Mandatory and Non Mandatory Accounting Standards issued by the ICAI
CA, CS, CMA : Explains how Indian Accounting Standards operate, covering transition to Ind AS, presentation of financial statements, and the reg...
CA, CS, CMA : This explains when investment values must be written down under AS 13 and Ind AS, and why recognising impairment is essential for ...
CA, CS, CMA : Breaks down the purpose and components of a CFS and highlights how it reveals a company’s real liquidity, not just accounting pr...
Income Tax : Summary of Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) and their mandatory reconciliation with Accounting Standards for cal...
Finance : Summary of mandatory financial record-keeping periods under the Income Tax Act, GST Law (72 months), and Companies Act (8 ye...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI issues Guidance Note for non-corporate financial statements, effective April 1, 2024, replacing 2022 Technical Guide with sta...
Company Law : NFRA highlights auditor responsibilities in related party transactions, emphasizing compliance with Ind AS 24, SEBI regulations, a...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI announces new classification criteria for non-company entities' Accounting Standards, effective April 1, 2024. Learn about MS...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI amends AS 22 for non-company entities, introducing exceptions and disclosure requirements for deferred tax related to Pillar ...
CA, CS, CMA : Stay updated on Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) amendments. Accounting Standards Board seeks your input on Lack of Exchangeab...
Income Tax : The issue was whether foreign exchange fluctuation loss recorded at year-end was notional and disallowable. The Tribunal upheld it...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad rules in favor of Aaryan Buildspace LLP, holding that Section 43CB does not apply to real estate developers recogni...
Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP) is the most appropriate method for determining the Arm’s Length Pri...
Income Tax : Aadarh Developers Vs ACIT (ITAT Rajkot) Admittedly, the assessee is a developer and not a works contractor. Therefore, the revenue...
Income Tax : Veolia India Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Ground- Learned CIT(A) has erred in considering amounts aggregating to Rs.26,839,975 t...
Company Law : The MCA amended AS 22 to incorporate provisions related to OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax rules. The amendment exempts compani...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority held that failure to disclose related party transactions violated statutory audit duties. The key takea...
CA, CS, CMA : A Chartered Accountant was found not guilty of professional misconduct by the ICAI Disciplinary Committee regarding allegations of...
CA, CS, CMA : A Chartered Accountant has been reprimanded by the ICAI Disciplinary Committee for professional misconduct, including an incorrect...
CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has fined CA Ankit A. Chokshi Rs. 25,000 after finding him guilty of professional misconduct for f...
While the legal profession in India is still weighing the pros and cons of opening up to foreign competition, chartered accountants have gone ahead and taken the plunge. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed an agreement with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), allowing both countries to recognise the qualification of CAs from the other country.
The recent planning and initiative of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) are now directed to make India as a destination for accounting as well as auditing services. Apart from converging with the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) by April 1, 2011, it is now planning to convergence with the international auditing standards.
THE financial meltdown is expected to bring new opportunities for chartered accountants as companies will seek better control over their finances. So, if BSchools are a worried lot and preferences are fast changing from finance to consulting, the CAs are in demand like never before. Also, as per the ICAI top brass, while the financial sector has been in a turmoil, there is no news of any CA being sacked by any company.
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are gaining recognition as Global Reporting Standards. The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, while appreciating the emerging diversities and complexities in the world of accounting and the need for knowledge of IFRS in relation to the convergence of the Indian accounting Standards with IFRS, has decided to launch a Certificate Course on International Financial Reporting Standards for its members. The objective of this Course is to enhance the knowledge as well as to provide benefit to the members in the global service market.
The government may amend an accounting norm that gives certain exemptions to companies from consolidating the balance sheets of subsidiaries with that of the parent under certain circumstances. The idea is to ensure that companies do not take undue advantage of the exemption and give an unrealistic picture of their financial health. Making it compulsory to consolidate the financial statements of all subsidiaries with that of the parent will give the cumulative effect of all the subsidiaries’ financial performance.
CIT vs. Enron Oil & Gas (Supreme Court) – Where the Assessee had entered into a production sharing contract with a consortium which was governed by section 42 of the Act and the assessee made contribution at a certain rate to the consortium whereas the expenditure incurred out of the said contribution stood converted on the basis of a different exchaneg rate which exercise resulted into a loss on conversion of foreign currency to the assessee and the AO held the loss to be a notional loss
Apex accounting body ICAI today issued four new standards to help companies streamline internal audits for minimising pilferage, ensuring cost efficiency and mitigating waste.This will standardise the process of internal checks in companies, and “companies can now expect that professionals engaged in internal audit will be rendering services of such standards as being issued by the institute,
The Government recognises the importance of financial reporting in providing essential financial information about the company to its shareholders and other stakeholders, as an integral and important part of good corporate governance. Such information needs to be reliable, free from bias and should enable comparison on the basis of common benchmarks. This, in turn, necessitates an appropriate, financial reporting system in the form of accounting standards that incorporate sound accounting principles and reflect a true picture of the financial health of the company while ensuring legally enforceable accountability.
The Supreme Court has upheld the revised accounting standards AS 22 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which has been made mandatory for all the companies listed in the stock exchanges since the financial year 2001-02. Dismissing the appeals of a large number of companies that opposed the new policy, the bench headed by Justice SH Kapadia said AS 22 sought to arrive at the true accounting income.
Corporates houses, banks and financial institutions have got just 18 months to begin the changeover to a new set of transparency, inducing accounting standards that will have a major impact on their financial statements. The new norms to classify, value and disclose the complex financial instruments they trade in is expected to change the way exposure to many instruments are reported now, besides capturing many unreported exposures. Accounting standard setter the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) last Friday decided to introduce the new standards —recognition and measurement of financial instruments — from April 1, 2009.
