Heritage Foods Limited | 30th Annual Report 2021-22

30 th Annual Report 2021-22 Heritage Foods Limited 152 v. Investments in subsidiary, joint venture and associate The Company has elected to recognise its investments in equity instruments in subsidiary, joint venture and associate at cost in accordance with the option available in Ind AS 27, ‘Separate Financial Statements’. w. Research and Development Expenditure on research activities is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss as incurred. Development expenditure is capitalised as part of the cost of the resulting intangible asset only if the expenditure can be measured reliably, the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, future economic benefits are probable, and the Company intends to and has sufficient resources to complete the development and to use or sell the asset. Otherwise, it is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss as incurred. Subsequent to the initial recognition, the asset is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. 4. Key accounting estimates, judgements and assumptions The preparation of the Company’s standalone financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the accompanying disclosures, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods. The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are described below. a. Defined benefit plans and other long-term benefit plan The cost and present value of the defined benefit gratuity plan and leave encashment (other long-term benefit plan) are determined using actuarial valuations. An actuarial valuation involves making various assumptions that may differ from actual developments in the future. These include the determination of the discount rate, future salary increases and mortality rates. Due to the complexities involved in the valuation and its long-term nature, a defined benefit obligation and other long-term benefits are highly sensitive to changes in these assumptions. All assumptions are reviewed at each reporting date. b. Useful lives of depreciable and amortisable assets Management reviews the useful lives of depreciableand amortisable assets at each reporting date, based on the expected utility of the assets to the Company. c. Fair value measurement of financial instruments When the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the standalone balance sheet cannot be measured based on quoted prices in active markets, their fair value is measured using valuation techniques including the DCF model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgement is required in establishing fair values. d. Leases Ind AS 116 requires lessees to determine the lease term as the non-cancellable period of a lease adjusted with any option to extend or terminate the lease, if the use of such option is reasonably certain. The Company makes an assessment on the expected lease term on a lease-by-lease basis and thereby assesses whether it is reasonably certain that any options to extend or terminate the contract will be exercised. In evaluating the lease term, the Company considers factors such as any significant leasehold improvements undertaken over the lease term, costs relating to the termination of the lease and the importance of the underlying asset to Company’s operations taking into account the location of the underlying asset and the availability of suitable alternatives. 5. Standards and recent pronouncements issued but not yet effective MCA vide its notification dated 23 March 2022 has notified Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2022 to further amend the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as below, which are effective from 1 April 2022. a) Ind AS 16 – Property Plant and equipment - The amendment clarifies that an entity shall deduct from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment any proceeds received from selling items produced while the entity is preparing the asset for its intended use. b) Ind AS 37 –Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets – The amendment specifies that the ‘cost of fulfilling’ a contract comprises the ‘costs that relate directly to the contract’. Costs that relate directly to a contract can either be incremental costs of fulfilling that contract or an allocation of other costs that relate directly to fulfilling contracts. c) Ind AS 109 – Financial Instruments - The amendment clarifies the nature of fees an entity should include when it applies the ‘10% test’ in assessing whether to derecognize a financial liability. An entity shall include only fees paid or received between the entity and the lender, including the fees paid or received by either the entity or the lender on other’s behalf. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of these amendments on the financial statements.