Goods and Services Tax : ICAI clarified that ITC wrongly reversed under Table 4(B)(1) instead of Table 4(B)(2) can still be reclaimed within statutory time...
CA, CS, CMA : The FAQs explain how the 60 Tax Audit assignment ceiling will operate through the UDIN system from 1 April 2026. ICAI clarified wh...
CA, CS, CMA : Banks are asking CAs to issue end-use and KYC certificates without regulatory support. RBI confirms no such requirement exists, hi...
Company Law : The proposal to remove statutory audits for small companies risks eliminating independent financial scrutiny, potentially weakenin...
Corporate Law : The Bar Council of India has officially confirmed that the IGNOU-ICAI B.Com (Accountancy & Finance) degree meets all eligibility c...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has announced Live Virtual Revisionary Classes for CA Intermediate students appearing in the September 2026 examinations. The...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI's Board of Studies has invited Expressions of Interest from qualified professionals and academicians for empanelment as facul...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has notified the Information Systems Audit (ISA) Assessment Test for 25 July 2026 in CBT mode. The announcement specifies eli...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has clarified that members coaching students or having relatives appearing in the examinations are not eligible for Observer ...
CA, CS, CMA : The Sales Tax Bar Association requested reconsideration of Bar Council of India rules prohibiting advocates from entering partners...
CA, CS, CMA : The Delhi High Court held that one of the meetings relied upon for automatic vacation of the petitioner’s seat was convened with...
CA, CS, CMA : The Court examined whether a complaint arising from a family dispute can be entertained in misconduct proceedings. It held that su...
CA, CS, CMA : The High Court held that a direct appellate challenge to the final removal order was not maintainable. The appeal was withdrawn wi...
CA, CS, CMA : The court affirmed disciplinary action where an auditor failed to detect ever-greening of assets and misreporting in audit account...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi has deleted a ₹25,000 penalty under Section 271A, ruling that F&O turnover for a trader should be calculated base...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI notifies removal of 12 chartered accountants from membership rolls, with suspension periods, fines, and reprimands in select ...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI Board holds CA not guilty in bribery case, finds no proof of knowledge or intent; mere receipt of packet without mens rea not...
CA, CS, CMA : The issue involved allegations of assisting in bogus accounting entries. The ruling held that without certification or statutory r...
CA, CS, CMA : The issue involved disciplinary action for professional and other misconduct under the Chartered Accountants Act. The authorities ...
Corporate Law : The amended guidelines mandate minimum CPE hours for all practicing members. Non-compliance will lead to discontinuation of the Ce...
Section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act 2013 requires the auditors of the companies to report as whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
There are some hardships being faced by the persons applying for PAN. One of the hardships is that the allotment of PAN is not done in a timely manner. Though there is no time limit prescribed under any of the provisions of Income-tax Act regarding issuing PAN & PAN card but it is essential for the Income Tax Authority to issue PAN & PAN card within a prescribed time period-
Allowability of Interest paid under Incometax Act, 1961: Presently, interest paid by the Government to an assessee is chargeable to tax. However, interest paid by the assessee to the Government under various sections is not allowed as deduction while computing the total income. Interest paid by the assessee is for the use of money by […]
Section 285BA requires various entities to furnish Annual information return with regard to specified financial transactions in a prescribed form to the Income tax authorities. In order to bring in more transparency, the AIR information of the assessee may be allowed to be reflected under “My Account” Facility provided by Department in CPC portal. A […]
ICAI Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA) yesterday at ICAI Bhawan, New Delhi. The MoU interalia provides that both ICAI and SOCPA would be working together in establishing […]
Differential Stamp duty charges being paid by CA’s and Advocates on letter of authority for representing the client For representing the client, an advocate is being charged a fee of Rs.5/- per Letter of Authority while a Chartered Accountant has to pay Rs.100/- per Letter of Authority. In Maharashtra, in respect of representing the client […]
At present, no online grievance handling mechanism is in existence to resolve the difficulties being faced by assessees relating to TDS or E-filing of income-tax returns. To enable the assessees to seek early resolution of their queries within a short span of time, it is suggested that an online portal may be created wherein the […]
Basic Exemption Limit for Small Service Providers In Its pre-budget memorandum-2014 on Indirect taxes Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has suggested that Current Service Tax Exemption Limit of Rs. 10 Lakh should be increased to Rs. 25 Lakh. It has submitted as follows :- The service tax exemption limit for small service providers […]
In its pre-budget memorandum 2014 Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) has suggested that the provision of Excise/Service tax audit by Chartered Accountant be introduced, similar to the Tax Audit Under Income Tax Act 1961 and VAT audit under various states. ICAI has further suggested that Excise/Service Tax Audit in line with the Income-Tax Audit be […]
Currently, football world cup 2014 is going on so let me start my article by giving you a simple example. If a football player just watches the football matches of his past performance and performances of the best players in the world, will he be able to perform during the actual matches? I don’t think […]
