The weekly messenger | Edition 21.22

July 2022
This newsletter is a weekly compilation of accounting, auditing and related regulatory news from different accounting and regulatory bodies in India and overseas.

Accounting News

Technical Guide on Financial Statements of LLPs – 27 June 2022

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued the ‘Technical Guide on Financial Statements of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)’ to assist and guide the preparers for preparation and presentation of the financial statements.

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Educational Material on Ind AS 34 Interim Financial Reporting – 4 July 2022

The ICAI has issued an Educational Material on Ind AS 34, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’, in order to provide guidance by way of FAQs and illustrations explaining the principles enunciated in the aforesaid standard.

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Regulatory News

Further relaxation in paying additional fees in case of delay in filing Form 11 (Annual Return) by LLPs – 29 June 2022

Due to transition from version-2 of MCA-21 to version-3 and to promote compliance on part of LLPs, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had earlier extended the timeline for filing e-form 11 (Annual Return of LLP) by the LLPs for the FY 2021-2022 till 30 June 2022.

Now, the aforesaid date has been further extended till 15 July 2022.

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Disclosure of holding of specified securities and Holding of specified securities in dematerialized form – 30 June 2022

The Securities and Exchange Board of India vide its Circular dated 30 November 2015 (as amended) had prescribed the formats for disclosure of holding of specified securities and shareholding pattern.

Now in the interest of providing further clarity and transparency to the investors in the securities market, the aforesaid Circular has been partially modified with the following key amendments:

  • Clause 2(d) of the Circular has been amended as under:
  1. In the disclosure of public shareholding, names of the shareholders holding 1% or more than 1% of shares of the listed entity is to be disclosed.
  2. Names of the shareholders who are persons acting in concert, if available, shall be disclosed separately.
  • It is also specified that all listed entities shall disclose details pertaining to foreign ownership limits in the format prescribed at Annexure B to this Circular.

The Circular shall come into effect from the quarter ending 30 September 2022.

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