ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Companies wanting to migrate to international auditing norms, the International Financial reporting Standard (IFRS), may be spared from maintaining two books of accounts -- one under the Companies Act and the other for taxation purposes, if a Finance Ministry proposal gets implemented. The proposal, which was floated in a Discussion Paper on Tax Accounting Standards (TAS) issued by the ministry today, aims at 'reducing the complinace burden on businesses'. Full Article

The government today notified 35 accounting standards with a view to update Indian accounting norms in line with the global audit practice IFRS. The companies, however, will be given time to adjust to the new accounting standards as government has now deferred the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) beyond April 1 this year. Full Article

NOTIFICATION No. S.O.107(E), dated 19-1-2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby constitutes an Advisory Committee to be called the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards, consisting of the following persons to advise the Central Government on the [...] Full Article

FICCI has urged the Government to defer the date of implementation of compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) by India Inc. from April 1, 2011 to a date when companies are better equipped to deal with the new envisaged acco Full Article

Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee asked Chartered Accountants to apply Accounting Standards uniformly and assist in presenting the true picture of the financial health of the company while ensuring accountability in all aspects. He said tha Full Article

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, after wide consultations with all stakeholders and regulators, has drawn up a clear roadmap for implementation of Indian Accounting Standards converged with IFRS. Converged Standards will have to be followed by Phase-I Full Article

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, published in the Gazette of India , Extraordinary, dated the 21st July, 2009 vide number S.O. 1800(E), dated the 21st July, 2009, namely :–In the said notification for the figures “20-7-2010” wherever they occur, the figur.. Full Article

Opportunity for Skilled Translators (Hindi) to translate all Converged Accounting Standards (ASs) in Hindi in the project of the Accounting Standards Board (ASB). The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), an apex premier Accounting professional body set up by an Act of Parliament, has set up the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) for formulating the Accounting Standards. Full Article