Significant Accounting Policies
1. Basis of Preparation:
The financial statements have been prepared under historical cost convention in accordance with all mandatory Accounting Standards as specified in Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules 2006, pronouncement of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as applicable and the provision of the Companies Act, 2013
2. Method of Accounting:
The Books of Accounts are maintained using accrual basis of accounting. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported balances of assets and liabilities and disclosure relating to contingent liabilities as at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of income and expenses during the period. Examples of such estimates include provision for doubtful debts, future obligations under employee retirement benefit plans, income taxes and the useful lives of fixed assets and intangible assets.
Management believes that the estimates used in the preparation of financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Future results could differ from these estimates.
3. Fixed Assets :
Fixed assets and intangible assets are stated at cost of acquisition or construction less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Cost includes taxes, duties, freight and other incidental expense related to acquisition and installation. Borrowing costs attributable to acquisition, construction of qualifying asset (i.e. an asset requiring substantive period of time to get ready for intended use) are capitalized in accordance with the requirements of Accounting Standard 16(AS 16),” Borrowing Costs” mandated by Rule 3 of the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2006.
4. Deprecation :
Depreciation on fixed assets is provided on Written down Value Method at the rates prescribed in Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013
5. Investments :
Long-term investments are valued at cost. Provision for diminution, if any, in the value of investments is made to recognize a decline, other than temporary.
Current investments are stated at the lower of cost and fair value, computed individually for each investment. In case of investments in mutual funds which are unquoted, net assets value is taken as fair value.
6. Borrowing Costs :
Borrowing costs that are attributable to the acquisition or construction of qualifying assets are capitalized as part of the cost of such assets
7. Preliminary Expenditures :
Preliminary expenditure has been written off for five years.
8. Inventories:
a. Raw Materials, Tools, Consumable Stores are valued on cost or market value whichever is lower. The cost is determined on First-in-First-out basis. The cost of purchase of inventories comprise the purchase price., import duties and other taxes (other than those subsequently recoverable by the entity from the taxing authorities ) and transport, handling and other costs directly attributable to the acquisition of Raw Material & Services
b. Work-in-Progress is valued at estimated cost. The cost covers raw material cost and also includes other manufacturing expenses including depreciation as a percentage of Prime Cost.
c. Finished Goods are valued at lower of cost of manufacture or net realizable value. The cost of manufacture includes raw material cost and other manufacturing expenses including depreciation as a percentage of raw material cost
d. Scrap is valued at estimated net realizable value.
9. Revenue Recognition:
a. Turnover for the year includes the sale value of goods, scrap sales, packing and forwarding charges recovered, labour charges received and in annual accounts they are shown exclusive of GST.
b. Revenue is recognized when it is earned and no significant uncertainty exists as to its realization or collection.
c. Revenue from sale of goods is recognized when all significant contractual obligations have been satisfied, the property in the goods is transferred for a price, significant risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the customers and no effective ownership is retained. Sales are net off Sales Tax / Value Added Tax. Excise duty is presented as reduction from gross turnover
10. Purchases:
Purchases are exclusive of GST Tax charged by the suppliers. It also includes cost of Insurance, freight and octroi.
11. Provision of Gratuity:
Provision for Gratuity is made on the basis of actuarial valuation done by Ankolekar & Co as at 31st March, 2022 based on the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
12. Leave Salary:
Provision is made for value of unutilized leave due to employees at the end of the year.
13. Transactions in Foreign currency:
Foreign currency transactions during the year are accounted at rates of exchange prevailing on the date of transaction. Foreign currency monetary assets & liabilities are translated into rupees at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of Balance Sheet. All exchange differences are dealt with in the statement of profit & loss.
14. Sundry Debtors:
The sundry debtors are stated after writing off debts considered as bad. Bad debts are written off during the period in which they are identified.
15. Taxes on income:
Provision for current tax is made, based on the tax payable under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) credit, which is equal to the excess of MAT (calculated in accordance with provisions of section 115JB of the Income tax Act, 1961) over normal income-tax is recognized as an asset by crediting the Profit and Loss Account only when and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the Company will be able to avail the said credit against normal tax payable during the period of ten succeeding assessment year.
Deferred tax on timing differences between taxable income and accounting income is accounted for, using the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantially enacted as on the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets on unabsorbed tax losses and unabsorbed tax depreciation are recognized only when there is a virtual certainty of their realization. Other deferred tax assets are recognized only when there is a reasonable certainty of their realization.
16. Impairment:
The Company makes reasonable estimate of the carrying value of tangible and intangible assets for any possible impairment at each balance sheet date. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. In assessing the recoverable amount, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value at appropriate discount rates.
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