Internal Auditors play a vital role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of financial information within an organization. One critical aspect of their responsibilities is managing and scrutinizing the audit trail, which serves as a digital breadcrumb trail documenting every transaction and activity. Following are the key responsibilities of a finance audit firm : Establishing and Monitoring Controls: Internal Auditors […]
SA 701 deals with the responsibilities of an auditor to communicate the key audit matters in his/her audit report. Introduction SA 701 is intended for addressing both the judgment of an auditor as to what is required to be communicated in his/her audit report and the content and form of such communication. The purpose of communicating key audit matters is: […]
Blackstone will sell its entire 23.9% stake valued at $833 million in India’s largest real estate investment trust Embassy Office Parks, four years after it was first listed. Blackstone will sell 223.6 million units of Embassy REITs, in one of the biggest block deals this year, at a 7.7% discount to INR 335.75 per unit price as of December 19, […]
In this edition we have tried to bring you notice the latest amendment that followed in the month of November, 2023 issued by MCA, RBI, SEBI, IBBI and others. MCA Commerce Ministry to collaborate with e-commerce companies to promote exports from districts (November 23, 2023) In a significant move to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and boost e-commerce […]
DEFINITION Audit trail is combination of two words where: Audit refers to examination of records Trail refers to series of clues that are left behind An audit trail is, essentially, proof of all the changes made to your financial data In general it is the history of a particular document since its creation PURPOSE Audit is a vast task […]
Offshore Financial Centres (“OFCs”) are countries or jurisdictions that provide financial services beyond their borders on a scale that outpaces their domestic economies. Typical examples of OFCs are Bermuda, BVI and the Cayman Islands. Because of the unique advantages they offer, OFCs have established a central place in the global economy and are consistently sought out by sophisticated investors, established […]
India’s UltraTech Cement will buy the cement business of Kesoram Industries in an all-stock deal valued at $645 million (around INR 53 billion), boosting its capacity ambitions in a highly competitive sector. As part of the deal, Ultra Tech will issue one share for every 52 shares of Kesoram and give UltraTech ownership of two integrated cement units in southern […]
In this edition, we have tried to bring to your notice the latest amendment that followed in the month of October 2023 issued by MCA, RBI, SEBI, IBBI and others. MCA The Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2023 (October 23, 2023) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated October 20, 2023, has notified “The Companies (Incorporation) Third […]
7 November 2023 – Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of October 2023. However, all sum deducted/collected by an office of the government shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government on the same day when tax is paid without production of an Income-tax Challan. 14 November 2023 – Due date for issue of […]
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), vide notification1 dated 16 July 2022, had mandated the electronic filing of Form 10F. Due to this requirement, the non-residents transacting with residents in India and relying on any provision of the tax treaty for exemption/beneficial tax rates had to face certain challenges as: To file Form 10F electronically, the non-resident had to register […]