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Weekly Newsletter - July 29, 2026

Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Exposure Drafts:

IBBI Draft

RBI Draft

IFSCA Draft

SEBI Drafts

FASB Draft

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions

SEBI Regulations

From the ICAI:

ICAI Announcement

CA's Referencer:

Income Tax

Legal Updates:

Income Tax

GST

SEBI

IFSCA

IRDAI

DGFT

Customs


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Six in ten Indian companies believe AI to play a significant role: PWC

GST panel may consider allowing transfer of unused tax credit within corporate groups

Rupee is undervalued, says RBI Governor: What it means and why it matters

What is business overreach? Why HDFC Bank used the term in MSRDC case

ITC fraud worth Rs 74,782 crore detected in FY26; Maharashtra, Gujarat lead

SC backs taxpayers, rules out GST on industrial lease rights transfer

HDFC Bank fines CEO, CFO ₹1 lakh each after MSRDC review finds 'business overreach'

BoB data breach: A look at India's biggest corporate cyberattacks

Bank of Baroda probes data breach; says core banking systems remain secure

Bank of Baroda data hacked? Hackers claim customers' Aadhaar, account details available online - What we know

CBDT's crypto asset tax reporting: What it means for exchanges, investors

CBDT issues guidance note on crypto-asset reporting under I-T Act, 2025

GST notice uploaded only on portal isn't valid service, high courts rule: What it means for taxpayers

Listed debt entities must list transferred unlisted NCDs after business restructuring: SEBI

Sebi proposes Rs 25 lakh mutual fund-only PMS: What it means for investors

Two startup founders, two CAs held in ₹200 crore GST fraud in Gurugram

Betting probe widens: ₹70,000cr routed via 750 shell merchants, ₹19,600cr GST evasion suspected

CCI avoiding suo motu probes to prevent conflict of interest

NFRA sets 10 principles for technology use in audits, says AI cannot replace auditor judgement

Sitharaman pushes Income Tax department to redress grievances on time, unveils 5Rs

SC bans posting court clips on social media

CBDT cuts appeal backlog by 34K; FM urges faster disposal of pending cases

Tax laws are made for the living; I-T notice to dead person invalid: HC

AI cannot replace auditor judgement, flags automation bias in audits: NFRA

India to roll out common customer ID for banks, insurers; mutual funds to follow, sources say

Sold multi-asset MFs? Check the fund’s underlying asset mix as it determines tax treatment

Axis MF front-running case: Sebi bars Viresh Joshi for 7 yrs in final order

Foreign firms rent 105 mn sq ft space since 2022 to establish GCCs in India

ED attaches fresh Rs 1,906 cr worth assets of Gameskraft

Sebi eases security transmission rules, fast-track for low-value claims

HC stays CBDT circular denying tax relief to judges under new tax regime

From an 87% collapse to $17 billion in 40 days: RBI engineers a spectacular FCNR(B) turnaround

Mauritius tax protocol to give Indian taxman more powers to probe offshore entities

Three US law firms probe HDFC Bank over alleged Maharashtra deposit payments

Banks to tap 25 OEMs in battle against AI-led cybersecurity threats

Govt allows FDI in inventory-based e-commerce only for exports

Sebi proposes reforms to online dispute resolution framework for markets

Son becomes NRI, gifts shares worth Rs 30 lakh to father; should this be disclosed in ITR? What taxpayers must do to avoid tax notices

 

International News:

Why Johnson & Johnson plans to pay $5.5 bn after insisting talc was safe

KMPG Australia fines staff up to $126,000 for 'unacceptable' misconduct in audit scandal

UK financial watchdog fines PwC $4.4 million over Babcock audit

FRC publishes revised Third Country Auditor directions

AICPA updates audit standards related to external confirmations

[Australia] KPMG prepares to cut hundreds of staff amid leaks scandal


Exposure Drafts:

IBBI Draft:

Invitation for Stakeholder Suggestions on Integrated Platform for Insolvency Ecosystem (iPIE)
[Last date for Comments: August 3, 2026] 

 

RBI Draft:

Draft (Securitisation Transactions) Amendment Directions
[Last date for Comments: August 27, 2026] 

 

IFSCA Draft:

Consultation Paper on the Draft ‘IFSC Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (IDEA Fund) Scheme, 2026
[Last date for Comments: August 12, 2026] 

 

SEBI Drafts:

Consultation Paper on Streamlining the Online Dispute Resolution Framework in Indian Securities Market
[Last date for Comments: August 13, 2026] 

Consultation Paper on Comprehensive Review of SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020
[Last date for Comments: August 13, 2026] 

 

FASB Draft:

Proposed Accounting Standards Update:
Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)
Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Interest Rate Risk Hedging and Net Investment Hedging

[Last date for Comments: August 17, 2026] 


Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions:

Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services (Updated as on July 17, 2026)

 

SEBI Regulations:

SEBI (Custodian) Regulations, 1996
[Updated upto July 8, 2026]

SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026 (w.e.f. April 1, 2026)
[Updated upto July 7, 2026]

SEBI (Issue and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments and Security Receipts) Regulations, 2008
[Updated upto July 6, 2026]


From the ICAI:

ICAI Announcement:

Increase in the time limit for transfer of Goodwill of a proprietary firm of a deceased member


CA's Referencer:

Income Tax:

Crypto-Asset Reporting Obligations Under Section 509 of The Income Tax Act, 2025 : Guidance Note
[Published by CBDT in July 2026]


Legal Updates:

Income Tax:

The Income-tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026 - ITR For Block Assessment Notified (ITR-BN) [Notification No.97]

  

GST:

Clarification regarding filing of appeal by department before the Goods and Services Appellate Tribunal against order of appellate authority (where Orders-in-Original have been passed by a Common Adjudicating Authority in DGGI cases) [Circular No.256]

  

SEBI:

Ease of Doing Investment and Ease of Doing Business – Simplification and standardisation of the framework for transmission of securities

  

IFSCA:

Report of the Expert Committee on Development of REITs and InvITs in IFSC

  

IRDAI:

Submission of Self-Contained Note and other related documents to the Office of the Insurance Ombudsmen

  

DGFT:

Harmonisation of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITS (HS) 2022 with Finance Act 2026 [Notification No.26]

Amendment in Import Policy of Suspension grade PVC resin (S-PVC) covered under ITC (HS) code 39041020 of Chapter 39 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) [Notification No.25]

  

Customs:

Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of "Low Ash Metallurgical Coke" originating in or exported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia for a period of 5 years [Notification No.18(ADD)]

Corrigendum to Notification No. 28/2026-Customs dated 10th July, 2026

Udangudi Notified as Customs Unloading Point for Imported Coal [Notification No.66(NT)]

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