Archive for August, 2009

The ministry of company affairs (MCA) intends to insert a clause in the Companies Act that will make audit firms also liable to prosecution as against the existing provisions that limits penal action only to chartered accountants. Full Article

Seven months after the arrest of two Price Waterhouse auditors in the scam at Satyam Computer Services Ltd, the accounting regulator has finally acted against one of them. The executive committe of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, or Icai, has decided to withdraw S. Gopalakrishnan from 11 of its committees. Full Article

In the month of July the Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 522 cases referred to it for advice and launched prosecution against 22 officers. Of these, seven were from CBDT & MHA and two each from M/o Environment & Forest and MCD. Full Article

Collateral Free loans – Micro and Small Enterprises(MSEs) Please refer to our circular RPCD.SME&NFS. BC No. 84A /06.02.31(P)  /2008-09 dated January 20, 2009 regarding extending collateral free loans upto Rs. 5 lakh sanctioned to the units of MSE sector (both manufacturing and service enterprises) as defined under  MSMED Act, 2006. We have received enquiries as [...] Full Article

This is a new clause inserted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes through its Notification No. 36/2009 dated 13-4-2009, in the Form No.3CD in Appendix II of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 .  Full Article

Trusts and institutions carrying out charitable activities will face more stringent taxation regime when the new direct taxes code comes into play from April 1, 2011.The new Code will particularly hit non-governmental organisations (NGOs). All NGOs and charitable trusts registered with the Tax Department may be required to fork out 15 per cent tax on [...] Full Article

Accounting regulator Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is contemplating prohibiting chartered accountant firms from using identical names, a decision which may have implications for accountancy firms like PwC and Deloitte. Full Article

Notification for Eligibility Test (ET) for Post Qualification Course on Information Systems Audit (ISA) on Saturday the November 08, 2008. Last Date for Online Form Submission is October 29, 2008 . Full Article