Key Documents

Key Documents

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ICAI – Standards

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1 Accounting Standards as on February 1, 2022
2 Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2021
3 Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
4 ICAI Valuation Standards, 2018
5 Standards on Internal Audit
6 New/Revised Standards (Auditing, Review and Others) issued under the Clarity Project

ICAI – Guidance Notes

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Name of the Document

1 Guidance Notes on Auditing Aspects
2 Guidance Notes on Accounting Aspects

RBI-Master Directions- Foreign Exchange Management

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1  External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations
2 Foreign Investment in India
3 Borrowing and Lending transactions in Indian Rupee between Persons Resident in India and Non-Resident Indians/ Persons of Indian Origin
4 Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad
5 Establishment of Branch Office (BO)/ Liaison Office (LO)/ Project Office (PO) or any other place of business in India by foreign entities
6 Export of Goods and Services
7 Import of Goods and Services
8 Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
9 Money Changing Activities
10 Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses
11 Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 (Updated as on May 24, 2022)

RBI-Master Directions- Commercial Banking

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Master Directions – Commercial Banking

1 Reserve Bank of India (Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights in Banking Companies) 
2 Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct
3 Reserve Bank of India (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans)
4 Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Standard Assets)
5 Know Your Customer (KYC)
6 Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits)
7 Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Advances)
8  Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector

RBI-Master Circulars- Commercial Banking

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Master Circulars – Commercial Banking

1 Housing Finance
2 Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances
3 Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
4  Basel III Capital Regulations
5 Guarantees and Co-acceptances