1. Context: Why this transition mattersA recurring issue for Indian companies adopting Ind AS for the first time is the treatment of joint ventures in consolidated financial statements. Under the earlier Indian GAAP framework, AS 27, Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures, required a venturer to use proport...
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