1 : MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE:
The company’s financial statement have been prepared in accordance with the provision of the Companies Act., 2013 and the Indian Accounting Standard (“Ind AS”) notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act,2013. In addition, the guidance notes/announcements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) are also applied except where compliance with other statutory promulgations require a different treatment.
B. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING:
The accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost convention and as a going concern. Accounting policies not specifically referred to otherwise are in consistent with generally accepted accounting policies. The company generally follows the mercantile system of accounting recognizing both income and expenditure on accrual basis. The material accounting policy/information related to preparation of standalone financial statements have been discussed in the respective notes.
C. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and loss prepared and presented in the format prescribed in the Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013(“the Act”) as amended. The statement of cash flow has been prepared and presented as per the requirements of Ind AS 7 “Statement of Cash Flow”. The disclosure requirement with respect to items in the Balance Sheet and the Statement of the profit and Loss, as prescribed in the Schedule III to the Act as amended, are presented by way of notes forming part of the financial statements along with the other notes required to be disclosed under the notified Accounting Standards and the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Amounts in the financial statements were presented in absolute Indian Rupee upto FY 2020-21. Due to change in Schedule III to the Companies Act’2013 vide notification dated 24th March’2021 of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the financial statements are presented in Rupees Lacs. Per share data are presented in Indian Rupees to two decimals places.
D. REVENUE RECOGNITION:
• The company generally follows the mercantile system of accounting recognizing both income and expenditure on accrual basis.
• Sales include export sales whether made directly or through third parties. Sale does not include Goods and Service Tax or any other indirect tax such as Excise Duty, VAT etc. Due to applicability of Goods and Service Tax, Export Sales is recognized when goods are dispatched from factory with export invoice and thus includes Goods under shipment.
• Interest income is accrued on a time basis and the effective interest rate.
• Dividend income is accounted in the period in which the same is received.
• Other items of income are accounted as and when the right to receive such income arises and it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the amount of income can be measured reliably.
• All the expenditures are recognized on accrual basis except written else otherwise in any notes. Electricity expenses are recorded on the basis of actual amount payable to Electricity Board net of electricity supplied through generation made by Solar System.
• Duty Credit Script under Merchandise Export incentive Scheme/Export promotion Capital Goods/ Advance Authorisation Incentive Script Schemes, Merchandise Export India Scheme (MEIS),Remission on Duties & Taxes on Export Products (RODEP) are normally consumed in payments of custom duty against imports made. Entries for such consumption is made in respective purchase account on the amount of custom duty adjusted. Entries for scripts transferred are accounted for on realised value. Duty Credit Script under Merchandise Export incentive Scheme/Export promotion Capital Goods/ Advance Authorization Incentive Script Schemes, Merchandise Export India Scheme (MEIS), Remission on Duties & Taxes on Export Products (RODEP) receivable at the end of accounting year is accounted on estimated realizable value.
E. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (PPE):
PPE is recognized when it is possible that the future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. PPE is stated at original cost net of tax/duties credits availed, if any, less accumulated depreciation, if any.
For Transition to Ind AS, the company has elected to adopt as deemed cost, the carrying value of PPE measured as per I-GAAP less accumulated depreciation on the transition date of April 1, 2016. Hence, regarded thereafter as the historical cost. When parts of property plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major component of property, plant and equipment.)
PPE not ready for intended use on the date of the Balance Sheet are disclosed as “Capital Work-in-Progress”.
Depreciation on fixed assets is provided to the extent of depreciable amount on written down value method based on useful life of the assets as prescribed in Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013 on single shift basis. Depreciation on additions to and deductions from, owned asset is calculated on pro rata to the period of the use.
F. INVESTMENT PROPERTY:
The company does not intend to create Property to earn rental income. The company is having rental income by renting out very small part of unused factory building which is not a material amount, thus no property is classified separately as Investment Property.
G. INTANGIBLE ASSET:
Intangible assets are recognized when it is probable that the future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the enterprise and the cost of the asset can be measured reliably. Intangible assets are stated at original cost net of tax/duty credits availed, if any, less accumulated amortization. Intangible Assets are amortized on Written Down Value basis over the useful life of asset as prescribed in Schedule II of the Companies Act’2013.
H. INVESTMENTS:
Long Term Investments are shown at cost and fluctuations in the market price of quoted shares are not provided for. Current Investments are valued at lower of cost or realizable value as quoted in stock exchanges on the reporting date and any reduction in realizable value is debited to the Statement of Profit & Loss. If realizable value of current investment increases in subsequent years the increase in value of current investment to the level of the cost is credited to the Statement of Profit & Loss.
I. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT:
Employee benefits such as salaries, wages, short term compensated absences, expected cost of bonus, ex-gratia scheme, performance-linked reward falling due to wholly within twelve month of rendering services are recognized in the period in which the employee renders the related services.
Company's contribution to Provident Fund, Family Pension Fund, ESI etc. are charged to Profit & Loss Account on accrual basis.
Liability for gratuity in respect of employees is covered under the Group Gratuity Policy taken by the company from Life Insurance Corporation of India. The premium payable under the Policy, are charged to Profit & Loss Account. The short fall in the Fund, as indicated by the L.I.C. is provided for by the Company as gratuity liability.
J. INVENTORIES:
Inventories are valued on the following basis-
Raw Materials : At average cost
Finished / Semi-finished goods : At Average cost or market value whichever is lower
Stores, spare parts and Consumables : At Average cost and in appropriate cases charged to manufacturing
expenses in the year of purchase.
K. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS:
Transactions in foreign currency are accounted for in accordance with Ind AS-21. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the exchange rates prevailing on the dates of the transactions. Monetary items denominated in foreign currency and outstanding at the Balance Sheet date are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the year end and the difference arising on account of variation in exchange rate is recognized as income or expense in the year in which they arise. Non-monetary items denominated in foreign currency are carried at the exchange rate in force at the date of the transaction.
L. ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING OF INFORMATION FOR OPERATING SEGMENTS:
Operating segments are those components of the business whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision making body in the company to make decisions for performance assessments and resource allocation. Segment accounting policies are in line with the accounting policies of the company. The reporting of segment information is the same as provided to the management for the purpose of the performance assessments and resource allocation to the segments.
M. INCOME TAXES:
Tax on income for the current period is determined on the basis of taxable income and tax credits computed in accordance with provisions of Section 115BAA of the Income Tax Act’1961.
Deferred Tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the companies financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in computation of taxable profit and quantified using the tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted as on the Balance Sheet date.
N. BORROWING COST:
Borrowing cost that is attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalized as part of cost of such assets till such time the assets is ready for its intended use or sale. All other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.
O. PROVISIONS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS:
• Provisions are recognized when the company has a present obligation as a result of past event and a reliable estimate of amount of obligation can be made.
• Contingent Liabilities are generally not provided for in the Accounts and are shown by way of Notes on Accounts in case of a present obligation arising from past events when it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and no reliable estimate is possible.
• Contingent assets are disclosed when an inflow of economic benefits is probable.
Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date.
P. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS:
Statement of cash Flow is prepared as prescribed in Schedule III of the Companies Act’2013 and Ind AS 7 segregating the cash flows into operating, investing and financing activities. Cash flow from operating activities is reported using indirect method by adjusting the net profit for prescribed items.
Q. FIRST TIME ADOPTION OF IND AS:
The company has already adopted Ind AS w.e.f. financial year 2017-18.
R. RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS :
Recent accounting pronouncements
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) notifies new standards or amendments to the existing standards under Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as issued from time to time. On March 31, 2023, MCA amended the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2023, as below:
Ind AS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements - This amendment requires the entities to disclose their material accounting policies rather than their significant accounting policies. The effective date for adoption of this amendment is annual periods beginning on or after April 1, 2023. The Company has evaluated the amendment and the impact of the amendment is insignificant in the standalone financial statements.
Ind AS 8 - Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors - This amendment has introduced a definition of ‘accounting estimates’ and included amendments to Ind AS 8 to help entities distinguish changes inaccounting policies from changes in accounting estimates. The effective date for adoption of this amendment is annual periods beginning on or after April 1, 2023. The Company has evaluated the amendment and there is no impact on its standalone financial statements.
Ind AS 12 - Income Taxes - This amendment has narrowed the scope of the initial recognition exemption so that it does not apply to transactions that give rise to equal and offsetting temporary differences. The effective date for adoption of this amendment is annual periods beginning on or after April 1, 2023. The Company has evaluated the amendment and there is no impact on its standalone financial statement.
MCA has not notified any new standards or amendments to the existing standards applicable to the company for the year ended 31st March’2024.
However, compliance under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditor’s) Rules, 2014, is made mandatory w.e.f. 1st April, 2023. The Company has used Tally Prime accounting software for maintaining books of accounts having audit trail (edit log) facility. The features of recording the audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled in the Tally software in the beginning of the F.Y. for the period 1st April’2023 to 5th June’2023. The features of recording audit trail is continuing since implementation without any tampering.
S. The accounting policies have been consistently followed and there has been no significant change in such policies during the year except for changes made for statutory compliance.
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