Investment Valuation in India

Finally India is all set to adapt to IFRS through its revised set of Accounting Standards (Ind AS) which are the converged accounting standards with IFRS starting next year. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued a notification dated 16 February 2015 announcing the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 for the applicability of the IndAS in a phase wise manner. The applicability has been liked to the Net Worth and listing status of the companies. Starting 1-Apr-2016 all companies having a Net Worth of Rs 500 crore or more will be required to present the Financial Statements under Ind AS. This will also require comparative Ind AS information for the period of 1-Apr-15 to 31-Mar-16. [Net Worth: Net Worth will be determined based on the standalone accounts of the company as on 31-Mar-14 or the first audited period ending after that date. Net Worth calculation would be as per Sec 2(57) of Companies Act 2013 which means: Paid Share Capital...

With the increasingly competitive and globalised business environment, it becomes imperative for businesses to stay abreast with the what's happening around the world and keep evolving as the world transforms. One of the things that are equally important is the way companies communicate their financial reports to the users of financial statements. Different countries, different reporting standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs). For better integration came the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Then was the question of how should the numbers be communicated. The Medium? The answer was XBRL. What is XBRL? XBRL  is an acronym of eXtensible Business Reporting Language is an XML based technology standard set to improve the way in which the business financial information is created, stored and retrieved. It is a transformation of the business reporting framework which is changing the communication and reporting of ...