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Capital Work-in-Progress (CWIP) — Ageing & Completion Disclosure

# Capital Work-in-Progress (CWIP) — Disclosure

CWIP represents PPE under construction — not yet ready for intended use. Long-pending CWIP often signals project delays, cost overruns, or risk of impairment. Schedule III therefore mandates two distinct disclosures.

## A. CWIP Ageing Schedule

This shows how long each amount has been sitting in CWIP. Two project categories are mandated:

CWIP< 1 year1–2 years2–3 yearsMore than 3 yearsTotal*
Projects in Progress
Projects temporarily suspended

\*Total must tally with the CWIP amount in the Balance Sheet.

## B. CWIP Completion Schedule

This is an additional disclosure required only for CWIP projects where:

  • Completion is overdue compared to the original plan, OR
  • Cost has exceeded the original budget.
CWIP Project No.Less than 1 year1–2 years2–3 yearsMore than 3 years
(project name)

The columns show expected time to completion from the reporting date.

## Why Two Schedules?

  • The ageing schedule tells users 'how stale' the CWIP is.
  • The completion schedule tells users 'when will it finally be capitalised', flagging troubled projects.

## Audit Focus

  • Verify the split between 'projects in progress' and 'temporarily suspended'.
  • For long-pending CWIP (>2 years), consider impairment risk — has management performed an assessment?
  • For overdue/over-budget projects, ensure the completion schedule is disclosed.
  • Trace project-wise CWIP balances to the project accounting records and underlying invoices.

Worked example

### Example 1

Example — Two disclosures: ABC Ltd has total CWIP of Rs 80 crore: Rs 50 cr in 'projects in progress' (Rs 30 cr <1Y, Rs 15 cr 1–2Y, Rs 5 cr >3Y) and Rs 30 cr 'temporarily suspended' (Rs 25 cr 2–3Y, Rs 5 cr >3Y). Among these, one specific Rs 5 cr project (in the >3Y bucket) was originally planned for completion in 2 years but is now estimated to take another 2–3 years. This single project must be separately disclosed in the CWIP completion schedule under the '2–3 years' column.

### Example 2

Example — Impairment trigger: A Rs 20 crore CWIP for a plant has been in 'temporarily suspended' status for 4 years. The auditor must (i) include it in the >3Y row of the ageing schedule, (ii) include it in the completion schedule with revised expected completion, and (iii) challenge management on impairment — likely indicator under AS 28.

⚠️ Common exam mistakes

  • Showing only one CWIP table and forgetting the completion schedule for overdue/over-budget projects.
  • Not bifurcating between 'projects in progress' and 'temporarily suspended'.
  • Ageing schedule total not tallying with the Balance Sheet CWIP figure.
  • Ignoring impairment indicators for old CWIP balances.
Bare-Act text Schedule III, Part I — Additional Disclosures — Capital Work-in-Progress · Schedule III, Companies Act, 2013 (as amended) · click to expand
For Capital Work-in-Progress, the following ageing schedule shall be given: classification into 'Projects in Progress' and 'Projects temporarily suspended' with ageing buckets of less than 1 year, 1–2 years, 2–3 years, and more than 3 years. For CWIP whose completion is overdue or has exceeded its cost compared to its original plan, a CWIP completion schedule shall be given showing the time period in which each such project is expected to be completed.
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