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M.Com.,FCA, ISA-ICAI
M.Com.,FCA, ISA-ICAI
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Category | No. of CAs exclusively associated with the firm (full-time) | No. of partners exclusively associated with the firm (full time) (Out of 2) | Professional staff | Bank audit experience | Standing of the audit firm |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
I. | 5 | 3 | 8 | The firm or at least one of the partners should have a minimum of 8 years experience of branch audit of a nationalized bank and/or of a private sector bank with deposits of not less than Rs.500 crore. | 8 years |
II. | 3 | 2 | 6 | The firm or at least one of the partners should have preferably conducted branch audit of nationalized bank or of a private sector bank with deposits not less than Rs.500 crore for at least 5 years. | 6 years (for the firm or at least one partner) |
III. | 2 | 1 | 4 | The firm or at least one of the CAs should have preferably conducted branch audit of a nationalized bank or of a private sector bank with deposits not less than Rs.500 crore for at least 3 years. | 5 years (for the firm or at least one partner) |
IV. | 2 2 Even proprietorship concern without bank audit experience may be considered as hitherto. (The proprietary concerns of Chartered Accountants with 1 paid CA, 2 professional staff and not having any statutory branch audit experience of a nationalized bank or of a private sector bank with deposits not less than Rs.500 crore will be treated at par with the partnership firm after deducting their 3 years seniority from the date of their establishment). | 2 | Not necessary | 3 years |
ANNOUNCEMENT |
No. ICAI/ESB/2011/01 |
All the members of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) are hereby informed that in terms of the Council decision taken at its 306th Meeting held on 7th - 8th June, 2011, the Chapter-XII (Minimum Audit Fee in respect of Audit) of the Council General Guidelines, 2008 appended to the ICAI publication titled “ The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949” has been repealed with effect from 7th June, 2011 |
ANNOUNCEMENT |
No. ICAI/ESB//2011/02 |
All the members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) are hereby informed that in terms of its decision taken at the 299th Meeting of the Council held on 27th – 28th October, 2010, it has been decided that the term “relative” for the purpose of Chapter-IV of Council General Guidelines, 2008 (Opinion on Financial Statements when there is substantial interest) will have the same meaning as assigned to it in AS-18. |
Accordingly, the Chapter IV of the Council General Guidelines, 2008 as appended to the ICAI publication titled “The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 “ is modified and modified version shall read as under - |
“Chapter IV Opinion on financial statements when there is substantial interest |
4.0 A member of the Institute shall not express his opinion on financial statements of any business or enterprise in which one or more persons who are his “relatives” within the meaning of Accounting Standard (AS - 18) has / have, either by themselves or in conjunction with such member, a substantial interest in the said business or enterprise. |
Explanation: For this purpose and for the purpose of compliance of Clause (4) of Part I of the Second Schedule to the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the expression “substantial interest” shall have the same meaning as is assigned thereto under Appendix (9) to the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. “ |
This decision shall be in force with effect from 28th June, 2011 |