AS 37 : Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

Exposure Draft
Accounting Standard (AS) 37
Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets

The Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), as notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in February, 2015, have been applicable to the specified class of companies. Accounting Standards are applicable to entities to whom Ind AS are not applicable. However, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has requested the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to upgrade Accounting Standards, as notified under Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006, to bring them nearer to Indian Accounting Standards. Accordingly, the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) of ICAI has initiated the process of upgradation of these standards which will be applicable to all companies having net-worth less than Rs. 250 crores including non-corporate entities.

In this direction, the ASB has finalised AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets. For formulating AS 37, Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, has been taken as the base. Major differences between draft AS 37 and Ind AS 37 are given in Appendix 1 of the AS 37. Major differences between draft AS 37 and AS 29 are given in Appendix 2 of the AS 37. 

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