Indian IFRS convergence update

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05 Jul 2010

The Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs has adopted dates for the convergence of Indian Accounting Standards with IFRS for insurance companies, banks and non-bank financial institutions and clarified a number of matters.

Highlights:
  • Insurance companies would prepare an opening balance sheet as at 1 April 2012
  • Banking companies will have a phased introduction commencing with an opening balance sheet for some banks at 1 April 2013, some urban co-operative banks (depending on net worth) and regional rural banks would be exempt
  • Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) will have a phased introduction commencing 1 April 2013, some unlisted NBFCs would be exempt (depending on net worth)
  • Other companies will have a phased introduction commencing 1 April 2011, with some unlisted companies (depending on net worth) and small and medium companies exempt
  • Exempt companies will not be required to apply Indian Accounting Standards converged with IFRS at all, but may opt to do so
  • Full compliance with IFRS 1 would not be required, but companies may elect to provide additional columns with restated information
  • Specific dates have been clarified as the date to test net worth used in the calculations.
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