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The ITAT Kolkata has dismissed the appeal of Rohit Agarwal against the order of the Ld. CIT(A)-10, Kolkata. The appeal challenged the addition of Rs. 46,97,718/- as unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act. The tribunal upheld the decision of the revenue authorities, stating that the transactions in question involved penny stocks and were held to be bogus by the Calcutta High Court.
Explore the verdict of ITAT Bangalore in the case of Hemavathi Ramesh Vs ITO, where cash deposits from earlier deposits were deemed taxable. Delve into the legal nuances and implications of the judgement.
An in-depth review of ITAT Pune’s ruling in Jayant Hari Mulay vs DCIT, focusing on the key takeaway that compensation paid to a landlord for delayed handover of flats is deductible as part of work-in-progress.
Draft SRS 4400 (Revised), Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements pplies to the performance of agreed-upon procedures engagements on financial or non- financial subject matters. (Ref: Para. A1–A2)
Draft SA 540 (Revised), Auditing Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to accounting estimates and related disclosures in an audit of financial statements.
Draft SA 315 (Revised), Identifying & Assessing Risks of Material Misstatement deals with the overall objectives of the auditor in conducting an audit of the financial statements, including to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to reduce audit risk to an acceptably low level. Audit risk is a function of the risks of material misstatement and detection risk. SA 200 explains that the risks of material misstatement may exist at two levels: the overall financial statement level; and the assertion level for classes of transactions, account balances and disclosures.
Draft SA 250 (Revised), Consideration of Laws & Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements deals with the auditor’s responsibility to consider laws and regulations in an audit of financial statements. This SA does not apply to other assurance engagements in which the auditor is specifically engaged to test and report separately on compliance with specific laws or regulations.
Draft SA 220 (Revised), Quality Management for an Audit of Financial Statements deals with the specific responsibilities of the auditor regarding quality management at the engagement level for an audit of financial statements, and the related responsibilities of the engagement partner. This SA is to be read in conjunction with relevant ethical requirements. (Ref: Para. A1, A38)
Draft SQM 2, Engagement Quality Reviews applies to all engagements for which an engagement quality review is required to be performed in accordance with proposed SQM 1.2 This SQM is premised on the basis that the firm is subject to proposed SQM 1. This SQM is to be read in conjunction with relevant ethical requirements.
Draft SQM 1, Quality Management for Firms that Perform Audits or Reviews of Financial Statements, or Other Assurance or Related Services Engagements deals with a firm’s responsibilities to design, implement and operate a system of quality management for audits or reviews of financial statements, or other assurance or related services engagements.
