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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 171 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


A special post for all of those who cleared CA IPCC Exam

February 9, 2011 16854 Views 1 comment Print

Many many congratulations to all of those who have cleared CA IPCC this time .This is a time of great celebration and hope everyone celebrating his grand success in this exam. Beyond this there is one more thing which you may missed out while being b

Books of Account – Companies Act, 1956 – allegations of mismanagement and connected issues?

February 5, 2011 1894 Views 0 comment Print

Despite the clear regulations in the Companies Act, 1956 as to how every Company should record its transactions, maintain books of account and should submit the approved Financial Statements with the ROC, financial transactions in some closely held companies would be really interesting to note and dealing with the cases of this kind would really be very complicated. The logic behind the settled accounting principles, the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 dealing with maintenance of accounts, Accounting Standards etc., can very easily be understood.

Update on Empanelement for Audit of Urban Co-op. Banks and other Co-op. Societies

January 19, 2011 745 Views 0 comment Print

We had a useful meeting with the officials of the Co-operation Department at Pune on 5th January, 2011 with regards to the co-operative audit in Maharashtra. We have been requested to formulate a programme in respect of processes and other matters fo

PwC provides top 10 questions for audit committees

January 15, 2011 435 Views 0 comment Print

PwC US’s Center for Board Governance has announced its annual list of questions and insights to help audit committees oversee their companies’ 2010 year-end financial reporting process. Topics covered include: accounting and disclosure matters, the i

China's top auditor to serve as chairman of UN Board of Auditor

December 31, 2010 510 Views 0 comment Print

Liu Jiayi, auditor-general of China’s National Audit Office (NAO), will take up the position as chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors (UNBA) starting Jan.1, 2011, the NAO announced in Beijing Wednesday. Liu, who was appointed as auditor-ge

Government mandates cost audits for over 100 companies for financial year 2010-2011

December 30, 2010 513 Views 0 comment Print

The government has mandated cost audits for over 100 companies, covering a host of sectors including pharmaceuticals , fertilisers , steel and petroleum . Cost audit, which is a system of government scrutiny into a company’s production cost and profi

All about Cost Audit Branch under Ministry of Corporate Affairs

December 22, 2010 3741 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Audit Branch under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is manned by professionals drawn from the Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICAS) and primarily deals with sections 209 (1) (d) and 233B of the Companies Act, 1956. The Branch, under section 209 (1) (d) formulates & notifies Cost Accounting Records Rules (CARRs) for various industries. Such rules prescribe the manner in which cost records are to be maintained by specified class of companies. The Branch also undertakes rationalization of existing CARRs to reflect the changes in technology, manufacturing processes and accounting standards.

List of Companies Liable to Cost Audit for the financial year 2010-11

December 22, 2010 1854 Views 0 comment Print

It is hereby informed that in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 233B of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government has issued Orders to the effect that an audit of the cost accounting records maintained by the following companies be conducted for the year ending 31st March, 2011 and also for every financial year thereafter in respect of the products indicated there against:

Wiki Leaks PWC Auditors Pressured By Russian Officials

December 20, 2010 811 Views 0 comment Print

US officials were told the PwC auditors of Russian gas giant Yukos may have been pressured into revising their audit opinion, according to leaked diplomatic cables. The confidential cable, which forms part of the Wikileaks disclosures, detail the c

E Y Auditor found guilty of tampering with work papers

December 8, 2010 972 Views 0 comment Print

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplined Jacqueline Higgins, a manager in E&Y’s Boston office, alleging repeated violations of documentation standards and requirements to cooperate with the board’s inspection process. The disciplinar

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