Ministry of Corporate Affairs placed on its web site a DRAFT notification on 4th September 2015 which proposed to amend the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2015 with effect from date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette.
We will discuss here, provisions proposed to be amended by this notification:
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Rule 6 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 deals with consolidation of Accounts. This rule got its power from second proviso to sub – section (3) of Section 129.
According to Section 129(3), where a company has one or more subsidiaries, it shall, in addition to financial statements provided under sub-section (2), prepare a consolidated financial statement of the company and of all the subsidiaries in the same form and manner as that of its own which shall also be laid before the annual general meeting of the company along with the laying of its financial statement under sub-section (2).
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As we have discussed earlier here, Section 129(3) discuss about consolidation of accounts.
Where a company has any subsidiary, the company shall prepare a consolidated financial statement of the company and of all subsidiaries in the same form and manner as that of its own. The consolidated financial statement shall also be laid before the annual general meeting along with own financial statement.
The company shall also attach along with its financial statement, a separate statement containing the salient features of the financial statement of its subsidiaries.
Under this section, the word subsidiary shall include associate company and joint venture.
Form of Statement containing salient features of financial statements of subsidiaries [Rule 5]
According to Second Proviso to Section 129(3) discussed earlier here, where a company has any subsidiary, the company shall prepare a consolidated financial statement of the company and of all subsidiaries in the same form and manner as that of its own. The consolidated financial statement shall also be laid before the annual general meeting along with own financial statement.
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The Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 came into force from 1st April 2014. These rules first time recognised electronic mode for keeping of books of account.
Notice of address at which books of account are to be maintained [Rule 2A]:
As we discussed earlier here according to Section 128 of the Companies Act 2013, every company shall prepare and keep at its registered office books of accounts and other relevant books and papers and financial statement for every financial year. These books must give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and its branch offices. These books must explain the transactions effected both at the registered office and its branches. These books shall be kept on actual basis and double entry system of accounting.
These books or some of these books may be kept at a place other than registered office at the decision of the Board of Directors after filing with the Registrar of Companies a notice in writing giving full address of that place.
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