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Standard-11 relating to The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates earlier prescribed under the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2006 has been now amended by the Central Government, in terms of the powers conferred on them under the Companies Act, 1956, vide Notification dated 31st March, 2009. The said Notification contains an amendment i.e. a new Paragraph-46 to be inserted in the AS-11 earlier prescribed as aforementioned. Full Article

In a major relief for India Inc, the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standard (NACAS), a government-appointed body, has postponed the implementation of Accounting Standard 11 (AS 11) to 2011. This accounting standard deals with mark-to-market provisioning in corporate profit and loss accounts for foreign exchange-related gains and losses. The NACAS decision means domestic firms [...] Full Article

Plans are afoot to make International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) mandatory for large-scale companies by April 2011, said K Raju, central council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Inaugurating an investor’s awareness programme organized by Mangalore chapter of ICAI in association with Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on [...] Full Article

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has approved three new Standards on Internal Audit (SIA). This decision was taken at a recently concluded meeting of the ICAI. The three new SIAs, approved as an important aspect in the internal audit process, are – Communication with Management, Internal Audit Evidence and Consideration of Fraud [...] Full Article

Corporates houses, banks and financial institutions have got just 18 months to begin the changeover to a new set of transparency, inducing accounting standards that will have a major impact on their financial statements. The new norms to classify, value and disclose the complex financial instruments they trade in is expected to change the way exposure to many instruments are reported now, besides capturing many unreported exposures. Accounting standard setter the Institu.. Full Article

Chapter III of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’) deals with incomes which do not form part of total income. Sections 10A and 10B of the Act are covered under Chapter III. These sections allow certain deductions, for certain years, from the total income of an assessee. These deductions are commonly described as ‘tax holiday’ and the period during which these deductions are available is commonly described as ‘tax holiday period’. Full Article