1. a) Recognition of Income & Expenditure
All revenues, costs, assets and liabilities are accounted for on
accrual basis except (i) annual membership fee for special promotional
schemes/events is accounted as income in the year in which it is
received, (ii) membership fee from Time Share is recognised as income
from the year the member starts availing the Time Share Week based on
the week utilised/ lapsed, (iii) escalations/ claims are reckoned on
the basis of receipts or as acknowledged/ accepted by the parties, (iv)
income from civil engineering contracts is recognised on the basis of
work done, measured and accepted by the contractee and contingencies in
respect of contracts in progress are reckoned on the completion of the
contracts and crystallisation of the liability, (v) income from
consultancy services are accounted for on the basis of actual progress
/ technical assessment of the work executed as per technical evaluation
done by the management, (vi) revenues which are doubtful or where the
possibility of recovery is remote, are not accounted for.
b) Retirement Benefits
Liability in .respect of gratuity and leave encashment is provided on
the basis of actuarial valuation.
c) Fixed Assets
Fixed assets are stated at cost of acquisition or construction
inclusive of freight, erection & commissioning charges, duties and
taxes, expenditure during construction period, interest on borrowings
and financing costs upto the date of acquisition/ installation.
d) Capital Work in Progress
i) Capital work in progress includes Civil Works in progress,
construction / erection materials lying at site, machinery/ equipment
in transit / in hand, payment to labour contractors, depreciation on
assets used for construction and other pre-operative expenses.
ii) Expenditure During Construction : (a) The project cost is
capitalised on the date the project is ready commercially. The
incidental expenditure incurred during construction/ implementation is
allocated to all the assets in the ratio of direct cost of each asset,
(b) Depreciation on machinery and equipments used during construction/
implementation period is capitalised along with other incidental
expenses in the ratio as mentioned in d (ii) (a) above.
e) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost of acquisition less accumulated
amortisation. Deferred Revenue Expenditure is amortised in case of
leased assets over the useful life of the leasehold rights and fees
paid to the Franchiser is amortised over a period of five years, on a
straight line basis, commencing from the date the assets are put for
commercial use.
f) Depreciation
Depreciation has been provided on straight line method on pro-rata
basis as per rates given in Schedule XIV to the Companies Act, 1956 as
revised from time to time.
g) Inventories
i) Stocks of Food and Beverages, operating stores and supplies are
valued : at cost
ii) Work-in-Progress in respect of civil contracts is valued : at
estimated cost
iii) Construction material is valued : at cost
h) Investments
Long-term investments are stated at cost. In case of long term
investments, provision / write down is made for permanent diminution in
value. Current investments are valued at lower of cost or market value.
Dividend is accounted for as and when received.
i) Foreign Currency Transaction
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the exchange rate(s)
prevailing on the date of the transaction(s) or at the exchange rate(s)
under related forward exchange contracts. Transactions not covered by
forward exchange contracts and outstanding in the books as at the end
of the year are translated at year end exchange rate(s) and resultant
gains/ losses are recognised in the profit and loss account.
j) Expenses on Renewal / Upgradation of Hotel Properties
i) Expenses incurred on renewals, renovation and changes to maintain
the hotel properties are charged to the revenue account in the year in
which these are incurred.
ii) Expenses incurred on major re-structuring involving relocation and
redesigning of various outlets, guest floor and additions thereto
effecting enhancement in the value of assets and revenue generating
capacity of the hotel. are capitalised.
k) Contract- Expenses
i) Costs incurred before a contract is secured are treated as expenses
for the year and charged to revenue, ii) Costs attributable to
contracts are normally identified with reference to specific contracts.
However, costs which cannot be identified / identifiable to a specific
contract are charged to revenue in the year in which they are incurred.
I) Borrowing Cost
Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or
construction of qualifying assets are capitalised for the period until
the asset is ready for its intended use. Other borrowing costs are
recognised as expense in the year in which they are incurred.
m) 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 orginate in one period and are capable of reversal in one
or more subsequent periods.
n) Proposed Dividend
Dividend on Share Capital, if proposed by the Directors, is provided in
the books.
o) Impairment of Assets
If the carrying amount of fixed assets exceeds the recoverable amount
on the reporting date, the carrying amount is reduced to the
recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is measured as the higher of
the net selling price or the value in use determined by the present
value of estimated future cash flows.
p) Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
The Company recognises a provision when there is a present obligation
that probably requires an outflow of resources and a reliable estimate
can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Reimbursement expected in respect of expenditure required to settle a
provision is recognised only when it is virtually certain that the
reimbursement will be received.
A disclosure for a contingent liability is made when, as a result of
obligating events there is a possible obligation or a present
obligation that may, but probably will not, require an outflow of
resources.
Contingent Assets are neither recognised nor disclosed. However,
Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets are reviewed
at each Balance Sheet date.
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