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Saturday, October 20, 2012

RESIDENTIAL REFRESHER CONFERENCE (RRC) 2012
HOSTED BY :- PUNE BRANCH OF WIRC OF ICAI
JOINTLY WITH :- NAGPUR, PIMPRI CHINCHWAD, KOLHAPUR BRANCHES & SATARA CHAPTER OF WIRC OF ICAI
 ON 2ND, 3RD & 4TH NOVEMBER, 2012
TENTATIVE TABLE PLAN


CPE: 15 Hrs
Fees: Rs. 4500/-


DAY - 1 (2ND NOV, 12)

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

INAUGURAL SESSION
30 MINS




SR. NO.
TOPIC
SPEAKER
TIME DURATION
1ST TECHNICAL SESSION

1
Recent Landmark Judgements
CA. Mandar Vaidya
1.30 HRS.

LUNCH BREAK

2ND TECHNICAL SESSION

2
Service Tax - Negative List & Reverse Charge
CA. Naresh Sheth
2 Hrs.

TEA BREAK

3RD TECHNICAL SESSION

3
How to make practice remunerative - Panel Discussion
CA. Atul Bheda, Group Leader
1.30 HRS.

DAY - 2 (3RD NOV, 12)

BREAKFAST

4TH TECHNICAL SESSION

4
Automation & CA Office
CA. Pankaj Deshpande
1.30 HRS.

5TH TECHNICAL SESSION

5
Company Amendment Bill
CS. Vinayak Khanvalkar, Past President, ICSI
1.30 HRS.

LUNCH BREAK

6TH TECHNICAL SESSION

6
Domestic Tranfer Pricing / Internatioal Transfer Pricing
CA. Mahesh Sarda
1.30 HRS.

7TH TECHNICAL SESSION

7
Mock Tribunal
CA. Neelesh Khandelwal
1.30 HRS.
CA. C. D. Upasani
CA. Singh
CA. C. V. Chitale

DAY - 3 (4TH NOV, 12)

BREAKFAST

8TH TECHNICAL SESSION

8
Scrutiny Asst. & Appeals
CA. Jayant Gokhale
1.30 HRS.

9TH TECHNICAL SESSION

9
Vat Audit
CA. Dilip Phadke
1.30 HRS.

LUNCH BREAK

10TH TECHNICAL SESSION

10
Penalties under Income Tax Act
Eminent Faculty
1.00 HRS.

Monday, July 30, 2012

133nd STUDY COURSE ON AUDIT OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKS AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES


 133nd STUDY COURSE ON AUDIT OF CO-OPERATIVE BANKS AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES 
 Arranged by Western India Regional Council of ICAI 
 Hosted by Kolhapur Branch of WIRC of ICAI 
 Day & Dates: Friday 3rd August & Saturday 4th August 
 Venue: Hotel Pearl, Kolhapur 
 Fees: Rs 1,500/- 
 CPE Credit: 12 Hours 
 Chief Co-ordinators:   CA. Durgesh Kabra, Chairman, WIRC   of ICAI
CA. Dinesh Gandhi, Chairman, Cooperative Committee, (Maharashtra) of WIRC
CA. Anil Jadhav, Chairman, Kolhapur Branch of WIRC of ICAI 
CA. Satish Dakare, Secretary, Kolhapur Branch of WIRC of ICAI 
 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 
 Day: Friday 3rd August 2012 
 Time  Particulars  Speaker 
 11.00 to 12.30 pm  Common Accounting System for Primary Agricultural Societies  CA. D A Chougale 
 12.30 to 01.30 pm  System Audit/Auditing in Computerized Environment.  CA. P S Kulkarni 
 1.30 to 02.15  Lunch Break
 02.15 to 3.15 pm  Accounting Standards as applicable to Co-operative Societies & Co-operative  Banks  CA. Mukund Bhave 
 03.15 to 3.30 pm  Tea Break
 03.30 to 4.30 pm  Indirect Taxes- As applicable to Co-operative Societies & Banks.  Adv. Vinayak Gaikwad 
 04.30 to 05.30 pm  Various records , registers and documents to be maintained by the Cooperative Banks and Societies and duties and responsibilities of the directors and officers.  Adv. Abhijit Kapse 
 Day: Saturday 4th August 2012 
 10.00 to 11.30 am  Important Sections in MSC Act,1960 and important rules in MSC Rules,1961.   Adv. Shivajirao Chavan 
 11.30 to 01.00 pm  Advances including NPA Requirement & Income Recognition norms, provisioning  CA. Sunil Nagaonkar 
 1.00 to 01.45  Lunch Break
 01.45 to 03.15 pm  Introduction to principles of  Co-operation, Types of Societies, Registration Procedure, Law & Management of Co-operative Societies  Eminent Faculty 
 03.15 to 04.15 pm  Audit reports & Audit Memos including special audits report under MCS Act, 1960 & MCS Rules, 1961.   CA. D S Patil 
 04.15 to 04.30 pm  Tea Break
 04.30 to 05.30 pm  Direct taxes – Taxation of Co-operative Societies including deduction u/s 80P & concept of Mutuality, provisions of TDS and Section 269 SS and 269T.  CA. Sanjay Vhanbatte 

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Felicitation of President & Vice President

CA. Anil Jadhav, Kolhapur Branch Chairman welcoming President, CA Jaydeep Shah



CA. Mrs. Deepika Kumbhojkar welcoming Mrs. Harsha Jaydeep Shah





More Photos - Click here

Saturday, July 7, 2012

TWO DAYS WORKSHOP ON ENABLING SERVICE TAX PRACTICE



PROGRAMME


FIRST DAY – 13.07.2012

 Time: 10.00 am to 05.00 pm

First Technical Session
Overview of Service Tax, Definition of Service,  Relevant basic concepts,   Selective vs Negative   approach, Declared Service
CA. Naresh Sheth, Mumbai

Second Technical Session
Negative List of Services [Section 66D], Exemptions of Services [Notification No. 12/2012-ST   Dated 17-3-2012], Other Exemptions
CA. Naresh Sheth, Mumbai

Third Technical Session
Charging Section [sec 66B], Person liable to pay Service Tax, Reverse Charge, Point of taxation Rules, 2011
CA. Ashit Shah, Mumbai           

Fourth Technical Session
Valuation of services, Abatement, Composition scheme, Taxable Territory,  Place of Provision of Service Rules, 2012
CA. Ashit Shah, Mumbai           


 SECOND DAY   – 14.07.2012
 Time: 10.00 am to 05.00 pm
                       
Fifth Technical Session
Cenvat credit rules as applicable to service providers
CA. Narendra Soni, Mumbai

Sixth Technical Session
Concept of Input Service Distributor
CA. Narendra Soni, Mumbai                

Seventh Technical Session
Service tax Registration, Service tax Payments, Issuance of Invoice, Maintenance of Records, Adjustment of excess payment of service tax
CA. Manish Gadia, Mumbai                
                          
Eighth Technical Session
Filling of Service Tax return, Rectification of Mistake, Interest  & Penalties,    Handling Service Tax Audit, Special Audit, Show Cause Notice
CA. Manish Gadia, Mumbai                


Registration Fees: Rs. 1,500/- (Inclusive of background material of Institute, breakfast & lunch for 2 days)
For Spot Registration: Rs. 200/- extra       

Cheque/ DD in favour of Kolhapur Branch of WIRC of ICAI and send to :
Kolhapur Branch of WIRC of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 
Vardhaman Chambers, 2nd Floor, Shahupuri, Kolhapur 416001. Ph : 0231 – 2665856
Email : kolhapur@icai.org, kopbr.icai@gmail.com 

Saturday, June 30, 2012


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Monday, June 25, 2012

Seminar on Reporting of UCB's

CA. S R Shah inaugurating the seminar.

CA Sunil Nagaonkar - "Camels Rating"

CA Prakash Kulkarni - "Audit through CBS" & "Applicability of AS to UCB's"

CA D A Chougule - "Important Aspects of Audit Report"


Camels Rating - Click Here
AS applicability to UCB's - Click Here
Bank Audit Through CBS - Click Here
Additional Slides - Click Here
List of Qualifications - Click Here
Customer Ledger - Click Here
Important Aspects of Audit of UCB's - Click Here

Monday, June 18, 2012

Workshop on Financial Reporting Practices


CA Atul Shah - Commonly observed non-complainces in financial statements 

CA. Mehul Shah - Issues in CARO




Background Material Click Here
PPT of CA Sanjeev Maheshwari Click Here
PPT of CA Lalit Bajaj Click Here
PPT of CA Atul Shah Click Here
PPT of CA Mehul Shah Click Here
Report Execution Click Here
Basic Checklist for Audit Staff Click Here

Friday, April 6, 2012

Newsletter - April 2012


Newsletter April 2012 - Click Here

Service Tax Notification

Notification No.3/2012 - Service Tax dt 17 March 2012 has amended the Point of Taxation Rules 2011 w.e.f. 1st April 2012. The provisions have been amended both in the Point of Taxation Rules 2011 and the Service Tax Rules 1994 such that from 1st April 2012 the payment of tax shall be allowed to be deferred till the receipt of payment upto a value of Rs 50 lakhs of taxable services. The facility has been granted to all individuals and partnership firms, irrespective of the description of service, whose turnover of taxable services is fifty lakh rupees or less in the previous financial year. 

Detailed Circular - Click Here

Monday, April 2, 2012

Examination Forms for JUNE-2012 Common Proficiency Test


The sale of Examination Forms for JUNE-2012 Common Proficiency Test is going to commence  from  4TH APRIL 2012 . The last date for  sale of CPT Exam Form & Receipt is 25TH APRIL 2012 . This is further to inform   that there is no provision for  acceptance of filled-in JUNE-2012 Common Proficiency Test exam forms after 25TH APRIL 2012 under any circumstances.

The sale price of CPT Exam Form is Rs.1000/- per form. 

PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR  JUNE-2012 COMMON PROFICIENCY TEST CAN ALSO APPLY ONLINE BY VISITING http://icaiexam.icai.org and PAYING RS.500/- AS EXAMINATION FEES BY VISA/MASTER CREDIT/ DEBIT CARD.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

EXPERT PANEL FOR ADDRESSING QUERIES ARISING DURING BANK BRANCH AUDITS


FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE MEMBERS – EXPERT PANEL FOR ADDRESSING QUERIES ARISING DURING BANK BRANCH AUDITS FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2012 
Dear Members,
The bank audit season is around the corner. Given the fact that the banking industry is typical in terms of its geographical and customer spread, the volume and varied nature of products and services offered, coupled with the strict constraints for completing the audits, the members, many a times, face a lot of issues/ queries while conducting Bank Branch Audit. These could include determination of NPA status,  implications of complicated data found in a branch audit, unavailability of any relevant RBI circular, implications of the requirements of an RBI circular, nature and adequacy of documentation, possible wordings of the audit report on some important matters in branch audit, issues relating to LFAR, etc.
With a view to support our members for fast resolution of such queries, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the Committee on Information Technology are pleased to offer an Online support to our members from 26th March, 2012 to 10th April, 2012 for the bank branch audits for the year ended 31st March 2012. The queries can be sent at bankauditfaq@icai.org.
The Online support facility will be managed by an expert panel constituting the following members:
Panel Coordinators
CA Abhijit Bandyopadhyay, CCM and Chairman, Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
CA Atul Bheda¸ CCM and Chairman, Committee on Information Technology
CA Rajkumar Adukia, CCM, CA Manoj Fadnis, CCM, CA Jayant Gokhale, CCM, CA Sanjeev Maheshwari, CCM, CA. Shriniwas Joshi, Member, WIRC, CA. Mehul Shah, Member (IT Support)
Other Members on the Panel
CA Abhay Kamat, CA Abhijeet Sanzgiri, CA Anagha Thatte, CA Ashutosh Pednekar,
CA Dhananjay Gokhale, CA Dilip Dixit, CA Giriraj Soni, CA I.B. Sonawalla, CA. ketan Saiya,
CA Ketan Vikamsey, CA Makarand Joshi, CA Manoj Daga, CA Mitil Chokshi, CA Mrudul Gokhale,
CA Niranjan Joshi, CA Nitant Trilokekar, CA Parag Hangekar, CA Prakash Kulkarni , CA Ramesha Shetty,
CA Sandeep Welling , CA Sanjay Rane, CA Uday Sathaye, CA Vipul Choksi
The queries so received will be distributed amongst the members of the panel on random basis and they would reply to the same.
Disclaimer
Members may specifically be informed that the views expressed by the experts would be their personal views and not necessarily the views of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The Institute or the members of the Panel, in any case, would not take any responsibility of actions taken based on such advice.
To enable us to serve you better, you are also advised to -
• Be brief but provide full information and facts.
• Do not mention the name of the Bank or Branch to avoid problem of violation of confidentiality.
• Avoid rejoinders, if possible.
• Do not send the same query twice.
• Draft the report on your own.
• Use your own judgment.
Source- ICAI