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Does it become prior period item

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If the annual accounts are audited and signed on 5 April, 2012 for year ended 31/03/2012 and thereafter an invoice is received by the company for exepnses of 2011-2012, will it be a Prior Period item ? Prior period items as per AS 5 are those which arise due to error or omission. In the above instance there is no error. Can it be construed there is a omission considering the date of signing of audited accounts ?

 

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As correctly stated by you,and taking into consideration the date of audit report, there is no error or omission, it is not a prior period item.

Dear Dipjyoti,

You are not clear whether the invoice is for audit fees or others. If the invoice is for other expenses and the service/goods for the respective expenditure received in the financial year, then you have to create provision even if no invoice is received. So if amounts to prior period exepnditure for other than audit fees in your case.

Even for the audit fees you have to create a liability/provision.

@ saikaran: how can you create a provision for an expenditure in the final report without the invoice ? It is clear that the invoice was recieved after the date of audit report. 

 

Dear Nikita,

As per AS 29

 provision  is  a liability which can be measured only  by using  a substantial degree of estimation; and

A  liability  i s   a  present obligation of the enterprise arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow  from  the  enterprise  of  resources  embodying  economic benefits.
 
If liability can be measured and can estimate the value of outflow then provision should be created.
And if because of past event ie receipt of services/goods, there is present obligation arises because of which there is a outflow(payment) in future then we have to create a liability.
 
If liability or provision is not created then it is a error/omission. Hence, prior period item.
 
Please correct me if i am wrong.


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