31 January 2011
The Core Group was constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for convergence of Indian Accounting Standards with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This Core Group decided that there will be two separate sets of Accounting Standards viz. (i) Indian Accounting Standards converged with the IFRS (Ind AS) These are the standards which are being converged by eliminating the differences of the Indian Accounting Standards vis -à-vis IFRS. These standards shall be applied for all companies falling under Phase I to Phase III as prescribed under the roadmap issued by the core group. At present, these Ind ASs are in the form of Exposure Drafts and not yet finalized and therefore, no t applicable for the students appearing in May, 2011 Examination. (ii) Accounting Standards The companies not falling within the threshold limits prescribed for IFRS compliance in the respective phases shall continue to apply these standards in the preparation and presentation of financial statements.