GAAP Advisors - Enabling Excellence in Financial Reporting in India | 48th Edition
CA Manish C. Iyer
Financial Reporting Advisor | Ind AS, IFRS and Indian GAAP | Author | Independent Director
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This edition of newsletter has the following sections:
+ Why register on GAAP Advisors
+ Milestones achieved this week
+ From Issue Repository – Fair Value Determination
+ Standards Applied for Responding to Issues This Week
+ From Review Repository – Categories of Financial Instruments
+ From Accounting Policy Repository
+ From Key Audit Matters Repository
+ From Term Repository – Termination
+ Features of TASK
+ TASK Statistics at the time of writing this section of newsletter
+ Top 5 TASK Rankers at the time of writing this section of newsletter
+ Daily winners for this Week
+ Note of Thanks
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From Issue Repository – Fair Value Determination - Issue Id: 1161 - Framework: Indian Accounting Standards:
Facts of the Case as submitted by the querist:
A Ltd. has adopted Ind AS for the first time and its first Ind AS financial statements reporting date is 31 March 2018 which falls on Saturday. A Ltd. accesses both wholesale and retail markets. In wholesale market, the prices are lower but the volume is high and it is vice versa in retail market. The wholesale market remains closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Retail market remains closed on Mondays. A Ltd. has taken the market price of retail market as fair value as on the measurement date, the wholesale market is closed and therefore not accessible.
Issue/Query as submitted by the querist:
Whether the fair valuation determined by A Ltd. is proper?
GAAP Advisors Response:
Appendix A of Ind AS 113 Fair Value Measurement contains definition of various terms of which the relevant for the given case is as under:
“principal market The market with the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset of liability”
In the given case, the volume is higher in wholesale market and therefore, the wholesale market is principal market. Paragraph 18 of Ind AS 113 states as under:
“18 If there is a principal market for the asset or liability, the fair value measurement shall represent the price in that market (whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique), even if the price in a different market is potentially more advantageous at the measurement date.”
Paragraph 19, inter alia, states as under:
“19 The entity must have access to the principal (or most advantageous) market at the measurement date”.
As A Ltd.’s reporting period ends on Saturday which is the measurement date and as on that day, the principal market, that is, the wholesale market is closed, A Ltd. has taken the price in most advantageous market, that is, the retail market. In this regard, attention is drawn to the requirements of paragraph 20 of Ind AS 113 as under:
“20 Although an entity must be able to access the market, the entity does not need to be able to sell the particular asset or transfer the liability on the measurement date to be able to measure fair value on the basis of the price in that market.”
Therefore, A Ltd. is not required to be able to sell its assets or transfer its liabilities in the wholesale market on 31 March 2018 to measure fair value based on the price in that market. Accordingly, A Ltd. shall measure fair value based on the price in wholesale market.
Therefore, the fair valuation determined by A Ltd. is not proper.
Standards Applied for Responding to Issues This Week
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From Review Repository – Categories of Financial Instruments
Components Impacted: Notes
The company has disclosed the following in Note on Categories of Financial Instruments:
The company has disclosed the following in its Note on Non-Current Investments:
The note disclosing categories of financial instruments discloses investments at Amortised Cost of ₹1723.93 lacs in the current year, of ₹1840.92 lacs in the previous year and of ₹1931.29 lacs in the opening balance sheet on transition date. The note on non-current investments has NIL amount of investments in Government or Trust Securities and investments in Debentures or Bonds in the current year and previous year. Entire investment of ₹1723.93 lacs in the current year and ₹1841.92 lacs in the previous year is comprised of equity investments. Of these equity investments, ₹648.56 lacs of investment are in subsidiary. The note 3 on investments does not indicate the category to which the investments pertain. The category of investment is disclosed in Note 31 on categories of financial instruments as Amortised Cost. The company has disclosed the following as its accounting policy for Financial Assets measured at Amortised Cost (net of write down for impairment, if any):
The company has disclosed the following accounting policy for investment in subsidiary:
The accounting policy disclosed is in accordance with Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments, for financial instruments measured at amortised cost and Ind AS 27, Separate Financial Statements, for investments in subsidiaries. However, the company has disclosed investments in equity instruments under the category of amortised cost. Investments in equity instruments do not have contractual terms giving rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal outstanding. Therefore, investments in equity instruments cannot be measured at amortised cost. Further, cost of investments in subsidiary is not amortised cost. Appendix A of Ind AS 109 defines amortised cost of financial asset or financial asset. Paragraph 2.1(a) of Ind AS 109 scopes out investments that are accounted for in accordance with Ind AS 27. The company has specified in its accounting policy that it measures investments in subsidiaries at cost in accordance with Ind AS 27. Therefore, the measurement at amortised cost is not applicable to investment in subsidiaries by the company. The company should have disclosed the investments in equity instruments of other than subsidiaries under the category of fair value through profit or loss or under the category of fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 4.1.4 of Ind AS 109. Paragraph 3(a) of Ind AS 107, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, contains the similar exemption as contained in paragraph 2(a) of Ind AS 109. Therefore, the company may either disclose the investment in subsidiary in the table showing categories of financial instruments as measured at cost or may disclose the same separately.
From Accounting Policy Repository – Inventories - Policy Id: 7527 - Applicable Standards: Ind AS 2, Inventories
As reported by Company (No views expressed – Views of readers are invited):
Inventories comprise of Raw and Packing Materials, Work-in-Progress, Finished Goods (Manufactured and Traded) and Stores and Spares. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and the net realisable value after providing for obsolescence and other losses, where considered necessary. Cost is determined on Weighted Average basis. Cost includes all charges in bringing the goods to their present location and condition, including octroi and other levies, transit insurance and receiving charges. The cost of Work-in-progress and Finished Goods comprises of materials, direct labour, other direct costs and related production overheads and Excise duty as applicable. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
From Key Audit Matters Repository - Key Audit Id: 2253 – Assessment of impairment of investment in and loans given to subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates - As reported (No views expressed – Views of readers are invited):
Key Audit Matter:
Investments in subsidiaries, joint venture and associates and loans given to such entities account for a significant percentage of the Company’s net assets. Each year management reviews such investments and loans to assess presence of any indications of impairment and determines the recoverable amounts of the investments / loans.
Determining the recoverable value of these long-term investments / loans is mainly based on the evaluation of Net worth of such entities, quality of assets held by such entities and the judgement by Management for realisation of investments and recovery of loans along with interest.
Refer notes 1.g , 3 and 5 to the Standalone Financial Statements
How was the matter addressed by auditor?:
Principal Audit Procedures
We gained an understanding of the process used by the Company to assess the valuation of Investments and Loans & advances, analyze their recoverability and impairment tests performed by the management, and verified that the criteria used to perform these tests are consistent with those established in applicable reporting standards.
Our audit approach consisted testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the internal controls and substantive testing as follows:
• Consideration and evaluation of company’s analyses on its overall exposure to each of these subsidiaries;
• Analyses and assessment of the appropriateness of the key judgements and assumptions, used by company’s management.
As a result of our analysis and test performed, we consider that Management’s conclusion regarding providing impairment on investments, wherever required, the estimates made and the information disclosed in the accompanying annual accounts are adequately supported and are consistent with the information currently available
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