Accounting Standard 17

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Accounting Standard (AS) 17
(issued 2000)

Segment Reporting Contents
OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS IDENTIFYING REPORTABLE SEGMENTS Primary and Secondary Segment Reporting Formats Business and Geographical Segments Reportable Segments SEGMENT ACCOUNTING POLICIES DISCLOSURE Primary Reporting Format Secondary Segment Information Illustrative Segment Disclosures Other Disclosures APPENDICES The following Accounting Standards Interpretations (ASIs) relate to AS 17:
 Revised ASI 20 - Disclosure of Segment Information  ASI 22 - Treatment of Interest for determining Segment Expense

Paragraphs 1-4 5-18 19-32 19-23 24-26 27-32 33-37 38-59 39-46 47-51 52 53-59

The above Interpretations are published elsewhere in this Compendium.

Accounting Standard (AS) 17
(issued 2000)

Segment Reporting
(This Accounting Standard includes paragraphs set in bold italic type and plain type, which have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold italic type indicate the main principles. This Accounting Standard should be read in the context of its objective and the Preface to the Statements of Accounting Standards 1 .) Accounting Standard (AS) 17, ‘Segment Reporting’, issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, comes into effect in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1.4.2001. This Standard is mandatory in nature2 in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-20043 for the enterprises which fall in any one or more of the following categories, at any time during the accounting period: (i) Enterprises whose equity or debt securities are listed whether in India or outside India. Enterprises which are in the process of listing their equity or debt securities as evidenced by the board of directors’ resolution in this regard.

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Attention is specifically drawn to paragraph 4.3 of the Preface, according to which Accounting Standards are intended to apply only to items which are material.
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