CA, CS, CMA : The reform shifts routine compliance to para-professionals, creating fee pressure and client shifts. Professionals must move towar...
Company Law : This explains how Company Secretaries ensure legal, governance, and compliance preparedness before listing. The key takeaway is th...
CA, CS, CMA : Effective study strategies for CS students, including overcoming challenges like lack of focus and poor presentation. Learn tips f...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore how the role of a company secretary has transformed from a traditional administrative position to a strategic governance p...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of how AI is reshaping the role of Company Secretaries in India, from automating compliance tasks to new responsibilitie...
CA, CS, CMA : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced the first bi-annual Western Region Convocation for FY 2026–27...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI announced two Northern Region Convocation sessions on 9 June 2026 in Amritsar, mandating advance registration, identity proof...
Company Law : The issue concerns eligibility and participation rules for the convocation. ICSI has clarified that members who do not attend will...
Company Law : ICSI has proposed revising the CS syllabus to align with the National Education Policy and global practices. Stakeholder input wil...
Company Law : The Institute has proposed syllabus changes to align with modern industry, regulatory, and technological needs. Stakeholders are i...
Income Tax : Supreme Court held that as per regulation 114(4) of the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 election can be challenged by the ca...
Corporate Law : Sanjay Ghiya Vs Union Of India (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court held that CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Or COMPANY SECRETARIES ...
CA, CS, CMA : Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretar...
CA, CS, CMA : Working experience as an Assistant Company Secretary or a Management Trainee cannot be treated as equal to a Company Secretary so ...
Company Law, Corporate Law : Practicing professionals are prohibited from acting as full time directors. They can only act as non-executive directors not perfo...
Company Law : The Registrar of Companies found that the company remained without a whole-time Company Secretary from 2014 to 2020 in violation o...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority held that the company remained in continuous default for several years after becoming legally required ...
Company Law : The case involved non-compliance with mandatory appointment of a whole-time company secretary. The authority held that delayed rec...
Company Law : The authority penalized prolonged non-compliance with mandatory appointment requirements under Section 203. Despite later rectific...
Company Law : Holds that failure to appoint a whole-time Company Secretary within the statutory timeline attracts penalty under section 203(5). ...
Suggestions for Amendments in the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, Regulations and Rules made thereunder and for Election Reforms in the conduct of Elections to the Council/ Regional Councils/ Chapters of the Institute The Council of the Institute at its 200th meeting constituted, inter-alia the following Committees:-
Application for life membership of CSBF has to be submitted in the prescribed Form-A (available on the website of the Institute i.e. www.icsi.edu) and should be accompanied by Demand Draft or Cheque (payable at par) for Rs. 5,000/- drawn in favour of “Company Secretaries Benevolent Fund” payable at New Delhi and the same can be deposited in the offices of any of the Regional Councils located at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. However for immediate action, the applications should be sent to The Secretary & CEO, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, 22, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 003
A local court trying Satyam Computers multi-crore accounting scam today recorded the version of Company Secretary of Mahindra Satyam G Jayaraman. Incidentally, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has named Jayaraman as an accused in the Satyam scam. The case is separately being tried in another court.
Chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries can now directly upload certified annual documents of firms on MCA”s portal, without prior approval of the ministry, while holding them responsible for such submissions. The move is seen as a major initiative towards expeditious e-filing.
Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra (Retd.) has taken over as Chairperson of Appellate Authority constituted under Section 22A of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and Company Secretaries Act, 1980 w.e.f. from 1st April, 2011
Ministry of Finance has today issued the above Notification amending Point of taxation Rules, 2011. Rules 7 has been substituted by a new Rule whereby, point of taxation in respect specified service providers which includes Chartered Accountants (individuals or proprietary firms or partnership firms) will be the date on which payment is received.
Company secretary’s (practising) services means any service provided or to be provided [to any person], by a practising company secretary in his professional capacity, in any manner; “Practicing Company Secretary” means a person who is a member of the Institute of company Secretaries of India and is holding a certificate of practice granted under the provisions of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980) and includes any concern engaged in rendering services in the field of company secretaryship;
The Legal Consultancy service was brought under Service Tax net from 01.09.2009. The Taxable service was defined under sub-clause (zzzzm) of clause (105) of Section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994. The Legal services provided to a business entity by any other business entity in relation to advice, consultancy or assistance in any branch of law were covered.
India’s exports have registered a growth of 36.4% during December 2010, at US $ 22.5 billion. Stating this at a press interaction here today, Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary, informed that during the period April-December 2010, exports have re
The following additional clause may be added in clause 82(1) “(j) details, as may be prescribed, in respect of shares held by or on behalf of the Foreign Institutional Investors indicating their names, addresses/countries of incorporation/registratio
