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Not here to regulate everything, says SC on CA exam application

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar also questioned the applicant as to why he has filed a miscellaneous application in a writ petition which was disposed of earlier by the apex court

CAs need to introspect to revive credibility of the profession: Goyal

Goyal reiterated that if CAs of the country decide to work honestly and become whistleblowers, then they can change the face of the nation

New whistleblowing law: CAs scramble to figure NOCLAR as deadline nears

The burden will be on individual accountants to report violations from April 2022

ICAI against exempting small firms from mandatory statutory audit

Says NFRA has no jurisdiction over MSMEs

Candidates who opted-out of CA exam in July will not lose opportunity: ICAI

Candidates who opted-out of the CA exam conducted in July because of COVID-19 related difficulties will not lose any opportunity, the ICAI told the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Union Cabinet approves signing pact between ICAI, CAAR to build cooperation

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding between chartered accountants' apex body ICAI and Chamber of Auditors of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CAAR).

Candidates can opt out of CA exams if they suffer from Covid: SC

SC observed that the scheme provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is not enough

Can't tweak rules, or give undue relaxation due to Covid: SC on CA exams

The exams are set to start from July 5.

SC favours CA exam in July, agrees to consider opt-out option for students

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it favours in-person Chartered Accountant (CA) exams and refrained from passing any direction to postpone the schedule commencing on July 5.

ICAI's Board now has greater role to play, says Nihar N Jambusaria

Sustainability Reporting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) will now have a greater role to play with Sebi making it mandatory from 2022-23 for top 1,000 listed companies to prepare business responsibility and sustainability reports, ICAI President Nihar N Jambusaria said on Friday. Speaking at an event, Jambusaria noted that there are various challenges like climate change, poverty, gender inequality and proper awareness on these areas need to be spread. He said that the institute had set up a Sustainability Reporting Standard Board last year which is taking all initiatives to spread awareness. "With Sebi from 2022-23 making BRSR reporting mandatory for firms, the role of this board will become even more important," he said. After conclusion of its board meeting on Thursday, Sebi in a press release said it has decided to have a new format for business responsibility and sustainability reporting, and top 1,000 listed companies will be compulsorily ...

ICAI wants FM to withdraw Budget proposal on doing away with GST audit

The Institute argues that benefits of such an audit outweigh ease of compliance that the new rule would bring for assessees

Revised networking guidelines soon; to boost smaller audit firms: ICAI

The chartered accountants' apex body ICAI will soon come out with a revised set of networking guidelines that will provide a stronger framework for pooling of resources.

Will take legal action against CA candidates sending threat mails: ICAI

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has warned candidates appearing for CA exams against sending threat mails to examination centres

2,923 jobs offered to CA students during campus placement this year: ICAI

Job offers this year were 37 per cent higher compared to offers made in August-September period of 2019

ICAI to come out with forensic accounting, investigation standards

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) plans to come out with a detailed set of forensic accounting and investigation standards by the end of December.

CA exams postponed to November 2020 amid Covid-19: ICAI tells Supreme Court

The ICAI had given its candidates, who had already submitted an online examination application for May 2020 Examination cycle, the option to opt-out from May 2020 examinations

ED raids Delhi-NCR travel firms for alleged fraud, seizes Rs 3.57 cr cash

The central probe agency said on Saturday it raided eight locations in Delhi and Ghaziabad on July 9 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)

India engaging with China through diplomatic, military channels: Shringla

Shringla said that diplomacy is looking at a very changed scenario in terms of how statecraft and relations between countries work in the wake of the pandemic.

Will assess feasibility of conducting CA exams amid Covid-19, ICAI tells SC

The ICAI's counsel told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar that cases of coronavirus have increased and some of the states have extended the restrictions imposed

ICAI to file affidavit on plea regarding CA exams, SC to hear on June 29

ICAI told the SC Friday that it would file an affidavit on the plea which has challenged its 'opt out' option for CA exams, scheduled between July 29 and Aug 16, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic