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CBDT extends deadline for filing ITR, audit report till 31 October
•This is the second extension granted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for return filing by those assessees whose books of accounts have to be audited.
Indian Railways to carry out third-party audit of nearly 5,000 bridges across India as incidents of rail-bridge collapse rise
Ians •The Indian Railways has given safety top priority status this year to make train operations mishap-free.
PNB scam fallout: Indian auditing is stuck in the nineteenth century; it is time to audit the profession
Srikanth •Can the auditing profession really hide behind a grass skirt given the scale of stressed assets across public sector banks?
PNB Rs 12,700 cr scam: RBI conducts risk-based supervision on annual basis, clarifies bank
•"It may be clarified that RBI does risk-based supervision of the bank on an annual basis," PNB said in a statement
Price Waterhouse moves SAT against Sebi's ban order in case related to Satyam Computer scam
Ians •Last week, Sebi had barred Price Waterhouse network of firms from auditing listed companies for two years
After Elphinstone Road stampede, Railways launches audit of Mumbai suburban stations
•Four days after Elphinstone Road station stampede claimed 23 lives, the railway administration launched a "multidisciplinary" audit of all suburban train stations
Snapdeal gains ISO 27001 certification; reaffirms commitment to accuracy and privacy of data
Fp Archives •E-commerce major Snapdeal has announced that it has received the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification making it among the few e-commerce companies in the country to do so.
ISACA Updates IS Audit And Assurance Standards
Fp Archives •The current update includes 17 standards that were restructured to include the definition of key terms, provide additional clarity and align with other global auditing bodies.
Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.6 Eases Audit Compliance
Fp Archives •New release can help Indian MSMEs by making their books Revised Schedule VI compliant.
Tally.ERP 9 Now Facilitates Remote Auditing
Fp Archives •The enhanced Audit Tool now helps CAs improve effectiveness in their audits and reducing time and effort of data analysis.