Ministry of Finance E-Insurance Accounts: 15,21,907 accounts opened as on 15th March 2018 Posted On: 23 MAR 2018 5:32PM by PIB Delhi As per Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the number of customers who have opened e-insurance accounts as on 15th March 2018 are 15,21,907. However, e-insurance accounts are only for storing insurance… Read More »
Cases of adoption/attempt to adopt unfair means are reported in respect of the examinations held every time. In respect of the Examinations held in November 2017, over 90 cases of infringement/ violation of Instructions to Examinees, which tantamounts to adoption of unfair means, were reported. The nature of infringement/ violation in these cases, inter alia,… Read More »
Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2018 RBI/2017-18/142 DGBA.GBD.No.2324/42.01.029/2017-18 March 19, 2018 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2018 Please refer to Circular DGBA.GAD.No. 2376/42.01.029/2016-17 dated March 16, 2017 advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting of Central Government transactions (including… Read More »
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA State of Karnataka v. Karnataka Pawn Brokers Assn. MADAN B. LOKUR AND DEEPAK GUPTA, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5793 OF 2008, 2874-2878 OF 2018 MARCH 15, 2018 JUDGMENT Deepak Gupta, J. – Leave granted in SLP(c) Nos. 8652-8656 of 2012. 2. The main issue raised in these appeals is whether the amendments made to… Read More »
Agency commission payable to banks for operating Special Deposit Scheme (SDS) RBI/2017-18/140 DGBA.GBD.2294/15.01.001/2017-18 March 15, 2018 All Agency Banks handling Special Deposit Scheme Dear Sir, Agency commission payable to banks for operating Special Deposit Scheme (SDS) Please refer to para 2 of our Master Circular RBI/2017-18/2 dated July 1, 2017 on Conduct of Government Business by Agency… Read More »
Discontinuance of Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) and Letters of Comfort (LoCs) for Trade Credits RBI/2017-18/139 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 March 13, 2018 All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/ Sir Discontinuance of Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) and Letters of Comfort (LoCs) for Trade Credits Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD… Read More »
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balaji & Ors. ADARSH KUMAR GOEL AND UDAY UMESH LALIT, JJ. CIVIL APPEAL NOS.7170, 7875-7879 AND 8028 OF 2015 MARCH 13, 2018 JUDGMENT Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. – The issue involved in this batch of matters is whether foreign law firms/lawyers are permitted to practice in India. Reference… Read More »
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Advisory for the Members regarding Allocation of Work among the Joint Auditors in case of Bank Audits 1 As you are aware that ICAI has issued Standard on Auditing (SA) 299, “Responsibility of Joint Auditors”. Regarding allocation of work among the joint auditors, SA 299 provides as follows: “Division of… Read More »
Guidance Note on Audit of Banks (2018 Edition) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has issued Guidance Note on Audit of Banks (2018 Edition) by ICAI Released : Download
Held : Gross amount charged by the service provider for such services provided or to be provided by him, in a case where the consideration for the service is money. High Court observed that the expenditure or cost incurred by the service provider in the course of providing the taxable service can never be considered as… Read More »