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Taking up cudgels on behalf of corporate India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has expressed itself against making maintenance of cost records mandatory as suggested by the parliamentary standing committee that has studied the Companies B Full Article

Fearing that the government may soon make a company promoter liable for mistakes even though they are not actively a part of the board’s decision-making process, India Inc has asked the ministry of corporate affairs to reconsider the relevant proposa Full Article

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has opposed the corporate affairs ministry move to rotate auditors and audit firms compulsory. The provision for rotation of auditors has been included in the Companies Bill, 2009, recently been vetted by th Full Article

The government’s decision to enforce a minimum 25% public holding in all listed companies should be put on hold for another three months, said Hari S Bhartia, president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He said there are a lot of grey areas that need to be cleared first. Full Article

Ahead of Budget, an industry body has suggested government a slew of measures to boost industrial growth, including simplification of tax procedures, rationalisation of direct taxes and reduction in Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT). ‘Rationalisation in direct taxes is among the critical policy instruments with which government can help manufacturing sector consolidate its positions not only to mitigate the effects of global slowdown, but also to facilitate its transition.. Full Article

The Union governments move to suspend Accounting Standards 11, allowing companies to show foreign currency liabilities as assets, has come under the Bombay high courts scanner. The petition filed by an organisation of city-based legal experts, Just Society, has claimed that this permits firms that might otherwise be sick to paint a rosy picture . Full Article

India Inc has informed the ministry of finance that the government can unlock a whopping Rs 50,000 crore in revenue if it fast-tracks cases related to direct and indirect taxes that are pending in various tribunals and courts. The Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII) senior director Marut Sengupta said this constitutes about one- fourth of the Rs 2,00,000 crore that has been held up for a long time in various disputes related to corporate and income tax, excise tax an.. Full Article

No single corporate client or group should account for more than a tenth of the total revenues of any audit firm and its associates, a committee on corporate governance set up by industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recommended to the government. Full Article