TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
III - Construction contracts (w.e.f. AY 2017-18)
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....ation and Disclosure Standard, the provisions of the Act shall prevail to that extent. Scope 1. This Income Computation and Disclosure Standard should be applied in determination of income for a construction contract of a contractor. Definitions 2 (1) The following terms are used in this Income Computation and Disclosure Standard with the meanings specified: (a) "Construction contract" is a contract specifically negotiated for the construction of an asset or a combination of assets that are closely interrelated or interdependent in terms of their design, technology and function or their ultimate purpose or use and includes : (i) contract for the rendering of services which are directly related to the construction of th....
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....n, technology and function or their ultimate purpose or use. 4. Construction contracts are formulated in a number of ways which, for the purposes of this Income Computation and Disclosure Standard, are classified as fixed price contracts and cost plus contracts. Some construction contracts may contain characteristics of both a fixed price contract and a cost plus contract, for example, in the case of a cost plus contract with an agreed maximum price. Combining and Segmenting Construction Contracts 5. The requirements of this Income Computation and Disclosure Standard shall be applied separately to each construction contract except as provided for in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 herein. For reflecting the substance of a contract or a group of....
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....otiated without having regard to the original contract price. Contract Revenue 9. Contract revenue shall be recognised when there is reasonable certainty of its ultimate collection. 10. Contract revenue shall comprise of: (a) the initial amount of revenue agreed in the contract, including retentions; and (b) variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments: (i) to the extent that it is probable that they will result in revenue; and (ii) they are capable of being reliably measured. 11. Where contract revenue already recognised as income is subsequently written off in the books of account as uncollectible, the same shall be recognised as an expense and not as an adjustment of the amount of contract revenue. Contrac....
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....classified as contract work in progress. Recognition of Contract Revenue and Expenses 16. Contract revenue and contract costs associated with the construction contract should be recognised as revenue and expenses respectively by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting date. 17. The recognition of revenue and expenses by reference to the stage of completion of a contract is referred to as the percentage of completion method. Under this method, contract revenue is matched with the contract costs incurred in reaching the stage of completion, resulting in the reporting of revenue, expenses and profit which can be attributed to the proportion of work completed. 18. The stage of completion of a contr....