Applicability of Standards/Guidance Notes/Legislative Amendments etc.
for May, 2015 Final Examination
Paper 1: Financial Reporting
I. Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements.
II. Accounting Standards
AS No. AS Title
1 Disclosure of Accounting Policies
2 Valuation of Inventories
3 Cash Flow Statements
4 Contingencies and Events Occurring after the Balance Sheet Date
5 Net Profit or Loss for the Period, Prior Period Items and Changes in
Accounting Policies
6 Depreciation Accounting
7 Construction Contracts (Revised 2002)
9 Revenue Recognition
10 Accounting for Fixed Assets
11 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (Revised 2003)
12 Accounting for Government Grants
13 Accounting for Investments
14 Accounting for Amalgamations
15 Employee Benefits
16 Borrowing Costs
17 Segment Reporting
18 Related Party Disclosures
19 Leases
20 Earnings Per Share
21 Consolidated Financial Statements
22 Accounting for Taxes on Income
23 Accounting for Investment in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements
24 Discontinuing Operations
25 Interim Financial Reporting
26 Intangible Assets
27 Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures
28 Impairment of Assets
29 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
30 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement
31 Financial Instruments: Presentation
32 Financial Instruments: Disclosure
Note: Applicability of Ind ASs
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has placed on its website 35 Indian Accounting Standards (Ind ASs - the
expression Ind AS is used in India in place of IFRS) without announcing their applicability date. Since
these Ind ASs have not been notified by MCA, the same are not applicable for May, 15
Examinations. However, students should have overall general understanding of Ind ASs since they
generally correspond to IFRSs except certain carve outs and there is a full chapter on IFRS in the present
syllabus of Financial Reporting.
III. Guidance Notes on Accounting Aspects
1. Guidance Note on Accrual Basis of Accounting.
2. Guidance Note on Accounting Treatment for Excise Duty.
3. Guidance Note on Terms Used in Financial Statements.
4. Guidance Note on Availability of Revaluation Reserve for Issue of Bonus Shares.
5. Guidance Note on Accounting Treatment for MODVAT/CENVAT.
6. Guidance Note on Accounting for Corporate Dividend Tax.
7. Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments.
8. Guidance Note on Accounting for Credit Available in respect of Minimum Alternate Tax under the
Income Tax Act, 1961.
9. Guidance Note on Measurement of Income Tax for Interim Financial Reporting in the context of
AS 25.
10. Guidance Note on Applicability of Accounting Standard (AS) 20, Earnings per Share.
11. Guidance Note on Remuneration paid to key management personnel whether a related party
transaction.
12. Guidance Note on Applicability of AS 25 to Interim Financial Results.
13. Guidance Note on Turnover in case of Contractors.
14. Guidance Note on the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 (Schedule III to the
Companies Act, 2013).
IV. Applicability of the Companies Act, 2013 and other Legislative Amendments: The relevant notified
Sections of the Companies Act, 2013 up to 30 th September 2014 will be applicable for May, 2015 Examination
and for other legislative amendments including relevant Notifications / Circulars / Rules / Guidelines issued by
Regulating Authority cut-off date will be six months.
Paper 3: Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics
I. Statements and Standards
1. Statement on Reporting under Section 227(1A) of the Companies Act, 1956 (Section 143 of the
Companies Act, 2013).
2. Framework for Assurance Engagements.
II. Engagements and Quality Control Standards on Auditing
S.No SA Title of Standard on Auditing
1 SQC 1 Quality Control for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of
Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related
Services Engagements
2 SA 200 Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of
an Audit in Accordance with Standards on Auditing
3 SA 210 Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements
4 SA 220 Quality Control for Audit of Financial Statements
5 SA 230 Audit Documentation
6 SA 240 The Auditor's responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of
Financial Statements
7 SA 250 Consideration of Laws and Regulations in An Audit of Financial
Statements
8 SA 260 Communication with Those Charged with Governance
9 SA 265 Communicating Deficiencies in Internal Control to Those Charged
with Governance and Management
10 SA 299 Responsibility of Joint Auditors
11 SA 300 Planning an Audit of Financial Statements
12 SA 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement
through Understanding the Entity and its Environment
13 SA 320 Materiality in Planning and Performing an Audit
14 SA 330 The Auditor's Responses to Assessed Risks
15 SA 402 Audit Considerations Relating to an Entity Using a Service
Organization
16 SA 450 Evaluation of Misstatements Identified during the Audits
17 SA 500 Audit Evidence
18 SA 501 Audit Evidence - Specific Considerations for Selected Items
19 SA 505 External Confirmations
20 SA 510 Initial Audit Engagements-Opening Balances
21 SA 520 Analytical Procedures
22 SA 530 Audit Sampling
23 SA 540 Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Accounting
Estimates, and Related Disclosures
24 SA 550 Related Parties
25 SA 560 Subsequent Events
26 SA 570 Going Concern
27 SA 580 Written Representations
28 SA 600 Using the Work of Another Auditor
29 SA 610 Using the Work of Internal Auditors
30 SA 620 Using the Work of an Auditor's Expert
31 SA 700 Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements
32 SA 705 Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor's Report
33 SA 706 Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the
Independent Auditor's Report
34 SA 710 Comparative Information Corresponding Figures and Comparative
Financial Statements
35 SA 720 The Auditor's Responsibility in Relation to Other Information in
Documents Containing Audited Financial Statements
36 SA 800 Special Considerations-Audits of Financial Statements Prepared in
Accordance with Special Purpose Framework
37 SA 805 Special Considerations-Audits of Single Purpose Financial
Statements and Specific Elements, Accounts or Items of a Financial
Statement
38 SA 810 Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements
39 SRE Engagements to Review Financial Statements
2400
40 SRE Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the
2410 Independent Auditor of the Entity
41 SAE The Examination of Prospective Financial Information
3400
42 SAE Assurance Reports on Controls At a Service Organisation
3402
43 SRS Engagements to Perform Agreed Upon Procedures Regarding
4400 Financial Information
44 SRS Engagements to Compile Financial Information
4410
III. Guidance Notes and other publications
1. Code of Ethics
2. Guidance Note on Independence of Auditors.
3. Guidance Note on Audit Reports and Certificates for Special Purposes.
4. Guidance Note on Audit under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act (Revised in view of Latest Form
3CA, 3CB and 3CD notified on 25th July).
5. Guidance Note on Audit of Inventories.
6. Guidance Note on Audit of Debtors, Loans and Advances.
7. Guidance Note on Audit of Investments.
8. Guidance Note on Audit of Cash and Bank Balances.
9. Guidance Note on Audit of Liabilities.
10. Guidance Note on Audit of Revenue.
11. Guidance Note on Audit of Expenses.
12. Guidance Note on Sections 227(3)(e) and (f) of the Companies Act, 1956(Section 143 of the
Companies Act, 2013).
13. Guidance Note on Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs).
14. Guidance Note on Audit of Payment of Dividend.
15. Guidance Note on Audit of Capital and Reserves.
IV Applicability of the Companies Act, 2013 and Other Legislative Amendments: The relevant notified
Sections of the Companies Act, 2013 up to 30th September 2014 will be applicable for May, 2015
Examination and for other legislative amendments including relevant Notifications / Circulars / Rules /
Guidelines issued by Regulating Authority cut-off date will be six months.
Paper 4 : Corporate and Allied Laws
I Applicability of Relevant Amendments/Circulars/ Notifications/Regulations etc.
1. The Companies Act, 2013 : The relevant notified Sections of the Companies Act, 2013 up to 30th
September 2014 will be applicable for May, 2015 Examination and for other legislative amendments
including relevant Notifications / Circulars / Rules / Guidelines issued by Regulating Authority cut-off date
will be six months.
2. The SEBI Act, 1992 : The Ministry of Law and Justice vide Notification dated 25 th August, 2014
has issued Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 which is available at the following link
http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/attachdocs/1409135096979.pdf
3. SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2009 : SEBI vide Notification
dated 25th August, 2014 has issued SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirement) (Second
Amendment) Regulations, 2014 which is available at the following link
http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/attachdocs/1409120871432.pdf
Note: Study Material (October 2014 edition) in this regard has been hosted under BoS Knowledge Portal,
ICAI and hard copy of the same is also available.
II Non-Applicability of the following Amendments/Circulars/Notifications
S.No. Subject M atter
1. Chapter 9 of the study material (October, 2014 edition) covering provisions relating to Revival
and Rehabilitation of Sick-Industrial Companies.
2. Chapter 15 of the study material (October, 2014 edition) covering provisions relating to the
National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal.
Paper 7 : Direct Tax Laws & Paper 8 : Indirect Tax Laws
Applicability of the Finance Act, Assessment Year etc. for May, 2015 Examination
The provisions of direct and indirect tax laws, as amended by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2014, including
notifications and circulars issued up to 31st October, 2014. The applicable assessment year for Direct Tax Laws
is A.Y.2015-16.
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