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Ethics, Opportunities, Technology & Sustainability in CA Profession

CA, CS, CMA : Ethical conduct is the core of professional credibility in accountancy, directly influencing career prospects, client trust, and r...

December 15, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

Professionalism in CA and Banking: Ethics and Compliance

Corporate Law : Core principles of professionalism (integrity, objectivity, independence) for CAs and bankers, enforced by ICAI, Companies Act, an...

September 29, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

CA Professional Code of Conduct: First Schedule Guide

CA, CS, CMA : A summary of the First Schedule of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, detailing professional misconduct, recent amendments, and ...

September 3, 2025 2376 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Code of Ethics: Guiding the Profession with Integrity and Trust

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the ICAI Code of Ethics—its structure, key rules, and disciplinary process ensuring ethical conduct by Chartered Account...

May 26, 2025 4440 Views 0 comment Print

Professional Misconduct in Tax Audits: Navigating 60-Tax Audit Rule

CA, CS, CMA : Understand the 60-tax audit rule for Chartered Accountants, its exceptions, and its implications on professional conduct and ethic...

July 16, 2024 3993 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


ICAI allows Advertising by Indian CA Firms

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI’s Code of Ethics amendments now allow advertising, website promotion, and enhanced visibility, enabling domestic CA firms t...

December 13, 2025 110745 Views 1 comment Print

Exposure Draft: 13th edition of ICAI Code of Ethics – Request for Comments

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI's Ethical Standards Board issued an Exposure Draft for the 13th Code of Ethics, proposing revisions to the current standards....

October 28, 2025 2397 Views 0 comment Print

ICMAI release Code of Ethics Effective June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI issues revised Code of Ethics for CMAs, effective June 1, 2025, including independence standards for audit and assurance eng...

June 10, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

Deloitte Inspection: NFRA Notes Progress, Flags Lingering Issues

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP finds improvements but notes ongoing issues in key audit areas....

March 30, 2025 2835 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Finds Unresolved Issues in Walker Chandiok’s 2023 Audit Inspection

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP reveals ongoing issues in independence and audit procedures....

March 30, 2025 1509 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


BoD’s Failure to Justify Dishonor of Cheques as Misconduct Leads to Remand for Reconsideration: Delhi HC

CA, CS, CMA : Appellant had approached this Court by way of the present intra Court appeal. It was held that BoD had failed to accord any reaso...

March 18, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

CA Barred for Five Years by NCLT for Failing Duties as Statutory Auditor

CA, CS, CMA : Read the full NCLT judgment/order on Union of India Vs CA. Ramaiah Nataraja. Bengaluru CA barred from statutory auditor role for c...

July 16, 2024 4092 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI can Proceed Against whole Firm if One Member cannot be held Responsible: HC

CA, CS, CMA : Delhi High Court rules that ICAI can hold entire CA firms accountable for misconduct, even if individual guilt isn't found. Full j...

July 10, 2024 5328 Views 0 comment Print

SC Upholds CA Rule on Referring Misconduct to Disciplinary Committee

CA, CS, CMA : Naresh Chandra Agrawal Vs Institute of Chartered Accountants of India And Others (Supreme Court of India) In a landmark judgment, ...

February 10, 2024 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 12 of CA rules not debar Director of Discipline from entertaining 7 year old complaint

Income Tax : Held that rule 12 Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Ru...

September 10, 2022 3564 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CA Reprimanded by ICAI Disciplinary Committee for issuing unverified certificate

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI Disciplinary Committee reprimands CA. Jayaraman Dindigul Viswanathan for professional misconduct in issuing an unverified cer...

July 26, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Caps Tax Audit Limits at 60 per partner from 1st April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI sets limit of 60 tax audit assignments per CA or partner annually, effective from 1 April 2026, replacing earlier 2008 guidel...

July 25, 2025 12549 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Bars Two CAs for Misconduct in NSEL Audit Case

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI found two CAs guilty of professional misconduct in the NSEL audit case and ordered one-year membership removal for CA Shrawan...

July 11, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Disciplinary Action: CA Srinivas Talluri Penalized

CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has ordered the removal of CA Srinivas Talluri's name from the Register of Members for 10 years an...

June 3, 2025 2313 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Concludes Disciplinary Action Against Two Chartered Accountants

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI suspends CAs Praveen Murarka and Subhash Chander Sharma for professional misconduct, with removal from Register of Members ef...

April 17, 2025 5946 Views 0 comment Print


Volume-I of Code of Ethics, 2019 for CAs Applicable wef 01.10.2022 with changes

September 30, 2022 11226 Views 0 comment Print

Disclosure is required where for two consecutive years, gross annual professional fees from an audit client represent more than 40% of total fees of firm.

What are Professional Misconducts of a Chartered Accountant – Part -3

September 29, 2022 5643 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the professional misconducts of a Chartered Accountant in Part 3 of our series. Learn about the implications and consequences.

What are Professional Misconducts of a Chartered Accountant – Part 1

September 20, 2022 3828 Views 0 comment Print

A Practicing Chartered Accountant abstain from soliciting clients or professional work either directly or indirectly by circular, advertisement, personal communication, or interview or by any other means.

CA Banned for 3 years by NFRA and imposes penalty for lapses in Audit

September 13, 2022 80358 Views 0 comment Print

The primary function of the Auditor in the present case was to ensure compliance with SAs to achieve the necessary audit quality to lend credibility to financial statements and facilitate its users. A critical, questioning attitude, an unwillingness to be satisfied by superficial explanations, not concluding on material matters without rigorous verification, diligent and methodical […]

Rule 12 of CA rules not debar Director of Discipline from entertaining 7 year old complaint

September 10, 2022 3564 Views 0 comment Print

Held that rule 12 Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007 does not expressly debar the Director Discipline from entertaining a complaint merely because it may relate to acts of misconduct committed seven years prior to the same being lodged.

ICAI takes disciplinary action against 5 Chartered Accountants

July 6, 2022 4974 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI takes disciplinary action against 17 Chartered Accountants vide 17 notifications issued on 6th July, 2022. THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (Set up by an Act of Parliament) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2022 (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) F. No. PR/211/12/DD/104/13/DC/454/16.—In terms of the provisions of Section 21B(3) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 […]

HC upheld removal of CA member for other misconduct

May 1, 2022 1386 Views 0 comment Print

Institute of Chartered Accountant of India Vs Shri. P.P. jay (Karnataka High Court) ICAI submitted that the report of the Institute be accepted as the respondent has been found to be guilty of grave misconduct and the penalty has been imposed on the respondent commensurate to the misconduct, which has been proved. None has appeared […]

ICAI Defers certain provisions of Volume-I of Revised Code of Ethics, 2019

April 1, 2022 2379 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Council decided that the applicability of provisions related to 1. Responding to Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations (NOCLAR) 2. Fees – Relative Size and 3. Tax Services to Audit Clients of Volume-I of Code of Ethics, 2019 be further deferred for a period of six months (i.e. till 30th September, 2022) to ensure effective adoption and […]

ICAI removes name of 3 members from the Register of Members

March 29, 2022 4266 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI removes name of 3 members from the Register of Members with effect from 29th March, 2022 In terms of the provisions of Section 21B(3) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 read with Rules 18(17) and 19(1) of the Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007. […]

Clarification with regard to CA/CA Firms registering on GeM Portal

March 4, 2022 5547 Views 0 comment Print

It is hereby clarified that the Chartered Accountants in Practice/Firms of chartered accountants are permitted to register on GeM Portal for rendering professional services. The information being published on the portal should be in compliance with the provisions of Code of Ethics.

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