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The term, “turnover”, has not been defined by the Order. Part II of Schedule VI to the Act,
however, defines the term “turnover” as the aggregate amount for which sales are effected by the
company. It may be noted that the “sales effected” would include sale of goods as well as services
rendered by the company. In an agency relationship, turnover is the amount of commission earned
by the agent and not the aggregate amount for which sales are effected or services are rendered.
The term “turnover” is a commercial term and it should be construed in accordance with the
method of accounting regularly employed by the company. For ascertaining the limit of rupees five
crores:
(a)
sales tax collected or excise duty collected should not be taken into account if they are
credited separately to sales tax account or excise duty account;
(b)
trade discounts should be deducted from the figure of turnover;
(c)
commission allowed to third parties should not be deducted from the figure of turnover;
(d)
sales returns should be deducted from the figure of turnover even if the returns are from the
sales made in the earlier years. As a corollary, any sales returns etc., in respect of the
sales made during the year under report, if received after the end of that year, would not be
deductible from the figure of turnover of such year; and
(e)
The income received by way of rent or dividend/interest would not form part of “turnover”.
However, Part II of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 clarifies that in case of
companies rendering or supplying services, gross income derived from services rendered or
supplied, would be shown as turnover. Therefore, in cases where the principal business of
the company is letting out of property of the company or it is an investment company, the
rent or dividend/interest, respectively, would constitute “turnover”.
source:-ICAI website
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