Convergence with International Accounting Standards (IASs)/International FinancialReporting Standards (IFRSs) (collectively referred to as IFRSs), issued by the InternationalAccounting Standards Board (IASB) has gained momentum in recent years all ov
Accounting professionals who silently play a pivotal role in shaping the financial health of business houses will now come into the limelight.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to honour its members for demonstrating e
The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, at its 273rd meeting held on October 10-12, 2007, approved the Accounting Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and Accounting Standard (AS) 31, Financial
The proposed curbs on inflow through P-notes could raise tricky tax issues for foreign investors and institutional players. If the measures are imposed in totality, it could have adverse tax implications for many investors. The issue primarily concer
Participatory notes or PNs are back in the news, with the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) issuing a draft discussion paper on ODIs (overseas derivatives instruments). If that is too much of an alphabet soup to start, on a day that saw t
Taxation can be a complicated issue for a non resident (NRI). He may be subject to tax in India on some income and further doubly taxed in both countries on another source of income. This situation of double taxation can be avoided by appropriate pla
The result of the Information Systems Audit [ISA] Assessment Test held on 22nd September, 2007 is likely to be declared on 18th October, 2007 around 8 PM October 17, 2007 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The result of the Information Systems Audit [ISA] As
ANNOUNCEMENTLimited Revision toAccounting Standard (AS) 15, Employee Benefits (revised 2005)The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has decided to make limitedrevision to Accounting Standard (AS) 15, Employee Benefits (revised
At the recent Annual General Meeting of the Dubai Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) the new managing committee was elected for the year 2007 - 2008.The members elected to the committee are CA V.P.Nagarajan as Chairman,
In an attempt to slow FII inflows, capital market regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed a complete ban on the issue of overseas derivatives instruments (ODIs) like participatory notes (PNs) and other papers with immediate effect.Sebi also proposed a mea