in equity (ie an additional financial statement comparative). The entity is
required to present, in the notes to the financial statements, the comparative
information related to that additional statement of profit and loss.
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Change in accounting policy, retrospective restatement or reclassification
40A An entity shall present a third balance sheet as at the beginning of the
preceding period in addition to the minimum comparative financial
statements required in paragraph 38A if:
(a) it applies an accounting policy retrospectively, makes a
retrospective restatement of items in its financial statements or
reclassifies items in its financial statements; and
(b) the retrospective application, retrospective restatement or the
reclassification has a material effect on the information in the
balance sheet at the beginning of the preceding period.
40B In the circumstances described in paragraph 40A, an entity shall present three
balance sheets as at:
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(a) the end of the current period;
(b) the end of the preceding period; and
(c) the beginning of the preceding period.
40C When an entity is required to present an additional balance sheet in accordance
with paragraph 40A, it must disclose the information required by paragraphs
41– 44 and Ind AS 8. However, it need not present the related notes to the
opening balance sheet as at the beginning of the preceding period.
40D The date of that opening balance sheet shall be as at the beginning of the
preceding period regardless of whether an entity’s financial statements present
comparative information for earlier periods (as permitted in paragraph 38C).
41 If an entity changes the presentation or classification of items in its
financial statements, it shall reclassify comparative amounts unless
reclassification is impracticable. When an entity reclassifies comparative
amounts, it shall disclose (including as at the beginning of the preceding
period):
(a) the nature of the reclassification;
(b) the amount of each item or class of items that is reclassified; and
(c) the reason for the reclassification.
42 When it is impracticable to reclassify comparative amounts, an entity
shall disclose:
(a) the reason for not reclassifying the amounts, and
(b) the nature of the adjustments that would have been made if the
amounts had been reclassified.
43 Enhancing the inter-period comparability of information assists users in
making economic decisions, especially by allowing the assessment of trends in
financial information for predictive purposes. In some circumstances, it is
impracticable to reclassify comparative information for a particular prior
period to achieve comparability with the current period. For example, an entity
may not have collected data in the prior period(s) in a way that allows
reclassification, and it may be impracticable to recreate the information.
44 Ind AS 8 sets out the adjustments to comparative information required when
an entity changes an accounting policy or corrects an error.
Consistency of presentation
45 An entity shall retain the presentation and classification of items in the
financial statements from one period to the next unless:
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(a) it is apparent, following a significant change in the nature of the
entity’s operations or a review of its financial statements, that
another presentation or classification would be more appropriate
having regard to the criteria for the selection and application of
accounting policies in Ind AS 8; or
(b) an Ind AS requires a change in presentation.
46 For example, a significant acquisition or disposal, or a review of the
presentation of the financial statements, might suggest that the financial
statements need to be presented differently. An entity changes the presentation
of its financial statements only if the changed presentation provides
information that is reliable and more relevant to users of the financial
statements and the revised structure is likely to continue, so that comparability
is not impaired. When making such changes in presentation, an entity
reclassifies its comparative information in accordance with paragraphs 41 and
42.
Structure and content
Introduction
47 This Standard requires particular disclosures in the balance sheet or in the
statement of profit and loss, or in the statement of changes in equity and
requires disclosure of other line items either in those statements or in the
notes. Ind AS 7, Statement of Cash Flows, sets out requirements for the
presentation of cash flow information.
48 This Standard sometimes uses the term ‘disclosure’ in a broad sense,
encompassing items presented in the financial statements. Disclosures are also
required by other Ind ASs. Unless specified to the contrary elsewhere in this
Standard or in another Ind AS, such disclosures may be made in the financial
statements.
Identification of the financial statements
49 An entity shall clearly identify the financial statements and distinguish
them from other information in the same published document.
50 Ind ASs apply only to financial statements, and not necessarily to other
information presented in an annual report, a regulatory filing, or another
document. Therefore, it is important that users can distinguish information that
is prepared using Ind ASs from other information that may be useful to users
but is not the subject of those requirements.
51 An entity shall clearly identify each financial statement and the notes. In
addition, an entity shall display the following information prominently,
and repeat it when necessary for the information presented to be
understandable:
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(a) the name of the reporting entity or other means of identification,
and any change in that information from the end of the preceding
reporting period;
(b) whether the financial statements are of an individual entity or a
group of entities;
(c) the date of the end of the reporting period or the period covered by
the set of financial statements or notes;
(d) the presentation currency, as defined in Ind AS 21; and
(e) the level of rounding used in presenting amounts in the financial
statements.
52 An entity meets the requirements in paragraph 51 by presenting appropriate
headings for pages, statements, notes, columns and the like. Judgement is
required in determining the best way of presenting such information. For
example, when an entity presents the financial statements electronically,
separate pages are not always used; an entity then presents the above items to
ensure that the information included in the financial statements can be
understood.
53 An entity often makes financial statements more understandable by presenting
information in thousands, lakhs, millions or crores of units of the presentation
currency. This is acceptable as long as the entity discloses the level of
rounding and does not omit material information.
Balance Sheet
Information to be presented in the balance sheet
54 As a minimum, the balance sheet shall include line items that present the
following amounts:
(a) property, plant and equipment;
(b) investment property;
(c) intangible assets;
(d) financial assets (excluding amounts shown under (e), (h) and (i));
(e) investments accounted for using the equity method;
(f) biological assets within the scope of Ind AS 41 Agriculture;
(g) inventories;
(h) trade and other receivables;
(i) cash and cash equivalents;
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(j) the total of assets classified as held for sale and assets included in
disposal groups classified as held for sale in accordance with Ind
AS 105, Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued
Operations;
(k) trade and other payables;
(l) provisions;
(m) financial liabilities (excluding amounts shown under (k) and (l));
(n) liabilities and assets for current tax, as defined in Ind AS 12,
Income Taxes;
(o) deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, as defined in Ind AS
12;
(p) liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale in
accordance with Ind AS 105;
(q) non-controlling interests, presented within equity; and
(r) issued capital and reserves attributable to owners of the parent.
55 An entity shall present additional line items, headings and subtotals in the
balance sheet when such presentation is relevant to an understanding of
the entity’s financial position.
56 When an entity presents current and non-current assets, and current and
non-current liabilities, as separate classifications in its balance sheet, it
shall not classify deferred tax assets (liabilities) as current assets
(liabilities).
57 This Standard does not prescribe the order or format in which an entity
presents items. Paragraph 54 simply lists items that are sufficiently different in
nature or function to warrant separate presentation in the balance sheet. In
addition:
(a) line items are included when the size, nature or function of an item or
aggregation of similar items is such that separate presentation is
relevant to an understanding of the entity’s financial position; and
(b) the descriptions used and the ordering of items or aggregation of
similar items may be amended according to the nature of the entity and
its transactions, to provide information that is relevant to an
understanding of the entity’s financial position. For example, a
financial institution may amend the above descriptions to provide
information that is relevant to the operations of a financial institution.
58 An entity makes the judgement about whether to present additional items
separately on the basis of an assessment of:
(a) the nature and liquidity of assets;
(b) the function of assets within the entity; and
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(c) the amounts, nature and timing of liabilities.
59 The use of different measurement bases for different classes of assets suggests
that their nature or function differs and, therefore, that an entity presents them
as separate line items. For example, different classes of property, plant and
equipment can be carried at cost or at revalued amounts in accordance with
Ind AS 16.
Current/non-current distinction
60 An entity shall present current and non-current assets, and current and
non-current liabilities, as separate classifications in its balance sheet in
accordance with paragraphs 66–76 except when a presentation based on
liquidity provides information that is reliable and more relevant. When
that exception applies, an entity shall present all assets and liabilities in
order of liquidity.
61 Whichever method of presentation is adopted, an entity shall disclose the
amount expected to be recovered or settled after more than twelve months
for each asset and liability line item that combines amounts expected to be
recovered or settled:
(a) no more than twelve months after the reporting period, and
(b) more than twelve months after the reporting period.
62 When an entity supplies goods or services within a clearly identifiable
operating cycle, separate classification of current and non-current assets and
liabilities in the balance sheet provides useful information by distinguishing
the net assets that are continuously circulating as working capital from those
used in the entity’s long-term operations. It also highlights assets that are
expected to be realised within the current operating cycle, and liabilities that
are due for settlement within the same period.
63 For some entities, such as financial institutions, a presentation of assets and
liabilities in increasing or decreasing order of liquidity provides information
that is reliable and more relevant than a current/non-current presentation
because the entity does not supply goods or services within a clearly
identifiable operating cycle.
64 In applying paragraph 60, an entity is permitted to present some of its assets
and liabilities using a current/non-current classification and others in order of
liquidity when this provides information that is reliable and more relevant. The
need for a mixed basis of presentation might arise when an entity has diverse
operations.
65 Information about expected dates of realisation of assets and liabilities is
useful in assessing the liquidity and solvency of an entity. Ind AS 107,
Financial Instruments: Disclosures, requires disclosure of the maturity dates
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of financial assets and financial liabilities. Financial assets include trade and
other receivables, and financial liabilities include trade and other payables.
Information on the expected date of recovery of non-monetary assets such as
inventories and expected date of settlement for liabilities such as provisions is
also useful, whether assets and liabilities are classified as current or as non-
current. For example, an entity discloses the amount of inventories that are
expected to be recovered more than twelve months after the reporting period.
Current assets
66 An entity shall classify an asset as current when:
(a) it expects to realise the asset, or intends to sell or consume it, in its
normal operating cycle;
(b) it holds the asset primarily for the purpose of trading;
(c) it expects to realise the asset within twelve months after the
reporting period; or
(d) the asset is cash or a cash equivalent (as defined in Ind AS 7)
unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle
a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
An entity shall classify all other assets as non-current.
67 This Standard uses the term ‘non-current’ to include tangible, intangible and
financial assets of a long-term nature. It does not prohibit the use of alternative
descriptions as long as the meaning is clear.
68 The operating cycle of an entity is the time between the acquisition of assets
for processing and their realisation in cash or cash equivalents. When the
entity’s normal operating cycle is not clearly identifiable, it is assumed to be
twelve months. Current assets include assets (such as inventories and trade
receivables) that are sold, consumed or realised as part of the normal operating
cycle even when they are not expected to be realised within twelve months
after the reporting period. Current assets also include assets held primarily for
the purpose of trading (examples include some financial assets that meet the
definition of held for trading in Ind AS 109) and the current portion of non-
current financial assets.
Current liabilities
69 An entity shall classify a liability as current when:
(a) it expects to settle the liability in its normal operating cycle;
(b) it holds the liability primarily for the purpose of trading;
(c) the liability is due to be settled within twelve months after the
reporting period; or
(d) it does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement of the
liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period (see
paragraph 73). Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the
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counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity
instruments do not affect its classification.
An entity shall classify all other liabilities as non-current.
70 Some current liabilities, such as trade payables and some accruals for
employee and other operating costs, are part of the working capital used in the
entity’s normal operating cycle. An entity classifies such operating items as
current liabilities even if they are due to be settled more than twelve months
after the reporting period. The same normal operating cycle applies to the
classification of an entity’s assets and liabilities. When the entity’s normal
operating cycle is not clearly identifiable, it is assumed to be twelve months.
71 Other current liabilities are not settled as part of the normal operating cycle,
but are due for settlement within twelve months after the reporting period or
held primarily for the purpose of trading. Examples are some financial
liabilities that meet the definition of held for trading in Ind AS 109, bank
overdrafts, and the current portion of non-current financial liabilities,
dividends payable, income taxes and other non-trade payables. Financial
liabilities that provide financing on a long-term basis (ie are not part of the
working capital used in the entity’s normal operating cycle) and are not due
for settlement within twelve months after the reporting period are non-current
liabilities, subject to paragraphs 74 and 75.
72 An entity classifies its financial liabilities as current when they are due to be
settled within twelve months after the reporting period, even if:
(a) the original term was for a period longer than twelve months, and
(b) an agreement to refinance, or to reschedule payments, on a long-term
basis is completed after the reporting period and before the financial
statements are approved for issue.
73 If an entity expects, and has the discretion, to refinance or roll over an
obligation for at least twelve months after the reporting period under an
existing loan facility, it classifies the obligation as non-current, even if it
would otherwise be due within a shorter period. However, when refinancing or
rolling over the obligation is not at the discretion of the entity (for example,
there is no arrangement for refinancing), the entity does not consider the
potential to refinance the obligation and classifies the obligation as current.
74 Where there is a breach of a material provision of a long-term loan
arrangement on or before the end of the reporting period with the effect that
the liability becomes payable on demand on the reporting date, the entity does
not classify the liability as current, if the lender agreed, after the reporting
period and before the approval of the financial statements for issue, not to
demand payment as a consequence of the breach.
75 However, an entity classifies the liability as non-current if the lender agreed by
the end of the reporting period to provide a period of grace ending at least
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twelve months after the reporting period, within which the entity can rectify
the breach and during which the lender cannot demand immediate repayment.
76 [Refer Appendix 1]
Information to be presented either in the balance sheet or in the notes
77 An entity shall disclose, either in the balance sheet or in the notes, further
subclassifications of the line items presented, classified in a manner
appropriate to the entity’s operations.
78 The detail provided in subclassifications depends on the requirements of Ind
ASs and on the size, nature and function of the amounts involved. An entity
also uses the factors set out in paragraph 58 to decide the basis of
subclassification. The disclosures vary for each item, for example:
(a) items of property, plant and equipment are disaggregated into classes
in accordance with Ind AS 16;
(b) receivables are disaggregated into amounts receivable from trade
customers, receivables from related parties, prepayments and other
amounts;
(c) inventories are disaggregated, in accordance with Ind AS 2,
Inventories, into classifications such as merchandise, production
supplies, materials, work in progress and finished goods;
(d) provisions are disaggregated into provisions for employee benefits and
other items; and
(e) equity capital and reserves are disaggregated into various classes, such
as paid-in capital, share premium and reserves.
79 An entity shall disclose the following, either in the balance sheet or the
statement of changes in equity, or in the notes:
(a) for each class of share capital:
(i) the number of shares authorised;
(ii) the number of shares issued and fully paid, and issued but
not fully paid;
(iii) par value per share, or that the shares have no par value;
(iv) a reconciliation of the number of shares outstanding at the
beginning and at the end of the period;
(v) the rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to that
class including restrictions on the distribution of dividends
and the repayment of capital;
(vi) shares in the entity held by the entity or by its subsidiaries
or associates; and
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(vii) shares reserved for issue under options and contracts for
the sale of shares, including terms and amounts; and
(b) a description of the nature and purpose of each reserve within
equity.
80 An entity whose capital is not limited by shares eg, a company limited by
guarantee, shall disclose information equivalent to that required by
paragraph 79(a), showing changes during the period in each category of
equity interest, and the rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to
each category of equity interest.
80A If an entity has reclassified
(a) a puttable financial instrument classified as an equity instrument,
or
(b) an instrument that imposes on the entity an obligation to deliver to
another party a pro rata share of the net assets of the entity only
on liquidation and is classified as an equity instrument
between financial liabilities and equity, it shall disclose the amount
reclassified into and out of each category (financial liabilities or equity),
and the timing and reason for that reclassification.
Statement of Profit and Loss
81 [Refer Appendix 1]
81A The statement of profit and loss shall present, in addition to the profit or
loss and other comprehensive income sections:
(a) profit or loss;
(b) total other comprehensive income;
(c) comprehensive income for the period, being the total of profit or
loss and other comprehensive income.
81B An entity shall present the following items, in addition to the profit or loss
and other comprehensive income sections, as allocation of profit or loss
and other comprehensive income for the period:
(a) profit or loss for the period attributable to:
(i) non-controlling interests, and
(ii) owners of the parent.
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(b) comprehensive income for the period attributable to:
(i) non-controlling interests, and
(ii) owners of the parent.
Information to be presented in the profit or loss section of the statement
of profit and loss
82 In addition to items required by other Ind ASs, the profit or loss section
of the statement of profit and loss shall include line items that present the
following amounts for the period:
(a) revenue, presenting separately interest revenue calculated using
the effective interest method;
(aa) gains and losses arising from the derecognition of financial assets
measured at amortised cost;
(b) finance costs;
(ba) impairment losses (including reversals of impairment losses or
impairment gains) determined in accordance with Section 5.5 of
Ind AS 109;
(c) share of the profit or loss of associates and joint ventures
accounted for using the equity method;
(ca) if a financial asset is reclassified out of the amortised cost
measurement category so that it is measured at fair value through
profit or loss, any gain or loss arising from a difference between
the previous amortised cost of the financial asset and its fair value
at the reclassification date (as defined in Ind AS 109);
(cb) if a financial asset is reclassified out of the fair value through
other comprehensive income measurement category so that it is
measured at fair value through profit or loss, any cumulative gain
or loss previously recognised in other comprehensive income that
is reclassified to profit or loss;
(d) tax expense;
(e) [Refer Appendix 1]
(ea) a single amount for the total of discontinued operations (see Ind
AS 105).
(f)-(i) [Refer Appendix 1]
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Information to be presented in the other comprehensive income section
82A The other comprehensive income section shall present line items for
amounts of other comprehensive income in the period, classified by
nature (including share of the other comprehensive income of associates
and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method) and grouped
into those that, in accordance with other Ind ASs:
(a) will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss; and
(b) will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss when specific
conditions are met.
83 [Refer Appendix 1]
84 [Refer Appendix 1]
85 An entity shall present additional line items, headings and subtotals in the
statement of profit and loss, when such presentation is relevant to an
understanding of the entity’s financial performance.
86 Because the effects of an entity’s various activities, transactions and other
events differ in frequency, potential for gain or loss and predictability,
disclosing the components of financial performance assists users in
understanding the financial performance achieved and in making projections
of future financial performance. An entity includes additional line items in the
statement of profit and loss, and it amends the descriptions used and the
ordering of items when this is necessary to explain the elements of financial
performance. An entity considers factors including materiality and the nature
and function of the items of income and expense. For example, a financial
institution may amend the descriptions to provide information that is relevant
to the operations of a financial institution. An entity does not offset income
and expense items unless the criteria in paragraph 32 are met.
87 An entity shall not present any items of income or expense as
extraordinary items, in the statement of profit and loss or in the notes.
Profit or loss for the period
88 An entity shall recognise all items of income and expense in a period in
profit or loss unless an Ind AS requires or permits otherwise.
89 Some Ind ASs specify circumstances when an entity recognises particular
items outside profit or loss in the current period. Ind AS 8 specifies two such
circumstances: the correction of errors and the effect of changes in accounting
policies. Other Ind ASs require or permit components of other comprehensive
income that meet the Framework’s definition of income or expense to be
excluded from profit or loss (see paragraph 7).
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Other comprehensive income for the period
90 An entity shall disclose the amount of income tax relating to each item of
other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments,
either in the statement of profit and loss or in the notes.
91 An entity may present items of other comprehensive income either:
(a) net of related tax effects, or
(b) before related tax effects with one amount shown for the aggregate
amount of income tax relating to those items.
If an entity elects alternative (b), it shall allocate the tax between the items that
might be reclassified subsequently to the profit or loss section and those that
will not be reclassified subsequently to the profit or loss section.
92 An entity shall disclose reclassification adjustments relating to
components of other comprehensive income.
93 Other Ind ASs specify whether and when amounts previously recognised in
other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss. Such
reclassifications are referred to in this Standard as reclassification adjustments.
A reclassification adjustment is included with the related component of other
comprehensive income in the period that the adjustment is reclassified to profit
or loss. These amounts may have been recognised in other comprehensive
income as unrealised gains in the current or previous periods. Those unrealised
gains must be deducted from other comprehensive income in the period in
which the realised gains are reclassified to profit or loss to avoid including
them in total comprehensive income twice.
94 An entity may present reclassification adjustments in the statement of profit
and loss or in the notes. An entity presenting reclassification adjustments in
the notes presents the items of other comprehensive income after any related
reclassification adjustments.
95 Reclassification adjustments arise, for example, on disposal of a foreign
operation (see Ind AS 21) and when some hedged forecast cash flow affect
profit or loss (see paragraph 6.5.11(d) of Ind AS109 in relation to cash flow
hedges).
96 Reclassification adjustments do not arise on changes in revaluation surplus
recognised in accordance with Ind AS 16 or Ind AS 38 or on reameasurements
of defined benefit plans recognised in accordance with Ind AS 19. These
components are recognised in other comprehensive income and are not
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reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods. Changes in revaluation
surplus may be transferred to retained earnings in subsequent periods as the
asset is used or when it is derecognised (see Ind AS 16 and Ind AS 38). In
accordance with Ind AS 109, reclassification adjustments do not arise if a cash
flow hedge or the accounting for the time value of an option (or the forward
element of a forward contract or the foreign currency basis spread of a
financial instrument) result in amounts that are removed from the cash flow
hedge reserve or a separate component of equity, respectively, and included
directly in the initial cost or other carrying amount of an asset or a liability.
These amounts are directly transferred to assets or liabilities.
Information to be presented in the statement of profit and loss or in the
notes
97 When items of income or expense are material, an entity shall disclose
their nature and amount separately.
98 Circumstances that would give rise to the separate disclosure of items of
income and expense include:
(a) write-downs of inventories to net realisable value or of property, plant
and equipment to recoverable amount, as well as reversals of such
write-downs;
(b) restructurings of the activities of an entity and reversals of any
provisions for the costs of restructuring;
(c) disposals of items of property, plant and equipment;
(d) disposals of investments;
(e) discontinued operations;
(f) litigation settlements; and
(g) other reversals of provisions.
99 An entity shall present an analysis of expenses recognised in profit or loss
using a classification based on the nature of expense method.
100 Entities are encouraged to present the analysis in paragraph 99 in the statement
of profit and loss.
101 Expenses are subclassified to highlight components of financial performance
that may differ in terms of frequency, potential for gain or loss and
predictability. This analysis is provided in the form as described in paragraph
102.
102 In the analysis based on the ‘nature of expense’ method, an entity aggregates
expenses within profit or loss according to their nature (for example,
depreciation, purchases of materials, transport costs, employee benefits and
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advertising costs), and does not reallocate them among functions within the
entity. This method is simple to apply because no allocations of expenses to
functional classifications are necessary. An example of a classification using
the nature of expense method is as follows:
Revenue X
Other income X
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work
in progress X
Raw materials and consumables used X
Employee benefits expense X
Depreciation and amortisation expense X
Other expenses X
Total expenses (X)
Profit before tax X
103 [Refer Appendix 1]
104 [Refer Appendix 1]
105 [Refer Appendix 1]
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Statement of changes in equity
Information to be presented in the statement of changes in equity
106 An entity shall present a statement of changes in equity as required by
paragraph 10. The statement of changes in equity includes the following
information:
(a) total comprehensive income for the period, showing separately the
total amounts attributable to owners of the parent and to non-
controlling interests;
(b) for each component of equity, the effects of retrospective
application or retrospective restatement recognised in accordance
with Ind AS 8;
(c) [Refer Appendix 1]
(d) for each component of equity, a reconciliation between the
carrying amount at the beginning and the end of the period,
separately (as a minimum) disclosing changes resulting from:
(i) profit or loss;
(ii) other comprehensive income;
(iii) transactions with owners in their capacity as owners,
showing separately contributions by and distributions to
owners and changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries
that do not result in a loss of control; and
(iv) any item recognised directly in equity such as amount
recognised directly in equity as capital reserve with
paragraph 36A of Ind AS 103.
Information to be presented in the statement of changes in equity or in the
notes
106A For each component of equity an entity shall present, either in the
statement of changes in equity or in the notes, an analysis of other
comprehensive income by item (see paragraph 106 (d) (ii)).
107 An entity shall present, either in the statement of changes in equity or in
the notes, the amount of dividends recognised as distributions to owners
during the period, and the related amount of dividends per share.
108 In paragraph 106, the components of equity include, for example, each class of
contributed equity, the accumulated balance of each class of other
comprehensive income and retained earnings.
109 Changes in an entity’s equity between the beginning and the end of the
reporting period reflect the increase or decrease in its net assets during the
period. Except for changes resulting from transactions with owners in their
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capacity as owners (such as equity contributions, reacquisitions of the entity’s
own equity instruments and dividends) and transaction costs directly related to
such transactions, the overall change in equity during a period represents the
total amount of income and expense, including gains and losses, generated by
the entity’s activities during that period.
110 Ind AS 8 requires retrospective adjustments to effect changes in accounting
policies, to the extent practicable, except when the transition provisions in
another Ind AS require otherwise. Ind AS 8 also requires restatements to
correct errors to be made retrospectively, to the extent practicable.
Retrospective adjustments and retrospective restatements are not changes in
equity but they are adjustments to the opening balance of retained earnings,
except when an Ind AS requires retrospective adjustment of another
component of equity. Paragraph 106(b) requires disclosure in the statement of
changes in equity of the total adjustment to each component of equity resulting
from changes in accounting policies and, separately, from corrections of
errors. These adjustments are disclosed for each prior period and the beginning
of the period.
Statement of cash flows
111 Cash flow information provides users of financial statements with a basis to
assess the ability of the entity to generate cash and cash equivalents and the
needs of the entity to utilise those cash flows. Ind AS 7 sets out requirements
for the presentation and disclosure of cash flow information.
Notes
Structure
112 The notes shall:
(a) present information about the basis of preparation of the financial
statements and the specific accounting policies used in accordance
with paragraphs 117–124;
(b) disclose the information required by Ind ASs that is not presented
elsewhere in the financial statements; and
(c) provide information that is not presented elsewhere in the financial
statements, but is relevant to an understanding of any of them.
113 An entity shall present notes in a systematic manner. An entity shall
cross-reference each item in the balance sheet and in the statement of
profit and loss, and in the statements of changes in equity and of cash
flows to any related information in the notes.
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114 An entity normally presents notes in the following order, to assist users to
understand the financial statements and to compare them with financial
statements of other entities:
(a) statement of compliance with Ind ASs (see paragraph 16);
(b) summary of significant accounting policies applied (see paragraph
117);
(c) supporting information for items presented in the balance sheet, and
in the statement of profit and loss, and in the statements of changes in
equity and of cash flows, in the order in which each statement and
each line item is presented; and
(d) other disclosures, including:
(i) contingent liabilities (see Ind AS 37) and unrecognised
contractual commitments, and
(ii) non-financial disclosures, eg the entity’s financial risk
management objectives and policies (see Ind AS 107).
115 In some circumstances, it may be necessary or desirable to vary the order of
specific items within the notes. For example, an entity may combine
information on changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss with
information on maturities of financial instruments, although the former
disclosures relate to the statement of profit and loss and the latter relate to the
balance sheet. Nevertheless, an entity retains a systematic structure for the
notes as far as practicable.
116 An entity may present notes providing information about the basis of
preparation of the financial statements and specific accounting policies as a
separate section of the financial statements.
Disclosure of accounting policies
117 An entity shall disclose in the summary of significant accounting policies:
(a) the measurement basis (or bases) used in preparing the financial
statements, and
(b) the other accounting policies used that are relevant to an
understanding of the financial statements.
118 It is important for an entity to inform users of the measurement basis or bases
used in the financial statements (for example, historical cost, current cost, net
realisable value, fair value or recoverable amount) because the basis on which
an entity prepares the financial statements significantly affects users’ analysis.
When an entity uses more than one measurement basis in the financial
statements, for example when particular classes of assets are revalued, it is
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sufficient to provide an indication of the categories of assets and liabilities to
which each measurement basis is applied.
119 In deciding whether a particular accounting policy should be disclosed,
management considers whether disclosure would assist users in understanding
how transactions, other events and conditions are reflected in reported
financial performance and financial position. Disclosure of particular
accounting policies is especially useful to users when those policies are
selected from alternatives allowed in Ind ASs. An example is disclosure of a
regular way purchase or sale of financial assets using either trade date
accounting or settlement date accounting (see Ind AS 109, Financial
Instruments). Some Ind ASs specifically require disclosure of particular
accounting policies, including choices made by management between different
policies they allow. For example, Ind AS 16 requires disclosure of the
measurement bases used for classes of property, plant and equipment.
120 Each entity considers the nature of its operations and the policies that the users
of its financial statements would expect to be disclosed for that type of entity.
For example, users would expect an entity subject to income taxes to disclose
its accounting policies for income taxes, including those applicable to deferred
tax liabilities and assets. When an entity has significant foreign operations or
transactions in foreign currencies, users would expect disclosure of accounting
policies for the recognition of foreign exchange gains and losses.
121 An accounting policy may be significant because of the nature of the entity’s
operations even if amounts for current and prior periods are not material. It is
also appropriate to disclose each significant accounting policy that is not
specifically required by Ind ASs but the entity selects and applies in
accordance with Ind AS 8.
122 An entity shall disclose, in the summary of significant accounting policies
or other notes, the judgements, apart from those involving estimations
(see paragraph 125), that management has made in the process of
applying the entity’s accounting policies and that have the most
significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.
123 In the process of applying the entity’s accounting policies, management makes
various judgements, apart from those involving estimations, that can
significantly affect the amounts it recognises in the financial statements. For
example, management makes judgements in determining:
(a) [Refer Appendix 1]
(b) when substantially all the significant risks and rewards of ownership of
financial assets and lease assets are transferred to other entities;
(c) whether, in substance, particular sales of goods are financing
arrangements and therefore do not give rise to revenue. and
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(d) whether the contractual terms of a financial asset give rise on specified
dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on
the principal amount outstanding.
124 Some of the disclosures made in accordance with paragraph 122 are required
by other Ind ASs. For example, Ind AS 112, Disclosure of Interests in Other
Entities, requires an entity to disclose the judgments it has made in
determining whether it controls another entity. Ind AS 40, Investment
Property, requires disclosure of the criteria developed by the entity to
distinguish investment property from owner-occupied property and from
property held for sale in the ordinary course of business, when classification of
the property is difficult.
Sources of estimation uncertainty
125 An entity shall disclose information about the assumptions it makes about
the future, and other major sources of estimation uncertainty at the end
of the reporting period, that have a significant risk of resulting in a
material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities
within the next financial year. In respect of those assets and liabilities, the
notes shall include details of:
(a) their nature, and
(b) their carrying amount as at the end of the reporting period.
126 Determining the carrying amounts of some assets and liabilities requires
estimation of the effects of uncertain future events on those assets and
liabilities at the end of the reporting period. For example, in the absence of
recently observed market prices, future-oriented estimates are necessary to
measure the recoverable amount of classes of property, plant and equipment,
the effect of technological obsolescence on inventories, provisions subject to
the future outcome of litigation in progress, and long-term employee benefit
liabilities such as pension obligations. These estimates involve assumptions
about such items as the risk adjustment to cash flows or discount rates, future
changes in salaries and future changes in prices affecting other costs.
127 The assumptions and other sources of estimation uncertainty disclosed in
accordance with paragraph 125 relate to the estimates that require
management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgements. As the
number of variables and assumptions affecting the possible future resolution
of the uncertainties increases, those judgements become more subjective and
complex, and the potential for a consequential material adjustment to the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities normally increases accordingly.
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128 The disclosures in paragraph 125 are not required for assets and liabilities with
a significant risk that their carrying amounts might change materially within
the next financial year if, at the end of the reporting period, they are measured
at fair value based on a quoted price in an active market for an identical asset
or liability. Such fair values might change materially within the next financial
year but these changes would not arise from assumptions or other sources of
estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period.
129 An entity presents the disclosures in paragraph 125 in a manner that helps
users of financial statements to understand the judgements that management
makes about the future and about other sources of estimation uncertainty. The
nature and extent of the information provided vary according to the nature of
the assumption and other circumstances. Examples of the types of disclosures
an entity makes are:
(a) the nature of the assumption or other estimation uncertainty;
(b) the sensitivity of carrying amounts to the methods, assumptions and
estimates underlying their calculation, including the reasons for the
sensitivity;
(c) the expected resolution of an uncertainty and the range of reasonably
possible outcomes within the next financial year in respect of the
carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities affected; and
(d) an explanation of changes made to past assumptions concerning those
assets and liabilities, if the uncertainty remains unresolved.
130 This Standard does not require an entity to disclose budget information or
forecasts in making the disclosures in paragraph 125.
131 Sometimes it is impracticable to disclose the extent of the possible effects of
an assumption or another source of estimation uncertainty at the end of the
reporting period. In such cases, the entity discloses that it is reasonably
possible, on the basis of existing knowledge, that outcomes within the next
financial year that are different from the assumption could require a material
adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected. In all cases,
the entity discloses the nature and carrying amount of the specific asset or
liability (or class of assets or liabilities) affected by the assumption.
132 The disclosures in paragraph 122 of particular judgements that management
made in the process of applying the entity’s accounting policies do not relate
to the disclosures of sources of estimation uncertainty in paragraph 125.
133 Other Ind ASs require the disclosure of some of the assumptions that would
otherwise be required in accordance with paragraph 125. For example, Ind AS
37 requires disclosure, in specified circumstances, of major assumptions
concerning future events affecting classes of provisions. Ind AS 113, Fair
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Value Measurement, requires disclosure of significant assumptions (including
the valuation technique(s) and inputs) the entity uses when measuring the fair
values of assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value.
Capital
134 An entity shall disclose information that enables users of its financial
statements to evaluate the entity’s objectives, policies and processes for
managing capital.
135 To comply with paragraph 134, the entity discloses the following:
(a) qualitative information about its objectives, policies and processes for
managing capital, including:
(i) a description of what it manages as capital;
(ii) when an entity is subject to externally imposed capital
requirements, the nature of those requirements and how those
requirements are incorporated into the management of capital;
and
(iii) how it is meeting its objectives for managing capital.
(b) summary quantitative data about what it manages as capital. Some
entities regard some financial liabilities (eg some forms of
subordinated debt) as part of capital. Other entities regard capital as
excluding some components of equity (eg components arising from
cash flow hedges).
(c) any changes in (a) and (b) from the previous period.
(d) whether during the period it complied with any externally imposed
capital requirements to which it is subject.
(e) when the entity has not complied with such externally imposed capital
requirements, the consequences of such non-compliance.
The entity bases these disclosures on the information provided internally to
key management personnel.
136 An entity may manage capital in a number of ways and be subject to a number
of different capital requirements. For example, a conglomerate may include
entities that undertake insurance activities and banking activities and those
entities may operate in several jurisdictions. When an aggregate disclosure of
capital requirements and how capital is managed would not provide useful
information or distorts a financial statement user’s understanding of an entity’s
capital resources, the entity shall disclose separate information for each capital
requirement to which the entity is subject.
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Puttable financial instruments classified as equity
136A For puttable financial instruments classified as equity instruments, an
entity shall disclose (to the extent not disclosed elsewhere):
(a) summary quantitative data about the amount classified as equity;
(b) its objectives, policies and processes for managing its obligation to
repurchase or redeem the instruments when required to do so by
the instrument holders, including any changes from the previous
period;
(c) the expected cash outflow on redemption or repurchase of that
class of financial instruments; and
(d) information about how the expected cash outflow on redemption
or repurchase was determined.
Other disclosures
137 An entity shall disclose in the notes:
(a) the amount of dividends proposed or declared before the financial
statements were approved for issue but not recognised as a
distribution to owners during the period, and the related amount
per share; and
(b) the amount of any cumulative preference dividends not
recognised.
138 An entity shall disclose the following, if not disclosed elsewhere in
information published with the financial statements:
(a) the domicile and legal form of the entity, its country of
incorporation and the address of its registered office (or principal
place of business, if different from the registered office);
(b) a description of the nature of the entity’s operations and its
principal activities;
(c) the name of the parent and the ultimate parent of the group; and
(d) if it is a limited life entity, information regarding the length of its
life.
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Appendix A
References to matters contained in other Indian Accounting
Standards
This Appendix is an integral part of the Ind AS.
This appendix lists the different appendices which are the part of other Indian
Accounting Standards and make reference to Ind AS 1.
1 Appendix A, Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners, contained in Ind AS
10, Events after the Reporting Period
2 Appendix A, Changes in Existing Decommissioning, Restoration and Similar
Liabilities, contained in Ind AS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment
3 Appendix B, The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding
Requirements and their Interaction, contained in Ind AS 19, Employee
Benefits
4 Appendix A, Intangible Assets—Web Site Costs, contained in Ind AS 38,
Intangible Assets
5 Appendix D, Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments
contained in Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments.
6 Appendix C, Levies, contained in Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities
and Contingent Assets.
7 Appendix B, Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine,
contained in Ind AS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment.
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Appendix 1
Note: This Appendix is not a part of the Indian Accounting Standard. The purpose of this
Appendix is only to bring out the major differences, if any, between Indian Accounting
Standard (Ind AS) 1 and the corresponding International Accounting Standard (IAS) 1,
Presentation of Financial Statements, issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board.
Comparison with IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
1. With regard to preparation of Statement of profit and loss, International
Accounting Standard (IAS) 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, provides
an option either to follow the single statement approach or to follow the two
statement approach. Paragraph 10A of IAS 1 provides that an entity may
present a single statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income,
with profit or loss and other comprehensive income presented in two sections
or an entity may present the profit or loss section in a separate statement of
profit or loss which shall immediately precede the statement presenting
comprehensive income, which shall begin with profit or loss. Ind AS 1 allows
only the single statement approach. Accordingly paragraph 10A has been
modified.
2. Different terminology is used in Ind AS 1 eg, the term ‘balance sheet’ is used
instead of ‘Statement of financial position’ and ‘Statement of Profit and Loss’
is used instead of ‘Statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive
income’. The words ‘approval of the financial statements for issue’ have been
used instead of ‘authorisation of the financial statements for issue’ in the
context of financial statements considered for the purpose of events after the
reporting period. The words ‘true and fair view’ have been used instead of
‘fair presentation’.
3. Paragraph 8 of IAS 1 gives the option to individual entities to follow different
terminology for the titles of financial statements. Ind AS 1 is changed to
remove alternatives by giving one terminology to be used by all entities.
However, paragraph number 8 has been retained in Ind AS 1 to maintain
consistency with paragraph numbers of IAS 1. Similar changes has been made
in paragraph 10 also.
4. Paragraph 37 of IAS 1 permits the periodicity, for example, of 52 weeks for
preparation of financial statements. As Ind AS 1 does not permit it, the same is
deleted. However, paragraph number 37 has been retained in Ind AS 1 to
maintain consistency with paragraph numbers of IAS 1.
5. Paragraph 99 of IAS 1 requires an entity to present an analysis of expenses
recognised in profit or loss using a classification based on either their nature or
their function within the equity. Ind AS 1 requires only nature-wise
classification of expenses. In IAS 1 the following paragraphs are with
reference to function-wise classification of expense. In order to maintain
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consistency with paragraph numbers of IAS 1, the paragraph numbers are
retained in Ind AS 1:
(i) Paragraph 103
(ii) Paragraph 104
(iii) Paragraph 105
6. Following paragraph numbers appear as ‘Deleted’ in IAS 1. In order to
maintain consistency with paragraph numbers of IAS 1, the paragraph
numbers are retained in Ind AS 1.
(i) paragraph 12
(ii) paragraphs 39-40
(iii) paragraph 81
(iv) paragraph 82(e)
(v) paragraphs 82(f)-(i)
(vi) paragraphs 83-84
(vii) paragraph 106(c)
(viii) paragraph 123(a)
7. Paragraph 29 and 31 dealing with materiality and aggregation has been
modified to include words ‘except when required by law’.
8. Paragraph 106(d)(iv) of Ind AS 1 dealing with disclosures regarding
reconciliation between the carrying amount at the beginning and the end of the
period for each component of equity, has been amended to include disclosure
regarding recognition of bargain purchase gain arising on business
combination in line with treatment prescribed in this regard in Ind AS 103.
9. Paragraph 74 has been modified to clarify that long term loan arrangement
need not be classified as current on account of breach of a material provision,
for which the lender has agreed to waive before the approval of financial
statements for issue. Consequential to this Paragraph 76 has been deleted.