CA Final student
460 Points
Joined April 2011
As per provisions of AS 10 'Accounting for Fixed Assets',
expenditure incurred on startup and commissioning of the project, including the expenditure incurred on test runs and experimental production, is usually capitalized as construction cost.
However, the expenditure incurred after the plant has begun commercial production i.e., production intended for sale or captive consumption, is not capitalized and is treated as revenue expenditure that will go to P/L Accounts ...
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