Karnataka HC endorses tax avoidance technique to lessen minimum alternate tax...D Murali ☆
Karnataka HC endorses tax avoidance technique to lessen minimum alternate tax (MAT) - T. N. Pandey - Article published in Business Advisor, dated June 10, 2016 - http://www.magzter.com/IN/Shrinikethan/Business-Advisor/Business/
Tweeted on www.twitter.com/BusinessAdvDM #BusinessAdvisorArchives
1). The "Clawback" of erroneously awarded executive compensation and section 409A
2). Some administration tax proposals from the 2017 budget
3). Latest rating agencies' reports on life insurance industry
4). Failure to properly withhold non-qualifies plan FICA taxes - cases settled in favor of participants
5). Section 409A failure in retention agreement results in taxable income
Annual Return - A presentation done to ICSI Hyderabad Chapter By SAS PartnersSAS Partners
KEY AREAS
Applicable Sections & Rules
Comparison between CA 1956 & 2013
Contents of Annual Return
Signing of Annual Return
Certification
Due date for filing with Roc
Non Compliance
Liability on Company Secretaries
MGT – 9 Extract to Board’s Report
Key Definitions
In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released 20 accounting standards updates (ASUs). Among the more significant were changes to leasing, financial instruments and the not-for-profit reporting model.
Despite the completion of many significant projects, the FASB will likely remain active during 2017. Presently, it has 26 active projects, the most significant of which may be considered the proposed changes to hedge accounting originally issued in the third quarter of 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016 and first couple weeks of 2017, the FASB issued seven accounting standards updates.
Karnataka HC endorses tax avoidance technique to lessen minimum alternate tax...D Murali ☆
Karnataka HC endorses tax avoidance technique to lessen minimum alternate tax (MAT) - T. N. Pandey - Article published in Business Advisor, dated June 10, 2016 - http://www.magzter.com/IN/Shrinikethan/Business-Advisor/Business/
Tweeted on www.twitter.com/BusinessAdvDM #BusinessAdvisorArchives
1). The "Clawback" of erroneously awarded executive compensation and section 409A
2). Some administration tax proposals from the 2017 budget
3). Latest rating agencies' reports on life insurance industry
4). Failure to properly withhold non-qualifies plan FICA taxes - cases settled in favor of participants
5). Section 409A failure in retention agreement results in taxable income
Annual Return - A presentation done to ICSI Hyderabad Chapter By SAS PartnersSAS Partners
KEY AREAS
Applicable Sections & Rules
Comparison between CA 1956 & 2013
Contents of Annual Return
Signing of Annual Return
Certification
Due date for filing with Roc
Non Compliance
Liability on Company Secretaries
MGT – 9 Extract to Board’s Report
Key Definitions
In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released 20 accounting standards updates (ASUs). Among the more significant were changes to leasing, financial instruments and the not-for-profit reporting model.
Despite the completion of many significant projects, the FASB will likely remain active during 2017. Presently, it has 26 active projects, the most significant of which may be considered the proposed changes to hedge accounting originally issued in the third quarter of 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016 and first couple weeks of 2017, the FASB issued seven accounting standards updates.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-09, Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Accounting. The ASU, which is a result, in part, of the post-implementation review of FASB Statement No. 123(R) Share Based Payment, is also part of the FASB’s continuing simplification project. The amendments are intended to simplify certain aspects of the accounting for share-based payments, including:
Accounting for income taxes upon settlement of the award;
Presentation of excess tax benefits;
Accounting for forfeitures; and
Withholding requirements and presentation of income taxes.
Additionally, the amendments provide for certain practical expedients for non-public entities.
With major projects underway and others on the horizon, organizations need to be closely evaluating their accounting procedures to prepare for the years ahead. In the first quarter, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released nine accounting standards updates (ASUs) and two proposed standards. One, the leasing standard, is a significant change for a wide array of entities and may require some proactive steps to prepare for the new compliance requirements.
The following provides an overview of the major developments so far in 2016 and what you can expect moving forward.
Rodel S. Navarro; Business and Management Consultant and Director; RODEL SY NAVARRO BUSINESS CONSULTANCY SERVICES (RSNBCS); Tel / Mobile: +63-0917-7333563; Email: rsnbcs@gmail.com http://www.slideshare.net/RSNBCS; (About Business Laws compilation): http://www.slideshare.net/BUSINESSLAWSPH Email: businesslawsph@gmail.com; https://www.slideshare.net/FREEPDFBOOKSPH; freepdfbooksph@gmail.com; www.slideshare.net/IFRS_IAS_COMPILED; ifrs.ias.compiled@gmail.com
Indian Financial Reporting series:
Presentation by CA Varun Sethi at ICAI certificate course on IFRS/ IndAS - 2015
Covered IFRS 1/ IndAS 101, IAS/ IndAS 1, 7, 8, 10.
Contains
1. Comparison to ICDS, AS, IAS and references to Companies Act, 2013, SEBI regulations
2. Updates from IASB - Disclosure initiative on IAS 7
3. Practical questions, problems and solutions by regulators, FRRB, practices as evolved etc
Investors will no longer be required to retroactively apply the equity method of accounting when their existing unconsolidated equity investment first qualifies for its use. The new guidance comes in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)’s Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-07, Investments- Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting.
An entity may increase its investment in equity securities of an entity or another change may occur that causes it to obtain significant influence over another entity that triggers an existing equity investment to qualify for the use of equity method in accounting. U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) asks that when the investor transitions to the equity method because it gains significant influence over an investee, the investor must adjust the investment, results of the operations and retained earnings as if the equity method had been used since the investor’s original investment. The retroactive application of the equity method was often costly and difficult to apply.
The FASB met Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, and discussed how companies should account for the effects of the new tax law, introduced as H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). The discussion addressed six different financial reporting issues related to the new tax law and has already resulted in the issuance of a FASB Staff Q&A.
this latest edition of out quarterly publication summarizes SEC developments in the last quarter. Highlights include SEC staff guidance on tax reform, remarks by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and members of the SEC staff at the recent AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments on the new accounting standards, critical audit matters and cybersecurity, and a discussion of Mr. Clayton’s concerns about initial coin offerings. We also discuss recent SEC rulemaking activities, SEC staff guidance updates and significant personnel changes.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-09, Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Accounting. The ASU, which is a result, in part, of the post-implementation review of FASB Statement No. 123(R) Share Based Payment, is also part of the FASB’s continuing simplification project. The amendments are intended to simplify certain aspects of the accounting for share-based payments, including:
Accounting for income taxes upon settlement of the award;
Presentation of excess tax benefits;
Accounting for forfeitures; and
Withholding requirements and presentation of income taxes.
Additionally, the amendments provide for certain practical expedients for non-public entities.
With major projects underway and others on the horizon, organizations need to be closely evaluating their accounting procedures to prepare for the years ahead. In the first quarter, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released nine accounting standards updates (ASUs) and two proposed standards. One, the leasing standard, is a significant change for a wide array of entities and may require some proactive steps to prepare for the new compliance requirements.
The following provides an overview of the major developments so far in 2016 and what you can expect moving forward.
Rodel S. Navarro; Business and Management Consultant and Director; RODEL SY NAVARRO BUSINESS CONSULTANCY SERVICES (RSNBCS); Tel / Mobile: +63-0917-7333563; Email: rsnbcs@gmail.com http://www.slideshare.net/RSNBCS; (About Business Laws compilation): http://www.slideshare.net/BUSINESSLAWSPH Email: businesslawsph@gmail.com; https://www.slideshare.net/FREEPDFBOOKSPH; freepdfbooksph@gmail.com; www.slideshare.net/IFRS_IAS_COMPILED; ifrs.ias.compiled@gmail.com
Indian Financial Reporting series:
Presentation by CA Varun Sethi at ICAI certificate course on IFRS/ IndAS - 2015
Covered IFRS 1/ IndAS 101, IAS/ IndAS 1, 7, 8, 10.
Contains
1. Comparison to ICDS, AS, IAS and references to Companies Act, 2013, SEBI regulations
2. Updates from IASB - Disclosure initiative on IAS 7
3. Practical questions, problems and solutions by regulators, FRRB, practices as evolved etc
Investors will no longer be required to retroactively apply the equity method of accounting when their existing unconsolidated equity investment first qualifies for its use. The new guidance comes in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)’s Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-07, Investments- Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting.
An entity may increase its investment in equity securities of an entity or another change may occur that causes it to obtain significant influence over another entity that triggers an existing equity investment to qualify for the use of equity method in accounting. U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) asks that when the investor transitions to the equity method because it gains significant influence over an investee, the investor must adjust the investment, results of the operations and retained earnings as if the equity method had been used since the investor’s original investment. The retroactive application of the equity method was often costly and difficult to apply.
The FASB met Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, and discussed how companies should account for the effects of the new tax law, introduced as H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). The discussion addressed six different financial reporting issues related to the new tax law and has already resulted in the issuance of a FASB Staff Q&A.
this latest edition of out quarterly publication summarizes SEC developments in the last quarter. Highlights include SEC staff guidance on tax reform, remarks by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and members of the SEC staff at the recent AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments on the new accounting standards, critical audit matters and cybersecurity, and a discussion of Mr. Clayton’s concerns about initial coin offerings. We also discuss recent SEC rulemaking activities, SEC staff guidance updates and significant personnel changes.
Accounting for income taxes is very much in the public spotlight in 2012 as sweeping tax reforms are taking center stage in election-year issues, and standard-setters are reconsidering the accounting rules for private companies. Taking the initiative in these challenging times, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) selected “accounting for uncertainty in income taxes” as the standard for its first post-implementation review. This standard was originally issued as FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), and it has been widely faulted for:
1. not providing a commensurate amount of value compared to the cost to implement,
2. raising the risk of adverse economic consequences by providing a “roadmap” that leads tax authorities to risky tax positions, and
3. for reflecting a standard-setting bias toward large public companies.
In separate attempts to evaluate the concerns, the FAF completed its review in January, and Congress held hearings in February and March on the interaction of tax policy and financial accounting rules and the special challenges faced by smaller and closely-held businesses.
EY's latest newsletter summarizes SEC developments in the last quarter. This issue highlights the remarks made by SEC staff members at the recent AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments related to SEC reporting implications of new accounting standards, non-GAAP financial measures and management’s discussions and analysis disclosure considerations for income taxes. We also discuss the SEC's progress on rulemaking and other initiatives, as well as significant personnel changes.
Milestone Two
Geoff Brown
Professor Duhn
ACC 680
February 16, 2017
Introduction
I have worked as an accountant specialist for Whitlock Company for the past three years. I have gained a lot of experience that has shaped my accounting skills and knowledge. I have received promotions based on my good work to the position of heading accounting department. The company offers accounting services such as public accounting, bookkeeping and auditing. The company has developed a work plan. The work plan purpose is to consider particular factors and areas important to a commission determination as to how, when and whether the current financial reporting system in the company should be changed to a system integrating International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The work plan showed that application of IFRS and sufficient development evaluation involve inventorying fields in which IFRS does not provide guidance than the GAAP.
Different reporting requirements for IFRS and GAAP
In GAAP, it presents a comparative financial statement and requires public organizations to follow SEC rules that need two-recent year’s balance sheets and the other statements should cover a three-year period ended on the balance sheet date. Nevertheless, one year can be presented in a specific condition. For IFRS, there must be disclosure of comparative information with respect to past period for all amounts reported in the present time financial statement.
Cont.
There is no general requirement to prepare income statements and balance sheets in accordance with particular layout in GAAP. But, public organizations are required to follow the detailed Regulation S-X requirements. However, IFRS does not recommend a customary layout. It involves a list minimum line items which are less prescriptive when compared to the Regulation S-X requirements.
There are no general requirements that solve the disclosure of performance measures for GAAP. Certain major measures are defined in SEC regulations and require the provision of certain subtotals and headings. For IFRS, there is presentation of certain traditional concepts such as subtotals and headings, and line items diversity in the income statements. It allows the presentation of additional headings and subtotals and line items in the comprehensive income statement.
Cont.
GAAP requires presentation of Debt which has covenant violation as a non-present if the creditor contract to waive the right to demand repayment for more than a year exists before the financial statement issuance. IFRS requires presentation of Debt associated with covenant violation as present unless the creditor contract was reached prior to the balance sheet date.
In GAAP, third balance sheet is not required. In IFRS, a third balance sheet should be presented at the beginning of comparative period when there is reclassifications that have a material effect, a retrospective restatement or a retrospective application of new accounting policies that hav ...
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