The Satyam scam has made auditors realise the need to have a ‘fraud-finding’ approach, rather than the conventional fault-finding mode while examining the books of companies. Looking at the need and appetite for such accounting practices, the apex body of chartered accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has introduced new study modules for […]
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).
After e-enrolment is made by a registered dealer, the ‘Acknowledgment’ will be made available on the website. The signed copy of the Acknowledgment is required to be furnished in the Department only once. After furnishing such copy, there is no need to furnish the signed acknowledgment of e-return which at present is required to be furnished within 10 days from uploading the return.
“Satyam Scam has raised basic questions about the depth and devotion in statutory audit conducted by one of the big four audit firms, the PWC. In India the professional depth and devotion of small and medium size audit firms are of quite high level but unfortunately their potential remains heavily under utilized. One of the […]
The minimum authorised capital for Private Limited Company – Rs.1,00,000/-, For Public Limited Company -Rs.5,00,000/- For the use of some key words as part of name, the minimum authorised capital is given below: 1. Corporation : 5 Crores
MUMBAI: There is a sliver of cheer for brokerage houses grappling with shrinking revenues. The outcome of legal disputes between stock broking firms and Income-Tax department on the treatment of losses arising from dealing errors may provide some breather to the broking industry. Moreover, policymakers could view the rulings as a yardstick for amending Section […]
Troubled software exporter Satyam on Tuesday said it has been approached for takeover by domestic and foreign companies, the IT company’s board member Tarun Das said.
38. First and foremost rule of construction of interpretation is that in the absence of anything in the enactment to show that it is to have retrospective operation, the said enactment cannot be construed to have retrospective operation and when amendment relates to a procedural provision results into creating a new disability or obligation and which imposes new duty in respect of transactions already completed,
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to serve show cause notice to the auditors of the tainted Satyam Computers, ICAI central council member K Raju said on Monday.
The two auditors of Satyam Computer Services, appointed by PWC to audit the accounts of the company, were not partners of the audit firm at that time, people close to the investigation told.
