Expo osure Draft D Accountin ng Stan ndard (A AS) 1 ( (Revised) Pr resentation of Financ cial Sta atement ts

(La ast date for f Comm ments: Se eptember r 02, 2013)

Is ssued by y Accounting g Standa ards Boar rd The In nstitute of Char rtered Accounta A ants of India I

Accounting Standard (AS) 1 (Revised)1 Presentation of Financial Statements

Following is the Exposure Draft of the revised Accounting Standard (AS) 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, issued by the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, for comments. The Board invites comments on any aspect of this Exposure Draft. Comments are most helpful if they indicate the specific paragraph or group of paragraphs to which they relate, contain a clear rationale and, where applicable, provide a suggestion for alternative wording. Comments should be submitted in writing to the Secretary, Accounting Standards Board, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Post Box No. 7100, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi 110 002, so as to be received not later than September 02, 2013. Comments can also be sent by e-mail at asb@icai.in.

(This Accounting Standard includes paragraphs set in bold type and plain type, which have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold type indicate the main principles. This Standard should be read in the context of the Preface to the Statements of Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India).

Objective
1 This Standard prescribes the basis for presentation of general purpose financial statements to ensure comparability both with the enterprises financial statements of previous periods and with the financial statements of other enterprises. It sets out overall requirements for the presentation of financial statements, guidelines for their structure and minimum requirements for their content.

Scope
2 An enterprise should apply this Standard in preparing and presenting general purpose financial statements in accordance with Accounting Standards. Other ASs set out the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements for specific transactions and other events. This Standard does not apply to the structure and content of condensed interim financial statements prepared in accordance with AS 25 Interim Financial Reporting. However, paragraphs 14-28 apply to such financial statements. This Standard applies equally to all enterprises, including those that present consolidated financial statements as defined in AS 21 Consolidated Financial Statements and those that present separate financial statements.

Appendix I to this revised AS 1 contains the objective of the revision of and comparison with the existing AS 1.

This Standard uses terminology that is suitable for profit-oriented enterprises. If enterprises with not-for-profit activities in the private sector or the Government 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.

Similarly, enterprises that do not have equity instruments (e.g. Mutual Funds, Partnership Firms) and enterprises whose share capital is not equity (e.g. some cooperative enterprises), may need to adapt the descriptions in financial statement presentation to faithfully represent the interests of members, partners or unit-holders.

Definitions
7 The following terms are used in this Standard with the meanings specified: 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 enterprise to prepare reports tailored to their particular information needs. Equity is the residual interest in the assets of an enterprise after deducting all liabilities. Impracticable Applying a requirement is impracticable when the enterprise cannot apply it after making every reasonable effort to do so. Accounting Standards (ASs) are Standards prescribed under the Companies Act or the Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, whichever are applicable to the enterprise. 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 26 that it is assumed that users have a reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities and accounting and 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 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. Owners are holders of instruments classified as equity. Profit or loss is the total of income less expenses. Reclassification adjustments are amounts reclassified to the statement of profit and loss in the current period that were recognised in reserves in the current or previous periods.

Financial statements
Purpose of financial statements
8 Financial statements are a structured representation of the financial position and financial performance of an enterprise. The objective of financial statements is to provide information about the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of an enterprise that is useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions. Financial statements also show the results of the managements stewardship of the resources entrusted to it. To meet this objective, financial statements provide information about an enterprises: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) assets; liabilities; equity; income and expenses, including gains and losses; contributions by and distributions to owners in their capacity as owners; and cash flows.

Financial Statements also provide information about contributions by and distributions to owners in their capacity as owners. This information, along with other information in the notes, assists users of financial statements in predicting the enterprises future cash flows and, in particular, their timing and certainty.

Complete set of financial statements

9 A complete set of financial statements comprises: (a) (b) (c) (d) a balance sheet as at the end of the period; a statement of profit and loss for the period; a statement of cash flows for the period, wherever applicable; notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information; and

10

An enterprise should present with equal prominence all of the financial statements in a complete set of financial statements.

11

As per paragraphs 69-73, an enterprise should present the components of profit or loss in a statement of profit and loss. Many enterprises present, outside the financial statements, a financial review by management that describes and explains the main features of the enterprises 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 enterprise operates, the enterprises response to those changes and their effect, and the enterprises policy for investment to maintain and enhance financial performance, including its dividend policy; the enterprises sources of funding and its targeted ratio of liabilities to equity; and the enterprises resources not recognised in the balance sheet in accordance with ASs.

12

(b) (c)

13

Many enterprises 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 ASs.

General features
Presentation of True and Fair View and compliance with ASs
14 Financial statements should present a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of an enterprise. 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 ASs, with additional disclosure when necessary, is presumed to result in financial statements that present a true and fair view. An enterprise whose financial statements comply with ASs should make an explicit and unreserved statement of such compliance in the notes. An enterprise should not describe financial statements as complying with ASs unless they comply with all the requirements of ASs. In virtually all circumstances, presentation of a true and fair view is achieved by compliance with applicable ASs. Presentation of a true and fair view also requires an enterprise: (a) to select and apply accounting policies in accordance with AS 5 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. AS 5 sets out a hierarchy of authoritative guidance that management considers in the absence of an AS that specifically applies to an item.

15

16

(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 ASs is insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the enterprises financial position and financial performance.

17

An enterprise cannot rectify inappropriate accounting policies either by disclosure of the accounting policies used or by notes or explanatory material.

Going concern
18 When preparing financial statements, management should make an assessment of an enterprises ability to continue as a going concern. An enterprise should prepare financial statements on a going concern basis unless management either intends to liquidate the enterprise 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 enterprises ability to continue as a going concern, the enterprise should disclose those uncertainties. When an enterprise does not prepare financial statements on a going concern basis, it should disclose that fact, together with the basis on which it prepared the financial statements and the reason why the enterprise is not regarded as a going concern. 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 enterprise has a history of profitable operations and ready access to financial resources, the enterprise 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.

19

Accrual basis of accounting

20 An enterprise should prepare its financial statements, except for cash flow information, using the accrual basis of accounting. When the accrual basis of accounting is used, an enterprise 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.

21

Materiality and aggregation

22 An enterprise should present separately each material class of similar items. An enterprise should present separately items of a dissimilar nature unless they are immaterial except when required by law. Financial statements result from processing large numbers of transactions or other events that are aggregated into classes according to their nature. 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. An enterprise need not provide a specific disclosure required by an AS if the information is not material except when required by law.

23

24

Offsetting
25 An enterprise should not offset assets and liabilities or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by an AS. An enterprise reports separately both assets and liabilities, and income and expenses. Offsetting in the statements 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 enterprises future cash flows. Measuring assets net of valuation allowancesfor example, obsolescence allowances on inventories and doubtful debts allowances on receivablesis not offsetting.

26

27 AS 9 Revenue Recognition defines revenue and requires an enterprise to measure it taking into account the amount of any trade discounts and volume rebates the enterprise allows. An enterprise undertakes, in the course of its ordinary activities, other transactions that do not generate revenue but are incidental to the main revenue-generating activities. An enterprise 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 enterprise presents gains and losses on the disposal of non-current assets, including investments and operating assets, by deducting from the proceeds on disposal the carrying amount of the asset and related selling expenses; and an enterprise may net expenditure related to a provision that is recognised in accordance with AS 29 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets and reimbursed under a contractual arrangement with a third party (for example, a suppliers warranty agreement) against the related reimbursement.

(b)

28

In addition, an enterprise presents on a net basis gains and losses arising from a group of similar transactions, for example, foreign exchange gains and losses.

However, an enterprise presents such gains and losses separately if they are material.

Frequency of reporting
29 An enterprise should present a complete set of financial statements (including comparative information) at least annually. When an enterprise changes the end of its reporting period and presents financial statements for a period longer or shorter than one year, an enterprise should disclose, in addition to the period covered by the financial statements: (a) (b) the reason for using a longer or shorter period, and the fact that amounts presented in the financial statements are not entirely comparable.

Comparative information
30 Except when ASs permit or require otherwise, an enterprise should disclose comparative information in respect of the previous period for all amounts reported in the current periods financial statements. An enterprise should include comparative information for narrative and descriptive information when it is relevant to an understanding of the current periods financial statements.

31

In some cases, narrative information provided in the financial statements for the previous period(s) continues to be relevant in the current period. For example, an enterprise discloses in the current period details of a legal dispute whose outcome was uncertain at the end of the immediately preceding reporting period and that is yet to be resolved. Users benefit from information that the uncertainty existed at the end of the immediately preceding reporting period, and about the steps that have been taken during the period to resolve the uncertainty. When the enterprise changes the presentation or classification of items in its financial statements, the enterprise should reclassify comparative amounts unless reclassification is impracticable. When the enterprise reclassifies comparative amounts, the enterprise should disclose: (a) (b) (c) the nature of the reclassification; the amount of each item or class of items that is reclassified; and the reason for the reclassification.

32

33

When it is impracticable to reclassify comparative amounts, an enterprise should disclose: (a) (b) the reason for not reclassifying the amounts, and the nature of the adjustments that would have been made if the amounts had been reclassified.

34

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 enterprise 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.

Consistency of presentation
35 An enterprise should retain the presentation and classification of items in the financial statements from one period to the next unless: (a) it is apparent, following a significant enterprises operations or a review of another presentation or classification having regard to the criteria for the accounting policies in AS 5; or change in the nature of the its financial statements, that would be more appropriate selection and application of

(b)

an AS requires a change in presentation; or

(c ) a law requires a change in presentation. 36 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 enterprise 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 enterprise reclassifies its comparative information in accordance with paragraph 32 and 33.

Structure and content

Introduction
37 This Standard requires particular disclosures in the balance sheet (or in the statement of profit and loss and requires disclosure of other line items either in those statements or in the notes. AS 3, Cash Flow Statements sets out requirements for the presentation of cash flow information. This Standard sometimes uses the term disclosure in a broad sense, encompassing items presented in the financial statements. Disclosures are also required by other ASs. Unless specified to the contrary elsewhere in this Standard or in another AS, such disclosures may be made in the financial statements.

38

Identification of the financial statements

39 An enterprise should clearly identify the financial statements and distinguish them from other information in the same published document.

10

40

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 ASs from other information that may be useful to users but is not the subject of those requirements. An enterprise should clearly identify each financial statement and the notes. In addition, an enterprise should display the following information prominently, and repeat it when necessary for the information presented to be understandable: (a) the name of the reporting enterprise 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 enterprise or a group of enterprises; (c) the date of the end of the reporting period or the period covered by the set of financial statements or notes; (d) the reporting currency, as defined in AS 11; and (e) the level of rounding used in presenting amounts in the financial statements.

41

42

An enterprise meets the requirements in paragraph 41 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 enterprise presents the financial statements electronically, separate pages are not always used; an enterprise then presents the above items to ensure that the information included in the financial statements can be understood. An enterprise often makes financial statements more understandable by presenting information in thousands, lakhs, millions or crores of units of the reporting currency. This is acceptable as long as the enterprise discloses the level of rounding and does not omit material information.

43

Balance Sheet
Information to be presented in the balance sheet
44 As a minimum, the balance sheet should include line items that present the following amounts: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) tangible fixed assets; intangible assets; investments ; inventories; trade and other receivables; cash and cash equivalents;

11

(g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) 45

trade and other payables; provisions; liabilities and assets for current tax, as defined in Accounting for Taxes on Income; minority interests; and issued capital and reserves attributable to owners of the parent. AS 22

deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, as defined in AS 22;

An enterprise should present additional line items, headings and subtotals in the balance sheet when such presentation is relevant to an understanding of the enterprises financial position. When an enterprise presents current and non-current assets, and current and non-current liabilities, as separate classifications in its balance sheet, it should not classify deferred tax assets (liabilities) as current assets (liabilities). This Standard does not prescribe the order or format in which an enterprise presents items. Paragraph 44 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 enterprises 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 enterprise and its transactions, to provide information that is relevant to an understanding of the enterprises 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.

46

47

48

An enterprise 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 enterprise; and (c) the amounts, nature and timing of liabilities.

49

The use of different measurement bases for different classes of assets suggests that their nature or function differs and, therefore, that an enterprise presents them as separate line items. For example, different classes of tangible fixed assets can be carried at cost or at revalued amounts in accordance with AS 10.

12

Current/non-current distinction
50 An enterprise should present current and non-current assets, and current and non-current liabilities, as separate classifications in its balance sheet in accordance with paragraphs 54-64. An enterprise should 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) (b) 52 no more than twelve months after the reporting period, and more than twelve months after the reporting period.

51

When an enterprise 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 enterprises 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.

53

Information about expected dates of realisation of assets and liabilities is useful in assessing the liquidity and solvency of an enterprise. 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 enterprise discloses the amount of inventories that are expected to be recovered more than twelve months after the reporting period.

Current assets
54 An enterprise should 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 AS 3) unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. An enterprise should classify all other assets as non-current. 55 This Standard uses the term non-current to include tangible, intangible and other assets of a long-term nature. It does not prohibit the use of alternative descriptions as long as the meaning is clear. The operating cycle of an enterprise is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash or cash equivalents. When the enterprises normal operating cycle is not clearly identifiable, it is assumed

56

13

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 and the current portion of non-current loans and advances.

Current liabilities
57 An enterprise should classify a liability as current when: (a) (b) (c) (d) it expects to settle the liability in its normal operating cycle; it holds the liability primarily for the purpose of trading; the liability is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or it does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period (see paragraph 61). Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity instruments do not affect its classification.

An enterprise should classify all other liabilities as non-current. 58 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 enterprises normal operating cycle. An enterprise 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 enterprises assets and liabilities. When the enterprises normal operating cycle is not clearly identifiable, it is assumed to be twelve months. 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 bank overdrafts, and the current portion of non-current loans, dividends payable, income taxes and other non-trade payables. Liabilities that provide financing on a long-term basis (ie are not part of the working capital used in the enterprises normal operating cycle) and are not due for settlement within twelve months after the reporting period are non-current liabilities, subject to paragraphs 62 and 63. An enterprise classifies its liabilities that are of financial in nature as current when they are due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period, even if: (a) (b) the original term was for a period longer than twelve months, and 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.

59

60

14

61

If an enterprise 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 enterprise (for example, there is no arrangement for refinancing), the enterprise does not consider the potential to refinance the obligation and classifies the obligation as current. When an enterprise breaches a 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, it classifies the liability as current, even 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, unless in substance it is a technical breach of the nature that does not result in payment on demand based on the past experience of the enterprise, in which case it should make an appropriate disclosure in this regard in the notes. An enterprise classifies the liability as current because, at the end of the reporting period, it does not have an unconditional right to defer its settlement for at least twelve months after that date. However, an enterprise 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 twelve months after the reporting period, within which the enterprise can rectify the breach and during which the lender cannot demand immediate repayment.

62

63

64 In respect of loans classified as current liabilities, if the following events occur between the end of the reporting period and the date the financial statements are approved for issue, those events are disclosed as non-adjusting events in accordance with AS 4 Events Occurring after the Balance Sheet Date : (a) refinancing on a long-term basis; (b) rectification of a breach of a long-term loan arrangement; and (c) the granting by the lender of a period of grace to rectify a breach of a longterm loan arrangement ending at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Information to be presented either in the balance sheet or in the notes

65 An enterprise should disclose, either in the balance sheet or in the notes, further subclassifications of the line items presented, classified in a manner appropriate to the enterprises operations. The detail provided in sub-classifications depends on the requirements of ASs and on the size, nature and function of the amounts involved. An enterprise also uses the factors set out in paragraph 48 to decide the basis of subclassification. The disclosures vary for each item, for example: (a) sub-classification of current and long term investments in accordance with AS 13;

66

(b) inventories are disaggregated, in accordance with AS 2 Valuation of Inventories, into classifications such as raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods, stores and spares and loose tools;

15

(c) (d)

provisions are disaggregated into provisions for employee benefits and other items; and equity capital and reserves are disaggregated into various classes, such as paid-up capital, share premium and reserves.

67

An enterprise should disclose the following, either in the balance sheet or in the notes: (a) for each class of share capital: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) the number of shares authorised; the number of shares issued and fully paid, and issued but not fully paid; par value per share, or that the shares have no par value; a reconciliation of the number of shares outstanding at the beginning and at the end of the period; the rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to that class including restrictions on the distribution of dividends and the repayment of capital; shares in the enterprise held by its subsidiaries or associates; and

(vi)

(vii) shares reserved for issue under options and contracts for the sale of shares, including terms and amounts; and (b) 68 a description of the nature and purpose of each reserve.

An enterprise whose capital is not limited by shares e.g., a company limited by guarantee, should disclose information equivalent to that required by paragraph 67(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.

Statement of Profit and Loss

69 An enterprise should present all items of income and expense recognised in a period in the statement of profit and loss.

Information to be presented in the statement of profit and loss

70 As a minimum, the statement of profit and loss should include line items that present the following amounts for the period: (a) revenue; (b) finance costs; (c) share of the profit or loss of associates using the equity method; (d) tax expense; (e) profit or loss;

16

71

An enterprise should disclose the profit or loss for the period in the statement of profit and loss as allocations for the period attributable to: (i) minority interests, and (ii) owners of the parent.

72

An enterprise should present additional line items, headings and subtotals in the statement of profit and loss, when such presentation is relevant to an understanding of the enterprises financial performance. Because the effects of an enterprises 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 enterprise 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 enterprise considers factors including materiality and the nature 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 enterprise does not offset income and expense items unless the criteria in paragraph 25 are met.

73

Profit or loss for the period

74 An enterprise should recognise all items of income and expense in a period in the statement of profit and loss unless an AS requires or permits otherwise. Some ASs specify circumstances when an enterprise recognises particular items outside the statement of profit and loss in the current period. AS 5 specifies two such circumstances: the correction of errors and the effect of changes in accounting policies. Other ASs require or permit certain items to be recognised directly in reserves even if they meet the Frameworks definition of income or expense to be excluded from the statement of profit and loss. Reclassification adjustments 76 An enterprise should disclose the amount of income tax relating to each item of reclassification adjustments, either in the statement of profit and loss or in the notes.

75

77 An enterprise should disclose reclassification adjustments in the statement of profit and loss. 78 Other ASs specify whether and when amounts previously recognised in reserves are reclassified in the statement of profit and loss. Such reclassifications are referred to in this Standard as reclassification adjustments. A reclassification adjustment is included in the period in which the adjustment is reclassified to statement of profit and loss. For example, AS 11 requires recognition as income or expense of foreign currency translation reserve on disposal of net investment in non-integral foreign operation.

17

Information to be presented in the statement of profit and loss or in the notes

79 80 When items of income or expense are material, an enterprise should disclose their nature and amount separately as exceptional items. 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 writedowns; restructurings of the activities of an enterprise and reversals of any provisions for the costs of restructuring; disposals of items of tangible fixed assets; disposals of long term investments; litigation settlements; and legislative changes having retrospective application; other reversals of provisions.

(b) (c) (d) (f) (g) (h) 81

(e) discontinuing operations;

An enterprise should present an analysis of expenses recognised in the statement of profit and loss using a classification based on the nature of expense method. Enterprises are encouraged to present the analysis in paragraph 81 in the statement of profit and loss. Expenses are sub-classified 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 84. In the analysis based on the nature of expense method, an enterprise aggregates expenses within the statement of profit and loss according to their nature (for example, depreciation, purchases of materials, transport costs, employee benefits and advertising costs), and does not reallocate them among functions within the enterprise. 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 Other income Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress Raw materials and consumables used Employee benefits expense Depreciation and amortisation expense Other expenses Total expenses Profit before tax X X X X X X X (X) X

82

83

84

18

Movements in Components of Equity

85 An enterprise should present movements in various components of equity, e.g., reserves and surplus, appearing in the balance sheet including the following information: (a) for each component of equity, the effects of retrospective application recognised in accordance with AS 5; (b) for each component of equity, a reconciliation between the carrying amount at the beginning and the end of the period, separately disclosing each changes resulting from: (i) profit or loss; (ii) each reserve ; (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. 86 An enterprise should present, the amount of dividends recognised as distributions to owners during the period, and the related amount of dividends per share. In paragraph 85, the components of equity include, for example, each class of share capital, securities premium account, and reserves . Changes in an enterprises 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 capacity as owners (such as equity contributions, reacquisitions of the enterprises own equity instruments and dividends), the overall change in equity during a period represents the total amount of income and expense, including gains and losses, generated by the enterprises activities during that period. AS 5 requires retrospective adjustments to effect changes in accounting policies, to the extent practicable, except when the transition provisions in another AS require otherwise. Retrospective adjustments are not changes in equity but they are adjustments to the opening balance of reserves, except when an AS requires retrospective adjustment of another component of equity. Paragraph 85(b) requires disclosure of the total adjustment to each component of equity resulting from changes in accounting policies and, separately, from corrections of errors.

87

88

89

Statement of cash flows

90 Cash flow information provides users of financial statements with a basis to assess the ability of the enterprise to generate cash and cash equivalents and the needs of the enterprise to utilise those cash flows. AS 3 sets out requirements for the presentation and disclosure of cash flow information.

19

Notes
Structure
91 The notes should: (a) present information about the basis of preparation of the financial statements and the specific accounting policies used in accordance with paragraphs 96-102; disclose the information required by ASs that is not presented elsewhere in the financial statements; and provide information that is not presented elsewhere in the financial statements, but is relevant to an understanding of any of them.

(b) (c)

92

An enterprise should present notes in a systematic manner. An enterprise should cross-reference each item in the balance sheet in the statement of profit and loss, and statement of cash flows to any related information in the notes. An enterprise normally presents notes in the following order, to assist users to understand the financial statements and to compare them with financial statements of other enterprises: (a) statement of compliance with ASs (see paragraph 15); (b) summary of significant accounting policies applied (see paragraph 96); (c) supporting information for items presented in the balance sheet, in the statement of profit and loss, and statement 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 AS 29) and unrecognised contractual commitments, and (ii) non-financial disclosures, eg the names of the related paries that control the enterprise (see AS 18).

93

94

In some circumstances, it may be necessary or desirable to vary the order of specific items within the notes.. Nevertheless, an enterprise retains a systematic structure for the notes as far as practicable. An enterprise 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.

95

Disclosure of accounting policies

96 An enterprise should disclose in the summary of significant accounting policies: (a) the measurement basis (or bases) used in preparing the financial statements, and

20

(b)

the other accounting policies used that are relevant to an understanding of the financial statements.

97

It is important for an enterprise 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 enterprise prepares the financial statements significantly affects users analysis. When an enterprise uses more than one measurement basis in the financial statements, for example when particular classes of assets are revalued, it is sufficient to provide an indication of the categories of assets and liabilities to which each measurement basis is applied.

98 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 ASs. Some ASs specifically require disclosure of particular accounting policies, including choices made by management between different policies they allow. For example, AS 2 requires disclosure of the cost formula used for valuation of inventories. 99 Each enterprise 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 enterprise. For example, users would expect an enterprise subject to income taxes to disclose its accounting policies for income taxes, including those applicable to deferred tax liabilities and assets. When an enterprise 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.

100 An accounting policy may be significant because of the nature of the enterprises 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 ASs but the enterprise selects and applies in accordance with AS 5. 101 An enterprise should disclose, in the summary of significant accounting policies or other notes, the judgements, apart from those involving estimations (see paragraph 103), that management has made in the process of applying the enterprises accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.

102 In the process of applying the enterprises 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) when substantially all the significant risks and rewards of ownership of financial assets and lease assets are transferred to other enterprises (see AS 19); and

21

(b)

when substantially all risks and rewards of ownership on sale of goods are transferred for the purpose of recognition of revenue (see AS 9)

Sources of estimation uncertainty

103 An enterprise should 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 should include details of: (a) (b) their nature, and their carrying amount as at the end of the reporting period.

104 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, 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 discount rates, future changes in salaries and future changes in prices affecting other costs. 105 The assumptions and other sources of estimation uncertainty disclosed in accordance with paragraph 103 relate to the estimates that require managements 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. 106 The disclosures in paragraph 103 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 recently observed market prices. 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. 107 An enterprise presents the disclosures in paragraph 103 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 enterprise makes are: (a) the nature of the assumption or other estimation uncertainty;

22

(b) 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 (c) an explanation of changes made to past assumptions concerning those assets and liabilities, if the uncertainty remains unresolved. 108 This Standard does not require an enterprise to disclose budget information or forecasts in making the disclosures in paragraph103. 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 enterprise 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 enterprise discloses the nature and carrying amount of the specific asset or liability (or class of assets or liabilities) affected by the assumption.

109

110 The disclosures in paragraph 101 of particular judgements that management made in the process of applying the enterprises accounting policies do not relate to the disclosures of sources of estimation uncertainty in paragraph103. 111 Other ASs require the disclosure of some of the assumptions that would otherwise be required in accordance with paragraph103. For example, AS 29 requires disclosure, in specified circumstances, of major assumptions concerning future events affecting classes of provisions.

Capital
112 An enterprise should disclose information that enables users of its financial statements to evaluate the enterprises objectives, policies and processes for managing capital.

113 To comply with paragraph112, the enterprise 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 enterprise 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 enterprises regard some financial liabilities (eg some forms of subordinated debt) as part of capital. Other enterprises regard capital as excluding some components of equity (eg deferred tax assets and liabilities by banks). any changes in (a) and (b) from the previous period.

(c)

23

(d) (e)

whether during the period it complied with any externally imposed capital requirements to which it is subject. when the enterprise has not complied with such externally imposed capital requirements, the consequences of such non-compliance.

The enterprise bases these disclosures on the information provided internally to key management personnel. 114 An enterprise may manage capital in a number of ways and be subject to a number of different capital requirements. For example, a conglomerate may include enterprises that undertake insurance activities and banking activities and those enterprises 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 users understanding of an enterprises capital resources, the enterprise should disclose separate information for each capital requirement to which the enterprise is subject.

Other disclosures
115 An enterprise should 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 recognised. of any cumulative preference dividends not

116

An enterprise should disclose the following, if not disclosed elsewhere in information published with the financial statements: (a) the domicile and legal form of the enterprise, its country of incorporation and the address of its registered office (or principal place of business, if different from the registered office); a description of the nature of the enterprises operations and its principal activities; and the name of the parent and the ultimate parent of the group.

(b) (c)

24

Appendix I

The objective of the revision of and comparison with the existing AS 1 (issued 1979), Disclosure of Accounting Policies
Objective of the revision of the existing AS 1: Disclosure of Accounting Policies
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India had issued Accounting Standard (AS) 1, Disclosure Accounting Policies, in 1979 based on the then International Accounting Standard (IAS) 1, Disclosure of Accounting Policies. Since then significant developments in accounting have taken place including the recent revision of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956, requiring current/non-current classification of assets and liabilities. Further, the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 1 has also undergone significant changes including its scope which now comprises presentation of financial statements including disclosure of accounting policies. Recognising the aforesaid developments, the objective of the revision of the existing AS 1 is to bring about changes in the Standard commensurate with the requirements of the existing law and the existing notified Accounting Standards. Thus, while the Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, which was placed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on its website in 2011, is based on the framework of the Indian Accounting Standards and the expected changes in the relevant provisions of law, revision of the existing AS 1 does not contain various requirements included in Ind AS 1 such as the concepts of other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity, permission to depart from the requirements of the Accounting Standards in extremely rare circumstances where it is felt that the adoption of the requirement of an AS would be so misleading to conflict with the objective of financial statements and presentation of comparative information in minimum two balance sheets where restatement of changes in accounting policies or correction of errors is required and requirements pertaining to presentation of puttable financial instruments.

Comparison with the existing AS 1: Disclosure of Financial Instruments

AS 1 (revised) generally deals with presentation of financial statements, whereas the existing AS 1 (issued 1979) deals only with the disclosure of accounting policies. The scope of AS 1 (revised) is thus much wider and line by line comparison of the difference with the present standard is not practicable. However, the major requirements as laid down in AS 1 (revised) are as follows: (i) An enterprise shall make an explicit statement in the financial statements of compliance with all the Accounting Standards. AS 1 (revised) requires presentation and provides criteria for classification of Current / Non- Current assets / liabilities. AS 1 (revised) requires disclosure of judgments made by management while framing of accounting policies. Also, it requires disclosure of key assumptions about the future and other sources of measurement uncertainty that have

(ii)

(iii)

25

significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within next financial year. (iv) AS 1 (revised) requires classification of expenses to be presented in the statement of profit and loss based on nature of expenses. In respect of reclassification of items, AS 1 (revised) besides requiring disclosure of reclassification adjustments in the statement of profit and loss also requires disclosure of nature, amount and reason for reclassification in the notes to financial statements. AS 1 (revised) requires the financial statements to include Movements in Equity to be shown as a part of the balance sheet which, inter alia, includes reconciliation between opening and closing balance for each component of equity.

(v)

(vi)

26