Practising CA at Surat
26263 Points
Joined November 2009
In initial days; the CAs were engaged in accounting when they use to start their practice except some who had approach at good companies. The one of the reason was also that auditing could engage a CA only for 3 months a year.
Then the profession moved towards Taxation.
Then it moved towards system analysis and data processing.
Then it further developed towards mergers, acquisition etc.
Now fortunately or unfortunately; they have come back to accounting i.e. reporting about accounting system !!
In IFRS; the basis thrust is on Valuation. For example; a figure shown in the balance sheet - Rs.50crores as debtors and really it can be realized only upto Rs.30 crores. If the amount is shown in the balance sheet since last two years for Rs. 20 crores from some debtors and they are also providing confirmation letters still there is big question towards its recovery.
Similar situations may be there about fixed assets. There may be fixed assets in the company but actually these may not be working due to new technology came in the market. Still these are retained in the business without selling them off. The Management don't sell off these specially in the circumstances where huge losses are booked in the accounts. It distorts the accounting profits of the year. This situation specially arise when the Management wishes to go either for IPO or Bank finance and they judge the company from its profits being shown.
IFRS will require that each and every year; the realizable value of assets should be taken in the Financial Statement although in Books the original amount .
So everyyear a good exercise of valuation would be there.
The reason of adopting IFRS is to get our accounting system at par with the world Financial Reporting. Since our companies are also acquiring foreign companies; hence there is a need for it.