ICAI releases Exposure Draft of upgraded Accounting Standards for Public Comments



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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued an exposure draft for revised Accounting Standards. These updated standards are intended for companies not yet adopting Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS). The ICAI's Accounting Standards Board (ASB) has initiated this revision process to align with discussions from various standard-setting forums. The first revised standard, AS 21 on Foreign Exchange Rates, is now open for public comment until 3rd December 2020.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has released the exposure draft of upgraded Accounting Standards for Public Comments. The last date for public comments is 3rd December 2020. Read the official announcement below:

Accounting Standards Board
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
3rd November, 2020

Sub: Exposure Draft of upgraded Accounting Standards for Public Comments

The Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), as notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in February, 2015, and as amended from time to time are applicable to the specified class of companies as per Ind AS Roadmap. Accounting Standards notified under Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2006 and those issued by the ICAI are applicable to entities to whom Ind AS are not applicable. However, on the basis of the discussions held at various standard setting forums, such as, NACAS (now replaced by NFRA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and Accounting Standards Board (ASB) of ICAI, it has been decided to revise Accounting Standards (AS). Accordingly, ASB has initiated the process of revision of these standards which will be applicable to all entities to whom Ind AS are not applicable. While formulating these Accounting Standards, the ASB decided to maintain the consistency with the numbering of Standards of Ind AS numbering.

In this direction, the Exposure Draft of revised AS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, has been issued by the ASB for comments with the last date being December 3, 2020, which can be assessed at the below link: https://www.icai.org/resource/61666asb031120.pdf

Further, comments on the abovementioned Exposure Draft issued by the ASB may be submitted through any of the following modes.

1. Electronically: Click on http://www.icai.org/comments/asb/ to submit comment online (Preferred method)
2. Email: Comments can be sent to: commentsasb@icai.in
3. Postal: Secretary, Accounting Standards Board,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
ICAI Bhawan, Post Box No. 7100,
Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi 110 002

Further clarifications on any aspect of this Exposure Draft may be sought by e-mail to asb@icai.in.

FAQ :

The ICAI has released an exposure draft of upgraded Accounting Standards for public comments.

These standards are for entities to whom Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) are not applicable.

The last date for submitting public comments is 3rd December 2020.

The exposure draft of the revised AS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, has been issued.

Comments can be submitted electronically via the ICAI website, by email to commentsasb@icai.in, or by post to the Secretary, Accounting Standards Board, ICAI.




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