Accounting regulator ICAI has requested the Securities and Exchange Board of India to defer by at least six months implementation of its decision with regard to publishing of quarterly results by listed companies.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has recommended strict penal action, including imprisonment, for auditors who are found associated with serious accounting frauds. It also wants the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to frame a code of conduct for financial analysts and investment bankers for better scrutiny of firms that may indulge in such illegal affairs.
Recently, the Government of India released the consolidated policy framework for Foreign Direct Investment (‘FDI’) in India. This policy framework contained in Circular No. 1 of 2010 is effective from 1 April 2010. The underlying rationale of the Circular is to promote FDI through a policy framework that is transparent, predictable, simple and clear and which reduces regulatory burden.
Income Tax Act, 1961 was recently amended to enable India to enter into agreements with specified non-sovereign jurisdictions. Pursuant to this amendment, the Government of India (Government) has recently issued Notification no. 22/2010 dated 8 April 2010 (Notification) notifying nine jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jersey etc. as the specified jurisdictions.
Getting started:One of the world’s leading licensing examinations, the CPA Examination serves to protect the public interest by helping to ensure that only qualified individuals become licensed as Certified Public Accountants (CPAs).
The Union government on Friday discussed some “pending areas” in the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the empowered committee of state finance ministers, and asked it to resolve the issues at the earliest to meet the April 2011 deadline for the roll out of GST.
Facing criminal contempt of court proceedings? Apologize unconditionally and as swiftly as possible. Dithering is fraught with the risk of landing in jail, the Supreme Court has warned. An apology in a contempt proceeding must be offered at the earliest possible opportunity, said a Bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly in an order that toughens already stringent laws dealing with criminal contempt of court.
To set up a Company Law Tribunal without further delay, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has begun consultations to make the necessary amendments in the Companies Act. The move comes in the backdrop of the Supreme Court judgment recommending changes in the existing Act to accommodate the tribunal within the constitutional framework.
Two new Big 4 lawsuits – one against Ernst & Young and the other against PwC – reminded me how many times professionals have written to say their firm had just knocked the stuffing out of them. They had been fired suddenly or a student’s offer was pulled at the last minute. They were crushed. Humiliated. Confused. Betrayed.
It is hereby informed that Paper -4 – Cost Accounting & Financial Management of Group-II of Professional Competence Examination and Paper-3 – Cost Accounting & Financial Management of Group-I of Integrated Professional Competence Examination held on 10th May-2010 in respect of candidates who had opted for Hindi medium stand cancelled due to an inadvertent typographical error in the question paper. The said examinations will now be held again on 22nd May-2010 from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM . The venues of the examinations will remain unchanged. Admit Cards already issued would remain valid.
