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). ...
The ministry of corporate affairs has said that out of the eight lakh companies in India, a large chunk of them would be interested in getting converted into limited liability partnership (LLP) once a suitable tax structure for LLP is brought in. We are getting enquiries from thousands of companies every week who are interested […]
Banking and market regulators are considering a proposal authorising auditors to directly verify financial information of their clients with banks where they hold accounts, a person familiar with the situation told. Currently, rules of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India require auditors to physically verify the cash and bank balances of companies they audit, […]
In the wake of Rs 7,000 crore Satyam fraud, Sebi had announced that it would ask an independent team of auditors to conduct a peer review of the working papers of the financial statements of the auditors of listed companies. “We feel such that an audit should be conducted by the ICWAI and discussions for […]
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.
In response to the ministry of corporate affairs letter to the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) to investigate issues related to corporate governance aspect in the Satyam accounting fraud, the ICSI council has constituted a core group to look into the matter.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has sent a letter to the company secretary of Satyam Computer Services, seeking a report on corporate governance, sources said.
The ministry of Corporate Affairs is looking into the statement sent by Ramlinga Raju to stock exchanges admitting fraud in Satyam’s accounts. “If the message was true and a fraud has happened in Satyam it is very shameful. It should not have happened,” Corporate Affairs inister Premchand Gupta told reporters on Wednesday . The corporate […]
Notification of change in COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF SECRETARY) RULES to increase the present limit of paid-up capital of Rs.2 Crore to Rs. 5 Crore for appointment of full time Company Secretary w.e.f.15/03/ 2009.
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Bureau of India (SEBI) has asked stock brokers and trading members to complete internal auditing on a half yearly basis from chartered accountants, company secretaries or cost and management accountants.
