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Daily Newsletter - March 18, 2026

Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Exposure Drafts:

SEBI Draft

IFSCA Draft

From the ICAI:

ICAI Guidance Note

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

SEBI

IRDAI

DGFT

Customs


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Advance tax collections for FY26 up 6.42% to ₹11.13 trn, shows I-T data

MCA aligns accounting standards with OECD's Pillar Two Model Rules

Parliamentary Committee urges expedited WPI base revision to 2022-23

9-judge SC panel discuss what counts as 'industry'

HCs tighten scrutiny of GST enforcement actions amid due process concerns

NFRA flags ‘deficiencies’ in audit work of top firms

Think your father's property is yours by right? Not always: Court ruling

CCI plans to check abuse in AI space

Home loan default case: Why acting within 45 days can stop a bank auction

India eases FDI rules for firms with up to 10% Chinese shareholding

Top 10 wilful defaulters owe Rs 40,635 crore to banks, ABG Shipyard leads

Banks write off loans worth Rs 9.75 lakh cr in last 11 years

SEBI chief flags decline in registered investment advisers, warns of rising finfluencer influence

  

International News:

Cash-free Sweden backpedals on banknotes

Would you take a probabilistic audit opinion?

[US] Institutional investors trust audits, but want independence


Exposure Drafts:

SEBI Draft:

Consultation Paper on Modified norms for Nomination in Demat accounts and Mutual Fund Folios.
[Last date for Comments: April 7, 2026] 

  

IFSCA Draft:

Consultation Paper on proposed regulatory framework for Trust and Company Service Providers (TCSP) and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for Leasing Activities in IFSC
[Last date for Comments: April 6, 2026] 


From the ICAI:

ICAI Guidance Note:

Guidance Note on Audit of Banks (2026 Edition)


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

Corrigendum to Notification No.19 [Notification No.20]

  

SEBI:

Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026

Corrigendum to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

  

IRDAI:

Transitional arrangements for payment of Annual Fee and issuance of Certificate of Registration pursuant to the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 [Circular]

  

DGFT:

Amendment in Policy condition No.2 to Chapter 95 of ITC (HS), 2022 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy) [Notification No.64]

  

Customs:

Return of export cargo from international waters due to closure of the Strait of Hormuz – Section 143AA of the Customs Act, 1962 [Circular No.12]

Amending Notification to Notification No. 21/2022-Customs (N.T.) dated 31.03.2022 [Notification No.26(NT)]

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