Who benefits from the introduction of xbrl? 1. The Regulator: When the Parliament asks the regulator to produce sensible documents, currently they do not. Not that they produce it after a time lag, they just do not have it! The regulator has millions of tons of pdf documents and hard copies – in an unclassified […]
If you are an accountant, a company secretary, or in someway connected with accounts and annual return, the first question you must have asked yourself is ‘Why XBRL?’ Correct? People do not like change. And this does not change. We will resist change – simply because we are used to a certain style of living. […]
Could XBRL have helped in detecting frauds? Well the answer is a little complicated. Let me put it this way. If the Company Law Rules said a director should not be reappointed if he has already been a director, and you file a Form 32 in xbrl, within 2 minutes of filing you will get […]
Indian mutual funds will soon have to report their monthly, quarterly and annual numbers to the regulatory authority (SEBI) in XBRL. For doing this they need to buy a software which will convert their excel sheets into xbrl documents. This tool is a must because the returns have to go very often (MCR is a […]
Are you ready for XBRL? Well preparedness for xbrl can mean different things at different levels of the xbrl chain. Board level: If you are a member of the board of directors of a company, you need to know that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has mandated reporting in XBRL format. You need to know […]
If you are a reasonably big company you need to file your Annual Returns with the RoC (Registrar of companies) in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language. Annual Returns include your Directors Report Auditors Report Profit and Loss Account Balance sheet Notes on accounts Management Discussion Analysis…etc. A company has to file its AR in xbrl […]
Some companies in India are more equal than others. Sahara is one such case. No clue about what they do. They can show a thumb to RBI, go to the Supreme Court over a matter, scare the regulator into taking action,…. Congrats to SEBI for passing the order – surely Sahara will say the matter […]