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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


When a part of the surrender can be accepted on proper explanation the rest can also be allowed to be explained

November 6, 2009 540 Views 0 comment Print

When a part of the surrender can be accepted on proper explanation the rest can also be allowed to be explained. The assessee’s claim that balance was from cash withdrawals from cash book has to be tested on the facts appearing in the case. For that test it would be necessary that cash book be examined. Both members agree to that effect – the Accountant Member stating that if cash is found withdrawn it should be excepted whereas the Judicial Member directs to verify as to how the cash was generated in the cash book. In my opinion the later course appear to be more reasonable as the cash availability is to be examined with reference to entries made therein.

PWC approached Delhi HC seeking quashing of proceedings against it, Clean Chit from ICAI

November 5, 2009 489 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi-based franchise of audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers today approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against it by the government in the aftermath of Satyam scam. It pleaded before the court that the government proceedings were illegal as they have no connection with the Bangalore-based franchise which had audited Satyam accounts.

ICAI and audit firms against the power given to public sector banks to choose there own statutory auditor

November 4, 2009 771 Views 0 comment Print

The extra freedom given to the 26 public sector banks from this year to choose their statutory auditors has auditing companies — both those chosen and those left out — restive. They have approached the Union finance ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office to say that the decision will affect the quality of audits.

Addition can not be made merely on the basis of assumption

October 27, 2009 4614 Views 0 comment Print

No doubt that the possession of three currency notes with the assessee has raised a presumption that the amount stated on those currency notes was paid by the assessee to the said Shri Shankar Lai. However, the same was a rebuttable presumption. The assessee has explained that these payments were made by the assessee subsequent to the date of survey

ICAI likely to restrict the number of entities an audit firm can register

October 2, 2009 528 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is likely to restrict to two the number of entities an audit firm can register. The move follows denials by PWC of any connection with the tainted entity that conducted the audit on Satyam Computers, whose promoter confessed to fraud in January this year. 

MVAT – Electronic Filing of Audit Report in Form -704

October 1, 2009 24809 Views 0 comment Print

Any dealer who files Audit Report on or after 1st October 2009 for any period shall file the same in the new Form-704. Now, it is mandatory for all the dealers who are required to get their books of account audited as per the provisions of the section 61 of the MVAT Act, 2002 to file Audit Report in Form-704 electronically.

Listed companies may soon have to get done Quarterly cost audit

September 23, 2009 981 Views 0 comment Print

Quarterly cost audit by internal auditors in the listed companies should be explored in consultation with the market regulator SEBI to improve corporate governance, an expert group appointed by Corporate Affairs Ministry has suggested. “The possibility of introducing quarterly limited review of cost details, in case of listed companies, may be examined in consultation with SEBI,” […]

Discussion paper on proposals relating to amendments to listing Agreement

September 16, 2009 832 Views 0 comment Print

1. Background SEBI Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards (SCODA) is the standing Committee of SEBI that advises on matters relating to disclosures and accounting standards. As part of a review of the extant norms relating to disclosure requirements and accounting standards for listed entities, the Committee has deliberated on certain issues, the details of […]

SEBI Committee recommended mandatory rotation of Partner doing audit of listed company

September 16, 2009 3375 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards (SCODA) has recommended mandatory rotation — every five years — of the partners of the audit firms signing the accounts of a listed company.

ICWAI recommended compulsory cost audit of all companies

September 8, 2009 1859 Views 0 comment Print

It may now become compulsory for all big and medium manufacturing companies to get their cost accounts audited, if an expert group’s recommendation on the same is accepted by the government.

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