CA, CS, CMA : Comprehensive guide on auditing the hotel industry covering applicable laws, revenue generation, expenses, and compliance requirem...
CA, CS, CMA : Learn about SA 706 (Revised) and its guidelines on Emphasis of Matter and Other Matter paragraphs in auditor reports, enhancing cl...
CA, CS, CMA : Discover the essential 2023-24 Audit Manual for SMEs. Stay updated with changes in CARO 2020, Schedule III, and more. Download edi...
Income Tax : Understand tax audit requirements under Section 44AB for AY 2024-25. Detailed analysis for businesses and professionals, including...
CA, CS, CMA : Understand foreign exchange audit: realized and unrealized gains/losses, accounting treatment, examples, and modern technology's r...
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 ...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore the significance of Standard on Auditing 300 in planning and executing financial statement audits. Learn the requirements,...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore the importance of agreeing audit engagement terms, preconditions, responsibilities, and legal considerations. Learn from t...
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...
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 ...
Fema / RBI : As you are aware, guidelines on 'concurrent audit system in commercial banks' were issued by us vide our circular DOS.No.BC.16/08....
The Council in its 281st meeting held from 3rd to 5th October, 2008 decided that an internal auditor of an assessee, whether working with the organization or an independently practicing Chartered Accountant being an individual chartered accountants or a firm of chartered accountants, could not be appointed as his tax auditor. The said decision came […]
Companies may soon have to get their financial statements vetted by more than one auditor. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the country’s accounting and auditing rule-maker, is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for companies to get their books audited by more than one auditor so that each of the audit […]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is planning to set up a rating system for corporate governance for listed and unlisted entities. It is aiming to bring in internationally best practices and new code of conduct. The apex statutory body of CAs, established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, is in the process […]
The accent of the statute is ‘an allowance or deduction has been made in the assessment for any year in respect of loss, expenditure or trading liability’. The condition for applying Section 41(1) is the allowance of deduction earlier and subjecting it to tax later on its waiver. Explanation 1 to Section 41(1) covers even unilateral transfer of liability by write off in the books of account by the taxpayer.
The global auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is overhauling its India operations, two months after starting an investigation into fraud at one of its clients here. The auditor, which has nine offices and thousands of clients in India, said Thursday that it would make a number of sweeping changes to “re-emphasize quality.”
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the body that regulates the profession of chartered accountancy in the country, plans to set up a board to randomly scan the audit reports of banks, financial institutions and state-owned enterprises to avoid Satyam-like episode. ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal said the new board, to be called […]
ICAI – A brief report on the meeting with the officials of Central Bureau of Investigation held at CBI Headquarter, New Delhi Pursuant to initiatives taken by the Professional Development Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Central Bureau of Investigation has shown keen interest in the diverse role performed by Chartered […]
In order to prevent a Satyam like accounting fraud in state-run companies, the Comptroller and Auditior General of India (CAG) has decided to conduct three-phase audit of 80 PSUs including blue chip entities like Indian Oil, ONGC and Steel Authority. “A three-phased audit system for about 80 companies for the accounting year 2008-09 has been […]
It’s a measure of efficiency & governance : Kunal Banerjee President, ICWAI Corporate governance has taken centre-stage in all business models since the Enron debacle. But recent happenings have shown that a governance structure should also support an organisation’s efforts to improve performance. There is a need to move from compliance governance to business governance. […]
The ministry of company affairs has begun a comprehensive review of the legal provisions and regulations governing chartered accountants following the Satyam accounting fraud that covers, among other issues, the operation of surrogate firms in India by large foreign audit firms. Sources close to the development said a notification to this effect will be released […]
