Prakash Ltd. makes preferential offer of shares for consideration other than cash. Name the two methods by which this non-cash consideration is treated in the books of account of Prakash Ltd.

CS Professional · Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence · PYQS · December 2016
Prakash Ltd. makes preferential offer of shares for consideration other than cash. Name the two methods by which this non-cash consideration is treated in the books of account of Prakash Ltd.

Answer & Explanation:

As per rule 13(2)(j) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, where the preferential offer of shares is made for a non-cash consideration, such non-cash consideration shall be treated in the following manner in the books of account of the company- where the non-cash consideration takes the form of a depreciable or amortizable asset, it shall be carried to the balance sheet of the company in accordance with the accounting standards; or where clause (i) is not applicable, it shall be expensed as provided in the accounting standards.

Topics: Companies Act, 2013

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