Saturday, 31 December 2016

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF A COMPANY



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF A COMPANY
Financial statements are the formal reports in a year through which the business firm communicates financial information to its owners and various other stake holders which include– investors, tax authorities, government, employees, etc.
Objectives of Financial Statements
v To provide information about economic resources and obligations of a business
v To provide information about the earning capacity of the business
v To provide information about cash flows
v To judge effectiveness of management
v Information about activities of business affecting the society
v Disclosing accounting policies
Types of Financial Statements
Financial statements include two statements: Balance sheet and Statement of profit and loss.
Balance Sheet
 Balance sheet of a company is prepared and presented in the form prescribed in (Revised) Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956.
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 20.....
Particulars
Note No.
Figure as  at the end  of Current reporting period
Figure as at the end of Previous Reporting period
I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1) Shareholder’s Funds
(a) Share Capital
(b) Reserves and Surplus
(c) Money received against share warrants
2) Share Application Money Pending Allotment
3) Non-current Liabilities
(a) Long-term borrowings
(b) Deferred tax liabilities (net)
(c) Other long-term liabilities
(d) Long-term provisions
4) Current Liabilities
(a) Short-term borrowings
(b) Trade payables
(c) Other current liabilities
(d) Short-term provisions
                                                     Total
II.ASSETS
1) Non-current Assets
(a) Fixed assets
(i) Tangible assets
(ii) Intangible assets
(iii) Capital work-in-progress
(iv) Intangible assets under development
(b) Non-current investments
(c) Deferred tax assets (net)
(d) Long-term loans and advances
(e) Other non-current assets
2) Current Assets
(a) Current investments
(b) Inventories
(c) Trade receivables
(d) Cash and cash equivalents
(e) Short-term loans and advances
(f) Other current assets
Total

































Statement of Profit and Loss
Form for preparing statement of profit and loss under (Revised) Schedule VI, Part-II of the companies Act 1956.
Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended ______________
Sl.
No.
Particulars
Note No.
Figure as  at the end  of Current reporting period
Figure as at the end of Previous Reporting period
1
Revenue from operations
(i) Sale of products
(ii) Sale of services
(iii) Other operating revenues



2
Other income
(i) Interest income
(ii) Dividend income,
(iii) Net gain/loss on sale of investments,
(iv) Other non-operating income



3
Total Revenue (1+2)



4
Expenses:
Cost of materials consumed
Purchases of stock-in-trade
Changes in inventories of finished goods
work-in-progress and stock-in-trade
Employee benefits expense
Finance costs
Depreciation and amortization expense
Other expenses
Total expenses



5
Profit before Exceptional items and tax
(3-4)



6
Exceptional items



7
Profit before extraordinary items and tax
(5-6)



8
Extraordinary items



9
Profit before tax (7-8)



10
Tax expense:
(1) Current tax
(2) Deferred tax



11
Profit/(Loss) for the period from continuing
operations (9-10)



12
Profit/(Loss) from discontinuing operations



13
Tax expense of discontinuing operations



14
Profit/(Loss) from Discontinuing operations
(after tax) (12-13)



15
Profit/(Loss) for the period (11+ 14)



16
Earnings per equity share:
(1) Basic
(2) Diluted




Uses and Importance of Financial Statements
      
Limitations of Financial Statements