Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
17858 Points
Joined November 2008
Net worth = Total Share Capital and Free Reserves.
Definitions of Net Worth:
Under section 2(29A) of the Companies Act, net worth means the sum total of the paid up capital and free reserves after deducting the provisions or expenses as may be prescribed.
Explanations:- for the purpose of this clause, free reserves means all reserves created out of the profits and share premium account but does not include reserves created out of revaluation of assets, write back of depreciation provisions and amalgamation.
2*[(ga) of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 "net worth" means the sum total of the paid-up capital and free reserves.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this clause, "free reserves" means all reserves credited out of the profits and share premium account but does not include reserves credited out of re-evaluation of assets, write back of depreciation provisions and amalgamation.
Under Rule 2(d) of Acceptance of Deposit Rule, 1975 “free reserve” includes the balance in the share premium account, capital and debenture redemption reserve and any other reserves shown or published in the balance sheet of the company and created by appropriation out of the profits of the company, but does not include the balance in any reserve created:
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For repayment of any future liability or for depreciation in assets or for bad debts:
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by the revaluation of any assets of the company.