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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


Treatment of profit on sale of shares when Assessee hold shares for more than 12 months

September 7, 2009 1412 Views 0 comment Print

Apart from said business, the assessee invested in shares and treats shares as investment in his books of account. This itself manifests the intention of the assessee as to whether he proposed into dealing in shares or earn dividend and profit out of such investment. The Assessing Officer was guided more because of the total amount involved rather than the actual intention and the way of carrying on share transaction.

MCA proposed to prosecute audit firms also for wrong doing of its partner

August 26, 2009 492 Views 0 comment Print

The ministry of company affairs (MCA) intends to insert a clause in the Companies Act that will make audit firms also liable to prosecution as against the existing provisions that limits penal action only to chartered accountants. The proposal, being pushed by government agencies, has found favour with MCA and the amendments could be made […]

Amendment to SQC 1 – Retention Period for Engagement Documentation (Working Papers)

August 24, 2009 5397 Views 0 comment Print

Paragraph 83 of the Standard on Quality Control (SQC) 1, Quality Control for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related Services Engagements, states as follows: “83.     The needs of the firm for retention ………………. ……………… In the specific case of audit engagements, the retention period ordinarily is no shorter than […]

SEBI may offer listed companies option of switching over to IFRS for improved corporate governance

August 19, 2009 397 Views 0 comment Print

Sebi will soon offer listed companies the option of switching over to the International Financial Reporting Standards for improved corporate governance, but is yet to take a decision on allowing quarterly audits, due to stiff opposition from companies themselves.

ICAI prescribed new criteria for allocation of Statutory Auditors of Regional Rural Banks

August 11, 2009 2665 Views 0 comment Print

I    New firms to be empanelled from the list of audit firms whose Chartered Accountants should have Diploma in Information and System Accounting (DISA) qualification. II    Selection for new audit firms to be made only from category III and from category IV SP upto 20% of the total requirement in respect of vacancies.

Empanelment for Chartered Accountants (CAs) in practice with Canra Bank for Concurrent Audit

August 8, 2009 5867 Views 0 comment Print

Canara Bank invites applications from the eligible/interested audit firms for empanelment as concurrent auditors for conducting concurrent audit in the identified 500 branches for the period from 01.10.2009 to 30.9.2010. Terms and conditions for appointment, fee structure, methodology for application/ selection, methodology for conducting audit/reporting and the methodology for review of performance of the auditors […]

Policy in respect of Merger of Firms in allocation of bank branch statutory auditors for the year 2008-09

August 4, 2009 402 Views 0 comment Print

Suppose Firms A & Co, B& Co. merge in C & Co during the year (a)   All three firms are empanelled in bank branch auditor’s panel and audit is allotted to M/s B& Co. only. In the above case, B& Co. will be allowed to take up the audit assignment in the name of C […]

Notification No. 60/2009 – Income Tax Dated 31/7/2009

July 31, 2009 532 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 60/2009 – Income Tax , dated 31-7-2009 It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules) from assessment year 2008-09 onwards in the category of ‘other institution’ partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely :–

Empanelment with Allahabad Bank for practicing CAs as Concurrent/ Revenue Auditor

July 30, 2009 6942 Views 0 comment Print

BIODATA FORMAT-2009 Allahabad Bank invites applications in the under noted prescribed format from practising firms of Chartered Accountants of India who are willing to have their firm empanelled as Concurrent/ Revenue Auditor in the Bank. The panel of auditors maintained last year (excluding existing concurrent auditors) since expired and  will not be used for appointment […]

Auditor ask extension to complete Special Audit of Reliance Communication

July 25, 2009 411 Views 0 comment Print

A special audit of Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications will be delayed, as the auditor Parakh & Co has sought an extension for three months from mid-July.The government has, however, asked the auditor for progress report before deciding on giving the extension and in case more time was given, the auditors would have to […]

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