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The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai has convicted the then Deputy Commissioner of Customs & then Appraiser of Customs, Chennai in a bribery case and sentenced them to undergo one year Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 6,000/- each. Full Article

It is hereby brought to the notice of the examinees and other stakeholders of the Chartered Accountants Examination that any request/correspondence relating to any examination matters be sent/made at the following address necessarily by the examinee himself/herself. Additional Secretary (Exams) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ‘ICAI Bhawan’, Post Box No. 7112 Indraprastha Marg, [...] Full Article

Exposure Draft Limited revisions to Accounting Standard 20: Earnings per Share  The following is the Exposure Draft of the limited revisions to Accounting Standard (AS) 20, Earnings Per Share. The limited revisions are proposed primarily to address the conceptual lacuna in arriving at earnings for computing EPS. Section 78 of the Companies Act, 1956 allows [...] Full Article

ICAI has recently released the Guidance Note on Report Under Section 92E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Transfer Pricing). The law relating to transfer pricing is dynamic and the members of the Institute are getting acquainted with the practical implications of the provisions and rules relating to Transfer pricing. Full Article

Direct Entry Scheme – Requirements for commencement of practical training and Eligibility criteria for appearing in the Intermediate (IPC) Examination. In order to give overall information to the students who have registered for the Intermediate (Integrated Professional Competence) Course under Direct Entry Scheme and their eligibility to commence practical training and eligibility to appearing in [...] Full Article

Advocate Amit Bajaj Section 27 of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been amended to enhance the rate of Works Contract Tax i.e   tax to be deducted from payments made to contractors and sub-contractor, from 5% to 6%. Now after the above amendment rate of WCT will be 6% under Punjab VAT Act, 2005. Full Article

THREE YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT TO THEN SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE IN A BRIBERY CASE             The Special Judge for CBI, Mumbai has convicted Shri Vilas Prabhakar Narkar, then Superintendent (Preventive) Central Excise, Thane-I Commissionerate Dadar, Mumbai and sentenced him to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 10,000/- in a bribery case. Full Article

To assist taxpayers, a limited call center service with two agents has been established at ITD-CPC, Bangalore. Taxpayer queries on status of ITR-V receipt at CPC, Bangalore will be answered on 080-22546500 and on toll Free no. 1800-425- 2229 between 8:00 AM to 8 PM. The service will be available in English, Hindi and Kannada. Full Article

The next Eligibility Test for ISA PQC is scheduled to be held on Saturday the 11th May, 2013 from 08.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. A detailed notification giving list of centers would be hosted on Committee Portal at http://cit.icai.org by 16th April, 2013. Full Article

As the members undertaking bank central and/ or branch audits of nationalized banks are aware, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has prescribed the illustrative formats of audit reports of banks as well as bank branches, which are in line with the requirements of the Revised Standard on Auditing (SA) 700, Forming An Opinion and [...] Full Article