Sunday, August 21, 2011

Legal Research



PNJ Legal has been providing expert and comprehensive legal research services to busy attorneys at law firms and at corporations. Our experienced team can research any legal issue in any jurisdiction and provide a work product in a variety of different formats the client desires. Our dedicated research team can also provide the most accurate citations for our clients. Outsourcing legal research to India can result in enhanced quality, productivity, and cost savings to our clients. Therefore, our best sourcing model employs a research network consisting of attorneys in India with specialized subject-matter and research expertise in the Indian legal system.

PNJ Legal can also summarize various reported cases on the different points of law. This would include assignments where our clients would like to have a list of all decided cases on a particular point of law in his/her hand, including the cases that might have been decided unfavorably. PNJ Legal would not only provide such a list to our clients, but also at the same time would summarize the facts and points of law decided in such cases. This in-turn would save our clients from investing a huge amount of time going through hundreds of pages of the reported court decisions or judges opinions. In fact, our clients would be able to devote a greater amount of time to incorporate a strategy based on the summaries of the reported cases made available to him or her by PNJ Legal. We are adept in performing all such legal research and using legal databases such as Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis. Our experienced team understands the importance of Shepardizing cases and is well versed in the various citation formats used in the India.

With PNJ Legal our clients can expect:

· Accurate and comprehensive legal research on any legal issue in any Indian jurisdiction.

· Comprehensive surveys of laws, rules or regulations in various jurisdictions. (multi-state surveys)

· Quick turnaround times.

· Cost effective pricing models that suit our clients budgets (including hourly, fixed fee, and full-time equivalent rates) – much cheaper than hiring a legal intern or first year associate. Available instantly on demand, predictable and fully scalable to client’s specification

Real Estate Law...


At PNJ Legal, our lawyers and specialists specialize in real estate development, investment and finance. We represent developers, contractors, banks and insurance company lenders for both transactional and litigation matters. From acquisition and development, acquisitions of income-producing and all other types of real estate, portfolio acquisitions, commercial leasing, land use, owners' associations, master planned communities, mortgage lending and other real estate finance transactions, foreclosure, loan work-outs and restructurings; Our lawyers provide advice to clients on the corporate, partnership, limited liability company and other entity aspects. Our real estate attorneys have extensive real estate practice covering relevant state law and local practices. The following are the specialty areas we cover. We assist you in buying and selling commercial property, residential property etc. We do drafting of deal using standard form agreements, clearly confirming the terms agreed between the two parties.

We provide clients with extensive consultancy in the buying of the property, from examining permits to develop the property, obtain environmental site assessment, warranties, ordering a title commitment, form of deed to insurance. Leasing a commercial space instead of committing yourself to owning commercial real estate can be an excellent move. But there are fewer tenant-friendly laws when it comes to commercial leases, and no standard lease agreements. Our lawyers help to negotiate and finalize the best deal on a commercial lease. Whether you are building a factory, warehouse, multi-storey complex or first time home, our lawyers help you in drafting separate contracts with an architect and a builder. We provide the following services, Check for seller actually owning the property, Check for restrictions that prohibit commercial usage, Find out if there are any municipal or homeowner association rules, property may be subject to covenants that dictate the size and type of home that can be built , lot served by utilities, Statutory warranties from the builder etc. The power of government to take private property and use it for public use is defined in eminent domain. If your property is subject to eminent, our eminent lawyers will guide you and your interests in public hearings and governmental procedures.




Our Strengths, Customer Benefits & Management

PNJ Legal's Strengths

Skilled legal professionals who are well versed in English
Common Law-trained professionals
Thorough knowledge of legal systems
Focus on litigation support, legal research, IPR management, and much more
Working hours - 24/7
High productivity norms & strong work ethics
Cost-competitive facilities & employees
Telecom & infrastructure parity
Secure online data transaction



How You Benefit

Gains in efficiency & productivity
Improved Customer services
Reduced dependence on outside counsel for non-strategic services
Perfect estimation of legal costs
Lower average rates
Improved invoicing & cash flow
Cost-effective integration of business processes
Focus on core business
Effective build-up to business model expansion

2011 State of the LPO Sector Survey




Last year Ravi Shankar, a Harvard Law graduate, administered the 2010 State of the LPO Sector Survey to study business fundamentals of the LPO industry in India at large. The report had (a) profiled LPO firms and (b) sought to understand how they market themselves.[1] Notable findings from the corresponding 2010 State of the LPO Sector Report include:

· Despite strong growth projections, it is a challenge for most LPO firms to attract clients: Why do LPO firms and commentators project strong industry growth, yet firms find it difficult to attract clients? One explanation offered by a plurality of LPO firms is that few firms capture most of the market.

· 2004 to 2007 may have been a “golden age” for starting a LPO firm: Outside of this three-year window, the number of LPO firms entering the industry appears to have fallen. Does this suggest that new entrants are unable to capture market share despite strong growth projections?

· BPO experience helps: In the view of one CEO, BPO companies possess two advantages: First, security infrastructure is in place—both for employees and data. Second, they have experience marketing themselves to an American and British client base.

Informed by the 2010 Survey as well as communication with LPO firms and relevant field experts, the 2011 Survey has evolved to ask LPO firms about their (a) clients, (b) revenue, and (c) opinion of often-cited market analysts.

Litigation services









Litigation Support...


Legal documents can become very messy when it comes to managing. Law firms across the globe necessarily have to appraise huge amounts of paper work, containing amorphous information. The discovery process requires valuable time, and the scrupulous attention of analytical minds to capture, streamline, arrange, understand, and present vital, case-specific information. 

We are litigation support consultant whose services range from creation and population, coding and indexing documents, audio and video analysis and abstracting, intelligent search and retrieval, through to overall project management. Our qualified, common-law trained lawyers support law firms and corporate legal departments with efficient, timely, and cost-effective legal analysis and reporting.


What kinds of services we provide:

  • Data acquisition, conversion, & retrieval

  • Objective coding

  • Subjective coding

  • Duplication identification & removal

  • Accession numbering

  • High volume printing & publishing of electronic files to CD.

  • Text retrieval & searching

  • Database management

  • Optical character recognition

  • Web & extranet enablement for multiple user access to information from multiple locations

  •  leased line connectivity for quick & secure exchange of large volume data








General Legal Research & Review...


Legal research requires extreme levels of patience and requires one to be extremely argus-eyed. However, faced with resource crunches, tight budgets, and time pressure, most of the global law firms and corporate counsel find it mandatory to speed up their legal research activities. On the other hand, hurried research may result in missing out on crucial information and compromise in quality.
We offer a full range of reasonable legal research services, handling most challenging legal issues and providing the highest quality legal research, analysis, and drafting. Our proven research methodology, combined with domain expertise and experience, makes us one of the industry leaders.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?        
  • Customized Work Product

    When it comes to vital research needs, PNJ Legal remains the first preference across the globe. Our team of legal research specialists will conduct extensive research and prepare customized work product materials such as legal memoranda and briefs. What's more, our services are eminently affordable, as you have to pay significantly less than the cost incurred by in-house processes or fees charged by external agencies.

  • e-Libraries Search and Documentation

    Powered by high-end technology, PNJ Legal creates and maintains electronic libraries featuring your valuable work products. Whether you are seeking original documents or searching for version histories, we provide superior document management solutions enable legal firms to preserve and access all important documents, records, and research database in a hassle-free manner.

  • Research Database

    While we offer total legal research solutions, all relevant data/information is maintained in a suitable electronic format and a complete database is created to provide you with best legal materials and knowledge assets. So that you may have quick and easy access to most accurate information, and make better informed decisions while saving on time, money, and human resources.






Real Estate Law...


We represent developers, contractors, banks and insurance company lenders for both transactional and litigation matters. From acquisition and development, acquisitions of income-producing and all other types of real estate, portfolio acquisitions, commercial leasing, land use, owners' associations, master planned communities, mortgage lending and other real estate finance transactions, foreclosure, loan work-outs and restructurings; Our lawyers provide advice to clients on the corporate, partnership, limited liability company and other entity aspects. Our real estate attorneys have extensive real estate practice covering relevant state law and local practices. The following are the specialty areas we cover. We assist you in buying and selling commercial property, residential property etc. We do drafting of deal using standard form agreements, clearly confirming the terms agreed between the two parties.

We provide clients with extensive consultancy in the buying of the property, from examining permits to develop the property, obtain environmental site assessment, warranties, ordering a title commitment, form of deed to insurance. Leasing a commercial space instead of committing yourself to owning commercial real estate can be an excellent move. But there are fewer tenant-friendly laws when it comes to commercial leases, and no standard lease agreements. Our lawyers help to negotiate and finalize the best deal on a commercial lease. Whether you are building a factory, warehouse, multi-storey complex or first time home, our lawyers help you in drafting separate contracts with an architect and a builder. We provide the following services, Check for seller actually owning the property, Check for restrictions that prohibit commercial usage, Find out if there are any municipal or homeowner association rules, property may be subject to covenants that dictate the size and type of home that can be built , lot served by utilities, Statutory warranties from the builder etc. The power of government to take private property and use it for public use is defined in eminent domain. If your property is subject to eminent, our eminent lawyers will guide you and your interests in public hearings and governmental procedures.



Saturday, August 20, 2011

Strengths, Customer Benefits & Management








Our Strengths, Customer Benefits & Management







 Strengths
  • Skilled legal professionals who are well versed in English

  • Common Law-trained professionals

  • Thorough knowledge of legal systems

  • Focus on litigation support, legal research, IPR management,  and much more

  • Working hours - 24/7

  • High productivity norms & strong work ethics

  • Cost-competitive facilities & employees

  • Telecom & infrastructure parity

  • Secure online data transaction







   How You Benefit
  • Gains in efficiency &  productivity

  • Improved Customer services

  • Reduced dependence on outside counsel for non-strategic services

  • Perfect estimation of legal costs

  • Lower average rates

  • Improved invoicing & cash flow

  • Cost-effective integration of business processes

  • Focus on core business

  • Effective build-up to business model expansion

Intellectual Property Right Services





Intellectual Property Right Services


In the ever-changing realm of trade & commerce, international markets have been flooded with new products and services emerging in the market place which require patent and trademark protection. Intellectual Property Rights aim at safeguarding your ideas and inventions from plagiarism and unauthorized use, so that you may align your Intellectual Property with the relevant commercial context and gain substantially in the process. PNJ Legal Consultants L.L.P  recognizes that Intellectual Property support not only requires knowledge of the law and complex technical issues, but also the skills and resources needed to manage the crucial work.

PROTECTING YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS

Operating from our Rohini facility in India, we offers a comprehensive range of Intellectual Property Rights support services including trademark searches, Intellectual Property monitoring, infringement research, application drafting, and status tracking. All aspects of patent practice such as prior art searches, product clearance searches, and drafting of technical specifications will be skillfully handled by our experienced professionals. We support your Intellectual Property counsel to secure patent and trademark protection cost-effectively; conduct relevant searches to determine patent viability of your Intellectual Property and register ability of your proposed trademark; draft your applications and correspondence on your behalf; track their status; and handle any office action that comes up.

PATENT AND TRADEMARK SEARCH

We will provide the highest quality research within a short timeframe and at a fraction of the traditional costs. Most importantly, our Intellectual Property support services are tailored to meet the individual requirements of each client. Depending on your specific needs, we will conduct multi-level searches and list the most relevant results. Our robust IT infrastructure, rigorous security measures, and total confidentiality policy ensure that your Intellectual Property details and patent/trademark searches are completely safe with us.

PATENTABILITY & INFRINGEMENT ASSESSMENT

We assists its clients in patentability searches for determining whether the invention/product under scrutiny can be legally patented. Patenting should be considered for any invention which is relevant to new product development. Even minor inventions may have commercial potentials and patenting these in time will help protect the same. It is also possible to protect inventions related to processes and methods of manufacturing which you would not want your competitors to copy.
Infringement search results are perhaps the single most useful piece of information that a company can possess about patents. If a patent is already held by a competitor on a product or process that you are considering using, the knowledge of its existence can help prevent you from being sued for patent infringement.


APPLICATION DRAFTING

Place your application drafting requirements in the dependable hands of our professionals and we guarantee that your projects will be handled  with individual care and diligence. Our high-caliber staff has adequate experience and expertise in patent application drafting - offering you high quality work, best industry practices, and competitive pricing. 

STATUS TRACKING

Status tracking involves effective communication between our professionals and the patent examiner to whom your application has been assigned. In some cases, we may need to have face-to-face interviews with the patent examiner in order to address and resolve relevant issues. We will keep our clients updated about the latest developments throughout the entire patent application process.


Impact of the US recession on Indian Legal Process Outsourcing


LPO has the potential to become one of the sunshine sectors for the Indian Economy. IT companies, non-outsourcing and non-legal entities, captive and large Indian law firms are expressing interest in it. Right now only about 30% of the top ten Indian BPO vendors have shown interest to enter this segment. But according to industry experts, Most of the giant BPO industries also keenly watching and analyzing the marketing trend to enter this business in fore future.



When you lose something on one hand you are destined to get something else on the other. This simple law of nature seems to be relevant in the case of the impact of the US recession on Indian industries.

With many top monetary firms, investment banks and enterprises declared bankrupt and many more to do same in near future, there’s a huge rise in demand for legal expertise and law consultancy services in US. According to a survey conducted by law department consultant Rees Morrison and American Lawyer editor Aric Press, the US law departments will spend about US$ 2 billion on legal outsourcing by 2013.

Liberalization of India's Legal Services Market and the Impact on the Legal Process Outsourcing Industry.

Think big. If you were today to think of some common traits amongst all the iconic brands that we know of, some would be apparent and some would be a little more subtle. There are the more perceptible and easily glorifiable things like think big, operational efficiencies, people culture within the organization and some more jargon you will find in each and every management book.
 
      
There is however always the other side, the side of caution and trepidation which, mostly, only the ones privy to the dialogues behind the doors to the boardrooms know of. There is, almost always, an army like discipline maintained while dealing with the regulators and policymakers.

GATS- The Final Frontier
 
India is a signatory to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), an organ of the  World Trade Organization (WTO). Being a signatory it
is under an obligation to open up the services sector to all member nations. Legal profession is also taken to be one of the services which is included in GATS and thus once the government takes all the necessary arrangement and which will include necessary amendments to the existing policy framework also.
 
Once this is done firms and corporations would have the assurance of a clear regulation and would be more confident in directly investing and setting up or scaling operations in India as well as utilizing services of the Indian vendors.

Why Outsource?


Why Outsource?

Reduce Costs & Save Time
By outsourcing to us, you can decrease your operating costs by up to 70%, while saving a substantial amount of time which you would otherwise spend on this extremely important aspect of litigation. 

Moreover, lawyers need time to attend to the many requirements of their clients and firm. Outsourcing frees up time to assist clients, develop case strategy and focus on efforts to attract new clients. Leaving us to handle this repeated non-core task will therefore give you more time to focus on your core and most profitable areas.
Immediate Access to Specialist Lawyers

Each member of our team has outstanding credentials and experience, having researched and advised on a wide range of legal topics, for various entities. They all have substantial experience identifying relevant issues and keywords to conduct research.
Our team also undergoes intensive in-house training in legal research, writing and analysis. They are trained to examine and evaluate legal issues just as an experienced counsel would. 

Benefit From Comprehensive Information 

Lawyers who do not regularly conduct complex research do not have the ability to access the best legal databases and research materials or find the most relevant legal information available. We have access to the most comprehensive legal databases, as well as the ability to find statutes, case-law and secondary sources from any major jurisdiction. 

Because we also follow a step-by-step approach in conducting research, we only identify and extract the information which is most relevant to the issues at hand. This ensures our information is both concise and comprehensive.


How We Work

Clients have two options for submitting a research project.

Online electronic submission
 - Use the "Submit a Research Project" option to provide relevant information, upload supporting documents and submit your project.

By e-mail
 - New research projects can be e-mailed to us at parascs@gmail.com

How We Handle Our Research

Upon receiving a new research project from a client, we follow this step-by-step approach in handling our research. 
1. Identification of the issue(s) based on the facts of
the client's case.
2. Identification of the tools and keywords for
locating the most relevant information.
3. Identifying the statutes and case-law which gives
substance to the issue(s) at hand.
4. Reading and extracting the information that is
most pertinent to the issue(s) at hand.
5. Presenting the research to the client in the desired
format.

Output Formats For Research

Upon completion, we can present our research to clients in any of the following formats.

Memorandum of law
 - An objective opinion / recommendation citing the relevant statutes, case-law and other relevant legal authorities, following intensive legal research on the legal issue(s).

Summary
 - A summary of the relevant information in a short opinion, ensuring easier and more concise access to the desired information.

Letter
 - A letter to the client in a format which they prescribe, setting out the relevant research and analysis

2011 State of the LPO Sector Survey


Last year Ravi Shankar, a Harvard Law graduate, administered the 2010 State of the LPO Sector Survey to study business fundamentals of the LPO industry in India at large. The report had (a) profiled LPO firms and (b) sought to understand how they market themselves.[1] Notable findings from the corresponding 2010 State of the LPO Sector Report include:

· Despite strong growth projections, it is a challenge for most LPO firms to attract clients: Why do LPO firms and commentators project strong industry growth, yet firms find it difficult to attract clients? One explanation offered by a plurality of LPO firms is that few firms capture most of the market.

· 2004 to 2007 may have been a “golden age” for starting a LPO firm: Outside of this three-year window, the number of LPO firms entering the industry appears to have fallen. Does this suggest that new entrants are unable to capture market share despite strong growth projections?

· BPO experience helps: In the view of one CEO, BPO companies possess two advantages: First, security infrastructure is in place—both for employees and data. Second, they have experience marketing themselves to an American and British client base.

Informed by the 2010 Survey as well as communication with LPO firms and relevant field experts, the 2011 Survey has evolved to ask LPO firms about their (a) clients, (b) revenue, and (c) opinion of often-cited market analysts.

Plenty of career opportunities in LPO firms



Legal process outsourcing (LPO) industry has left its pangs of dithering and clarification and reached the stage where its feet are firmly grounded in the outsourcing domain and is charged for an aggressive expansion.
Valuenotes report suggests that the Indian LPO market will be worth more than USD $1bn by 2014. The economy saw the industry strengthening even at the times of global recession.
This exponential growth is owing to increasing pressure on businesses to boost capacity, lower costs and devise efficient ways to deliver services.
For markets such as India, industry experts opine that since developed markets are turning extremely volatile the former are fast emerging as better investment destinations. This creates a big pool of opportunities for young lawyers in India as they stand to benefit not only in the domain of experience by getting a chance to do quality and multijurisdictional legal work but also finding opportunity to take up a business manager’s role as they move up the corporate ladder, which in case of a conventional lawyer is not a predictable career progression.
Litigation or work at law firms in India is associated with initial years of relentless struggle wherein the return on investment of time and money is slow.

Platform for lawyer

LPO companies provide a platform that not only enriches a lawyer with global exposure and knowledge of multiple jurisdictions but also give them the experience to build and manage teams in a relatively short span of time. Employees’ development in such corporations becomes intrinsically linked with the growth of the corporation. Established LPO companies have opened avenues to build long-term career for both fresh and experienced lawyers. A wide variety of services with various levels of complexity has today become the USP for the industry from the work spanning across Legal Research, Contract Solutions, Transaction Support to Document Review.

Opportunities galore


Opportunities such as these are now attracting many young yet experienced lawyers to join LPOs. Lawyers with LLM from international universities equipped with work experience in a law firm as well as some years in private practice choose to work for leading LPOs.
One of them said and I quote - Although legal profession offers a plethora of opportunities, the LPO industry offers a completely new avenue wherein a legal professional not only develops as a lawyer but also is presented with an administrative role.
Delving with business along with the legal nuances gives a bigger and intrinsic perspective to the legal scenario involved in global transactions. Further, it is a multi faced role which keeps fleeting from one client to another and never gets to be monotonous. Along with vast array of knowledge at the work place, the work life balance also forms a pivotal point for a bulk of lawyers transitioning to the outsourcing industry. The outsourcing industry provides more flexibility and a better platform to deliver than rigid and hectic schedules of a legal firm. A brand with some of the biggest names in the global business being its dedicated clients, offers the perfect platform to the legal fraternity to achieve the pinnacle of success in the outsourcing industry.
In the current scenario LPO industry is moving towards consolidation with recent mergers and acquisitions being indicative of this growth. This change is guided by the move to capture the global legal market share where LPO in India, according to some industry experts, alone is expected to reach USD $1bn by 2014, which is less than 1% of global law industry. Although this appears to be a small portion of the pie but undeniably is indicative of the huge potential of legal outsourcing and a glimpse of exciting times ahead.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Valuation of Inventory



Valuation of Inventory
AS – 2

Contents
Ø      Applicability & Nature
Ø      Meaning of Inventory
Ø      Valuation of Inventory
Ø      Steps in Valuation Procedure.
Ø      Valuation Method
Ø      Important Points
Ø      Disclosures

Applicability & Nature
            Applicable        :           01-04-1999 (Revised)
            Nature              :           Mandatory for all

Meaning of Inventory






 


Held for Sale                Held in production process                   Held for consumption

Finished Goods                  Work in Process                            Raw Material & Supplies

Meaning of Supplies
            As per AS – 2, stock of loosed tools or spare parts should also be covered under the accounting principle of AS. The main condition for the application of AS – 2 of these stocks is only the common use in the production departments. As per ASI – 2 if any spare part is related to a particular fixed assets rather than common use, amount of such spare parts should not be covered under the accounting principle of AS – 2 but principle of AS – 10 should be applied.

Valuation of Inventory
            Cash or NRV whichever is lower.

Note: As per AS if any stock is to be valued at NRV then loss on valuation should be written off in P&L A/c of the same year.

Steps in Valuation Procedure

Step1: Cost Calculation
Step2: NRV Calculation
Step3: Comparison

Cost Calculation

Finished Goods: Purchase Price of Raw Material + Direct Wages + Factory Overheads = Total Cost
WIP: Purchase Price of Raw Material + Direct Wages + Factory Overheads = Total Cost
Raw Material: Purchase Price of Raw Material = Total Cost

Meaning / Calculation of Purchase Price of Raw Material
            In the calculation of purchase price of material all the expenses should be included which are directly incurred for the purchase of material. For Example: Purchase price, Taxes & duty, Freight inward, Material handlings charges or any other expense related to purchase. In the calculation of purchase price amount of trade discount & refundable taxes or duties should not be included.

Meaning of Direct Wages
            Amount of direct wages can be used directly from payroll sheets which are prepared in factory premises at the time of payment of wages.

Meaning of Factory Overheads

Variable Overhead
            Variable overhead are always per unit fixed & amount of these overhead will be changed by change in production units. Amount of variable expenses should be calculated on the basis of actual production because these expenses are always incurred according to the size of production.

Fixed Overhead
            Situation 1:  Actual Production is lower than Normal Production
                                    If any enterprise has produced lower no of units than normal capacity, per unit fixed overhead should be calculated on the basis of normal capacity & such rate should be applied on actual production. If any amount remain unallocated then such amount should be transferred to P&L a/c. but can’t be included as a part of production cost.

Example:          Fixed Overhead                        Rs. 2,00,000
                        Normal Production                   10,000 units
                        Actual Production                     8,000 units
                        Calculate production cost

Sol:      2,00,000 / 10,000 = Rs 20 per unit
            Production cost = 8,000 x Rs 20/- = Rs 1,60,000

            Situation 2:  Actual Production is higher than Normal Production
                                    If actual production is higher than normal production, the total amount of actual expenses should be included as a part of production cost and rate per unit should not be calculated by normal production.

Important note: In the calculation of cost of inventories only factory cost is considered and amount of administration overhead or selling overhead should not be considered in the calculation of cost.

NRV Calculation
            Net Realizable Value = Market Price – Estimated cost to complete sale

[Comment: In the calculation of NRV the entire cost which is expected to complete the sale should be deducted because market value is not comparable directly to factory cost. Amount of administrative expense & selling overhead which are expected to be incurred should be deducted out of market value to convert such price equal to factory cost.]

Comparison
(1)        Finished Goods
Example           Material                                    2,00,000
                        Wages                                      1,00,000
                        Factory Overhead (Variable)    1,00,000
                                                                        4,00,000
                        Factory Overhead (Fixed)        4,00,000
                        Normal Capacity                      1,00,000 units
                        Actual Capacity                        80,000 units
            Out of 80,000 units, the enterprise has sold the 70,000 units. Calculate value of 10,000 units which are held in the stocks assuming market price Rs 50 per unit & estimated cost to complete the sale of Rs 25,000.

Sol:      Calculation of Fixed cost
            Material                                   2,00,000
            Wages                                      1,00,000
            Factory Overhead (V)              1,00,000
            Factory Overhead (F)               3,20,000 (400000 / 100000 x 80000)
                                                            7,20,000

            Cost of 10000 units = 720000 / 80000 x 10000 = Rs 90,000
            NRV    =          500000 – 25000 = Rs 4,75,000

Valuation          = Cost or NRV whichever is lower
                        = Rs 90,000

(2)        Raw Material
Example:          Finished goods are valued at cost.
                        Raw Material (10000)              Rs 10/- Cost
                        Raw Material                            Rs 8/- S.P.
Valuation of RM           ?

Comments: In the given case valuation of raw material should be carried at cost only even if market price of such material is lower than cost. Raw material are purchased only for consumption purpose and after consumption such material will be converted into finished goods which are valued at cost. It means that there is no loss on finished goods due to which loss can’t be recorded on direct material.

Example:          Finished goods are valued at NRV
                        Raw Material (cost)                  Rs 10/-
            (i)         Market Price                            Rs 12/-
            (ii)        Market Price                            Rs 8/-

Comments: Finished goods are valued at NRV due to which valuation of raw material should be made as per valuation principle. In the first case valuation should be carried at Rs 10 per unit because cost is lower. In second case valuation should be made at market price because cost is higher.

(3)        Working in Process
                        Valuation of WIP should always be made at cost because market price estimation may not be accurate for these goods.

Important Points
(1)               If any enterprise is having units of contract sale then independent market price should be ignored for the valuation of contract sale of unit. Valuation of these units should be considered only by contract price.
(2)               As per AS – 2 interest can’t be capitalized in the cost of inventory because such amount is not related to production but interest can be capitalized in the cost of inventory as per the provision of AS – 16.

Valuation Method
FIFO
Weighted Average
Retail Value (For Mall)

Example:          Retail Value
Particulars                    RV                   Cost
Op. Stock                    10000                2000
Purchase                      50000              25000
                                    60000              27000

Retail Value Sold = Rs 50000

Stock value      =          25000 / 50000 x 10000 = Rs 5000
Avg base          =          27000 / 60000 x 10000 = Rs 4500

Disclosures
(1)               Accounting policy should be disclosed. (FIFO / Weighted Avg / Retail Value)
(2)               If any stock has been valued at NRV then description of such stock should also given in the note to accounts.

n styl9us-� ��:4'>                                               Should not be recognized separately
By fair value (subject to conditions                                            and should be included in Goodwill
specified below)

(ii)                Fair value of intangible asset can be recognized by active market or latest transaction price.
(iii)               If active market is available then full amount of intangible asset should be recognized.
(iv)              If latest transaction price is used for recognition then cost can be recognized to the extent by which capital reserve is not created. (The above provision can be applicable only for amalgamation in the nature of purchase)

Purchased by Govt Grant
            If any intangible asset is purchased by Govt grant then cost of intangible asset can be recorded by net approach or gross approach specified in AS – 12.

Balance Sheet (Disclosure) [Net Approach]
                                                                                                Intangible Asset            xxxx
                                                                                                Less: Grant                  xxxx     xxxx    

Balance Sheet (Disclosure) [Gross Approach]
Deferred Grant                         xxxx                                         Intangible Asset            xxxx
                                                                                                (Full amount)

Internally Generated Intangible Asset
            If any intangible asset is generated internally by the enterprise, then it is generated under two different phases.
1)      Research Phase: Research phase is the planed investigation carried by enterprise to create new application of business activities. Research activities may include invention of new products, production techniques, technical system or any other finding for cost saving or future benefits to enterprise. (All the expenses during research phase should be written off in P&L a/c immediately because it is not certain during research phase that any result will be obtained or not from research.)

2)      Development Phase: Development phase is the verified application of research activities and all the expenses during the development phase should be capitalized in the cost of intangible asset. Before capitalizing the expenditure during development phase the following conditions should be satisfied.
  • Technical should be available with the enterprise.


  • The Enterprise is having intention to complete the intangible assets for use or sell.


  • After completion of intangible the enterprise should be able to use or sell intangible.


  • Future economic benefit should be measured by suitable assumption.


  • Financial Resources should be proper to complete the asset.


  • There will be proper system to record the cost during development phase.





lB's� ��nore'>(3)               Journal Entries
(i)         Cash/Bank/Grant Receivable                Dr
                                    To Govt Grant

(ii)        Grant A/c                                             Dr
                                    To Deferred Grant A/c (It is transferred to reserve &surplus)

(iii)       Deferred Grant A/c                               Dr
                                    To P&L A/c

Refund of Grant:
                        Deferred Grant A/c (O/s Bal)                Dr
                        P&L A/c (which is already used)           Dr
                                                To Cash/Bank/Grant Receivable

Note: At the time of refund of grant total benefit should be reversed in the current period in total irrespective the effect of these transaction on current year profits.

Disclosure:
(i)      Accounting policy should be disclosed separately in relation to classification of nature of grant.
(ii)    If any refund has been made during the period then amount of refund should be also disclosed.

Difference between AS/IAS/US GAAP:
            If any grant is related to promoter’s contributions then accounting of such grant should be made as capital profits as per as-12. The same grant should be recognized as revenue profits as per other statements. Revenue profits should be recognized on deferred basis as per management intention.