The MCA has, by way of Notification dated March 24, 2021, amended the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, effective from April 1, 2022. Going forward, companies must only use accounting software which record audit trails of each transaction (which cannot be disabled) and create an edit log of each change made in the books of account along with the date of such change, in order to prepare their books.
Further, every listed company and unlisted public company having a paid up share capital of Rs 25 crores must include in their Board’s Report, the following particulars:
i. details of any application made or any proceedings pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘IBC’) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year; and
ii. details of the difference between the valuation of the company done at the time of a one time settlement and while taking loan from banks or financial institutions, along with the reasons thereof.