{"id":48333,"date":"2024-04-15T22:39:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=48333"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:39:43","slug":"what-is-the-prescribed-order-of-writing-the-following-provisions-in-the-balance-sheet-of-companies-as-required-by-the-indian-companies-act-1956-part-i-schedule-vi-1-provision-for-contingencies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/what-is-the-prescribed-order-of-writing-the-following-provisions-in-the-balance-sheet-of-companies-as-required-by-the-indian-companies-act-1956-part-i-schedule-vi-1-provision-for-contingencies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the prescribed order of writing the following provisions in the Balance Sheet of companies as required by the Indian Companies Act, 1956, Part I, Schedule VI: 1. Provision for contingencies 2. Proposed dividends 3. Provision for taxation 4. 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