CA, CS, CMA : The article explains why ERP records alone cannot establish asset existence and why physical verification remains essential for ac...
CA, CS, CMA : The article explains why debtor realisation and ageing should be analysed over at least three months to assess receivable quality ...
CA, CS, CMA : CMA data forms the backbone of working capital assessment by helping banks determine genuine funding requirements and borrower con...
CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how unusually flawless records may signal a managed presentation rather than genuine business performance, re...
CA, CS, CMA : Focusing only on receivables can miss significant risks embedded in related-party payables. A bilateral review reveals internal gr...
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...
Company Law : Multinational companies cannot conduct surrogate audit work in India under Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and Companies Act, 2013...
CA, CS, CMA : Get expert support on auditing aspects for statutory audits. ICAIs Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) forms an expert p...
CA, CS, CMA : Discover the catalytic role of audit in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, as emphasized by the Comptroller and Auditor Gener...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore the essential aspects of audit documentation, its nature, purposes, and compliance requirements. Learn best practices for ...
Service Tax : The High Court in this regard stayed CAG audit of a private limited company providing warehouse and logistical support services in...
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&...
Finance : The Delhi High Court has delivered a judgement in the case of Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India Versus Uni...
Income Tax : and contributed by the assessee to a firm towards capital contribution should be treated as stock in trade even during the course ...
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...
Company Law : The ROC Ahmedabad penalized the company and its director for failing to appoint independent directors and constitute an audit comm...
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...
Company Law : NFRA issued a circular highlighting statutory auditors' obligations to report fraud in accordance with Companies Act, 2013. Circu...
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...
CA, CS, CMA : Labour Department, Government of Haryana vide its Notification No. 11/38/2016-4Lab dated 10th August, 2016 formulated Third Party ...
Accounting regulator ICAI has accused state and central governments, and PSUs, of deliberately favouring chartered accountant companies having affiliations with multinational audit firms. ICAi accused that In certain cases, public sector undertakings, the government departments, central and state governments advertise for various professional services, wherein the basic eligibility requirement tends to favour multinational network accounting firms or other corporate entities.
From which date is Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011 effective from? -The Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011 have been issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Notification no. 430(E) dated 3rd June 2011. Cost Audit Reports submitted on or after 1st day of April, 2012, irrespective of the financial year for which the cost audit report is submitted, shall be governed by these Rules. Cost Audit Reports submitted till 31.3.2012 will be governed by the Cost Audit Report Rules, 2001.
What is the status of the 44 Cost Accounting Records Rules issued till the date of issue of Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011 and what is its applicability? The Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011 has superseded 36 cost accounting record rules [refer Annexure 1 of this FAQ]. The said Rules are applicable to all companies engaged in production, processing, manufacturing and mining activities as defined under Rules 2(j), 2(k), 2(l) or 2(o) respectively and where:
In a bid to contain frauds in banks, the Reserve Bank today asked lenders to rotate staff and put in place check and balances before giving high value loans. Banks may put in place a system wherein the concurrent audit can be undertaken in order to contain the frauds, RBI said in a notification.Banks should verify genuineness documents of title submitted as security for loans, especially for large value loans, it said.
US market regulator SEC has asked IT major Wipro to prove independence of its auditor KPMG India, failing which the company may have to appoint new auditors or get its business books audited again. “We have received a voluntary document request from the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. The document request includes, among other things, issues relating to auditor independence,” Wipro said in a regulatory filing with the SEC.
FAQ’s on Appointment of Cost Auditor and Draft of letters as required to be submitted by Cost Auditor in terms of MCA Circular. Q.1 Has the Government prescribed a new procedure for appointment of cost auditor by the companies? Ans. Yes. The procedure has been modified by the Cost Audit Branch of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide General Circular No. 15/2011 dated 11th April 2011. The circular shall be effective from the financial year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2011.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 233B of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government,being of the opinion that it is necessary to do so, hereby directs that all companies to which any of the following rules apply, and wherein, the aggregate value of net worth as on the last date of the immediately preceding financial year exceeds five crores of rupees; or wherein the aggregate value of the turnover made by the company from sale or supply of all products or activities during the immediately preceding financial year exceeds twenty crores of rupees; or wherein the company’s equity or debt securities are listed or are in the process of listing on any stock exchange,whether in India or outside India, shall get its cost accounting records, in respect of each of its financial year commencing on or after the lst day of April, 2011, audited by a cost auditor who shall be, either a cost accountant or a firm of cost accountants, holding valid certificate of practice under the provisions of Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959).
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 233B of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government, being of the opinion that it is necessary to do so, hereby directs that all companies to which any of the following rules apply, and wherein the aggregate value of the turnover made by the company from sale or supply of all products or activities during the immediately preceding financial year exceeds hundred crores of rupees; or wherein the company’s equity or debt securities are listed or are in the process of listing on any stock exchange, whether in India or outside India, shall get its cost accounting records, in respect of each of its financial year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2011, audited by a cost auditor who shall be, either a cost accountant or a firm of cost accountants, holding valid certificate of practice under the provisions of Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959).
F. NO. 52/26/CAB-2010; Cost Audit made Applicable for the companies in Bulk Drugs, Fertilizers, Sugar, Petroleum, Electricity, Telecom, Alcohol and Petroleum Industry if aggregate value of net worth as on the last date of the immediately preceding financial year exceeds five crores of rupees; or wherein the aggregate value of the turnover made by the company from sale or supply of all products or activities during the immediately preceding financial year exceeds twenty crores of rupees ; or wherein the company’s equity or debt securities are listed or are in the process of listing on any stock exchange,whether in India or outside India
Notification No 36/2011 – Income Tax Income Tax department has last amended the 3CD report by inserting a New Clause 17A after Clause 17 by NOTIFICATION NO. 36/2009, DATED 13-4-2009 , which require auditors to report Amount of interest inadmissible under section 23 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. In addition to that there were some changes in provisions of fringe benefit. I am attaching herewith a Revised Form 3CD for Tax Audit incorporating all the changes and amendments till 31st August 2011 and same is applicable for Assessment year 2009-2010, 2010-11 and 2011-12. Download Form 3CD in Excel Format
