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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 6541 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


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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


Report of the meeting with Ms. Parveen Tripathi, Dy. C&AG & Decision Taken Regarding Empanelment – ICAI

February 14, 2009 489 Views 0 comment Print

A meeting with Ms. Parveen Tripathi, Dy. C&AG was held on 9th February, 2009. The meeting was attended by the President CA. Uttam P. Agarwal, Vice-President CA. Amarjit Chopra and CA. Anuj Goel, Chairman, PDC. In this meeting, Shri K. P. Sasidharan, Principal Director (Commercial) and nominee of the C&AG of the Central Council was […]

Icai offered free consultancy service to the Orissa state government

February 13, 2009 1150 Views 0 comment Print

A delegation of the Public Finance Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Icai) led by chairman, Mr Subodh Kumar Agrawal called on state finance minister Mr Prafulla Chandra Ghadei and offered free consultancy service to the state government. The consultancy service, free of cost, given to the Union government, state government and […]

The burden of proving understatement or concealment is on the revenue

February 13, 2009 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Where in any financial year the assessee has made investments or is found to be the owner of any bullion, jewellery or other valuable article, and the Assessing Officer finds that the amount expended on making such investments or in acquiring such bullion, jewellery or other valuable article exceeds the amount recorded

ICAI Comittee submits its interim report on Satyam scam

February 12, 2009 651 Views 0 comment Print

The high power committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday submitted its interim report on the financial scam of Satyam Computer Services. ICAI said the report is interim in nature since restatement of accounts of Satyam is in progress and is expected to take another two months to complete. ICAI […]

Central agencies want to question Raju

February 12, 2009 492 Views 0 comment Print

All the Central investigating agencies have now swung into action by petitioning a city court to grant them permission to question in jail the accused in the Satyam fraud. The Income-Tax Department on Monday petitioned the court to allow it to interrogate the former chairman of Satyam Computer Services, B. Ramalinga Raju, alone. The Securities […]

Invitation to Join Panel of Examiners : ICAI

February 12, 2009 1493 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute is in the process of strengthening its panel of examiners with professionals/academicians/ resource persons for all the papers in CA PCE and Final (New Course) Examinations in general and for the following subjects in particular:

Last date of Online Submission of Application of CA Firms for PSU Audits to C&AG has been extended to 20.02.2009.

February 12, 2009 471 Views 0 comment Print

Last date of Online Submission of Application of CA Firms for PSU Audits to C&AG has been extended to 20th February 2009. Note: Last Date for Submission of Document is kept unchanged at 27.02.2009. Related Post:- 1. EMPANELMENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT FIRMS FOR THE YEAR 2009-2010

ICAI panel pulls up auditor in GTB case

February 10, 2009 480 Views 0 comment Print

The disciplinary committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has concluded that the chartered accountant who audited and certified the balance sheet of the Global Trust Bank (GTB) for the financial year 2000-01 is guilty of professional misconduct.

Banks required to obtain regular certification by a professional in respect of Lending under Consortium Arrangement / Multiple Banking Arrangements

February 10, 2009 14419 Views 0 comment Print

As regards rotation of Auditors, for the sake of operational convenience, it is suggested they may be changed once every 5 years instead of every 3 years.vi. In order to avoid concentration, group companies may have different Statutory/Internal Auditors in case group turnover exceeds Rs.100 crores.

ICAI need to act firmly to restore confidence of shareholders

February 6, 2009 627 Views 0 comment Print

Minister of corporate affairs Prem Chand Gupta on Wednesday stressed  on the need for greater steps by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in restoring the confidence of investors  and shareholders, which has been affected in the wake of the Satyam accounting fraud. “What is required is further measures to restore public confidence,”  […]

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