1. Last date for submission of applications on the website www.meficai.org is 27th August, 2011.(5.30 PM.) 2. Members are advised to fill MEF well in advance to avoid last minute rush and technical problems. 3. The information filled in by the applicant in MEF can be edited/modified any number of times before online submission of MEF. 4. All correspondence, acknowledgement, discrepancy letters, etc. will preferably be through e-mail only. Please fill up e-mail id correctly and ensure that it is active.
The Board considered the Report of the Takeover Regulations Advisory Committee (TRAC) and accepted most of the recommendations of TRAC. Major among them include the following: (a) Initial trigger threshold increased to 25 % from the existing 15%. (b) There shall be no separate provision for non-compete fees and all shareholders shall be given exit at the same price.
Guidelines for professional accountants on Know You Client (KYC), as finalised by the study group under the convenorship of my Central Council colleague CA. Charanjot S. Nanda as constituted by the Ethical Standards Board of the Institute, under which the practicing members are required to gather information about their clients for whom they are doing attest function have been approved. These guidelines will be recommendatory in nature.
Institute of Charted Accountants of India, ICAI appeal ed the government to amend the Income Tax Act in order to empower Accountants to examine foreign bank accounts closely in black money cases. Briefing reporters in New Delhi on Friday G Ramaswamy, President of ICAI said that an empowered group has been setup to address the case of illegal money stashed in foreign banks and to accelerate the investigation. ICAI president also said that the newly constituted group will submit its report by next month.
The results of the Chartered Accountants Professional Competence and Integrated Professional Competence Examinations held in May, 2011 are likely to be declared tentatively on Monday, the 8th August, 2011 around 2 P.M. and the same as well as the merit list (candidates securing a minimum of 55% and above marks and upto the maximum of 50th Rank and in accordance with the decision of the Examination Committee) on all India basis will be available on the following website: http://www.caresults.nic.in
In order to encourage the student community to take to on-line applications, it has been decided to waive off the cost of application form (i. e, Rs 500/-) in respect of candidates who fill in their forms online at http://icaiexam.icai.org and remit the examination fee online by using either VISA or Master credit/debit card.Students may note the following:
The Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri P K Bansal has said that The Lokpal Bill 2011 will be introduced in Lok Sabha by Aug.3. Speaking to the Media at the Parliament house the Minister said that the government has prepared a comprehensive Lokpal bill for the consideration and passing by both houses of Parliament. The Monsoon Session, 2011 of Parliament (8th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 223rd Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Monday, the 1st of August, 2011 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Thursday, the 8th of September, 2011. The Session will provide 26 sittings spread over a period of 39 days.
Capital market regulator Sebi on Thursday approved a uniform customer identification process for investors in different segments, and also decided to accept Aadhaar or UID as one of the eligible documents for fulfilling the KYC norms.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Deputy GM-cum-Project Manager, National Building Construction Corporation, Khagaria (Bihar) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.1.25 lakhs from the complainant.
All the members of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) are hereby informed that in terms of the Council decision taken at its 306th Meeting held on 7th – 8th June, 2011, the Chapter-XII (Minimum Audit Fee in respect of Audit) of the Council General Guidelines, 2008 appended to the ICAI publication titled “ The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949” has been repealed with effect from 7th June, 2011
