Announcement          [17.9.2015]

              Sub.: Amendment in ICAI Website Guidelines
It is hereby announced that the Council at its 345th Meeting held on 14th - 16th
August, 2015 decided to amend the ICAI Website Guidelines, based on the
recommendations of the Ethical Standards Board. The amendment has been
carried out between paras 6(ix) and (7) of the Website Guidelines, and is shown in
bold hereunder:-

      "6(ix) Nature of assignments handled (to be displayable only on
             specific "pull" request). Names of clients and fee charged cannot
             be given.






              Note: Disclosure of names of clients and/or fees
              charged, on the website is permissible only where
              it is required by a regulator, whether or not
              constituted under a statute, in India or outside
              India, provided that such disclosure is only to the
              extent of requirement of the regulator.

              Where such disclosure of names of clients and/or
              fees charged is made on the website, the member/
              firm shall ensure that it is mentioned on the website
              [in italics], below such disclosure itself, that "This
              disclosure is in terms of the requirement of [name
              of the regulator] having jurisdiction in [name of the
              country/      area   where    such    regulator    has
              jurisdiction] vide [Rule/ Directive etc. under which
              the disclosure is required by the Regulator].






      (7)   Since Chartered Accountants in practice/firms of Chartered
            Accountants are not permitted to use logo with effect from 1st
            July, 1998, they cannot use logo on Website also."

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