SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND NOTES TO ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2015 COMPANY OVER VIEW The Company is public limited company incorporated and domiciled in India having its registered office at Gurgaon, India. The Company is a non-banking finance company (without accepting or holding public deposits) registered with Reserve Bank of India. The equity shares of the Company are listed at Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India. 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.1 BASIS OF brPRATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: - These financial statements are brpared in accordance with Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) under the historical cost convention on the accrual basis. GAAP comprises mandatory accounting standards as brscribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act,2013 ('Act') read with Rule7of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 the provisions of the Act (to the extent notified),guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India and guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) . Accounting policies have been consistently applied except where a newly issued accounting standard is initially adopted or are vision to an existing accounting standard requires a change in the accounting policy hitherto in use. 1.2 USE OF ESTIMATES The brparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent liabilities on the date of financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses for that year. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Any revision to accounting estimates is recognized prospectively in current and future periods. 1.3 REVENUE RECOGNITION 1.3.1 All Income & Expenditure are accounted for on accrual basis. 1.3.2 Shares/Securities are capitalised at cost inclusive of brokerage, Service Tax, Education Cess. 1.3.3 Provision for loss in respect of Open Equity Derivative Instrument as at the Balance Sheet date is made Index-wise/Scrip-wise. As a matter of prudence, any anticipated profit is ignored. 1.4 FIXED ASSETS Fixed Assets are stated at cost less debrciation. 1.5 DEbrCIATION Debrciation on tangible assets is provided on Straight Line method over the useful life of assets in the manner specified in Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013. 1.6 INVESTMENTS 1.6.1 Investments are classified into Current Investments and Non current/Long Term Investments. 1.6.2 Current Investments are valued at lower of cost or fair market value on category wise basis. Non current/Long Term Investments are valued at cost less other than temporary diminution, if any, on scrip wise basis. Provision for reduction/diminution in the value of Investments and reversal of such reduction/ diminution are included in the Profit & Loss Account. For the purpose of disclosure and brsentation in the financial statements, and in compliance with the Non-banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions 2007 as Superseded by "Non-Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions,2015: - (a) on the assets side, investments are shown at cost; (b) the diminution/debrciation is shown correspondingly under the head "Provisions"(Short term/Long term) in the liabilities side in the Balance Sheet without showing it as deduction from the value of Investments. 1.6.3 Cost of investments is computed using the Weighted Average Method. 1.7 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 1.7.1 Employee Benefits are recognized/accounted for on the basis of revised AS-15 detailed as under :- 1.7.2 Short Term Employee benefits are recognized as expense at the undiscounted amount in the Statement of Profit & Loss of the year in which they are incurred. 1.7.3 Employee benefits under defined contribution plans comprise of contribution to Provident Fund and Superannuation. Contributions to Provident Fund are deposited with appropriate authorities and charged to Statement of Profit & Loss. Contribution to Superannuation are funded with Life Insurance Corporation of India. 1.7.4 Employee Benefits under defined benefit plans comprise of gratuity and leave encashment which are accounted for as at the year end based on actuarial valuation by following the Projected Unit Credit (PUC) method. Liability for gratuity is funded with Life Insurance Corporation of India. 1.7.5 Termination benefits are recognized as an Expense as and when incurred. 1.7.6 The actuarial gains and losses arising during the year are recognized in the Statement of Profit & Loss of the year without resorting to any amortization. 1.8 TAXATION Tax expenses for the year comprises of Current tax and deferred tax charge or credit. The deferred Tax Asset and deferred Tax Liability is calculated by applying tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the Balance Sheet date. Deferred Tax assets arising mainly on account of brought forward losses and unabsorbed debrciation under tax law are recognised only if there is virtual certainty of its realisation. Other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent there is a reasonable certainty of realisation in future. Deferred Tax Assets/Liabilities are reviewed at each balance sheet date based on development during the year, further future expectations and available case laws to reassess realisation/ liabilities. 1.9 IMPAIRMENT OF FIXED ASSETS Consideration is given at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment of the carrying amount of the Company's Fixed Assets. If any indication exists, an asset's recoverable amount is estimated. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of the net selling price and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their brsent value based on an appropriate discount factor. Reversal of impairment losses recognized in prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognized for the asset no longer exist or have decreased. However, the increase in carrying amount of an asset due to reversal of an impairment loss is recognized to the extent it does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of debrciation) had no impairment loss been recognized for the assets in prior years. 1.10 CONTINGENCIES: The company creates a provision when there is brsent obligation as result of a past event that probably requires an outflow of resources and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. A disclosure for a contingent liability is made when there is a possible obligation or a brsent obligation that may, but probably will not, requires an outflow of resources. When there is a possible obligation or a brsent obligation in respect of which the likelihood of outflow of resources is remote, no provision or disclosure is made. The Company did not have any long term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses. The Previous year figures have been regrouped/reclassified, wherever necessary to conform to the Current Year's brsentation. As per our Report attached on even date For P. BHOLUSARIA & CO. Chartered Accountants FRN : 000468N For and on behalf of the Board AMIT GOEL Partner Membership No. : 092648 J.M.L. SURI Executive Director DIN: 00002373 VIJAY SOOD Managing Director DIN: 01473455 ANIL KUMAR MITTAL Company Secretary MAHESH KUMAR GUPTA Chief Financial Officer Place : Gustrgaon Date : 21st May, 2015 |