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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India offers to work with investigators to unearth black money

Monday, 28 May 2012

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced initiatives to help government investigators track unaccounted money stashed away overseas. The apex body of accountants has said it will also assist in audits of political parties, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and educati...

Zone-shifting of Candidates for June - 2012 CA - CPT Exams.

Thursday, 24 May 2012

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT May 23rd, 2012 Subject: Zone-shifting of candidates for June - 2012 CA � CPT Exams Due to paucity of accommodation in some Zones opted by the candidates in the cities of Chennai, Kolkatta and Hyderabad, some of the candidates have been allotted examinations ce...

Chartered accountants exams to be made more transparent: Jaydeep Shah

Thursday, 24 May 2012

While addressing a gathering during the inauguration of the new building of the Nashik branch of Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), its president Jaydeep Shah said that the exam system for chartered accountants would be made more transparent. "...

Companies/Agencies Seeking Verification of Qualification to Remit Fee.

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA(EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT) 22nd May 2012 In terms of the decision of the Finance Committee taken at its 23rd meeting on the recommendations of the Examination Committee, it has been decided to henceforth charge a sum of Rs.500/- per person a...

Suggestions of ICAI considered in the amendments to Finance Bill, 2012 as passed in Lok Sabha.

Monday, 21 May 2012

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National Conference on Cloud Computing - Opportunities for CA\'s on 15th June 2012 at Hotel Le- Meridian, Bangalore

Friday, 18 May 2012

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Announcement - Scholarships From The S. Vaidyanath Aiyar Memorial Fund - 2012.

Thursday, 17 May 2012

The Managing Committee of the S.Vaidyanath Aiyar Memorial Fund has decided to award scholarship to 60 articled assistants of the value of Rs. 500/- per month for a period of one year 1st September, 2011 to 31st August, 2012 to poor, needy and meritorious articled assistants requiring scholar...

300 fail Chartered Accountant final exam, but pass after retotalling

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Students and lecturers have complained that there were many errors in totalling and that past questions were repeated in the final exams conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India last November. Around 300 final-year students from all over the country cleared either a group or bo...

Suggestions of ICAI relating to Direct Taxes considered in the amendments to Finance Bill, 2012 as passed in Lok Sabha.

Monday, 14 May 2012

Suggestions of ICAI in its Post Budget Memorandum-2012 considered in the amendments to Finance Bill, 2012 as passed by the Lok Sabha Clause in Section Proposed Amendment Suggestion Given in Post-Budget Suggestions considered Bill ...

'Received info on money held in overseas bank accounts'

Friday, 11 May 2012

The government has received a number of cases of information relating to money held in foreign bank accounts, minister of state for finance SS Palanimanickam on Tuesday said. "The government has received a number of cases of information relating to remittances, payments and money held in &nbs...

Educational institutions set to follow ICAI norms

Friday, 11 May 2012

Higher education institutes in the country will soon have to report their financial information in a standard and uniform format set by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. As per the format, the institutes will now have to disclose their balance sheet and the income and expendi...

Extension of Due Date for the Comments on the Exposure Draft of the Taxonomy for C&I Companies.

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Keeping in view the numerous comments received on the draft general purpose taxonomy for C&I companies based on the Revised Schedule VI, it has been decided to extend the due date for the comments till 21st May, 2012. Accordingly, comments may be sent by e-mail at xbrl@icai.org, so as to...

INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE EXAMINATION / ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN EXAMINATION , MAY, 2012

Monday, 7 May 2012

(Under the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988)NOTES FOR INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE OF APPLICANTS ATTENTION CANDIDATES 1. Detailed instructions on filling up the exam forms online are enclosed. Candidates are advised to read, understand and follow the instructions c...

Lateral entry for graduates: ICAI

Monday, 7 May 2012

Soon, a minimum of 60 per cent marks in an under-graduation course would make one eligible to enter the Chartered Accountancy course. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will soon introduce the lateral entry option for graduates that will exempt them from appearing for the Common ...

IT-enabled services a thrust area: ICAI

Saturday, 5 May 2012

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has identified IT-enabled services, particularly enterprise resource planning (ERP), as a thrust area. Mr Jaydeep Narendra Shah, president, ICAI, announced this here on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Thiruvananthapuram branch. AID...