« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  How To File ITR Online - Step by Step Guide to Efile Income Tax Return, FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25)  Old or new tax regime for TDS on salary? This post-election 2024 event will impact your tax planning  What Are 5 Heads Of Income Tax?  Income Tax Dept releases interim action plan for FY25 on tax collection, refund approvals   Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Why you need not rush to file your ITR immediately  Income tax returns: ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 available for e-filing  Section 80DDB tax benefits for specified illnesses: 5 things to know  Income tax slabs FY 2024-25: Five tips to help taxpayers decide between old and new income tax regimes  ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) available now on e-filing income tax portal «  If only tax disputes had the pace of turnkey projects... Direct tax collections up 50% in Apr-Aug... » Chennai to host South Asian accountants' meet September, 09th 2006 Harmonisation of accounting standards in SAARC region The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will organise the SAFA (South Asian Federation of Accountants) International Conference on `Accounting profession in South Asian Region - Values and perspectives' at Chennai on September 30. Mr T.N. Manoharan, ICAI President, told presspersons here on Friday that Mr Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, would inaugurate the conference. Details The deliberations at the conference would revolve around harmonisation of accounting standards in SAARC region; capacity building of small and medium practitioners, expectations from professionals in the emerging capital market scenario and the changing paradigm of services in the new order. More than 1,000 delegates from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal are expected to attend the conference. The SAFA committee meeting will be held on September 29 and the General Assembly on October 1. The ICAI and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India will jointly host these meetings, he said. Mr Manoharan said that the Government approval for the new CA curriculum is expected to be obtained this month. The course will start immediately and registration of students will begin. "Option will be given to the existing PE-I (Professional Education-I) students to switch over to common proficiency test (CPT) course. Stating that there will be a smooth transition for the existing students, he said students, who are doing PE-I course at the time of commencement of the new education scheme, can qualify in CPT and, thereafter, register for articleship. Students who are doing PE-II at the time of the commencement of the new scheme, can register for articleship in case they have already passed PE-I or by passing the CPT. Highlighting the advantages of the new scheme, he said the duration for becoming a CA after passing `plus two' is only four years. There will be a blend of theoretical education and practical training, he added.