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Why Physical Verification Is Essential Despite ERP-Based Fixed Asset Register

CA, CS, CMA : The article explains why ERP records alone cannot establish asset existence and why physical verification remains essential for ac...

July 3, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

Debtors Realisation Trend & Ageing Analysis in Stock & Receivables Audits

CA, CS, CMA : The article explains why debtor realisation and ageing should be analysed over at least three months to assess receivable quality ...

June 30, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

CMA Data in context of Working Capital Assessment and Stock Audits

CA, CS, CMA : CMA data forms the backbone of working capital assessment by helping banks determine genuine funding requirements and borrower con...

June 13, 2026 1116 Views 0 comment Print

When a Stock Audit Looks Too Good to Be True: Fraud Triangle in a such Audit

CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how unusually flawless records may signal a managed presentation rather than genuine business performance, re...

June 8, 2026 783 Views 0 comment Print

Impact on Stock Audit Engagements for Related-Party Debtors & Creditors

CA, CS, CMA : Focusing only on receivables can miss significant risks embedded in related-party payables. A bilateral review reveals internal gr...

June 5, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 17964 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 900 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 2316 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 516 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 3879 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 2316 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 8793 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 6595 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 2996 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 6056 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 858 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 2340 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 12561 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 11703 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 7282 Views 0 comment Print


CA.Uttam Agrawl elected as President & CA.Amarjeet Chopra elected as Vice President of ICAI

February 6, 2009 1071 Views 0 comment Print

CA AMAR JIT CHOPRA-AN INTRODUCTION : COUNCIL MEMBER FROM NIRC Mr. Amarjit Chopra did his post graduation in commerce from Delhi University in 1973. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the year 1975 and since then has been in practice as a senior partner of G S A & ASSOCIATES, (formerly known as Surendar […]

AP Police likely to arrests More in Satyam scam

February 6, 2009 514 Views 0 comment Print

Even as Sebi officials are quizzing Satyam Computer founder B Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju at the Chanchalguda jail here,  the Andhra Pradesh police are likely to make more arrests in the Rs 7,800 crore fraud involving the IT major. CID officials investigating the case have not ruled out more arrests in about […]

Joint audits and inspections by the ICAI/DCA are critical if the system has to work

January 31, 2009 1557 Views 0 comment Print

The Satyam affair has shaken the country’s audit profession and regulatory authorities to its roots. Investors have suffered in a big way and Indian business has lost some of its sheen. Has there been a systemic failure or is Satyam just a big exception? Has the macro-structure of the audit procedure not evolved in a […]

Satyam Computers had Rs 3,319 cr bank FDs till 30th September 2008

January 25, 2009 564 Views 0 comment Print

As government sleuths dig deep into the Satyam quagmire, they have been able to find some of the missing pieces to this sordid jigsaw puzzle. Simultaneously , they have also come up with some new revelations that add to the mystery. Here’s the latest poser: Was Satyam flush with funds in excess of Rs 3,500 […]

PwC to defend, citing 1986 high court ruling

January 25, 2009 591 Views 0 comment Print

Price Waterhouse will defend its role as an auditor of the disgraced Satyam Computer Services, citing the 1986 verdict of the Bombay High Court that said an auditor should not be held responsible for tracking down ingenious and carefully-laid schemes of fraud in a company.

Maytas valuation was used inappropriately by Satyam: Ernst & Young

January 25, 2009 633 Views 0 comment Print

According to Ernst & Young, its aluation of Maytas Properties was used inappropriately by Satyam Computer (Q, N,C,F)* Services for its merger with Maytas, reports Business Standard.

HCL Tech Appoints KPMG as independent auditor in addition to PWC

January 25, 2009 1436 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the Satyam scandal, software exporter HCL Technologies today said it has appointed KPMG as an independent auditor to review its balance sheet in addition to its statutory auditor Price Waterhouse. Price Waterhouse was the statutory auditor for Satyam Computer Services Ltd. “We have appointed an additional accounting firm (KPMG) to independently review […]

Auditors of Satyam Computers arrested by Hyderabad police

January 25, 2009 687 Views 0 comment Print

Sources in the Hyderabad police said the CB-CID police have arrested Satyam’s two Pricewaterhouse auditors S Gopal Krishnan and Srinivas Talluri last night. Pricewaterhouse had not responded to the arrest, at the time of filing the report.

MVAT: Extension of due date for Submission of Audit Report for year 2007-08 with conditions

January 24, 2009 1747 Views 0 comment Print

No. VAT/ AMD-1008/IB/ ADM-06 Mumbai Dt: 23rd January, 2009 Trade Cir. 3 T of 2009 Sub : Submission of Audit Report for year 2007-08. Ref. : 1. Government Notification No. VAT-1508/C.R. -69/ Taxation-1 dated 10th November, 2008. 2. Trade Circular 39 T of 2008 No. VAT/ AMD-1008/IB/ ADM-06 dated 15th November, 2008. 3. Trade Circular […]

ICAI in direct need of complete overhaul

January 23, 2009 630 Views 0 comment Print

“The Indian stock market today has the potential to lift all boats across the entire social spectrum of the country and this potential needs to be exploited to the fullest if the government wants to  realise the dream of reducing the poverty rate to single digit.”

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