Cost Accounting Standards Board, the standard-setting body of the Institute, has approved the release of Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on Cost Accounting Standard – 9 on Packing Material Cost (CAS – 9). The proposed Exposure Draft may be modified in light of comments received before being issued in final form.
Each week ICAEW receives complaints – from ICAEW members and from members of the public – about individuals and organisations who describe themselves as ‘chartered accountant(s)’ or who use the letters ACA or FCA after their name when they are not entitled to.
Banks from today will stop honouring cheques and drafts if they are not presented within three months of the date of issue as against six months earlier. The decision to reduce the validity of cheques, bank drafts and other instruments to three months announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) earlier will come into effect from today.
Vehicle owners will have to pay more towards insurance for their vehicles as the enhanced motor insurance rates has come into effect from April 01. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority -IRDA has issued a notification to this effect. As per the new rates, private car owners would have to pay premium depending on the size of the vehicles.
In its efforts to check black money stashed in foreign banks, government has introduced a new column seeking details of foreign assets in the Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for the assessment year 2012-13.
As you all are aware that based on the recommendation of a Working Group set up by RBI, it was proposed to carry out changes in allotment of bank branch audits of the public sector banks by raising the minimum threshold (advances) limit of branches which will not be subject to audit by statutory auditors.
The objective of the Standard is to lay down the norms for Recognition, Measurement, Valuation and Reporting in respect of Loans and Advances made by the Union and the State Governments in their respective Financial Statements to ensure complete, accurate, and uniform accounting practices, and to ensure adequate disclosure on Loans and Advances made by the Governments consistent with best international practices.
United Bank of India invites applications from the interested professionals/firms of professionals for empanelment as Stock Auditor/Valuer for conducting audit of stock & receivables hypothecated to the Bank /valuation of immovable and movable properties including plant and machinery etc.
The Bank audit could have commenced in March 2012, however the completion of the services would be in April/ May 2012. Since the completion of service is important, as per the Point of Taxation Rules {POTR} the rate of service tax would be: Basic- 12% EC- 0.24 SHEC- 0.12- Total 12.36%.
As per unconfirmed new received by us from our sources RBI has increased Audit fees for statutory Audit of Branches of Public Sector Banks for the financial year 2011-12. RBI has further increased time line to complete the audit to 21 April at branch level.
