The Technical Cell of National Task Force constituted by the Institute has approved the release of the Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on Classification of Product Group. The proposed Guidance Note may be modified in light of comments/ suggestions received before the being issued as Guidance Note in the final form.Please submit your views/ comments/ suggestions on the proposed Exposure Draft on Guidance Note on Product Group Classification, preferably by email, latest by 31st January 2012.Comments should be addressed to:
In the usual course, the budget is presented in the Lok Sabha on last working day of February. As 2012 is the leap year, the last working day of the month falls on February 29. There are reports that the government might postpone the date of presentation of the budget in view of assembly elections in five states — Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. As per the schedule worked out by the Election Commission, last polling will take place on March 3 in Goa and counting of votes will begin on March 4.
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We have attached with this post a file which explain in detail subject wise applicability of Institute’s Pronouncements, Publications for the students who are appearing in CA final examination in May,2012. The file is released by ICAI on 29.12.2011 and can also be checked on ICAI’s website.
This is to bring to the attention of students that the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 28th February, 2011 pertaining to the preparation of Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account under the Companies Act, 1956 for the financial year commencing on or after 1.4.2011 shall not be applicable for the PCC, IPCC and Final examinations to be held in May 2012.
The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has cautioned the public against falling prey to fictitious offers of cheap funds that are rampant in recent times. In a press statement at Guwahati, the RBI said, the fraudsters often lure the public in the form of lottery prize money through letters, e-mails, SMS etc. It said such fraudulent communications were even sent on fake letterheads of the Reserve Bank of India or other reputed organizations, purportedly signed by their top executives or senior officials.
As the fall of Rupee against the dollar continues, the experts say more investment opportunities in India are opening up for the Gulf based non-resident Indians (NRIs). Real estate, capital markets and deposits are among the new instruments in which the expatriate Indian community can invest. The State Bank of India CEO , Debajyoti Ray Chaudhuri said in Dubai, the NRIs in United Arab Emirates, UAE are getting more rupees in exchange for Dirhams and they should make the most of it.
Private sector banks will have to get their branch accounts audited by an RBI-approved panel along the lines of PSU lenders if a proposal of accounting regulator ICAI goes through.
The Lok Sabha passed on 19.12.2011 the much awaited Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which provides for the following: Firstly, to enable the Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India to form Multi Disciplinary firms i.e Partnership with other recognised professions and offer Multi Professional services in a competitive and commercial manner. It permits to enter into partnership with prescribed profession.
(iv) Company Law Settlement Scheme [CLSS]: This was introduced in August 2011 to give a chance to companies who have failed to file the balance sheets and annual returns earlier, to complete their filings to avoid prosecution. This measure has elicited a good response and so far about 1.25 lakh documents have been filed, yielding a revenue of Rs.15.37 crore. The Scheme is now valid till January 15, 2012.
