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Stock & Receivables Audit: A Beginner’s Guide to Indian Banking Audits

CA, CS, CMA : Learn how banks use stock and receivables audits to independently verify inventory and debtors before allowing working capital wit...

May 22, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Insurance Coverage of Hypothecated Stock: Key Checks for Stock Auditors

CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how inadequate insurance coverage of hypothecated stock can expose banks to major financial losses despite va...

May 21, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Why Stock Statements and Audited Financials Never Match in Stock Audits?

CA, CS, CMA : Differences between audited balance sheets and stock statements can significantly impact drawing power calculations. This article ...

May 20, 2026 588 Views 0 comment Print

Audit Committees – The Conscience Keeper

CA, CS, CMA : The Audit Committee ensures oversight of audits, controls, and compliance beyond financial reporting. Its effectiveness depends on...

April 14, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

Materiality in Auditing: Meaning, Benchmarks & Practical Use

CA, CS, CMA : This explains what materiality means in an audit and why it matters for financial decision-making. The key takeaway is that materi...

January 6, 2026 2619 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 17910 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 846 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 2241 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 471 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 2967 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 2274 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 8733 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 6538 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 2942 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 6020 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 726 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 2226 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 12390 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 11547 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


“Risks” As in Internal Audit

September 14, 2020 6441 Views 0 comment Print

Risk-based internal audit is an internal methodology which is primarily focused on the inherent risks involved in the activities or system and provide assurance that risk is being managed by the management within the defined risk appetite level. Risk is defined as ‘the possibility of an event occurring that will have an impact on the […]

Audit under Threshold Limits- Ease of doing business for MSME companies

September 6, 2020 4059 Views 0 comment Print

Business entities in India have been fighting with several multiple business laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, formats and authorities for running their business and statutory compliance has become a nightmare for most of them, especially the small business entities. 

Ledger Scrutiny Books of Accounts- Things You Must Know

September 2, 2020 129942 Views 5 comments Print

Main features on Ledger scrutiny Steps to be followed: – 1. Take last year audited balance sheet from client and open Trial balance of current year in tally software, then check that last year closing balances in audited balance sheet is matched with current year opening balances in tally software (Trail balance). Note:- Opening balance […]

Regulations on Audit and Accounts (Amendments) 2020

August 20, 2020 11547 Views 0 comment Print

(1) These Regulations may be called Regulations on Audit and Accounts (Amendments) 2020 (2) They shall come into force on the date of issue.

Audits of Financial Entity in COVID-19

July 12, 2020 2070 Views 0 comment Print

Audits of financials, now a day, are on peak if we talk about it comparing with last financial year. But this year, AGM are already postponed, Tax audits dates are further increased to 30th Nov 2020 surely gonna extended further to the month of December. Market condition is not stable these days.

Secretarial Audit For Bigger Companies- Form No. MR-3

June 6, 2020 30219 Views 0 comment Print

As per Section 204 read with rule The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 of the Companies Act, 2013 Applicability of Secretarial Audit 1. Every listed company In case of unlisted Public company: 2.Every public company having a paid-up share capital of fifty crore rupees or more; or 3. Every public company […]

Areas of focus and auditor reporting issues related covid 19

May 5, 2020 2721 Views 5 comments Print

COVID-19 issues will depend on each audit’s facts and circumstances. However, every auditor shall have to be proactive for these wholly unprecedented challenges in number of areas while carrying out their respective audits.

SA 240 Auditor’s responsibility in fraudulent Financial Statements: Analysis

May 5, 2020 11019 Views 0 comment Print

tandard on Auditing, (SA) 240, one of the most authoritative text deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to fraud in an audit of financial statements. With the flood of opportunities to open up for auditors to audit financial statements for the period ending 31st March 2020

Audit Committee under Companies Act, 2013 & SEBI (LODR), 2015

May 1, 2020 72450 Views 1 comment Print

As per section 177 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 6 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, following companies are required to constitute an Audit Committee: (i) All Listed Companies; or (ii) The Public Companies having paid up share capital of 10 Cr rupees or more; or (iii) The Public Companies […]

Compliance Audit

April 24, 2020 4836 Views 0 comment Print

Compliance audit is an assessment as to whether the provisions of the applicable laws, rules and regulations are complying with various orders and instructions issued by the competent authority. This audit by its nature promotes accountability, good governance and transparency as it is concerned with reporting deviations, identifying weaknesses and assessing propriety. In short, the […]

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