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How to Read and Prepare a Cash Flow Statement Under AS 3, With Worked Examples
A practical AS 3 guide to the cash flow statement: the definitions, the three-month cash-equivalent test, how to classify interest, dividends and taxes, and one example worked by both the direct and indirect methods.
Inventory Valuation Explained: Cost Components, NRV and Common Methods
Inventory valuation determines how stock is measured in the financial statements. This guide explains cost, net realisable value, accepted costing methods, practical examples, and the key AS 2 and Ind AS 2 distinctions that matter in Indian practice.
Ind AS 23 Borrowing Costs: Capitalisation, Suspension and Cessation Explained
Apply Ind AS 23 to specific and general borrowings with qualifying-asset tests, timeline controls and complete ₹10.50 lakh and ₹4.08 lakh examples.
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Contract Asset vs Receivable vs Contract Liability Under Ind AS 115: Practical Classification Guide
A practical Ind AS 115 guide to distinguishing contract assets, receivables and contract liabilities, with decision rules, worked examples, journal logic and a month-end reconciliation checklist.
AS 26 Research vs Development Costs: When to Expense or Capitalise
A practical AS 26 guide to separating research from development expenditure, applying the six capitalisation conditions, choosing the recognition date and documenting internally developed software and other intangible projects.
Ind AS 116 Lease Accounting: Right-of-Use Asset, Lease Liability and Practical Year-End Checklist
A practical Ind AS 116 guide to identifying leases, measuring the right-of-use asset and lease liability, applying short-term and low-value exemptions, and closing the year-end lease schedule.
Component Accounting Under Ind AS 16: How to Split, Depreciate and Replace Significant Parts of PPE
A practical Ind AS 16 guide to component accounting for PPE: identifying significant parts, allocating cost, setting useful lives, handling replacements and major inspections, and maintaining the fixed asset register.
AS 14 Amalgamation in Nature of Merger vs Purchase: 5 Conditions and Accounting Treatment
A practical AS 14 guide to the five conditions for an amalgamation in the nature of merger, pooling vs purchase accounting, reserves, goodwill and capital reserve.
Ind AS 40 Investment Property vs PPE vs Inventory: Classification, Cost Model and Transfer Rules
A practical Ind AS 40 guide to deciding whether property is investment property, owner-occupied PPE or inventory, including mixed-use buildings, cost-model accounting, fair-value disclosure, transfer evidence and a worked example.
Ind AS 36 Impairment Testing: Indicators, Recoverable Amount, CGUs and Reversals
A practical Ind AS 36 guide to impairment indicators, recoverable amount, CGUs, value in use, impairment entries, reversals and documentation.
Component Accounting Under AS 10 and Schedule II: How to Depreciate Significant Parts of an Asset
A practical guide to component accounting under AS 10 and Schedule II, covering significant-part identification, cost allocation, separate depreciation, replacement accounting and year-end controls.
Ind AS 109 ECL for Trade Receivables: Simplified Approach, Provision Matrix and Worked Example
A practical Ind AS 109 guide to lifetime expected credit loss on trade receivables, including the simplified approach, provision-matrix design, segmentation, forward-looking adjustments, a worked example and year-end documentation.
AS 22 vs Ind AS 12: Deferred Tax, Timing Differences and Temporary Differences Explained
A practical comparison of AS 22 and Ind AS 12, explaining timing differences, temporary differences, deferred tax assets, recognition tests and a year-end workflow.
Schedule III Trade Receivables Ageing: Due Date, Unbilled Dues and Reconciliation Guide
A practical guide to preparing the Schedule III trade receivables ageing note, including due-date logic, transaction-date fallback, unbilled dues, disputes and reconciliation controls.
AS 4: Adjusting vs Non-Adjusting Events After the Balance Sheet Date — Practical Guide
A practical AS 4 guide to deciding whether post-year-end events require adjustment, disclosure or a going-concern reassessment, with worked examples and a review checklist.
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