XBRL is a language for the communication of financial and business data electronically used for business reporting around the world. XBRL means extensible Business Reporting Language. The XBRL filing provides benefits in analysing, preparing, and communicating business information.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) introduced XBRL filing of financial statements with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) through the MCA portal. The Companies (Filing of documents and forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2011 rendered that certain classes of companies have to mandatorily file their profit and loss accounts and balance sheets with the ROC using the XBRL taxonomy.
Subsequently, the Companies (Filing of documents and forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2017 provided that certain classes of companies must mandatorily file their financial statements and other documents under Section 137 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’) with the ROC in eform AOC-4 XBRL.