Chartered Accountants

ICAI to set up advanced forensic lab for small, medium practitioners

Chartered accountants' institute ICAI will be setting up an advanced forensic auditing lab in Hyderabad to help small and medium practitioners, its President Prasanna Kumar D has said. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has more than five lakh members, including small and medium practitioners. In a recent interview to PTI, Kumar said that forensic audit is a new area, and small and medium chartered accountant firms are not able to participate in large auditing works as they do not have the forensic audit capabilities. Against this backdrop, the institute will be setting up an advanced forensic lab, which will be a "pay and use model". It will offer assignment-specific tools. "We are establishing an advance forensic auditing lab at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad. In next 2-3 months, we will launch it," Kumar said. Meanwhile, there are larger government efforts to have homegrown big accounting firms that can help create more opportunities in the ...

ICSI CSEET June 2026 admit card out at icsi.edu, check steps to download

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the CSEET June 2026 admit cards on its official website. The entrance examination will be conducted offline from June 1 to 4

ICAI to embed AI, data analytics in CA curriculum to match industry changes

Chartered accountants' apex body ICAI will embed artificial intelligence, data analytics, and other subjects in its curriculum as it works to keep pace with the evolving technological and professional changes. Lakhs of students are pursuing chartered accountant programme at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), which has more than five lakh members. ICAI President Prasanna Kumar D in an interview to PTI said as technology is taking the front seat now, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics need to be embedded into the subjects. The institute has recently formed the Committee for Review of Education and Training (CRET), which is expected to finalise its recommendations, including updates for the curriculum, in the coming months. "We have formed the CRET. It is working to review the entire curriculum like what syllabus and subject need to be changed and training (articleship)," Kumar said. Currently, various subjects, including AI, data analytics, ESG, and

Strengthening oversight: Why audit companies must improve governance

The broader challenge lies in the growing complexity of modern corporate structures and the pressure on audit firms to balance commercial interests with professional independence

NFRA suggests stronger internal control operations for audit companies

Inspection reports on four major audit firms highlight gaps in internal controls, documentation and oversight of non-audit services, while urging stronger compliance and monitoring systems

ICAI CA May 2026 registration starts at icai.org, check more details here

ICAI CA May 2026 registration for CA Inter, CA Final and CA Foundation is starting today at portal. Students who are eligible and wish to apply for the examination must register before the deadline

CA body urges Sebi to address delays, restrictive norms in RA registration

BCAS flags rising delays, restrictive norms and ambiguities in Sebi's RA registration process, seeking clarity on migration, principal officer rules and eligibility for investor training entities

ICAI CA final result 2026: CA Final exam result to be announced on Mar 1

On Mar 1, 2026, the ICAI CA Final Result 2026 for the Jan session will be out. Using their registration and roll numbers, candidates can obtain the results via the official website at icai.nic.in

ICSI CS Dec 2025 result out at icsi.edu, check how to download scorecard

The ICSI has released the CS Executive and CS Professional Dec 2025 exam results. Candidates can view their scorecards on the official website at icsi.edu. These exams were held offline in Dec 2025

ICAI notifies 2025 global networking rules, mandates registration

ICAI has notified its 2025 global networking guidelines, requiring all international networks involving Indian CA firms to register and appoint a Nodal Officer for compliance

'Protect CAs, break Big Four dominance': Congress MP in Rajya Sabha

Congress leader Vivek K Tankha on Thursday in the Rajya Sabha demanded legal protection for chartered accountants and called for measures to break the dominance of four multinational audit firms in India, saying domestic CA firms need government support to compete. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Madhya Pradesh MP said Deloitte, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), E&Y (Ernst & Young), and KPMG have mandates worth more than Rs 10,000 crore each, while nearly one lakh Indian CA firms have businesses that never cross Rs 10 crore. "I am voicing the concern of nearly five lakh chartered accountants who live in this country and work, and also more than four lakh who live abroad. They are the gatekeepers of our businesses. They are the crisis managers of our operationalised government policies," Tankha said. Highlighting the critical role CAs played in implementing policies like demonetisation and GST, he said: "The ministers may announce, but it is the CAs who .

ICSI CSEET January result 2026 out at icsi.edu; steps to check

The ICSI is set to release the CSEET (Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test) January 2026 results today, online at 2:00 pm on the official ICSI portal, icsi.edu, and its designated result portal

ICAI CA Inter exam 2026 paper postponed; Revised schedule out at website

The CA Intermediate 2026 exam schedule has been updated by ICAI. Paper 5 of Group II has been rescheduled for January 31. Other exams will remain unchanged

ICMAI CMA December 2025 foundation result out; know steps to check

ICMAI has declared the CMA Foundation December 2025 results on icmai.in. Candidates who appeared for the exam on December 13, 2025, can download their scorecards & the merit list from the website

ICAI CA Jan 2026: Admit cards for Foundation, Inter & Final released

The ICAI CA admit card for January 2026 has been released. Students for the CA Foundation, CA Intermediate and CA Final exams can download their hall ticket from the official website

ICSI CS admit card 2025 out at icsi.edu; know how to download and more

The ICSI CS admit card for Dec 2025 is now available on the official website. The ICSI CS December 2025 exam is scheduled to start on Dec 22. Check out the release date and time for hall tickets, too

ICAI CA 2025: Sept foundation, inter, final result released; details inside

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India will soon out the Chartered Accountancy Final, Intermediate, and Foundation exam results for the Sept 2025 today, on Nov 3, 2025 at the official website

When will ICAI CA September 2025 results be announced? Details here

The ICAI has officially declared the result date for the CA Final, Intermediate, and Foundation exams held in Sept 2025 and candidates can view their scores online at icai.nic.in

ICAI to amend Code of Ethics to allow CA firms to advertise, use websites

Pushing ahead with efforts to create homegrown big audit firms, ICAI plans to amend its Code of Ethics to provide more leeway for chartered accountants in terms of issuing advertisements and maintaining their own websites, among other activities. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will release the exposure draft on the many changes proposed to the Code of Ethics, its President Charanjot Singh Nanda said at a briefing here on Friday. The government has been pushing for building indigenous professional service giants, and free trade agreements with various countries also present expansion opportunities for Indian entities. Currently, the Code does not permit networks to have their own websites. In the proposed revisions to the Code, network firms will be allowed to have their own websites, a move that will also help these entities to promote their services. Also, changes are planned that will help allow advertising by the chartered accountant firms. To fully ...

ICAI keen to lead multidisciplinary practice firm initiative: President

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