List of cases as on 5th May, 2010 where (I) members of the Institute had been found guilty by the Council of the Institute under Section 21 read with Section 22 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (pre-amended) and the same had also been confirmed by the High Courts concerned and (II) members who had been found guilty and accordingly references made to the High Courts concerned for confirmation but the same are yet to be confirmed by the Courts.
Haryana government would explore the possibility of providing land to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for setting up of its training centres to impart training in accounts to officials of the state government.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is seeking more power for its financial reporting review board (FRRB), which will enable it to bring to book the auditor and the firm for flouting accounting principles. The central council of ICAI will meet on May 13 to take a final call on the issue.
In what could be a severe blow to Anil Ambani group seeking cheap gas from elder brother Mukesh- led RIL, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that government has the last word on pricing and utilisation of national asset.
The next Eligibility Test for ISA PQC is scheduled to be held on Saturday the 08th May, 2010 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 15th April, 2010.
Reserve Bank has extended the scheme for providing concessional credit to exporters for two more months till June 30, as they are still to fully recover from the demand slowdown overseas. The facility for concessional export credit at 2.5 per cent lower than Benchmark Primary Lending Rate (BPLR) was to expire on April 30.
The ministry of corporate affairs has upped its ante to weed out defunct companies. Firms that are no longer in operation but are still on the rolls of the registrar of companies (RoC) are identified as defunct. The plan is to come out with an amnesty scheme under which firms that have failed to file their annual returns and balance sheets with the RoC for the last two years will be allowed to do so and carry on with their business.
The government plans to create a mechanism to facilitate coordination among various regulatory authorities and courts to speed up liquidation of sick companies. The ministry of corporate affairs looks to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that will allow all authorities involved in the liquidation process to pool in data to a central repository, reducing procedural delays. It is already working on a simple exit scheme for sick firms that will be ready in less than a year.
As per the previous circulars date for submission of Physical Copy of e-704 Acknowledgment along with concern enclosures to the Department was 10th May 2010. Now it is hereby decided that this date is extended up to 15th May 2010 (Saturday).
The articleship training is the backbone of Chartered Accountancy course as it gives an opportunity to the articled assistants to acquire on-the-job work experience of a professional nature, inculcate a disciplined attitude for hard work, develops necessary skills in applying theoretical knowledge to practical situation. In this regard, the Council of the Institute has been taking different initiatives from time to time to streamline and sustain the efforts of the Institute in providing effective articleship.
