India’s accounting standards regulator on Wednesday opposed the proposed sale of Satyam Computer Services to Tech Mahindra before restating the accounts of the scam-hit IT outsourcing company. “I am not happy with the deal as the company’s correct financial position was not yet known,” Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) president Uttam Prakash Agarwal […]
The 1.5 lakh-member strong chartered accountants’ profession could witness a big showdown. UTVi learns that the accounting regulator, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has issued notices to the big four accounting firms – KPMG,PwC, E&Y and Deloitte — asking them to provide exhaustive information on their international affiliations. The regulator has also asked […]
The State Commission, Delhi, held that services rendered by a Lawyer would not come within the ambit of s. 2(1)(o) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as the client executes the power of attorney authorizing the Counsel to do certain acts on his behalf and there is no term of contract as to the liability of the lawyer in case he fails to do any such act. The State Commission held that it is a unilateral contract executed by the client giving authority to the lawyer to appear and represent the matter on his behalf without any specific assurance or undertaking.
The corporate affairs ministry is planning to have a single registrar of companies (RoC) in Delhi for the registration purpose of all companies in India. According to a senior corporate affairs ministry official, “There is no geographical constraint for the registration purpose of a company anywhere in India as there is no direct interface with […]
Professional Development Committee at its 185th meeting held on January 30, 2009 approved the attached “Recommended Scale of Fees for various kind of assignment” ( which is in addition to the council decision on revision of recommended scale of fee chargable for the work done by the members of the Institute). http://www.icai.org/resource_file/15792revised_fee_scale.xls
KPMG and Deloitte, auditors appointed to restate the financials of the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Systems, have found instances of `amateurish forgery’ in the account books of the IT firm that should have been easily detected by Price Waterhouse (PW). These “amateurish forgeries” with regard to bank confirmation letters on Satyam’s fixed deposit receipts have come […]
A battle of sorts is brewing between the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India, or Icai, and the banking industry. Icai, the apex accounting body, has told auditors to demand detailed disclosures from banks about loans restructured by them. In the absence of such disclosures, auditors have been asked to pass banks’ balance sheets with […]
Though the government has initiated the process of registering Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) firms, it would take a while before the chartered accountant (CA), company secretary (CS) and cost accounting firms convert to LLPs. The three regulators — Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and Institute of […]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the quasi-judicial body of chartered accountants in India, has sought more powers to auditors to chase the source of funds declared by companies while auditing accounts. This is a direct fallout of the fraud at Satyam Computer Services, which led to two auditors from auditing firm Pricewaterhouse […]
Two audit partners charged by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation Pricewaterhouse Coopers is standing by its partners who have been caught up in India’s Satyam Computer Services scandal, despite them being formally charged by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a statement released today, Price Waterhouse India (the firm’s name in India) said it […]
