Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 07 November 2026
ICAI's framework for non-company entities:
• ICAI's Accounting Standards apply to non-corporate entities (sole proprietors, firms, LLPs, HUFs, trusts) engaged in commercial, industrial or business activities, with relaxations by size. Since 2020, they're classified as MSMEs (Level II, III, IV) and large (Level I), based on turnover and borrowings.
• Level I (turnover above Rs 250 crore or borrowings above Rs 50 crore, or listed) must follow all AS in full. Levels II–IV get exemptions or relaxations (e.g. AS 3 cash flow, AS 17 segment, AS 20 EPS, AS 24, and parts of AS 15, 19, 28, 29).
• Proprietors and HUFs not in business (only investments) aren't covered.
• Income-tax: ICDS applies to business income computation for those following the mercantile system (except individuals or HUFs not under tax audit).
• LLPs follow ICAI AS (not Ind AS) unless they are a subsidiary of an Ind AS company and choose otherwise.