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When a Stock Audit Looks Too Good to Be True: Fraud Triangle in a such Audit

CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how unusually flawless records may signal a managed presentation rather than genuine business performance, re...

June 8, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

Impact on Stock Audit Engagements for Related-Party Debtors & Creditors

CA, CS, CMA : Focusing only on receivables can miss significant risks embedded in related-party payables. A bilateral review reveals internal gr...

June 5, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

The Do’s and Don’ts of Stock and Receivables Audits

CA, CS, CMA : This comprehensive checklist covers every stage of a stock and receivables audit, from engagement acceptance to final reporting. I...

June 1, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Why Stock Auditors Must Check Licence Validity Alongside Inventory?

CA, CS, CMA : A perfect stock valuation can still conceal serious lending risks if critical operating licences have expired. Auditors should ver...

May 29, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

25 Real-Life Stock Audit Dilemmas Every Banker and Auditor Faces

CA, CS, CMA : The article highlights practical dilemmas faced during stock audits by borrowers, auditors, and bankers. It explains how professio...

May 27, 2026 498 Views 2 comments Print


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Webinar on Budget 2025 – In-depth Analysis of Income Tax Amendments

Income Tax : Join us for an insightful session with CA Bikash Bogi, a seasoned tax expert with over 15 years of practical experience, as he bre...

January 31, 2025 17931 Views 1 comment Print

Surrogate Audit Work by Multinational Companies in India

Company Law : Multinational companies cannot conduct surrogate audit work in India under Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and Companies Act, 2013...

December 6, 2024 861 Views 0 comment Print

Expert Panel for Addressing queries related to Statutory Audit

CA, CS, CMA : Get expert support on auditing aspects for statutory audits. ICAIs Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) forms an expert p...

April 11, 2024 2274 Views 0 comment Print

Audit Plays Catalytic Role in Promoting Efficiency and Effectiveness: CAG

CA, CS, CMA : Discover the catalytic role of audit in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, as emphasized by the Comptroller and Auditor Gener...

March 19, 2024 498 Views 0 comment Print

Exposure Draft SA 230 Audit Documentation

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the essential aspects of audit documentation, its nature, purposes, and compliance requirements. Learn best practices for ...

November 24, 2023 3315 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAG cannot carry compulsory service tax audit of private agencies after GST

Service Tax : The High Court in this regard stayed CAG audit of a private limited company providing warehouse and logistical support services in...

October 17, 2020 2298 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court stays Service Tax Audit under Rule 5A by CAG

Service Tax : Gujarat High Court granted stay on conducting audit of records of taxpayers under 5A of Service Tax Rules, 1994, by Officers of C&...

October 18, 2018 8766 Views 1 comment Print

CAG can audit Pvt. Companies if Govt Revenue is in question

Finance : The Delhi High Court has delivered a judgement in the case of Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India Versus Uni...

January 7, 2014 6562 Views 0 comment Print

Surplus arising to a partner from transaction of contribution of land held by it to a firm as capital contribution shall be taxable u/s 45

Income Tax : and contributed by the assessee to a firm towards capital contribution should be treated as stock in trade even during the course ...

January 24, 2010 2972 Views 0 comment Print

Deductibility of premium on forward contracts in the year of entering into such contracts

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court (HC) [2010-TIOL­42-HC-DEL-IT] in the case of CIT v. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (Taxpayer) which...

January 21, 2010 6041 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Penalty Imposed for Delay in Forming Audit Committee & Appointing Independent Directors

Company Law : The ROC Ahmedabad penalized the company and its director for failing to appoint independent directors and constitute an audit comm...

November 13, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

Framework for conducting Joint Audit by CGST and SGST officers

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about the latest directive from the Ministry of Finance regarding joint audits by CGST and SGST officers. Understand the fra...

April 3, 2024 2259 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Circular on Statutory Auditors’ Responsibilities in Reporting Fraud in a Company

Company Law : NFRA issued a circular highlighting statutory auditors' obligations to report fraud in accordance with Companies Act, 2013. Circu...

June 26, 2023 12459 Views 0 comment Print

Regulations on Audit and Accounts (Amendments) 2020

CA, CS, CMA : (1) These Regulations may be called Regulations on Audit and Accounts (Amendments) 2020 (2) They shall come into force on the date...

August 20, 2020 11628 Views 0 comment Print

Practising CS can do Third Party Certification Audits in Haryana

CA, CS, CMA : Labour Department, Government of Haryana vide its Notification No. 11/38/2016-4Lab dated 10th August, 2016 formulated Third Party ...

September 9, 2016 7261 Views 0 comment Print


Stringent threat analysis required for Indian companies: KPMG-ET

January 18, 2009 387 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate India is not prepared to cope with a security incidence in case they are caught in a terrorist attacks or are faced with an unconventional threat. Organisations can no longer treat organisational security as a mere administrative issue. A latest KPMG survey report has pointed out to the fact that gaps exists in the […]

Auditors failed to detect major risks in Satyam

January 18, 2009 474 Views 0 comment Print

The statutory auditor of Satyam Computer, Price Waterhouse, has said that it found no “significant risks and exposures” during its audit of the scam- hit IT firm.

PwC not be probed by foreign audit firms: Satyam director

January 18, 2009 604 Views 0 comment Print

The audit firms appointed to restate the account books of scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services will not investigate the role of PWC in the Rs 70-billion (Rs 7,000-crore/$1.43-billion) revenue fraud at the IT bellwether, a board member said Thursday. ‘The job of the two foreign audit firms – KPMG and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu – is to restate the books of accounts and not to carry out an investigation into the affairs of Satyam Computer or its statute

Satyam wouldn’t be audited by KPMG

January 18, 2009 438 Views 0 comment Print

KPMG on Thursday said it will not do any auditing work for Satyam, hours after ICAI cried foul over appointment of the company by new board of Satyam.

Price Waterhouse gave wrong PAN to Satyam

January 17, 2009 2536 Views 0 comment Print

The Satyam saga gets murkier. Now it has come to light that its auditor, Pricewaterhouse, furnished the company with a “wrong” PAN. Confirming this Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has said it would take “disciplinary action” against the auditors and may even consider cancelling its licence.

PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT OF BRANCH STATUTORY AUDITORS IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS FOR THE YEAR 2008-09

January 17, 2009 925 Views 0 comment Print

The large PSBs having balance sheet size (assets + liabilities) of above Rs. 1 lac crore each to exercise managerial autonomy in regard to appointment of SBAs also from the year 2008-09 onwards.  Thus, State Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, […]

Auditor Could Pay for Indian Outsourcing Fraud – From abroad

January 17, 2009 600 Views 0 comment Print

The founder of the outsourcing giant Satyam may have admitted committing the largest corporate fraud in Indian history when he made up $1 billion out of thin air, but Satyam’s auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, could pay the price.

3 NEW DIRECTORS NOMINATED ON THE SATYAM BOARD

January 16, 2009 477 Views 0 comment Print

Following is the text of the statement made by Shri Prem Chand Gupta, Minister of Corporate Affairs, at the Press Conference held here this evening:

Interpretation of expression "value" used in Explanation 2 to section 80-IB(2) of IT Act

January 16, 2009 898 Views 0 comment Print

20. We have heard both the parties and have carefully gone through the orders of the authorities below. Explanation 2 below sub section (2) of section 80IB provides that where in the case of an industrial undertaking, any machinery or plant or any part thereof previously used for any purpose is transferred to a new business and the total value of the machinery or plant or part so transferred does not exceed 20 per cent of the total value of the machinery or plant used in the business, then for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section 2 of section 80IB,

ICAI to disclose name of audit firms avoiding proper norms

January 15, 2009 417 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) said on Monday it would reveal to the public the names of audit firms that overlook due diligence while auditing companies. This would act as a deterrent to audit firms from compromising on the quality of audit work as the bad publicity would make it lose its […]

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