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QUESTIONNAIRE ON
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
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Contents
AS - 1 - Disclosure of Accounting Policies
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Are the following fundamental accounting
assumptions followed:
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Going concern concept (Note,
the concept shall be evaluated with reference to foreseeable period of one
year)? Yes/No
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Consistency in accounting policies? Yes/No
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Accrual basis of preparing Financial
Statement? Yes/No
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If answer to any of the above is in negative,
has disclosure been made? Yes/No
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Have significant accounting policies been listed
out and disclosed at one place as part of financial statement? Yes/No
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Is there any change in accounting policy:
(a) (i) Which has a material effect in
current period? Yes/No
(ii) If yes, whether disclosed with
quantification? Yes/No
(iii) If no, whether indicated the fact, that
not possible? Yes/No
(b) (i) Which has a material effect in later
period? Yes/No
(ii) If yes, whether disclosed? Yes/No
AS - 2 - Valuation of
Inventories
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(a) Is the inventory valued at lower of cost and
net realisable value? Yes/No
(b) Is the disclosure made to that effect
in accounting policy? Yes/No
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(a) Which is the cost formula used
(i) Specific identification? Yes/No
(ii) FIFO? Yes/No
(iii) Weighted Average? Yes/No
(b) Is the disclosure made to that effect in
accounting policy? Yes/No
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Have you ascertained whether cost includes
(a) Cost of purchase (net of Modvatable duties)?
Yes/No
(b) Direct labour? Yes/No
(c) Production overheads? Yes/No
(d) Such other direct cost to bring inventory to
their present location and condition? Yes/No
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Whether fixed overhead is worked out on normal
production capacity; i.e., after taking
into account loss of capacity
due to planned maintenance? Yes/No
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Have you ascertained that cost of conversion
does not include the following:
(a) Interest, (Unless permitted by AS-16)?
Yes/No
(b) Administrative overheads? Yes/No
(c) Selling and distribution cost? Yes/No
(d) Abnormal wastage of material, labour and
other production cost? Yes/No
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If standard cost, as a technique of measurement
is followed to ascertain cost, whether standards reviewed periodically? Yes/No
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In arriving at cost of inventory, whether
(a) Inter-divisional profits eliminated? Yes/No
(b) Foreign currency fluctuation excluded and
charged as expense in respect of foreign
currency loan obtained against
stock? Yes/No
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(a) Is physical verification of inventory taken
at year end? Yes/No
(b) In arriving at net realisable value, have
you ascertained
(i) Damaged/obsolete/non-moving stock? Yes/No
(ii) Subsequent sale price after Balance Sheet
Date? Yes/No
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Are the inventory in accounts classified into:
(a) Raw material and components? Yes/No
(b) Stores and spares and tools? Yes/No
(c) Work-in-progress? Yes/No
(d) Finished goods? Yes/No
AS - 3 - Cash Flow Statements
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If the enterprise
(a) A listed company? Yes/No
(b) Business enterprise having turnover
exceeding Rs. 50 crores? Yes/No
(c) If yes to any of above, is cash flow
statement prepared under indirect method? Yes/No
(d) Is necessary reference of cash flow
statement made in the Audit Report? Yes/No
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Depending upon the principal activity of the
enterprise, is the classification of items in the
cash flow appropriate made into
operating, financing and investment activities? Yes/No
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Are the following items specifically addressed
— Interest Income or Expense?
Yes/No
— Dividends Paid or Received?
Yes/No
— Income Tax Paid or Refunds?
Yes/No
— Conversion Gains or Losses in
banks accounts denominated in foreign currency? Yes/No
— Effect of business acquisition
or divestments? Yes/No
— Investment in subsidiaries,
equity affiliates and joint venture? Yes/No
— Cash flows of foreign
operations? Yes/No
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Whether non-cash transactions like following are
excluded from Cash Flow Statement
(a) Acquisition of assets by assuming related
liabilities? Yes/No
(b) Acquisition of an enterprise by issue of
shares? Yes/No
(c) Conversion of debt into equity? Yes/No
AS - 4 - Contingencies and Events
Occurring After the Balance Sheet Date
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Are contingent liabilities disclosed in accounts
by way of notes as to its amount, nature and uncertainties which may affect
the future outcome? Yes/No
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(a) Out of the contingent liability, have you
come across any item which is probable to result in a loss to the enterprise?
Yes/No
(b) If yes, whether provision is made? Yes/No
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Have you ascertained that no contingent gains
are recognised as income? Yes/No
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(a) Have you inquired about events occurring
after balance sheet date? Yes/No
(b) Are any adjustments required to be made in
accounts, relating thereto? Yes/No
(c) If not made, whether disclosed with
quantification? Yes/No
AS - 5 - Net Profit or Loss for
the period, Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies
(Net Profit or Loss for the Period, Prior
Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies.)
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(a) Has any of the following transaction/event
taken place during the year
(i) Write down/back of inventories? Yes/No
(ii) Restructuring Cost? Yes/No
(iii) Disposal of Fixed Assets? Yes/No
(iv) Disposal of long-term investments? Yes/No
(v) Legislative changes having retrospective
application? Yes/No
(vi) Litigation Settlement? Yes/No
(vii) Reversal of Provisions? Yes/No
(b) If yes, are the same disclosed separately or
by way of note? Yes/No
(c) If yes, are the same not considered as
extraordinary items? Yes/No
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(a) Have you come across any extraordinary item
of income or expense clearly distinct from ordinary activities of the
enterprise? Yes/No
(b) Have you come across any income or expense,
which has arisen due to error or omission in the preparation of financial
statement of one or more prior periods? Yes/No
(c) If yes to either a or b, have the amount for
each item disclosed separately in P and L A/c. in the manner that its impact
on current profit/loss can be perceived? Yes/No
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(a) Has the enterprise during the year revised
any of its estimates? Yes/No
(b) If yes, and if such change has material
effect in current period or subsequent period whether the nature and amount of
such change disclosed? Yes/No
(c) If no to (b) above, is the reason for
non-quantification disclosed? Yes/No
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(a) Whether the enterprise has revised any
accounting policies? Yes/No
(b) If yes, have you ensured that the change is
required to be made because:
(i) Of statute or Yes/No
(ii) For compliance with AS or Yes/No
(iii) Such change would result in a more
appropriate presentation of the
financial enterprise. Yes/No
(c) If the change in accounting policy has a
material effect, whether such change is quantified so as to reflect the effect
of such change? Yes/No
(d) If change in accounting policy, which is
material and is not ascertainable whether such fact is disclosed in notes?
Yes/No
(e) If change in accounting policy has no
material effect for the current period but is expected to have material effect
in later periods, whether such change has been appropriately disclosed? Yes/No
(f) Is change in accounting policy arising upon
adoption of an Accounting Standard made as per AS-5, unless the transitional
provisions of the other Accounting Standard requires alternative disclosure?
Yes/No
AS - 6 - Depreciation
Accounting
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Which method of depreciation is followed by the
enterprise:
(a) Straight line method? Yes/No
(b) Written down value method? Yes/No
(c) Any other method? Yes/No
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(a) Are the rates prescribed in Sch. XIV
followed, to the extent that these are minimum rates? Yes/No
(b) If no, are higher rates followed? Yes/No
(c) If yes, whether disclosed the same in
accounting policy? Yes/No
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(a) Whether, historical cost of Fixed Asset has
undergone a change due to exchange fluctuation? Yes/No
(b) If yes, whether depreciation on such amount
provided prospectively over the residual useful life of the asset? Yes/No
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(a) Is the method of providing depreciation
changed during the year? Yes/No
(b) If yes, whether depreciation as per new
method recalculated retrospectively? Yes/No
(c) If yes, whether deficiency/surplus adjusted
in P and L A/c.? Yes/No
(d) Whether such change has been treated as a
change in accounting policy and its effect quantified and disclosed so as to
reflect the effect of such change in account as per AS-5? Yes/No
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(a) Have the fixed assets been revalued? Yes/No
(b) If yes, is depreciation provided based on
(i) Revalued amount? and Yes/No
(ii) On the estimate of the remaining useful
life of such asset? Yes/No
(c) If yes, how is the additional depreciation
on revalued asset accounted
(i) By charging to Profit and Loss Account?
Yes/No
(ii) By recouping from revaluation reserve?
Yes/No
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Is addition/extension to existing asset (not
retaining a separate identity) depreciated over the remaining useful life of
the asset? Yes/No
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Is addition/extension to existing asset
(retaining a separate identity) depreciated independent of the original asset
based on the assessment of it own useful life? Yes/No
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In respect of Intangible Assets, whether
amortisation is done as prescribed in AS-26? Yes/No
AS -7 - Construction Contracts
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Is the enterprise involved in
(a) Contracts for construction of dams,
buildings, roads, ships, refineries, pipeline? or Yes/No
(b) Contracts for the rendering of services,
directly related to the construction of the asset? Yes/No
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If yes to 1 above, is revised AS-7 followed in
respect of construction contracts entered into on or after 1-4-2003? Yes/No
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How many contracts at the year end are of:
(a) Fixed Price Contracts? _______
(b) Cost Plus Contracts? _______
4) Are the following cost
considered as direct cost to the contract cost?
(a) Site labour cost? Yes/No
(b) Material costs used in construction? Yes/No
(c) Depreciation of machinery used for the
contract? Yes/No
(d) Cost of moving machinery and materials to
and from contract site? Yes/No
(e) Cost of hiring machinery for the contract?
Yes/No
(f) Cost of design/technical assistance directly
related to contract? Yes/No
(g) Estimated cost of
(i) Rectification? Yes/No
(ii) Guarantee, including warranty costs? Yes/No
(h) Claims from third party relating to
contract? Yes/No
5) Are following attributable cost, allocated to
the contract costs?
(a) Insurance on materials/machinery? Yes/No
(b) Construction overheads? Yes/No
(c) Interest cost (if permissible under AS-16)?
Yes/No
6) Are the following cost excluded from contract
costs
(a) General administration cost for which
reimbursement is not specified in the contract? Yes/No
(b) Selling cost? Yes/No
(c) Depreciation of idle plant not used for a
particular contract? Yes/No
7) In recognising revenue under fixed price
contract, are all the following conditions satisfied:
(a) Total contract revenue can be measured
reliably? Yes/No
(b) Both the contract costs to complete the
contract and the stage of contract completion at the reporting date can be
measured reliably? Yes/No
(c) Contract costs can be clearly identified and
measured reliably, so that actual cost incurred can be compared with prior
estimates? Yes/No
8) In recognising revenue under cost plus
contract, can contract costs be clearly identified and measured reliably? Yes/No
9) Is contract revenue in case of fixed price
contract or cost plus contract recognised using the percentage of completion
method? Yes/No
10) Which of the following method is determined to
ascertain the stage of completion of the contract?
(a) The proportion of contract costs incurred
bears to the estimated total contract costs? Yes/No
(b) Survey of worke performed? Yes/No
(c) Completion of physical proportion of the
contract work? Yes/No
11) Are contract cost of following nature,
recovery of which may not be probable, expensed as and when incurred?
(a) Which are not enforceable (validity in
question)? Yes/No
(b) Completion subject to pending litigation or
legislation? Yes/No
(c) Relating to property likely to be condemned
(forfeited) or expropriated (dispossessed)? Yes/No
(d) Where customer unable to meet obligation?
Yes/No
(e) Where contractor unable to complete contract
or meet obligations under contract? Yes/No
12) Is expected loss (when contract cost exceeds
contract revenue) recognised as an expense, disregarding whether or not work has
commenced on the contract or stage of completion of contract activity? Yes/No
13) Have the following been disclosed in the
financial statements:
(a) Amount of contract revenue recognised as
income? Yes/No
(b) The methods used to determine contract
revenue? Yes/No
(c) The method used to determine the stage of
completion of contract-in-progress? Yes/No
(d) The aggregate amount of cost incurred and
recognised profits/losses up to the reporting date? Yes/No
(e) The amount of advances received? and Yes/No
(f) The amount of retentions? Yes/No
14) Have the following been presented in the
Balance Sheet:
(a) Gross amount due from customers for contract
work as an asset? Yes/No
(b) Gross amount due to customers for contract
work as a liability? Yes/No
AS - 9 - Revenue Recognition
1) In case of sale of goods whether the revenue is
recognised only when all significant risk and rewards of ownership have been
transferred to the buyer and the enterprise has retained no effective control of
the goods transferred? Yes/No
2) In case of rendering of services, whether the
revenue is recognised on:
(a) Completed service contract method? or Yes/No
(b) Proportional completion method? Yes/No
3) In case of Interest, Royalties and Dividends,
whether the revenue recognised as under:
(a) Interest on time basis? Yes/No
(b) Royalties in accordance with terms of
agreement? Yes/No
(c) Dividend from investments in share when
right to receive established? Yes/No
4) (a) Have you ascertained that when significant
uncertainty exists as to the consideration or measurability, the revenue
recognition is postponed and shall be recognised as revenue of the period in
which the uncertainty is resolved? Yes/No
(b) Have you ascertained that adequate provision
is made for expenses to be incurred for future when revenue has been fully
recognised in accounts; e.g., warranties on product sold, services to be
rendered for which full fees collected etc.? Yes/No
5) (a) Is revenue recognised on accrual basis?
Yes/No
(b) If revenue recognition is postponed, the
circumstance for such postponement has been disclosed? Yes/No
6) Is excise duty, paid on goods sold disclosed on
the face of profit & loss statement by way of deduction from turnover/sales?
Yes/No
AS - 10 - Accounting for Fixed
Assets
1) In case of capitalisation of Fixed Assets
whether the following is included in cost:
(a) Purchase price including import duty and
other non-refundable taxes or levies (capital MODVAT if availed then excluded
from cost)? Yes/No
(b) Interest cost (net of income, if any)
specific/general borrowing capitalised? Yes/No
(c) Administrative and other general overheads
excluded? Yes/No
(d) Expenditure on test-runs and experimental
production till commercial production? Yes/No
(e) However, if commercial production prolonged,
then expenses incurred after plant ready to commence commercial production
charged to P and L A/c? Yes/No
2) Whether only those expenses, incurred on
existing assets, which increase capacity have been capitalised? Yes/No
3) In case of following Fixed Assets, is their
treatment in conformity with AS:
(a) Hire purchase/Assets taken on lease
accounted as per AS-19? Yes/No
(b) Joint ownership, adequate disclosure given
in Balance Sheet? Yes/No
(c) Consolidated price apportioned to various
assets? Yes/No
(d) Goodwill recorded, paid for (AS 26) or
arising on merger (AS 14) and as a prudent policy written-off over a period?
Yes/No
(e) Patents and know-how accounted as per AS-26?
Yes/No
4) If assets are revalued, whether
(a) Revaluation is of entire class? or Yes/No
Whole class of assets within a unit? Yes/No
(b) Revalued amount presented in financial
statement by
(i) Restating both gross book value and
accumulated depreciation? or Yes/No
(ii) Adding the net increase on account of
revaluation to net book value? Yes/No
(c) Disclosure in accounting policy is made of
(i) Method adopted to compute the revalued
amount? Yes/No
(ii) Nature of indices used? Yes/No
(iii) Year of appraisal made? and Yes/No
(iv) External valuer involved? Yes/No
5) Whether Fixed Assets retired from active use
and held for disposal:
(i) Stated at lower of net book value and net
realisable value? and Yes/No
(ii) Shown separately as part of other current
asset? Yes/No
6) Whether
(i) Critical or stand-alone spares connected
with specific fixed assets and whose use is expected to be irregular is
written off over the useful life of the Fixed Asset? Yes/No
(ii) Whether any replacement of above is charged
as repairs in the profit and loss account? Yes/No
AS - 11 - The Effects of
Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (revised 2003)
1) In case of transactions in foreign currency,
how are the following accounted;
(a) In respect of transactions in foreign
currency entered on or before 31-3-2004, whether AS-11 (1994) followed? Yes/No
(b) In respect of transactions in foreign
currency entered on or after 1-4-2004 whether AS-11 (2003) followed? Yes/No
2) (a) Whether cash flows arising from transaction
in a foreign currency and the translation of cash flow of a foreign operation in
cash flow statement is presented as per AS-3? Yes/No
(b) Whether exchange differences arising from
foreign borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to
interest cost is presented as per AS-16? Yes/No
3) Whether the initial transaction is recorded at:
(a) Transaction date? or Yes/No
(b) Average rate of week or month if more
transactions? Yes/No
4) At the reporting date; i.e., Balance Sheet
date, are all monetary assets/liabilities (including the following) recorded at
closing rate, i.e amount likely to be realised,: or Yes/No
(a) Cash and Bank Balances? Yes/No
(b) Receivables? Yes/No
(c) Payables? Yes/No
5) At the reporting date; i.e., Balance Sheet date
are all non-monetary assets/liabilities recorded at rates prevailing on
transaction date, like;
(a) Investments? Yes/No
(b) Inventories? Yes/No
(c) Fixed Assets? Yes/No
(d) Depreciation? Yes/No
(e) Equity? Yes/No
6) Are exchange differences arising on the
settlement of monetary items or on reporting an enterprise’s monetary items at
rates different from those at which they are initially recorded during the
period or reported in previous financial statements, recognised as income or as
expense in the period in which they arise? Yes/No
(Note - Exchange
differences arising on repayment of liabilities incurred for purchase of fixed
assets shall be expensed through profit and loss account. {Note, in case of a
Company (read as required by Schedule VI), where the fixed asset is purchased
from outside India, the related exchange gains and loss, if any, are required to
be capitalized}. Also in case of a company, other exchange differences arising
out of long term monetary items can be initially deferred and later amortized
over the period upto March 31, 2012 or the life of the related long term
monetary asset whichever is lower with corresponding adjustments in balance
sheet through “Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account”)
7) If non-monetary item is subsequently measured
at fair value or net realisable value, is the exchange rate taken on the date
when such fair value or net realisable value determined? Yes/No
8) (a) Whether exchange differences arising on a
monetary item that forms a net investment in a non-integral foreign operation is
accumulated in a foreign currency transaction reserve in the financial
statements? Yes/No
(b) On disposal of the net investment in
non-integral foreign operation, is the accumulated foreign currency
transaction reserve recognised as income or an expense in the profit & loss
statement? Yes/No
9) In the consolidated financial statements,
wherein non-integral foreign operation is incorporated are the,
(a) Assets and liabilities both monetary and
non-monetary of the non-integral foreign operations translated at the closing
rate? Yes/No
(b) Income and expense items of the non-integral
foreign operation translated at exchange rate at the dates of the transaction
(note, average exchange rates during the period if approximates the exchange
rates at the date of transaction, may be used)? Yes/No
(c) Resulting exchange differences accumulated
in a foreign currency translation reserve until the disposal of the net
investment? Yes/No
10) (a) Is the liability or asset outstanding at
the reporting date converted using the exchange rate prevailing on that date?
Yes/No
(b) Exchange difference arising out of the
forward exchange contracts undertaken to hedge the foreign currency risk of a
firm commitment or a highly probable forecast transaction accounted when the
transactions gets settled? Yes/No
11) Have the following been disclosed as required
by the Accounting Standard:
(a) Amount of exchange differences included in
the net profit or loss for the period? Yes/No
(b) (i) Net exchange differences accumulated in
foreign currency translation reserve. Yes/No
(ii) Any amount of such exchange differences at
the beginning and end of the period? Yes/No
(c) When the reporting currency is different
from the currency of the country in which the enterprise is domiciled, along
with the reason for using a different currency? Yes/No
(d) when there is a change in the classification
of a significant foreign operation, the nature of change in classification,
reason for the change, the impact of the change in classification on
shareholders’ funds and the impact on net profit or loss for each prior period
presented had the change in classification occurred at the beginning of the
earliest period presented? Yes/No
AS - 12 - Accounting for
Government Grants
1) How are the Government grants and grants
received from similar bodies, in financial statements presented for the
following:
(a) Fixed Assets
(i) Is the grant amount deducted from the gross
value of concerned asset? or Yes/No
(ii) In case of depreciable asset is it treated
as deferred income and recognised in P and L Statement over the period and in
proportion in which depreciation is charged? Yes/No
(iii) In case of non-depreciable asset is it
credited to capital reserve? Yes/No
(b) Revenue is grant shown under other income?
or Yes/No
deducted from related expenses? Yes/No
(c) Promoters contribution in such grants
credited to capital reserve? Yes/No
(d) Non-monetary assets is such asset received
at free of cost, recorded at nominal value? Yes/No
2) Refund of Government grants:
(a) Whether refund of Government grant treated
as extraordinary item in Financial Statement? Yes/No
(b) In respect of grant related to specific
fixed asset, is
(i) Book value of assets increased? or Yes/No
(ii) Capital reserve reduced? or Yes/No
(iii) Deferred income balance reduced? Yes/No
(c) In respect of Revenue grants
- If any unamortised deferred credit available
whether refund adjusted there against? Yes/No
- If no deferred credit balance available,
whether charged to P and L Statement? Yes/No
(d) In respect of promoters contribution whether
capital reserve balance reduced? Yes/No
3) At the time of recognising Government grants,
whether the enterprise:
(a) Has complied with the conditions attached to
the grant? and Yes/No
(b) Is reasonably certain for the ultimate
collection of such benefits earned? Yes/No
4) Have the following disclosures been made:
(a) Regarding accounting policy adopted for
Government grants including methods of presentation in financial statement?
Yes/No
(b) The nature and extent of Government grants
including non-monetary assets received at concessional rate or free of cost?
Yes/No
AS - 13 - Accounting for
Investments
1) Is the accounting policy for determining the
carrying amount of investments disclosed? Yes/No
2) Are investments classified into
(a) Current investments? Yes/No
(b) Long-term investments? Yes/No
3) Are investments
(a) Verified/confirmed? and Yes/No
(b) Further classified as per requirement of
Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956? Yes/No
4) Are current Investments carried at the lower of
cost and fair value
(a) On individual basis? or Yes/No
(b) Category of investment? Yes/No
5) In case of long-term investments
Whether provisions made for diminution other
than temporary in value of each investments individually? Yes/No
6) Whether the following disclosed in P and L A/c.
(a) Interest, dividend and rental on investments
shown separately under long-term and current investments? Yes/No
(b) Profit or Loss on disposal of current and
long-term investment and changes in the carrying amount of such investments?
Yes/No
AS - 14 - Accounting for
Amalgamations
1) Is the amalgamation:
(a) In nature of merger? or Yes/No
(b) In nature of purchase? Yes/No
2) (a) Is goodwill arising out of amalgamation?
Yes/No
(b) If yes, whether such goodwill is amortised
over a period not exceeding five years? Yes/No
3) (a) Whether treatment to be given to reserves
of transferor company is specified in scheme of amalgamation? Yes/No
(b) If different treatment is prescribed in
scheme as compared to the requirements of AS, are following disclosures made
in the financial statements?
(i) Description of the accounting treatment
given to the reserves and the reasons for following the treatment different
from that prescribed in the statement. Yes/No
(ii) Deviations in the accounting treatment
given to the reserves as prescribed by the scheme of amalgamation sanctioned
under the statute as compared to the requirements of this statement that would
have been followed had no treatment been prescribed by the scheme Yes/No
(iii) The financial effect, if any arising due
to such deviation. Yes/No
4) Whether following disclosures made in first
financial statement following amalgamation:
(a) Name and general nature of business of
amalgamating companies? Yes/No
(b) Effective date of amalgamation? Yes/No
(c) Method of accounting used to reflect
amalgamation Yes/No
(d) Particulars of the scheme sanctioned under
the Companies Act, 1956? Yes/No
5) If amalgamation under pooling of interest
method, whether additional disclosure made in first financial statement
following the amalgamation of the following:
(a) Description and number of shares issued,
together with percentage of equity share exchanged to effect amalgamation?
Yes/No
(b) Amount of any difference between the
consideration and the value of net identifiable asset acquired and the
treatment thereof? Yes/No
6) If amalgamation in nature of purchase, whether
additional disclosure made in the first financial statement following the
amalgamation of the following:
(a) Consideration for the amalgamation and a
description of the consideration paid or contingently payable? Yes/No
and
(b) The amount of any difference between the
consideration and the value of net identifiable assets acquired, and the
treatment thereof including the period of amortisation of any goodwill arising
on amalgamation? Yes/No
AS - 15 - Employee Benefits
(revised 2005)
1. The standard is applicable to all kinds of
employee benefits (except share based payments), inclulding: Yes/No
a. Salaries
b. Bonus
c. Provident Fund
d. Superannuation
e. Pension
f. Gratuity
g. Compensated absences; i.e., Leave Accruals
(not only encashment)
h. Post retirement health and welfare schemes?
i. Termination Benefits
j. Etc.
2. Are the employee benefits classified into;
Yes/No
a. Short-term benefits
b. Post employment benefits
i. Defined Contribution Plans (DCP)
ii. Defined Benefit Plans (DBP)
c. Termination benefits
d. Other Long-term benefits
3. Are only those benefits, that are payable
within twelve months of the balance date, included in short term benefits.
(Note, generally measurement of such transaction does not pose significant
difficulty in recording the transaction. Moreover, undiscounted amounts are
recorded)? Yes/No
4. Is the classification of post employment
benefits into DCP or DBP based on the criteria ie whether the investment risk or
actuarial risk falls back on the employer, if yes the plan is DBP or else it is
DCP? Yes/No
5. Is the measuring of cost of DCP based on
contribution due during the period? Yes/No
6. Is the measurement of cost of DBP based on
actuarial valuation principles as elaborated in AS 15R. Though the valuation is
not required at each balance sheet date, the same is encouraged due to
complexity involved in measuring the cost. To elaborate a bit;? Yes/No
a. The concept of plan asset allow only those
fund balance to be considered that are legally separate from the enterprise
and are not available to creditors of the entity even in case of bankruptcy
b. The concept of return on plan asset requires
even unrealized holding gains to be included after deducting administration
cost, both being computed net of impact of taxes on income
c. The discount rate that could be used will be
close to the yields that are witnessed for Government of India Bonds for
comparable period of maturity
d. Elaborate, reconciliation are required to be
disclosed, like;
i. Reconciliation of Projected Benefit
Obligation
ii. Reconciliation of Plan Assets
iii. Reconciliation of Net Liability/Assets
iv. Break-up of Net Periodic Cost (to tally with
those in above)
7. Are VRS included in Termination benefits?
Yes/No
8. Is VRS expenditure written off
when incurred Yes/No
9. Is the measurement of termination benefits
based on number of employees that has accepted the VRS scheme? Yes/No
10. Are the transitional provisions applied in
accordance with the standards? Yes/No
11. Are the disclosures made in accordance with
standard including; ? Yes/No
a. A brief description of retirement benefit
plans
b. The impact of transitional provisions
c. The reconciliations as mentioned in above
d. Discount rates, rates for increase in
compensation,
e. The net cost charged in Profit and Loss
account, etc.
AS - 16 - Borrowing Costs
1) (a) Is the enterprise in the process of
(i) Setting-up capital project? Yes/No
(ii) Manufacturing inventories. Yes/No
(b) Is time required for (a) above twelve months
or more? Yes/No
(c) If no to (b) above, is borrowing cost
expensed in the period in which they are incurred? Yes/No
2) Are any specific borrowings costs, including of
following nature made by enterprise for (1) above
(a) Interest and commitment charges? Yes/No
(b) Amortisation of discounts or premium to
borrowing? Yes/No
(c) Ancillary costs in connection with
borrowings? Yes/No
(d) Finance charges in respect of assets
acquired under finance lease? Yes/No
(e) Exchange difference arising from foreign
currency borrowing regarded as interest costs?
3) (a) Is expenditure incurred on (2) above
capitalised as part of the cost of the asset? Yes/No
(b) Is any income earned on temporary
investments out of specific borrowings deducted from the borrowing costs
incurred? Yes/No
4) (a) Are any general borrowings utilised for any
of (1) above? Yes/No
(b) If yes, is interest worked out on weighted
average of borrowing cost (other than specific borrowing capitalised) for the
purpose of capitalisation? Yes/No
5) Are all the following conditions being
fulfilled, when borrowing costs is being capitalised?
(a) Expenditure for the asset is being incurred.
Yes/No
(b) Borrowing cost is being incurred. Yes/No
(c) Activities to prepare the asset for its
intended use or sale are in progress. Yes/No
6) Is capitalisation of borrowing cost suspended
during the period when active development is interrupted without any technical
or administrative reason? Yes/No
7) Is capitalisation of borrowing cost ceased when
substantially all the activities relating to the asset are completed? Yes/No
8) Are the following disclosure made in the
financial statements? Yes/No
(a) The accounting policy adopted for borrowing
costs and Yes/No
(b) The amount of borrowing costs capitalised
during the period. Yes/No
AS - 17 - Segment Reporting
1) (a) Is the company a level I enterprise as per
the criteria for classification of enterprise? Yes/ No
(b) If yes, is segment reporting made in
financial statements ? Yes/ No
2) Is the financial reporting to the BOD/CEO based
on:
(a) Products or Services? or Yes/No
(b) Geographic areas? Yes/No
3) If answer is 2(a) is:
(a) Primary reporting by products or services?
and Yes/No
(b) Secondary reporting by geographical segment?
Yes/No
4) If answer is 2(b) is:
(a) Primary reporting by geographical segment?
and Yes/No
(b) Secondary reporting by products or services?
Yes/No
5) If answer to (2) is not obtained, whether the
enterprise determines the risk and returns more related to:
(a) Products and Services? or Yes/No
(b) Geographic areas in which it operates?
Yes/No
6) Having identified segment reporting into
business or geographical segment, are the following identified thereafter?
(a) Segments where revenue is 10% or more both
from internal and external sales. Yes/No
(b) Segments where profit or loss is 10% or more
of combined results of the segment in relation to profit or loss whichever is
greater in absolute amount. Yes/No
(c) Segment where assets are 10% or more of the
total assets of all segments. Yes/No
7) (a) Do all the reportable segment put together
constitute more than 75% of the total enterprise revenue? Yes/No
(b) If no, has management identified additional
segment/s even if that segment do not meet 10% criteria, such that at least
75% of total enterprise revenue is reported in reportable segment? Yes/No
8) Are the disclosure of the reportable segments
made in compliance with the requirement of Accounting Standards? Yes/No
AS - 18 - Related Party
Disclosures
1) (a) Is the company a level I enterprise as per
the criteria for classification of enterprise? Yes/No
(b) If yes, is related party disclosures made in
financial statements? Yes/No
2) Have the following been listed out?
(a) Holding company/ies? Yes/No
(b) Subsidiary company/ies? Yes/No
(c) Fellow subsidiary/ies? Yes/No
(d) Person able to appoint or remove all or
majority of directors of the reporting enterprise or vice versa? Yes/No
(e) Person who has substantial interest in
voting power (20% or more) and power to direct by statute or agreement the
financial and/or operating policies of the reporting enterprise and vice
versa? Yes/No
3) Have the following been listed out:
(a) Associates (two ways)? Yes/No
(b) Joint ventures (two ways)? Yes/No
(c) (i) Individuals, directly or indirectly
having voting power to control or significantly influence over the reporting
enterprise? and Yes/No
(ii) Relatives of any such individual? Yes/No
(d) (i) Key management personnel? and Yes/No
(ii) Relatives of such personnel? Yes/No
(e) Enterprises owned or significantly
influenced by individuals or their relatives, who have direct or indirect
control or significant influence over the reporting enterprise? Yes/No
(f) Enterprises owned or significantly
influenced by key management personnel or their relatives? Yes/No
4) Is the following disclosure made in financial
statements. Yes/No
(a) Name of related party as appearing in 1
above even though no transaction has taken place during the period? Yes/No
(b) If transactions have taken place during the
period with parties listed in either 1 or 2 of above,
(i) The name of the transacting related party?
Yes/No
(ii) Description of the relationship? Yes/No
(iii) Description of the nature of transaction?
Yes/No
(iv) Volume of transaction in amount? Yes/No
(v) Outstanding amount of year end and provision
made for doubtful debts relating thereto? Yes/No
(vi) Amount written off or written back in the
period in respect of such due from or to such parties? Yes/No
(vii) Any other item of transaction (e.g
interest free loans, no repayment period, use of group trademarks, etc.)
necessary for an understanding of the financial statement? Yes/No
5) If disclosure for 4(b) not made partywise, are
items of similar nature disclosed in aggregate by type of related Yes/No
AS - 19 - Leases
1) Has the enterprise taken asset on:
(a) Finance lease? Yes/No
(b) Operating lease? Yes/No
2) Has the enterprise given asset on:
(a) Finance lease? Yes/No
(b) Operating lease? Yes/No
3) If asset taken on finance lease:
(a) Is the leased asset recognised as asset
equal to the fair value? Yes/No
(b) If the fair value exceeds the present value
of the minimum lease payments, is the asset recorded at the present value of
the minimum lease payments? Yes/No
(c) Is discount rate in calculating the present
value of minimum lease payments taken as:
(i) Interest rate implicit in the lease? or
Yes/No
(ii) If not practicable, then at lessee’s
incremental borrowing rate? Yes/No
(d) Are lease payments apportioned between
finance charge and the reduction of the outstanding liability? Yes/No
(e) Is depreciation provided at the rate for
which own assets are depreciated? Yes/No
(f) Is disclosure made in financial statements
as required by AS? Yes/No
4) If asset given on finance lease:
(a) Is the amount shown as a receivable equal to
the net investment in the lease? Yes/No
(b) Is the lease rental apportioned between
finance income and reduction of the outstanding receivable? Yes/No
(c) If commission and legal fees incurred
(i) Written off immediately? Yes/No
(ii) Allocated against the finance income over
the lease term? Yes/No
(d) Is disclosure in financial statements made
as required by AS? Yes/No
5) If the asset taken on operating lease:
(a) Is the lease payment expensed in the Profit
& Loss statement on a straight line basis? Yes/No
(b) If no to (a) above, is it on a systematic
basis more representative of the time pattern of the user’s benefit? Yes/No
(c) Is disclosure in financial statements made
as required by AS? Yes/No
6) If the asset given on operating lease:
(a) Is the asset shown as Fixed Asset? Yes/No
(b) Is the income recognised on a straight line
basis in the statement of Profit & Loss? Yes/No
(c) Is depreciation provided at the rates for
which similar assets are depreciated? Yes/No
(d) Is disclosure in financial statements made
as required by AS? Yes/No
7) Is the enterprise:
(a) Also involved in leasing of assets sold?
Yes/No
(b) If yes, is the sales revenue (and
corresponding receivable) recorded at the fair value of the assets? Yes/No
(c) If no, is profit on sale of asset restricted
by applying commercial rate of interest over lease term? Yes/No
8) (a) Has the enterprise entered into sale and
lease back transaction? Yes/No
(b) If the transaction is finance lease, is the
excess or deficiency of sale proceeds over the carrying amount amortised over
the lease term in proportion to depreciation? Yes/No
(c) If the transaction is operating lease, and
the transaction is:
(i) Established at fair value, whether profit or
loss recognised immediately? Yes/No
(ii) Below fair value whether profit or loss
recognised immediately unless falling in (iii) below? Yes/No
(iii) Below fair value and loss is to be
compensated by charging lower lease rentals than market value, whether the
loss amortised over the expected use of the asset? Yes/No
(iv) Above fair value whether the gain deferred
and amortised over the expected use of the asset? Yes/No
AS - 20 - Earnings per Share
(1) Is the company
(a) Listed? Yes/No
(b) Required by statute (Sch. VI) or choosing to
disclose earnings per share? Yes/No
(c) If answer to (a) and (b) is yes, is
working/disclosure made as per AS-20? Yes/No
2) If there is any fresh Equity issue made during
the year, is weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the
period considered for working basic equity per share? Yes/No
3) (a) Has the enterprise during the year or after
year end but before approval of account by the Board of Directors. Yes/No
(i) Issued Bonus Shares? Yes/No
(ii) Issued Rights issue having a bonus issue?
Yes/No
(iii) Made Share split? Yes/No
(iv) Made a reverse share split? Yes/No
(v) Made buy-back above fair value? Yes/No
(b) If yes to above, is the basic equity per
share for current period as well as all reported periods worked out after
considering the above change ? Yes/No
4) (a) Are the following convertible into Equity
Shares
(i) Preference share? Yes/No
(ii) Debentures? Yes/No
(iii) Loans? Yes/No
(b) If yes, to above is the net profit
(numerator) for the period attributable to equity shareholders for computing
dilutive equity per share:
(i) Increased by the amounts of dividend net of
tax saved on preference shares? Yes/No
(ii) Increased by the amount of interest net of
tax saved on debentures/loans? Yes/No
(c) If yes, to a) above is the Equity Share
(Denominator) increased by weighted average number of additional equity shares
outstanding, assumed to be converted for working dilutive equity per share?
Yes/No
5) (a) Are options issued, convertible at rate
less than the fair value? Yes/No
(b) If yes, has the dilutive effect been worked
out as a difference between the number of shares issuable and the number of
shares that would have been issued at fair value? Yes/No
6) (a) Are Anti-dilutive Potential equity shares
ignored in calculating diluted Earnings share? Yes/No
(b) For above working in each series of
potential equity shares considered separately rather than aggregate? Yes/No
7) Has the enterprise disclosed
(a) Basic and diluted earnings per share with
equal prominence on face of profit and loss statement for all periods
presented? Yes/No
(b) Basic and diluted earnings per share even if
there is loss as per profit and loss statement? Yes/No
(c) (i) Amounts used as the numerators in
calculating basic and diluted equity per share? Yes/No
(ii) Reconciliation of amount if the net profit
as used in numerator is different from net profit
as per profit and loss statement? Yes/No
(d) (i) Weighted average number of equity shares
as the denominator in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share? Yes/No
(ii) Reconciliation of the weighted average
number of equity shares used in denominator if different for calculating basic
and diluted earnings per share? Yes/No
(e) Nominal value of shares along with earnings
per share figures? Yes/No
(f) On the face of profit and loss statement
basic and diluted earnings per share excluding extraordinary items net of tax?
(though of a recommendatory nature)? Yes/No
AS - 21 - Consolidated
Financial Statements
1) (a) Has the enterprise Subsidiary/ies? Yes/No
(b) Is the enterprise required to prepare and
present Consolidated Financial Statement? (at present listed companies only
required)? Yes/No
(c) If yes to (b) above, has the enterprise
prepared and presented CFS in accordance with AS-21? Yes/No
2) Has the parent at the time of preparing CFS
(a) Eliminated investment in each subsidiary,
worked out goodwill or Capital Reserve as at the date of investment in the
subsidiary? Yes/No
(b) Shown minority interest in the net income?
Yes/No
(c) Shown minority interest in the net assets in
consolidated balance sheet separately from liabilities and the equity of the
parent’s shareholders? Yes/No
3) Have the following relating to Intra-group been
eliminated in CFS?
(a) Balances and transactions? Yes/No
(b) Unrealised profits arising out of
inventory/Fixed Assets? Yes/No
(c) Unrealised losses unless
cost cannot be recovered? Yes/No
4) (a) Are the financial statements of parent and
subsidiaries drawn up to the same reporting date? Yes/No
(b) If no, is the difference between reporting
dates not more than six months and ? Yes/No
(c) Are significant events and transaction
between the two reporting dates adjusted in consolidated financial statements?
Yes/No
5) (a) Are accounting policies uniform of parent
and subsidiaries in preparing consolidated financial statements? Yes/No
(b) If no, is the fact disclosed together with
proportions of items in the CFS to which the different accounting policies
applied? Yes/No
6) (a) Is goodwill arising on CFS amortised in
Statement of Profit and Loss? Yes/No
(b) If no, to (a) above, is impairment test
thereof carried out at each balance sheet date? Yes/No
7) When consolidated financial statements are
presented first time, has the enterprise not presented comparative figures of
previous period? Yes/No
8) Has the enterprise ensured at time of preparing
consolidated financial statements that the tax expense of parent and
subsidiaries are not adjusted against one another but only aggregated the
amounts of tax expenses as appearing in their separate financial statements?
Yes/No
9) Has the enterprise ensured that only material
items are disclosed and that statutory information having no bearing on the true
and fair view are not included in the consolidated financial statements? Yes/No
10) Have the following disclosures been made in
consolidated financial statements:
(a) The reasons for not consolidating a
subsidiary in the CFS? Yes/No
(b) Non use of uniform accounting policies and
the proportions of items in CFS to which the different accounting policies
have been applied? Yes/No
(c) (i) List of all subsidiaries with name?
Yes/No
(ii) Country of incorporation? Yes/No
(iii) Proportion of ownership interest? Yes/No
(d) Nature of relationship between the parent
and subsidiary, if the parent does not own directly or indirectly through
subsidiaries more than one half of the voting power of the subsidiary? Yes/No
(e) (i) The effect on financial position at the
reporting date and the results for the reporting period and on the
corresponding preceding period in case of disposal of subsidiary? Yes/No
(ii) The effect on the financial position at the
reporting date in case of acquisition of subsidiary? Yes/No
(f) The name of subsidiary(ies) of which
reporting date is/are different from that of the parent and the difference in
reporting dates? Yes/No
AS - 22 - Accounting for Taxes on
Income
1) Is there a difference between accounting income
and taxable income? Yes/No
2) Is the difference a timing difference,
comprising, inter alia;
(a) Depreciation? Yes/No
(b) Section 43B? Yes/No
(c) Deferred revenue expenses partly appearing
in balance sheet? Yes/No
(d) Preliminary expenses u/s. 35D? Yes/No
(e) Income credited in P & L Statement, taxable
in subsequent years? Yes/No
(f) Provision for doubtful debts/advances?
Yes/No
(g) Voluntary retirement schemes? Yes/No
(h) Lease income? Yes/No
(i) Diminution in value of investments other
than temporary? Yes/No
3) Is the difference a permanent difference
comprising of
(a) Scientific research expenditure (weighted
deduction) Yes/No
(b) Penalty for infringement of law Yes/No
(c) Dividend income (if non-taxable) Yes/No
(d) Donations to trusts u/s. 80-G Yes/No
4) (a) Does reasonable certainty of future taxable
income exists when deferred tax asset is recognised? Yes/No
(b) Does virtual certainty supported by
convincing evidence of future taxable income exists when deferred tax asset is
recognised for carried forward loss or unabsorbed depreciation? Yes/No
(c) Is unrecognised deferred tax asset
reassessed at each balance sheet date? Yes/No
(d) Is recognised deferred tax asset reviewed at
each balance sheet date? Yes/No
5) Is deferred tax asset/liability measured using
tax rates
(i) That are enacted? or Yes/No
(ii) Substantively enacted [if tax rates
announced through budget] by the balance sheet date? Yes/No
6) Is deferred tax asset/liability created at
Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) rate or at normal tax rate? Yes/No
7) Is deferred tax asset and liability presented
in financial statement as under:
(a) DTA/DTL disclosed separately from current
tax? Yes/No
(b) DTA is shown after Investments but before
current assets and DTL is disclosed after unsecured loans but before current
liabilities in the balance sheet? Yes/No
(c) Break-up of DTA/DTL into major components of
balances disclosed in notes to accounts? Yes/No
(d) The nature of evidence supporting the
recognition of DTA disclosed when DTA comprises of unabsorbed depreciation or
carried forward loss? Yes/No
AS - 23 - Accounting for
Investments in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements
1) (a) Is the enterprise required to prepare
consolidated financial statement? Yes/No
(b) If yes, to (a) above, does the enterprise
have investments in a company, considered as an associate? Yes/No
(c) If yes, to (b) above, is associate also
considered in consolidated financial statement? Yes/No
2) Has the enterprise worked out goodwill/capital
reserve arising at the time of acquisition? Yes/No
3) Is the carrying amount of the investment in
associate increased or decreased to recognise investor’s share of the profit or
losses of the associate after the acquisition? Yes/No
4) Are the unrealised profits resulting from
transactions between the investor and its subsidiaries with associate eliminated
to the extent of investor’s interest in the associate? Yes/No
5) (a) Is investment in associate acquired and
held exclusively with a view to its subsequent disposal in near future? Or
Yes/No
(b) Does the associate operate under severe
long-term restrictions that significantly impair its ability to transfer funds
to the investor? Yes/No
(c) If yes, to (a) or (b) above, is investment
in associate accounted for in accordance with AS-13, Accounting for
Investments. Yes/No
6) Has the enterprise disclosed the following:
(a) Reasons for not applying equity method in
accounting for investments? Yes/No
(b) Goodwill/capital reserve arising on
acquisition separately in the carrying amount of investment in the associate?
Yes/No
(c) Name and description of associate, including
the proportion of ownership interest and if different, the proportion of
voting power held? Yes/No
(d) (i) Investments in associates classified as
long-term investments and shown separately? Yes/No
(ii) Share of profit or losses and extraordinary
or prior period items separately? Yes/No
(e) Difference in reporting date(s) along with
the names of the associate(s)? Yes/No
(f) Difference in accounting policies not
adjusted in financial statements and a brief description of the differences in
the accounting policies? Yes/No
AS - 24 - Discontinuing
Operations
1) Is a component of the enterprise that
represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations
and that can be distinguished operationally and for financial reporting purposes
been decided to be:
(a) Sold off substantially in its entirety?
Yes/No
(b) Sold off in piecemeal? Yes/No
(c) Terminated by abandonment? Yes/No
2) If yes to (a) above when has the
(a) Enterprise entered into a binding sale
agreement for sale of the assets attributable to the discontinuing operations?
Yes/No
(b) Enterprise’s board of directors approved a
detailed formal plan for the discontinuance and made an announcement of the
plan? Yes/No
3) Has the enterprise measured the changes in the
assets and liabilities and revenue expenses relating to discontinuing operation
as set out in other accounting standards mainly impairment of assets? Yes/No
4) Is separate disclosure made for each
discontinuing operation? Yes/No
5) Are prior period figures restated to segregate
assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flow of continuing and
discontinuing operations as disclosed in current year? Yes/No
6) Has the enterprise disclosed the following in
the notes (except a (vii) and b (i) to be shown on face of profit and loss
statement) to the financial statements
(a) In relation to initial disclosures —
(i) A description of the discontinuing
operation? Yes/No
(ii) Business or geographical segment as
reported in segment reporting? Yes/No
(iii) Date and nature of the initial disclosure
events? Yes/No
(iv) Date or period in which the discontinuance
expected to be completed if known or determinable? Yes/No
(v) The carrying amount as of the balance sheet
date of the total assets (to be disposed of) and liabilities (to be settled)?
Yes/No
(vi) Amount of revenue and expenses in respect
of the ordinary activities attributable to discontinuing operation during the
current year? Yes/No
(vii) Amount of profit/loss before tax and
income tax (current and deferred) thereon from ordinary activities
attributable to discontinuing operation? Yes/No
(viii) Amount of net cash flow attributable to
operating, investing and financing activities of discontinuing operation
during the current year? Yes/No
(b) In relation to other disclosures, when the
events occur;
(i) The amounts of pre-tax gain or loss and
income tax expense relating thereto on disposal of assets or settlement of
liabilities attributable to the discontinuing operation? Yes/No
(ii) The net selling price or range of prices of
those net assets for which one or more binding sale agreements are entered
into, the expected timing of receipt of those cash flows, and thecarrying
amount of those net assets on the balance sheet date? Yes/No
(c) In relation to updating of disclosures;
(i) Description of any significant changes in
the amount or timing of cash flows relating to the assets to be disposed or
liabilities to be settled? and Yes/No
(ii) Events causing those changes? Yes/No
(d) In relation to completion of discontinuance;
(i) Disclosure to be made till the plan is
substantially completed or abandoned, though full payment may not yet have
been received from the buyer? Yes/No
(e) In relation to abandonment or withdrawal of
plans previously reported as a discontinuing operation.
(i) Fact, reasons therefor and its effects be
disclosed? Yes/No
(f) In relation to each discontinuing operation.
(i) Disclosure be made for each discontinuing
operation separately? Yes/No
AS - 25 - Interim Financial
Reporting
1) (a) Is the enterprise required to prepare and
present interim financial report? Yes/No
(b) If yes, to (a) above, has the enterprise
prepared and presented information for the interim date as per the form and
content as applicable to annual complete set of financial statement unless
otherwise required in a different form as per statute or as per regulatory
body governing the enterprise? Yes/No
2) Are the following information, if material and
not disclosed elsewhere in interim financial statements been disclosed by way of
notes:
(a) A statement that the same accounting
policies are followed or if changed a description of the
nature and effect of the change? Yes/No
(b) Comments about the seasonality of interim
operations? Yes/No
(c) Nature and amount of items affecting assets,
liabilities, equity, net income or cash flows that are unusual because of
their nature, size or incidence? Yes/No
(d) Nature and amount of changes in estimates of
amounts reported in prior interim periods of current financial year or changes
in estimates of amount reported in prior financial years? Yes/No
(e) Issuances, buy-backs, repayments and
restructuring of debt, equity and potential equity shares? Yes/No
(f) Dividends, aggregate or per share? Yes/No
(g) Segment revenue, segment capital employed
and segment result for business segments or geographical segments, depending
upon enterprise’s primary basis of segment reporting? Yes/No
(h) Effect of changes in composition of the
enterprise during interim period, such as amalgamations, acquisitions, or
disposal of subsidiaries and long-term investments, restructuring and
discontinuing operations? Yes/No
(i) Material changes in contingent liabilities
since the last annual balance sheet date? Yes/No
3) Has the enterprise in its interim financial
statement (condensed or complete) for the period included the following:
(a) Balance sheet as of the end of current
interim period and a comparative balance sheet as of the end of the
immediately preceding financial year? Yes/No
(b) Statement of Profit and Loss for the current
interim period and cumulatively for the current financial year to date, with
comparative statements of profit and loss for the comparable interim periods
(current and year-to-date) of the immediately preceding financial year? Yes/No
(c) Cash flow statements cumulatively for the
current financial year-to-date, with a comparative statement for the
comparable year-to-date period of the immediately preceding financial year?
Yes/No
4) Has the enterprise followed the recognition and
measurement principles in preparation of interim financial statement as
illustrated in the AS in respect of:
(a) Gratuity and other defined benefit schemes?
Yes/No
(b) Major planned periodic maintenance or
overhaul or other seasonal expenditure? Yes/No
(c) Provisions? Yes/No
(d) Year end bonuses where there is legal
obligation or payable as per past practice? Yes/No
(e) Intangible Assets? Yes/No
(f) Other planned (discretionary in nature) but
irregularly occurring costs? Yes/No
(g) Income-tax expense for interim period?
Yes/No
(h) Income-tax expense when difference in
financial reporting year and tax year? Yes/No
(i) Tax deductions/exemptions for determining
tax payable? Yes/No
(j) Carry forward tax losses? Yes/No
(k) Contractual purchase price changes such as
discount, rebates not of a discretionary nature? Yes/No
(l) Depreciation and amortisation? Yes/No
(m) Inventories? Yes/No
(n) Foreign Currency Translation? Yes/No
(o) Impairment of Assets? Yes/No
5) (a) Has the enterprise changed its accounting
policy other than one as specified by an Accounting Standard? Yes/No
(b) If yes to (a) above, are financial
statements of prior interim periods of current financial year, restated?
Yes/No
6) If the enterprise is listed and required to
follow listing guidelines for quarterly or half-yearly results has the
enterprise followed:
(a) The disclosure requirements of the listing
agreements? and Yes/No
(b) Recognition and measurement principles as
per the Accounting Standard 25? Yes/No
AS - 26 - Intangible Assets
1) Has the enterprise expended resources or
incurred liabilities, iteralia on;
(a) Acquisition? Yes/No
(b) Development? Yes/No
(c) Enhancement of intangible resources? such
as: Yes/No
(i) Scientific or technical knowledge? Yes/No
(ii) Design and implementation of new process or
systems? Yes/No
(iii) Licences or licensing agreements (e.g.,
motion picture films, video recordings)? Yes/No
(iv) Intellectual property (e.g., computer
software)? Yes/No
(v) Market knowledge? Yes/No
(vi) Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents? Yes/No
2) Is the following criteria met in relation to
above in respect of
(i) Identifiability? Yes/No
(ii) Control over the asset? Yes/No
(iii) Future economic benefits? Yes/No
(iv) Cost can be measured reliably? Yes/No
3) If all four criteria as mentioned in (2) above
are not met, is the expenditure to acquire it or internally generate it,
recognised as an expense when incurred? Yes/No
4) Is a software, which is not an integral part of
hardware (plant), treated as an intangible asset? Yes/No
5) (a) Is intangible asset acquired in
amalgamation (in the nature of purchase), capable of being measured reliably as
to its cost; i.e., fair value? Yes/No
(b) If yes, to (a) above, is intangible asset
recognised in books of the enterprise (transferee) even if not recognised in
financial statements of transferor? Yes/No
(c) If no, to (a) above, is the intangible asset
recognised part of goodwill in books of the enterprise (transferee)? Yes/No
(d) If active market do not exist for an
intangible asset as recognised in (b) above, is cost recognised for such
intangible asset restricted to an amount that does not create or increase any
Capital Reserve at the date of amalgamation? Yes/No
6) (a) Is the enterprise incurring expenses on
research and development? Yes/No
(b) Is the expenditure on research such as
obtaining new knowledge, or search for new alternative materials, processes,
systems, and formulation, designs, related thereto recognised as an expense
when incurred? Yes/No
(c) Is intangible asset arising from development
phase fulfilling all of the following:
(i) Technical feasibility of completing
intangible asset? Yes/No
(ii) Intention to complete intangible asset?
Yes/No
(iii) Ability to use or sell the intangible
asset? Yes/No
(iv) Generate future economic benefits? Yes/No
(v) Availability of adequate, technical
financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell
the intangible asset? Yes/No
(vi) Ability to measure cost attributable to
development stage of intangible asset? Yes/No
7) Are following internally generated items or
expenditure incurred not recognised as intangible assets
(a) Brands? Yes/No
(b) Mastheads? Yes/No
(c) Publishing titles? Yes/No
(d) Customer list? Yes/No
(e) Goodwill? Yes/No
(f) Start-up costs (unless covered under AS-10)?
Yes/No
(g) Staff training cost? Yes/No
(h) Advertising and promotional activities?
Yes/No
(i) Relocating or re-organising part or all of
the enterprise? Yes/No
(j) Product launching expenses? Yes/No
(k) Preliminary expenses? Yes/No
Note: The standard is not applicable to
termination benefits like, VRS
8) Is the intangible asset amortised
(a) Over the best estimate of its useful life?
Yes/No
(b) If not as per (a), over 10 years? Yes/No
(c) If not as per (a) or (b), then as per
persuasive evidence that the useful life is longer than ten years? Yes/No
9) Is the enterprise amortising the intangible
asset/s using one or more of the following methods for different intangible
assets
(a) Straight line method? Yes/No
(b) Diminishing balance method? Yes/No
(c) Unit of production method? Yes/No
10) (a) Is the amortisation period and the
amortisation method reviewed at least at each financial year end for items of
those intangible assets where the useful life exceeds the rebuttable presumption
of 10 years? Yes/No
(b) Is amortisation period/method changed if
review denotes
(i) Expected useful life of asset significantly
different from previous estimates? or Yes/No
(ii) Significant change in the expected pattern
of economic benefits from the asset? Yes/No
11) (a) Has the enterprise not recognised as part
of the cost of an intangible asset at a later date, in respect of expenditure
that was initially recognised as expense in previous annual financial statements
or interim financial reports? Yes/No
(b) Has the enterprise NOT revalued intangible
assets (note revaluation of fixed assets is permitted but not of intangible
assets)? Yes/No
12) Has the enterprise estimated the recoverable
amount (as per AS-28 Impairment of Asset) at least at each financial year in
respect of the following:
(a) intangible asset that is not yet available
for use? Yes/No
(b) intangible asset that is amortised over a
period exceeding ten years? Yes/No
13) Are the following disclosures made in the
financial statements
13.1) For each class of intangible assets,
distinguishing between internally generated intangible assets and other
intangible assets
(a) The useful life or the amortisation rates
used? Yes/No
(b) The amortisation method used? Yes/No
(c) The gross carrying amount and the
accumulated amortisation at the beginning and end of the period? Yes/No
d) A reconciliation of the carrying amount at
the beginning and end of the period showing:
(i) Additions, indicating separately those from
internal development and through amalgamation? Yes/No
(ii) Retirements and disposals? Yes/No
(iii) Impairment losses recognised in the
statement of profit and loss during the period? Yes/No
(iv) Impairment losses reversed in the statement
of profit and loss during the period? Yes/No
(v) Amortisation recognised during the period?
Yes/No
(vi) Other change in the carrying amount during
the period? Yes/No
13.2) (a) The reasons why it is presumed that
the useful life of intangible asset will exceed ten years, if an intangible
asset is amortised over more than ten years? Yes/No
(b) A description, the carrying amount and
remaining amortisation period of any individual intangible asset that is
material to the financial statements of the enterprise as a whole? Yes/No
(c) The existence and carrying amounts of
intangible assets whole title is restricted and the carrying amount of
intangible asset pledged as security for liabilities? and Yes/No
(d) The amount of commitments for the
acquisition of intangible assets? Yes/No
13.3) Aggregate amount of research of
development expenditure recognised as an expense during the period? Yes/No
13.4) Description of any fully amortised
intangible asset still in use. (optional disclosure)? Yes/No
AS - 27 - Financial Reporting of
Interests in Joint Ventures
1) (a) Is the enterprise required to prepare
consolidated financial statement? Yes/No
(b) If yes to (a) above, does the enterprise
have investments in a joint venture entity? Yes/No
(c) If yes to (b) above, is joint venture entity
also considered in the consolidated financial statements? Yes/No
2) (a) Is the joint venture in nature of jointly
controlled operations? Yes/No
(b) If yes to (a) above, has the venturer in its
separate financial statement as well as in its consolidated financial
statements recognised the following
(i) the assets that it controls and the
liabilities that it incurs? and Yes/No
(ii) the expenses that it incurs and its share
of the income that it earns from the joint venture? Yes/No
3) (a) Is the joint venture in nature of jointly
controlled assets? Yes/No
(b) If yes to (a) above, has the venturer in its
separate financial statements as well as in its consolidated financial
statements recognised the following:
(i) Its share of the jointly controlled assets,
classified according to the nature of the assets? Yes/No
(ii) Any liabilities which it has incurred?
Yes/No
(iii) Its share of any liabilities incurred
jointly with the other venturers in relation to the joint venture? Yes/No
(iv) Any income from the sale or use of its
share of the output of the joint venture, together with its share of any
expenses incurred by the joint venture? Yes/No and
(v) Any expenses separately incurred for the
purpose of the joint venture? Yes/No
4) (a) Is the joint venture in nature of jointly
controlled entity? Yes/No
(b) If yes to (a) above, has the venturer in its
separate financial statement accounted investment in accordance with AS-13,
Accounting for Investments? Yes/No
(c) Has the venturer in its consolidated
financial statements reported as a separate line item its interest in the
assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the jointly controlled entity by
using the proportionate consolidation method? Yes/No
5) Has the venturer in its consolidated financial
statements separately disclosed goodwill or capital reserve, considering net
asset position of the jointly controlled entity at the date on which interest is
acquired? Yes/No
6) (a) Is the investment in joint venture not
resulting in joint control? Yes/No
(b) If yes, to (a), has the investor in its
consolidated financial statements reported its interest in accordance with
(i) AS-13? or Yes/No
(ii) AS-21? or Yes/No
(iii) AS-23? Yes/No
(c) If yes to (a), has the investor in its
separate financial statements accounted for interest in the joint venture as
per AS-13? Yes/No
7) Has the venturer disclosed in its separate
financial statement the aggregate amounts related to its interest in the jointly
controlled entitles
(i) Assets controlled? Yes/No
(ii) Liabilities incurred? Yes/No
(iii) Income that it earns from? Yes/No
(iv) Expenses incurred? Yes/No
8) Has the venturer disclosed in its separate
financial statement as well as consolidated financial statements separately the
aggregate amount of the following:
(a) (i) Any contingent liabilities it has
incurred in relation to its interest in the joint venture? and Yes/No
(ii) Its share in each of the contingent
liabilities which have been incurred jointly with other venturers? Yes/No
(b) Its share of the contingent liabilities of
the joint ventures themselves for which it is contingently liable? and Yes/No
(c) Those contingent liabilities that arise
because the venturer is contingently liable for the liabilities of the other
venturers of a joint venture? Yes/No
(d) (i) Any capital commitments of the venturer
in relation to its interest in joint venture? and Yes/No
(ii) Its share in the capital commitments that
have been incurred jointly with other venturers? Yes/No
(e) Its share of capital commitment of the joint
venture themselves? Yes/No
9) Has the venturer in its separate financial
statement as well as the consolidated financial statements disclosed:
(a) List of all joint venturers and description
of interest in significant joint venturers? Yes/No
(b) In case of jointly controlled entitles,
(i) The proportion of ownership interest? Yes/No
(ii) Name and country of incorporation or
residence? Yes/No
AS - 28 - Impairment of Assets
1) Has the enterprise assessed at the balance
sheet date whether there is any of the following indication that indicate
impairment of an asset
(a) Significant decline in market value of an
asset? Yes/No
(b) Significant changes with adverse effect in
the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the
enterprise operates? Yes/No
(c) Increase in market interest rates or market
rate of return on investment that is likely to affect the discount rate used
in calculating an asset’s value in use and decrease the asset’s recoverable
amount materially? Yes/No
(d) Carrying amount of the net assets of the
enterprise is more than its market capitalisation? Yes/No
(e) Evidence available of obsolescence or
physical damage of an asset? Yes/No
(f) Significant change with
adverse effect in the extent to which or manner in which an asset is expected
to be used such as plan to discontinue or restructure operations, or dispose
of an asset before the previously expected date? Yes/No
(g) Evidence that the economic performance of an
asset is or will be worse than expected? Yes/No
2) (a) Is the following determined of an asset
(i) Net selling price? or Yes/No
(ii) Value in use of an asset determined? Yes/No
(b) Is the carrying amount of an asset lower
than
(i) The net selling price? Yes/No
(ii) The value in use? Yes/No
(c) If yes to (b) above, is the amount by which
the carrying amount of an asset exceeds recoverable amount [higher of b (i) &
(ii)] considered as an impairment loss? Yes/No
3) Is the net selling price of an asset determined
based on
(a) A binding sale agreement? Yes/No
(b) Market price? Yes/No
(c) Best information available to reflect the
amount that an enterprise could obtain, at the balance sheet date? Yes/No
4) Is the value in use of an asset measured based
on
(a) Cash flow projections based on recent
financial budgets/forecasts up to a maximum period of five years? Yes/No
(b) Cash flows projections using a steady or
declining growth rate for subsequent years, unless an increasing rate can be
justified? Yes/No
(c) Cash flow projections which uses a pre-tax
discount rate that takes into adjustment specific risks associated with
projected cash flow and takes into account either of the following rates
(i) The enterprise’s weighted average cost of
capital determined using techniques such as capital asset pricing model?
Yes/No
(ii) Enterprise’s incremental borrowing rate?
and Yes/No
(iii) Other market borrowing rates? Yes/No
5) Have the following not been considered in
estimating future cash flows
(a) A future restructuring to which enterprise
is not yet committed? Yes/No
(b) A future capital expenditure that will
improve or enhance the asset in excess of its originally assessed standard of
performance? Yes/No
(c) Cash inflows and outflows from financing
activities? Yes/No
(d) Income tax receipts or payments? Yes/No
6) (a) Is the impairment loss for an individual
asset or for a cash generating unit? Yes/No
(b) If the impairment loss is for an individual
asset, has the following been recognised and measured
(i) The carrying amount of an asset reduced to
its recoverable amount? Yes/No
(ii) Impairment loss recognised as an expense in
the statement of profit and loss immediately? Yes/No
(iii) Impairment loss on a revalued asset is
recognised directly against any revaluation surplus for the asset to the
extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount held in revaluation
surplus? Yes/No
(iv) Is depreciation for the asset adjusted in
future periods to allocate the assets revised carrying amount less its
residual value (if any) on a systematic basis over its remaining useful life?
Yes/No
7) (a) If the
(i) Asset’s value in use cannot be estimated to
be close to its net selling price? and Yes/No
(ii) The asset does not generate cash inflows
from continuing use that are largely independent of those from other assets?
Yes/No
(b) If no to above, has the enterprise
identified the recoverable amount of the lowest aggregation of assets (cash
generating unit) that generate largely independent cash flows from continuing
use? Yes/No
8) (a) Is goodwill recognised in the financial
statement? Yes/No
(b) Can goodwill be allocated on a reasonable
and consistent basis to the cash-generating unit for impairment [bottom-up
approach]? Yes/No
(c) If no to (b) above, has the smallest
cash-generating unit that includes the cash-generating unit for impairment and
to which goodwill can be allocated on reasonable basis been identified (top
down approach)? Yes/No
(d) Is impairment loss first allocated to reduce
the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the cash-generating unit and then
to other assets of the unit? Yes/No
9) (a) Has the enterprise assessed at each balance
sheet date whether there is any indication that impairment loss recognised for
an asset in prior accounting period may no longer exist or may have decreased?
Yes/No
(b) If yes to (a) above, has the enterprise
estimated the recoverable amount of that asset? Yes/No
(c) If the recoverable amount is more than the
reduced carrying amount is the carrying amount increased to its recoverable
amount? Yes/No
(d) Is the increased carrying amount (due to
reversal of impairment) for an individual asset not exceeding the carrying
amount that would have been determined (net of depreciation) had no impairment
loss been recognised for the asset in prior accounting periods? Yes/No
(e) Is the reversal of impairment of loss for an
asset recognised as income immediately in the statement of Profit or Loss
except in cases of revalued asset in which case is any reversal of an
impairment loss on a revalued asset treated as a revaluation increase? Yes/No
(f) Is depreciation charge after reversal of an
impairment loss, adjusted in future periods to allocate the assets revised
carrying amount less its residual value (if any) on a systematic basis over
its remaining useful life? Yes/No
(g) Is the reversal of an impairment loss for a
cash generating unit? Yes/No
(h) If yes to (g) above, is the increase allocated
in the following order
(i) First assets other than goodwill? Yes/No
(ii) Then to goodwill, if impairment loss was
caused by a specific external event of an exceptional nature that is not
expected to recur and subsequent external events have occurred that reverse
the effect of that event? Yes/No
(i) Is the carrying amount for a cash-generating
unit increased lower of
(i) Its recoverable amount? and Yes/No
(ii) The carrying amount that would have been
determined (net of depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised for
the asset in prior accounting periods? Yes/No
10) (a) Have the following disclosures in
financial statements for each class of assets made? Yes/No
(i) Amount of impairment losses recognised in
the statement of profit and loss during the period and line item(s) of the
statement of profit and loss in which those impairment losses are included?
Yes/No
(ii) Amount of reversal of impairment losses
recognised in statement of profit and loss during the period and the line
item(s) of the statement of profit and loss in which those impairment losses
are reversed? Yes/No
(iii) The amount of impairment losses recognised
directly against revaluation surplus during the period? And Yes/No
(iv) The amount of reversal of impairment losses
recognised directly in revaluation surplus during the period? Yes/No
(b) Has the enterprise that applies AS-17, Segment
Reporting disclosed the following for each reportable segment based on primary
format
(i) Amount of impairment losses recognised in
the statement of profit and loss and directly against revaluation surplus
during the period? And Yes/No
(ii) Amount of reversal of impairment losses
recognised in the statement of profit and loss and directly in revaluation
surplus during the period? Yes/No
(c) If impairment loss for an individual asset or
a cash-generating unit recognised or reversed during the period is material to
the financial statement, as a whole, has the enterprise disclosed:
(i) The events and circumstances that led to the
recognition or reversal of the impairment loss? Yes/No
(ii) The amount of the impairment loss
recognised or reversed? Yes/No
(iii) For individual asset
— The nature of the asset? and Yes/No
— The reportable segment to which the asset
belongs, based on the enterprise’s primary segment? Yes/No
(iv) for a cash-generating unit
— A description of the cash-generating unit
(product line, a plant, a business operation, a geographical area, a
reportable segment as defined in AS-17)? Yes/No
— The amount of the impairment loss recognised
or reversed by class of assets and by reportable segment based on the
enterprise’s primary format (AS-17)? Yes/No
— If the aggregation of assets for identifying
the cash-generating unit has changed since the previous estimate, the
enterprise should describe the current and former way of aggregating assets
and the reasons for changing the way the cash-generating unit is identified?
Yes/No
(v) Whether the recoverable amount of the asset
(cash-generating unit) is its net selling price or its value in use? Yes/No
(vi) If recoverable amount is net selling price,
the basis used to determine net selling price? Yes/No
(vii) If recoverable amount is value in use, the
discount rate used in the current estimate and previous estimate (in any) of
value in use? Yes/No
(d) If impairment losses recognised (reversed)
during the period are material in aggregate to the financial statement as a
whole, has the enterprise disclosed a brief description of the following?
(i) The main classes of assets affected by
impairment losses (reversal) for which no information is disclosed under para
10(c)? Yes/No
(ii) The main events and circumstances that led
to the recognition (reversal) of these impairment losses for which no
information is disclosed under paragraph 10(c)? Yes/No
(e) Has the enterprise disclosed key assumptions
used to determine the recoverable amount of assets (cash-generating units)
during the period (optional disclosure)? Yes/No
AS - 29 - Provisions,
Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
1) Have the provisions, contingent liability or
contingent assets in respect of the following been addressed as per their
respective Accounting Standards?
(a) Construction Contracts? (AS-7) Yes/No
(b) Taxes on Income? (AS-22) Yes/No
(c) Leases? (AS-19) Yes/No
(d) Retirement benefits? (AS-15) Yes/No
2) Are all the following conditions been met, when
a provision is made;
(a) The enterprise has a present obligation as a
result of past event? Yes/No
(b) It is probable that an outflow of resources
embodying economic benefit will be required to settle the obligation? and
Yes/No
(c) A reliable estimate can be made of the
amount of the obligation? Yes/No
3) Have you ensured that
(a) Where it is more likely than not that a
present obligation exist at a balance sheet date, the enterprise recognises a
provision? Yes/No
(b) Where it is more likely that no present
obligation exists at the balance sheet date, the enterprise discloses a
contingent liability, unless the possibility of an outflow of resources
embodying economic benefits is remote? Yes/No
4) Have you ensured that the enterprise has not;
(a) Recognised any contingent asset? Yes/No
(b) Recognised gains from the expected disposal
of assets? Yes/No
(c) Made provisions for future operating losses?
Yes/No
5) Have you ensured that provisions have been made
in respect of the following liabilities;
(a) Warranties ? Yes/No
(b) Legislation virtual certain to be enacted?
Yes/No
(c) Requirements of a licensing agreement; e.g.,
an offshore oil field to remove the oil rig at the end of production and
restore the seabed, where the oil rig has been constructed and where it is
estimated that ninety per cent of the eventual cost relate to the removal of
oil rig? Yes/No
(d) Where a retail store has a policy of
refunding purchases by dissatisfied customers? Yes/No
(e) Guarantees which give rise to a legal
obligation? Yes/No
(f) Court cases where the enterprise will be
found liable? Yes/No
6) Have you ensured that provisions have not been
made in respect of following future liabilities?
(a) Staff training as a result of say change in
income tax system? Yes/No
(b) Guarantee given which does not give rise to
an obligation? Yes/No
(c) A court case, where enterprise will not be
found liable? Yes/No
(d) Refurbishing (future) cost; e.g., cost of
relining a furnace every five years where there is no legislation? Yes/No
(e) Refurbishing (future); e.g., overhaul an
aircraft once in every three years where there is a legislative requirement?
Yes/No
7) Have you at each balance sheet date reviewed
the provision and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate? Yes/No
8) Are the following disclosures been made as
required by the Accounting Standard;
(i) For each class of provision (not applicable to
level III enterprise)
(a) The carrying amount at the beginning and end
of the period? Yes/No
(b) Additional provision made in the period?
Yes/No
(c) Amount used during the period? and Yes/No
(d) Unused amounts reversed during the period?
Yes/No
(ii) For each class of provision (not applicable
to level II enterprise)
(a) A brief description of the nature of
obligation and the expected timing of any resulting outflows of economic
benefits? Yes/No
(b) An indication of the uncertainties about
those outflows? Yes/No
(c) The amount of any expected reimbursement,
stating the amount of any assets that has been recognised for that expected
reimbursement? Yes/No
(iii) For each class of contingent liability
along with a brief description
(a) An estimate of its financial effect? Yes/No
(b) An indication of the uncertainties relating
to any outflow? Yes/No
(c) The possibility of any reimbursement? Yes/No
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