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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


Cost Audit may cover more industries in Private Sector specially all petroleum, power firms

April 1, 2009 669 Views 0 comment Print

The government may rectify the present system of selective cost audit that covers only a few companies while many others, mainly those in the private sector, are left out, according to a senior official in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). For instance, in the petroleum sector, only the public sector companies are covered, leaving […]

Condition precedent for invoking provisions of section 142A of IT Act : ITAT New Delhi

March 31, 2009 2799 Views 0 comment Print

14. We have considered the rival submissions and also perused the relevant material on record. It is observed that the addition in dispute on account of alleged unexplained investment made by the assessee in the property was made by the AO on the basis of valuation report obtained from the DVO by making a reference u/s 142A, the provisions of which read as under:-

coaching classes for C.A. student shall not continue after 9.30 a. m. or start before 5.30 p.m.

March 28, 2009 597 Views 0 comment Print

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The following decisions taken by the Council of the Institute are brought into force immediately for compliance by the Students / Members concerned. It is advised that required compliance be made by the concerned students / members. It may please be noted that non-compliance will be viewed seriously and proceeded against accordingly. a) […]

Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Restructuring of Advances

March 28, 2009 618 Views 0 comment Print

Members may note that mere receipt of an application for restructuring does not by itself makes the advance(s) referred to above qualified to retain its classification as Standard Asset(s).

ICAI approached MCA to discuss working of foreign firms offering Audit services in India

March 27, 2009 999 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has approached the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) to discuss the functioning of all those foreign firms who are offering auditing services in India through their tie ups with the local firms. According to ICAI, the manner in which the foreign firms handle their auditing services in […]

No Proof against Satyam Auditors: ICAI President

March 27, 2009 855 Views 0 comment Print

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) doesn’t seem to have taken the growing doubts over the credibility of chartered accountants (CAs) post-Satyam scam very kindly. President of ICAI Uttam Prakash Agrawal said here on Wednesday that CAs are being targeted unnecessarily in the Rs 7,000-crore scam that jolted the entire nation a few months […]

ICAI wants more time for auditors to complete statutory Audit of PSU Banks

March 22, 2009 588 Views 0 comment Print

Do auditors – facing flak for endorsing falsified accounts in the Satyam scandal – have enough time to do their work properly? The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), trying to save the profession’s credibility under assault this year, has underlined the need to give central statutory auditors sufficient time to prepare audit reports. […]

MVAT circular on filing of revised return as advised by the Auditor in Audit Report

March 22, 2009 1495 Views 0 comment Print

TRADE CIRCULAR Dt.21.03.2009 No.VAT/MMB-1006/ 152/Adm-6 Mumbai, Trade Cir. No. 9 T of 2009 Sub: Filing of revised return as advised by the Auditor in Audit Report. Ref: Trade circular No. 26T of 2006 dated 18.9.2006. Gentlemen/Sir/ Madam, Certain queries have been received from the trade and associations, as also from departmental authorities in connection with […]

ICAI – Important Announcement for Statutory Bank Branch Auditors: 2008-09

March 22, 2009 721 Views 0 comment Print

We invite members’ attention to announcement, “Complaint regarding Bank Branch Audit Allotment 2008-09” hosted on the website on 16th March, 2009 requesting members to inform us in case they have not been allotted the bank branch audit this year despite the fact that they have been continuing auditors since 2004-05. In response to the aforesaid […]

PWC maintains that it did not play any role in the alleged financial irregularities of Satyam

March 21, 2009 723 Views 0 comment Print

Auditing and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) maintains that it did not play any role in the alleged financial irregularities of  fraud-mauled Satyam Computer Services Limited, but is looking back at “significant lessons” from the controversy linked to accusations that its  partners rubber-stamped doctored accounts in the company. It does not expect any major loss of […]

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