Indian News

• Indian accountants worried about AI, tech changes, says ACCA survey
• CA among two held in 9-crore bank loan scam
• 9 changes in ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4 you need to know for FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26) income tax return filing
• Husband wife duo wins Rs 1.3 crore long term capital gains tax exemption case u/s 54: ITAT Mumbai case
• No app, no login: Check your PF balance with just a missed call or SMS
• Now pay your LIC premiums on WhatsApp- How it makes your life easier
• Was it a 'fraud'? Auditors ask IndusInd Bank
• Sebi set to roll out new risk metrics to curb F&O market speculation
• Over 30K IBC cases settled pre-admission covering ₹13.78 trillion: Ibbi
• RBI mandates reporting of digital lending apps via CIMS portal from May 13
• Updated LTCG and STCG capital gains tax table by income tax department
• CBI nabs top Income Tax official, four others in ₹70 lakh bribery case
• Explainer: India-UK free trade agreement -- all you need to know
• MCA notifies new accounting standard for foreign currency transactions
• Sebi proposes allowing investment advisers, analysts to use liquid MFs for deposit requirements
• RBI imposes penalties on SBI, Jana Small Finance Bank
• Delhi South CGST officials bust GST ITC fraud worth ₹7.85 crore; Chartered Accountant arrested
• India imposes 5-year anti-dumping duty on Chinese, Vietnamese solar glass
• '80% seems right': Donald Trump floats slashing China tariffs to ease trade war
• Finance Ministry unveils draft ‘climate taxonomy’ document to aid clean energy investment

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International News

• PwC axes 1,500 jobs in the US amid low attrition and slow growth
• PCAOB wants examples of Critical Audit Matters
• Report: AI and the Future of the Global Chartered Accountancy Profession
• FASB proposes guidance on accounting for debt exchanges
• Bank of England cuts main interest rate by 0.25% amid US tariff uncertainty
• US Fed holds rates steady, cites risk of higher inflation, unemployment
• PCAOB releases new machine-readable audit inspection datasets
• China eases monetary policy, slashes key rates as Donald Trump’s tariffs hit growth
• Nearly 6 out of 10 workers admit making AI-fueled errors
• FRC publishes 2024/25 insights on structured digital reporting
• PCAOB Adds New Resources on Quality Control Standard
• PCAOB chair fights proposal to shut down audit regulator
• [US] Republican proposal to abolish PCAOB sparks debate
• FASB’s draft rules could harm environmental credit markets, EDF says
• IAASB tweaks standards on outside experts
• PCAOB Punishes NYC-Based CPA Firm and Managing Partner For ‘Substandard Audit Work,’ QC Violations
• Why going paperless is now a strategic move for accountancy firms
• UK’s young accountants lead surge in self-employed practices
• Urgent action needed to improve audit regulation, warns CPA Australia
• PwC exits more than a dozen countries to avoid scandals
• [UK] EY fined £500,000 for breaching audit rules in second penalty within a week

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Reference Updates

• ICAI Publication: Handbook on Exempted Supplies under GST
• Acts & Regulations: GST Act(s) and Rule(s) – Bare Law
• ICAI Publications: Background Material on GST - Volume 1 & 2
• ICAI: Reference Materials for "New Formats for Financial Statements":
• FRC Reference Material: Guidance on the Going Concern Basis of Accounting and Related Reporting
• ICAI Publication - Ind AS: Study on Compliance of Financial Reporting Requirements (Ind AS Framework) - Volume-III
• ICAI Booklet For ICAI Members on Bank Audit UDIN
• ICAI FAQs: FAQs on SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Revised January 2025 Edition)
• ICAI FAQs: Unique Document Identification Number (Revised in January, 2025)
• PCAOB Reference Material: Considerations for Audit Firms Using the Work of Specialists
• ICAI Publications - GST: Guide to CA Certificates in GST
• ICAI Publications: Handbook on Reverse Charge under GST
• IFRS Educational Material: Applying IFRS S1 when reporting only climate-related disclosures in accordance with IFRS S2
• Updated Income Tax Form No. 49C
• PCAOB Reference Material: Audit Focus Series - Journal Entries
• Guidance Note on Audit of Banks (2025 Edition)
• ICAI Announcement: ICAI (Merger and Demerger of CA Firms) Guidelines, 2024
• PCAOB Reference Material: Audit Focus Series - Audit Committee Communications
• IFSCA FAQs on IFSCA (Setting up and operation of IBC and OEC) Regulations, 2022

Taxation Laws Update

• Customs Update - May 12, 2025
• Income Tax Notification No.46: ITR 7 for AY 2025-26 notified
• Customs Update - May 9, 2025
• GST Advisory: Updates in Refund Filing Process for Recipients of Deemed Export
• GST Advisory: Updates in Refund Filing Process for various refund categories
• Income Tax Notification No.45: ITR Form V notified
• Income Tax Notification No.44: ITR 6 for AY 2025-26 notified
• Customs Update - May 7, 2025
• GST Advisory: Invoice-wise Reporting Functionality in Form GSTR-7 on portal
• Income Tax Notification No.43: ITR 2 for AY 2025 26 notified
• Income Tax Notification No.42: ITR 5 for AY 2025-26 notified
• CGST Instruction No.5: Timely production of records/information for audit
• CGST Instruction No.4: Grievance Redressal Mechanism for processing of application for GST registration
• Customs Notification No.33(NT): Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
• Customs Update - May 2, 2025
• GST Advisory: Reporting of HSN codes in Table 12 and list of documents in table 13 of GSTR-1/1A
• GST Advisory: Biometric-Based Aadhaar Authentication for Applicants of Sikkim
• Income Tax Notification No.41: ITR 3 for AY 2025-26 notified
• Central Excise Order No.4: Re-assignment of appeals pending in Kolkata Zone
• Customs Update - April 30, 2025
• Income Tax Notification No.40: ITR Form 1 and 4 for the AY 2025-26 notified
• Customs Update - April 28, 2025
• GST Notification: The GST Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2025
• Customs Notification No.28(NT): Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver

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Corporate Laws Update

• CCI Notification: CCI (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025
• RBI Master Direction: RBI (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025
• RBI Circular: RBI (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025
• RBI Circular: Investments by FPI in Corporate Debt Securities through the General Route – Relaxations
• MCA Notification: The Companies (Ind AS) Amendment Rules, 2025
• RBI Policy Statement: Framework for Formulation of Regulations
• SEBI Update - May 7, 2025
• DGFT Update - May 7, 2025
• SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [Last amended on May 1, 2025]
• SEBI Circular: Publishing Investor Charter for KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) on their Websites
• SEBI Circular: SEBI (Issue and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments and Security Receipts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025
• 5 RBI Master Directions updated as on May 5, 2025
• FEMA Notification: The Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025
• SEBI Update - May 5, 2025
• DGFT Notification No.6
• SEBI Circular: Clarifications to Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) for SEBI Regulated Entities
• IFSCA Circular: Dispensation of net-worth requirement for ‘Customers’
• RBI Update - April 30, 2025
• SEBI Update - April 30, 2025
• 3 new SEBI Regulations 
• IFSCA Circular: Clarifications on the Fee structure for the entities
• DGFT Public Notice No.3: Fixation of SION No. A-3685

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CA's Referencer

• CA's Referencer: NFRA Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction Series 3 - Related Parties
• CA's Referencer: NFRA Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction Series 2 - Audit Strategy and Planning
• CA's Referencer: NFRA Inspection Report 2023 - M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
• CA's Referencer: NFRA Inspection Report 2023 - M/s Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
• CA's Referencer: NFRA Inspection Report 2023 - M/s SRBC & Co. LLP
• CA's Referencer: CBDT Guide for Departmental Officers: Assessment of Charitable / Religious Trusts and Institutions
• CA's Referencer: NFRA Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction Series 2 – Audit of Accounting Estimates and Judgments - Income Taxes - Ind AS 12
• CA's Referencer - Income Tax: List of banks for tax payments available at e-Pay Tax service at e-Filing Portal
• CA's Referencer: RBI Handbook on Regulations at a Glance
• CA's Referencer - SEBI: Formats of Due Diligence Certificate to be Given by the Debenture Trustee
• NFRA Report: PWC LLP – Inspection Report 2023 [Published on February 13, 2025]
• CA's Referencer: NFRA Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction Series 1 – Accounting Estimates - Expected Credit Losses
• CA's Referencer: Income Tax Department - Administrative Handbook 2025
• CA's Referencer: Utility to Generate Audit Engagement Letters
• Treatment of Income from Different Sources - For AY 2025-26
• Income Tax Penalities & Prosecution
• Income Tax - Periods of Limitation - AY 2025-26
• Income Tax - Various Threshold Limits - AY 2025-26
• Tax rates as per IT Act vis a vis Tax Treaties
• TDS on transfer of certain immovable property - AY 2025-26

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Articles

• Article: AI in Finance - US Report
• Member's Article: One Person Company under the Companies Act, 2013
• Member's Article: Goal Setting – a good place to start?
• Article: IIM-A Report of Study on Effectiveness of the Resolution Process: Firm Outcomes in the Post-IBC Period
• ICAI Quality Review Board Report: Audit Quality Review
• Article: Audit Quality management standards: How to perform a root cause analysis
• Article: Peer review findings in audits of not-for-profits: What auditors need to know

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Exposure Drafts

• IFRS Exposure Draft: Amendments to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures - Proposed amendments to IFRS S2
• SEBI Draft: Providing flexibility to AIFs to offer Co-Investment opportunities to investors
• SEBI Draft: Use of liquid mutual funds for compliance with deposit requirement by IA and RA
• IFSCA Draft: IFSCA (TechFin and Ancillary Services) Regulations, 2025
• SEBI Draft: Modification to Chapter VII of the Master Circular for LODR for Non-Convertible Securities, Securitized Debt Instruments and Commercial Paper
• IFSCA Draft: Revamped Regulatory Framework for Global Access in the IFSC
• SEBI Draft: Separate carve out for Voluntary Delisting of Public Sector Undertakings

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Useful Forms

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Income Tax Return Forms for AY 2023-24

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