company secretaries

All students may note that for the June 2012 Examination Session in respect of Direct Taxes the applicable Assessment Year shall be 2012-13 (Previous Year 2011-12). Thus, they will have to study Finance Act, 2011 for June 2012 Examination. Further as per the Syllabus, (of Executive Programme and Professional Programme) students are required to update themselves about all the Circulars, Clarifications, Notifications, etc., issued by the CBDT & Central Government, which co.. Full Article

The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2010 proposes to amend the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 to apply certain provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 to the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 in order to allow the members of the professional Institute governed by the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 to form the limited liability partnership and insert new definitions of `firm’, `partner’, `partnership’ and `sole proprietorship’ for the said purpos.. Full Article

Cost and Works Accountants will now only be known as Cost Accountants, with Parliament approving amendments to the existing legislation earlier today. Also, there will be some brand confusion as the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India will now be called the Institute of Cost Accounts of India. As a consequence, the Chartered Accounts Institute and the Cost Accounts Institute will share the same acronym - ICAI. Full Article

The Council at its 201st meeting held on 23rd-24th June, 2011, in supersession of its earlier decision which was notified in October, 2008 issue of Chartered Secretary, has decided that with effect from 24th June, 2011, for the purpose of clause (c) of Regulation 48 of the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982, the number of trainees to be sponsored by the Company Secretary in Practice (PCS) including a partner in a firm of Company Secretaries, will be equal to the numbe.. Full Article

Suggestions for Amendments in the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, Regulations and Rules made thereunder and for Election Reforms in the conduct of Elections to the Council/ Regional Councils/ Chapters of the Institute The Council of the Institute at its 200th meeting constituted, inter-alia the following Committees:- Full Article

Application for life membership of CSBF has to be submitted in the prescribed Form-A (available on the website of the Institute i.e. www.icsi.edu) and should be accompanied by Demand Draft or Cheque (payable at par) for Rs. 5,000/- drawn in favour of “Company Secretaries Benevolent Fund” payable at New Delhi and the same can be deposited in the offices of any of the Regional Councils located at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. However for immediate action, the a.. Full Article

A local court trying Satyam Computers multi-crore accounting scam today recorded the version of Company Secretary of Mahindra Satyam G Jayaraman. Incidentally, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has named Jayaraman as an accused in the Satyam scam. The case is separately being tried in another court. Full Article

Chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries can now directly upload certified annual documents of firms on MCA''s portal, without prior approval of the ministry, while holding them responsible for such submissions. The move is seen as a major initiative towards expeditious e-filing. Full Article