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-0.55 (-0.87%) | Accounting Policy | Year : Mar '12 | ||||
The accounts have been prepared primarily on the historical cost convention and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the accounting standards notified by the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006. The significant accounting policies followed by the company are stated below: (a) USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles requires the management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure relating to contingent liabilities as at the date of the financials and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported year. Accounting estimates could change from period to period. Appropriate changes in estimates are made as the management becomes aware of changes in circumstances surrounding the estimates. The effects of changes in accounting estimates are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which changes are made and, if material, their effects are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements which are lower than the rates specified in Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956. (b) FIXED ASSETS Fixed assets are shown at cost / revalued amount less depreciation. Cost comprises the purchase price and other attributable expenses. (c) DEPRECIATION ON FIXED ASSETS (i) The Company follows the straight-line method of charging depreciation on all its fixed assets. The Depreciation has been provided in the manner and at the rates prescribed in Schedule XIV to the Companies Act, 1956 on all the assets except certain equipments which are depreciated over their estimated useful life. (ii) Leasehold land is being amortized in equal installments over the lease period. (d) IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS To provide for impairment loss if any, to the extent, the carrying amount of assets exceeds their recoverable amount. Recoverable amount is higher of an assets net selling price and its value in use. Value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life. (e) INVESTMENTS Current Investments are valued at lower of cost and fair value. Long Term Investments are valued at cost. Where applicable, provision is made if there is a permanent fall in valuation of long term Investments. (f) INVENTORIES Inventories are valued at lower of cost and net realisable value. The method of arriving at cost of various categories of inventories is as below: (a) Stores and Spares, Raw and Packing material Weighted Average method (b) Finished goods and Work- In-process Weighted average cost of production, which comprises direct material costs, and appropriate overheads. (c) Contracts-in-progress Represents expenses incurred on execution of contracts till balance sheet date (g) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Transactions made during the year in foreign currency are recorded at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of transaction. Assets and Liabilities related to foreign currency transactions remaining unsettled at the year end are translated at the contract rates when covered by forward cover contracts and at year-end rate in other cases. Realised gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions other than those relating to fixed assets are recognised in the profit and loss account except gain/loss on transaction of long term liabilities incurred to acquire fixed assets is treated as an adjustment to the carrying cost of fixed assets. (h) REVENUE RECOGNITION (i) Sale of goods is recognised at the point of dispatch of finished goods to customers. Sales include amount recovered towards excise duty but exclude sales tax. Export incentive under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book scheme has been recognized on the basis of credits afforded in the passbook. (ii) Income from services is recognized at the time of rendering the services. (iii) Income from Property Development is recognised as soon as contract is entered with the Party and the consideration is received and excludes service tax. (iv) Contract revenue is recognised on percentage completion method as required under revised Accounting Standard -7 - Construction Contracts. The stage of completion is determined as a proportion that contract costs bear to the estimated total costs. When it is probable that any stage of the contract that the total cost will exceed the total contract revenue, the expected loss is recognised immediately. (i) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES Research and Development expenditure of revenue nature is written off in the year in which it is incurred and expenditure of a capital nature is added to fixed assets. (j) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS Retirement benefits to employees are provided for by means of gratuity, superannuation and provident fund. The gratuity liability is determined based on the actuarial valuation as at the year end. Payments in respect of superannuation are made to the fund administered by LIC. Provision in respect of compensated absences is made based on actuarial valuation as at year end. Contribution to Provident fund is based on defined contribution and expensed as incurred. (k) PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENCIES The company creates a provision if there is a present obligation as a result of past events, the settlement of which results in an outflow economic benefits and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of obligation. Provisions are determined by the best estimate of the outflow of economic benefits required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. A disclosure for a contingent liability is made when there is a possible obligation or a present obligation that probably will not require an outflow of resources or where a reliable estimate of the obligations cannot be made. (l) TAXES ON INCOME Current tax is determined as the amount of tax payable in respect of taxable income for the year. Deferred tax is recognised subject to the consideration of prudence in respect of deferred tax assets on timing differences, being the difference between taxable income and accounting income that originate in one period and are capable of reversal in one or subsequent periods. (m) SEGMENT REPORTING The accounting policy adopted for Segment Reporting is in line with the accounting policy of the Company with the following additional policy for Segment Reporting:- Revenue and expenses have been identified to segments on the basis of their relationship to the operating activities of the segment. Revenue and expenses, which relate to the enterprise as a whole and are not allocable to the segments on a reasonable basis, have been included under Unallocated Expenses. Inter Segment transfers are at cost. |
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