Changes in Schedule III of Companies Act, 2013: An Overview


Changes in Schedule III of Companies Act, 2013: An Overview


Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013

The Schedule III to the Companies Act 2013 provides general instructions for presentation of financial statements of a company under both Accounting Standards (AS) and Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS). The Schedule III has been divided into 3 divisions:

  •  Division I - Applicable to Companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with AS
  •  Division II - Applicable to Companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with Ind AS (Other than Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs))
  •  Division III - Applicable to Non Banking Financial Companies whose financial statements are prepared under Ind AS (Newly inserted – Notification dated 11th October 2018)