LECTURE MEETING:

Panel Discussion on Industry Vs. Practice, 13th December 2013

Panelist of the Panel Discussion on Industry v/s. Practice

The Society had organised a Panel Discussion on Industry vs. Practice. The Objective of the discussion was to present to fresh Chartered Accountants and those still exploring various options, the various aspects of being in Practice or pursuing a career in the Industry.

At this event the publication “RTI for ITI” co-authored by Mr. Narayan Varma, Chartered Accountant and Ms. Shraddha Bathija was released at the auspicious hands of Mr. Pradeep Shah, Chartered Accountant

Release of BCAS Publication under BCAS Foundation ‘RTI for ITI – Right to Information for Income Tax Issues’

The panel of experienced Chartered Accountants from the Industry and practice, namely, Mr. Ashok Wadhwa, Mr. Gautam Doshi, Mrs. Bhavna Doshi, Mr. Naushad Panjwani, Mrs. Nandita Parekh were joined by Mr. Ronnie Screwvala, an eminent business person from the Media and Entertainment Industry who shared their experiences and views.

The Discussion ended with an interactive session, where concerns and questions raised were answered by the panelists. The event was attended by about 500 participants.

Video of the Panel Discussion is available free for viewing at www.bcasonline.tv for all to benefit from.

Other Programmes :

Seminar on “Scrutiny Assessments, Appeals, Penalties & Recovery”, 14th December 2013

This Seminar was organised with the objective of updating professionals on legal and procedural intricacies in Assessments, Appeals before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and related recovery proceedings. 200 participants attended the programme.

The presentations, made by the faculties were highly educative. The speakers clarified the legal issues and responded to all the questions posed by participants. The study material given by the speakers were also very helpful.

L to R: Mr. Gautam Nayak, Mr. Yogesh Thar (Speaker), Mr. Naushad Panjwani (President), Mr. Mukesh Trivedi

Professional Accountant Batch XVI, 19th November 2013

The inauguration ceremony of the Professional Accountant Course batch XVI was jointly organised by HR Committee of BCAS & H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. The ceremony was graced by President Mr. Naushad Panjwani, Chartered Accountant, Mr. Manish Reshamwala, Chartered Accountant & Mr. Parag Thakkar, Vice Principal of HR College.

L to R – Mr. Manish Reshamwala, Prof. Mr. Parag Thakkar and Mr. Naushad Panjwani (President)

The course is designed to train individuals from Accounts field in regard to the various aspects of Accounting from the perspective of a Chartered Accountant. The course saw an opening day with more than 40 participants being greatly motivated by the experiences shared by the Dignitaries.

Seminar on Labour laws, 23rd November 2013

Indirect Taxes & Allied Laws Committee of Bombay Chartered Accountant Society jointly with Chamber of Tax Consultants had organised the seminar on Labour Laws, where Mr. Ramesh Soni, eminent Labour Law Consultant, explained to the participants various aspects of the Laws viz. Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, The Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions, 1952, The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 & The Contract Labour and Abolition Act, 1970.

L to R: Mr. Naushad Panjwani (President), Mr. Ashok Sharma, Mr. Ramesh Soni, Mr. Yatin Desai (President of The Chamber of Tax Consultants), Mr. Suhas Paranjpe

More than 100 Participants registered and benefited immensely by the knowledge shared by the learned speaker.