The Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal celebrated its Golden Jubilee year in 2018-19. During the golden jubilee year the BCA Journal published a series of 30 articles, 6 interviews of eminent personalities, 6 view and counterview on specific issues, a survey, a kaleidoscope, a spoof etc. as part of its 'Golden Content'. The entire Golden Content is available for free download.

Articles

This category contains articles on wide variety of topics:
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1. April 2018: As It Was, Is and May Be - Sohrab E. Dastur

Real life experiences shared by the renowned Senior Advocate - an inspiring read
2. April 2018: Change before you get replaced! - Ameet Patel

Keywords: Tax profession - disruption-technology - automation - abolition of income tax
3. June 2018: VAT/GST: A frightening but fascinating future-world...! - Shailesh Sheth

Keywords: Indirect tax - technology - automation - blockchain - real time - robots - audits
4. July 2018: Accounting and Auditing in India - The past, present and future - Himanshu Kishnadwala, Nilesh Vikamsey

Keywords: Accounts - IFRS - Ind AS - convergence - fair value - substance Audit - risk analysis - internal control - audit approach - technological tools and methods - audit reporting
5. July 2018: Substance over form - Natrajh Ramakrishna

Keywords: Substance - legal form - Ind AS - general principles
6. July 2018: Accountants & Auditors: Ethics and Morality - A fast developing story - Robin Banerjee

Keywords: Irregularities - role of auditors - finance team - governance - ethical standards
7. July 2018: Forensic Audit: Adapting to changing environment - Chetan Dalal

Keywords: Forensic auditors - checklists - sampling techniques - tools - approaches
8. July 2018: Auditing : An Indic framework - Raghu Aiyar

Keywords: Auditing framework - Independence - Documentation - Constitutional validity
9. July 2018: Emerging Technologies and their impact on Accounting and Assurance - Milan Sheth, Raghav Shukla

Keywords: Accounting - assurance - robotic process automation audit procedures - machine learning - data mining - data analytics - blockchain - smart contracts
10. August 2018: Emerging canvas of investment - opportunities and risks - Uma Shashikant

Keywords: India - investment opportunity - quality - consumption - returns - risk
11. August 2018: Equities - simple, but not easy - Prashant Jain

Keywords: Nature of equities - when, where and how much to invest - outlook
12. August 2018: Real estate - a viable investment? - Pranay Vakil

Keywords: Returns on real estate - taxes - title - REIT
13. August 2018: The promise of the new economy - Siddharth Sthalekar

Keywords: Blockchain - immutable storage - reputation economy
14. September 2018: Strategy and Role of Partners in Professional Services Firms - Nandita Parekh, Ameet Patel, Vaibhav Manek

Keywords: Vital blocks - producer manager - functional, technical roles - growth strategy - markets - people - operations - sustainable growing firm
15. September 2018: HR Mantra for mid-sized firms : Attract - Engage - Grow - Priya Sawant

Keywords: Human resource - talent management - team efficiency - firm culture - brand value - performance management process - reward mechanism
16. October 2018: Corporate Social Responsibility - Mukund Chitale

Keywords: CSR - Companies Act - policy - committee - contribution - accounting - tax implications - implementation issues
17. November 2018: Role of Independent Directors - Somasekhar Sundaresan

Keywords: Independence - responsibilities, obligations - code of conduct - limitation of liability
18. December 2018: Succession of property of Hindus - N.M. Ranka

Keywords: Hindu Succession Act - Coparcenary/HUF property - property of male, female
19. December 2018: Testamentary succession - M.L.Bhakta

Keywords: Will - disposition - Indian succession Act
20. December 2018: Succession of Mohammedans, Parsis and Christians - Marylou Bilawala

Keywords: Mohammedan law - testamentary succession - testate and intestate succession - distribution
21. December 2018: Taxation aspects of succession - Yogesh A. Thar

Keywords: Tax - succession - inheritance - will - trust
22. December 2018: Succession planning via Private Trusts - Hiten Kotak, Neelu Jalan

Keywords: Private trust - structures - types - taxation of settlor, beneficiaries, trustees - SEBI regulations - FEMA
23. January 2019: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Bahram N. Vakil

Keywords: Structural changes - Cross-border insolvency laws - impact of IBC: income tax, Companies Act, SEBI, real estate - practical cases that made impact
24. January 2019: Indian Banking: how bad assets were created and what the future holds - Tamal Bandhopadhyay

Keywords: Public sector banks - NPA - bad loans/assets - RBI - Insolvency and bankruptcy code - recapitalisation
25. January 2019: Insolvency Resolution Professional - Journey and accounting and tax aspects - Dhinal Shah

Keywords: Insolvency and bankruptcy code - resolution professional - challenges - accounting considerations - tax
26. February 2019: Development of tax laws and administration in India - past, present and future - Justice R.V.Easwar

Keywords: Constitution of India - Income tax Act, 1922 - Income tax Act, 1961 - stable tax policy - morality - emerging trends and issues - administration
27. February 2019: International taxation and FEMA - Aaj - Aur - Kal - Dilip J. Thakkar

Keywords: Foreign exchange - FERA, FEMA - international taxation - cross-border
28. February 2019: Electoral and Political Reforms - Trilochan Sastry
29. February 2019: The Auditor's Tragedy - Devdutt Pattanaik
30. March 2019: Auditor Resignation - Prescriptions and Responsibilities

Keywords: legislative and regulatory prescriptions - circumstances leading to resignation - timing - documentation - disciplinary proceedings

Survey

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