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BCAS in 2016-17. Part – 2

We wish to draw your
attention on the article in April 2017 issue on the captioned subject. Hope you
enjoyed reading it!! The issue covered Part-1 on the universe of events that
took place in your Society. As we continue from there, in this issue we bring to
you the students’ activities which have been engaging students at BCAS. We will
also be listing the various steps the Society has taken to make its presence
felt in good governance, highlighting the various representations made by the
Society.

Students Activities: This year the Society has conducted 10
programs exclusively for students. Students, the future of the profession,
with the urge to learn and explore the large gamut of the profession are always
on top of the world when they receive the most coveted and respectable degree.
It is always an honour to qualify as a Chartered Accountant and the feeling
makes you soar high. We acknowledge this every year and thus, post the results
season in August and February, BCAS conducts Session on “Success in CA Exams”.
It is said that inspiration comes from seeing success around us. What better
than felicitating freshly qualified CAs who share their experience and success
story at this forum with the Students. These sessions are specifically designed
for students to learn how they can succeed in their exams. This year too we had
one session on the topic on 20th August where CA. Mayur Nayak and
CA. Shriniwas Joshi acted as mentors to the students, guiding them on how to
Succeed in CA Exams. Another session on 18th February was conducted
by CA. Shriniwas Joshi and CA. Mudit Yadav who himself qualified during that
period and stood as an inspiration to the coming generation.

In its endeavour to
encourage young Chartered Accountants; BCAS this year has been running a felicitation
drive immediately after the results are announced. This is the Society’s way of
welcoming them with a small token of appreciation on qualification. On joining
BCAS as a member, we have been offering a small e-kit containing a felicitation
letter, a mobile App of “The BCA Referencer 2016-17” worth Rs.900/- with a
unique password, an E-voucher worth Rs.500/- which can be encashed against any
event at BCAS or on purchase of a publication or study circle enrolment, and
access to E-journal website BCAJONLINE which has a repository of past 22 years
of the coveted BCA journal. Membership has been offered free for Rank holders
in the above scheme. If any new entrant to the profession known to you has
missed the opportunity you can spread the word around and do get in touch on
the following link http://www.bcasonline.org/bcasnews_article.aspx?id=P001176.
Freshly qualified CAs this May/ November 2016 are still eligible.

While we are talking about
exams BCAS has been conducting a crash course for students in “ISCA for CA
Final Students” by CA. Kartik Iyer. The session was held this year in Oct 2016
and those appearing in November 2016 benefitted from the same. A similar course
was planned on 30th April 2017. Many students attended these
sessions.

A “Two-day workshop for CA
Students” was held in October 2016 to guide and nurture students on various
topics like Effective Articleship, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Companies Act,
2013, Accounts and Audit, Practical working around Tally and Excel. The event
was designed to give the students a larger canvas of their journey as they get
ready to step in the profession.

Annual Day for students is
always a big event where they network with their colleagues, learn from
seniors, showcase their talent and last but not the least have great fun. This
year, the 9th Jal Erach Dastur Students Annual Day held in May 2016
named “Tarang 2K16 – Tarsho Apne Talent Ke Rang” was one such happening event
where more than 500 students came together to explore their hidden talent. The
activities included Essay writing competition, Slogan & Sketch Competition,
Talent Show, Debates, Elocution Competition and last but not the least, the
icing to the cake was the “Selfie-Khiche Le” contest which received an
overwhelming participation from the students. Each category had tough
competition and all winners and runners up were felicitated. The Guest Speakers
for the event, Mr. Vishal Mehta from Infibeam Ltd. inspired the students with
his thoughts and acknowledged the enthusiasm with which the students performed.
The fun does not stop here as this is an every year affair. If you have missed
it the last time, do come for the 10th Jal Erach Dastur Students
Annual Day to be held on 3rd June 2017 named “Tarang 2K17 – Tarsho
Apne Talent Ke Rang”. You can visit www.bcasonline.org to know more.

While the above activities
are exclusively for CA Students, we would like to also mention that every year
BCAS also joins hands with the Forum for Free Enterprise and A. D. Memorial for
the Nani Palkhivala Memorial Elocution contest for Law Students. Here, BCAS
partners as a panellist and sponsors the awards to the winners.

BCAS this year joined
hands as a knowledge partner with the Finance and Investment Cell of Narsee
Monjee College of Commerce and Economics (N M College) for their event “Insight
Conclave 2017” organised by Students of Narsee Monjee College on 18th
& 19th February 2017. We played a major role in helping the
students in deciding the programs and get the best speakers for the event. A
Special session was organised by BCAS for the students.

Besides the Mega Insight
2017 event, BCAS also conducted a session on “Issues and Impact of
Demonetisation” on 5th December 2016 for students of N. M. College.
The session received overwhelming response from students with more than 200
participants who were enthralled by the speech of CA. Ameet Patel & CA. T.
P. Ostwal.

Post the session on
demonetisation, the next mega event in the country was the Finance Bill 2017.
The BCAS conducted 2 sessions on the topic, one on 1st February for
N. M. College where CA. Ameet Patel and CA. Sushil Lakhani discussed the
various elements of Direct Tax and International taxation respectively. This
received a tremendous response, after which the second session was conducted
for students of H. R. College on 22nd February where CA. Ameet
Patel, CA. Samir Kapadia & CA. Siddharth Banwat spoke on the changes in
Direct tax, GST and International taxation respectively.

Representations: The Society made the following 10
representations to the government.

Sr. No

Date

Representation

Addressed to

Jointly

1

30th July, 2016

Certain issues under IDS
2016

Mr. Hasmukh Adhia

Hon. Revenue Secretary
Ministry of Finance

 

–   Ahmedabad Chartered Accountants’ Association

–  Chamber of Tax Consultants

–  Karnataka State Chartered Accountants’ Association

2

18th August, 2016

Representation in respect of
the Model Goods and Services Tax Law.

Mr. Ravneet Khurana,

Deputy Commissioner (GST)

 

3

29th August 2016

Representation on Model GST
Law

Shri Arun Jaitley

The Finance Minister

–   Shri Amit Mitra, The Chairman, Empowered Committee of State
Finance Ministers

–   Shri Satish Chandra, Member Secretary, Empowered Committee of
State Finance Ministers, Delhi Secretariat

–   Dr. Hasmukh Adhia, The Secretary, Department of Revenue (Ministry
of Finance)

–   Shri Najib Shah, The Chairman, Central Board of Excise and
Customs

 

4

13th September,
2016

Direct Tax Dispute
Resolution Scheme, 2016

Ms. Rani Singh Nair

Chairperson, CBDT

 

Chartered Accountants’
Association –
Ahmedabad

Chamber of Tax Consultants

Karnataka State Chartered
Accountants’ Association

Lucknow Chartered
Accountants’ Society

 

5

18th October 2016

Pre-Budget Memorandum on
Direct Tax Laws 2017-18

Shri Arun Jaitley, Ministry
of Finance,
Government of India,

– Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Finance

–  Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Finance

– The Finance Secretary

– Dr. Hasmukh Adhia, The Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance

– The Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes

– Joint Secretary, TPL-I

– Director, TPL-I

– Director, TPL-II

 

6

3rd November 2016

Representation to the Expert
Group on issues relating to Audit Firms

Shri Ashok Chawla

Chairman TERI

 

– Shri Hari S. Bhartia, Co-Chairman & Managing Director, Jubliant
Life Sciences Ltd and past president CII

– Shri N. S. Vishwanathan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

–  Shri M. R. Bhat , Joint Director

– Ms. Shalini Budathoki, Executive Director, National Foundation for
Corporate
Governance.

7

12th January 2017

Representation to CBDT
regarding error in stating the due date for Filing of Quarterly TDS
Statements for Financial Year 2016-2017 in Circular1/2017.

The Chairperson

Central Board of Direct
Taxes Government of India

 

 

8

8th March 2017

Post Budget Memorandum on
Direct Tax Laws 2017-18

Mr. Arun Jaitley

Hon. Minister of Finance
Government of India

 

9

14th March 2017

Deactivation of duplicate
PAN Cards

The Chairperson

Central Board of Direct
Taxes
Government of India

 

 

10

15th March 2017

Interaction of Central
Technical Committee Members with Tax Professionals at Mumbai

Central Technical Committee

 

Besides the above written representations, BCAS has also
joined hands along with ICAI and supported the government in the Income
Disclosure Scheme 2016.

We also met the Expert Group and presented issues relating to
Audit Firms at the forum.

BCAS was also invited for a discussion on GST by the
government and we are glad to inform you that many suggestions made by us were
considered in preparing the Model GST Law. A list of such suggestions is
available on our website www.bcasonline.org for your review. We are glad to
also inform you that BCAS is one of the Approved Training Partners(ATPs) to
impart GST Training by NACEN (National Academy Of Customs, Excise and
Narcotics) with 10 certified trainers on board.

We are sure you will continue to join us in our
objective of spreading knowledge. The knowledge journey will continue in our
next issue.

BCAS In 2016-17. Part – 3

As promised, this is the third and last part on the captioned
subject. The Annual Report for the year will be published soon and you will be
able to see complete details of the happenings throughout the year. As a
member, we urge you to go through the Annual Report and do share your feedback
with us. In this issue, we will cover knowledge sharing through our
publications and various other activities held at the Society.

BCAS Publications:
The year has been eventful with knowledge sharing at the forefront. The Society
released publications on various topics of professional significance.

At the last AGM held in July 2016, the Society released 2
publications. One on “Internal Audit – Practical Case Studies” by CA. Deepjee
Singhal and CA. Manish Pipalia. Internal Audit has been an area that is under
explored by Chartered Accountants. Its potential to add value remains a key
driver looking at the need, utility and the possible revenue to chartered
accountants. Unlike Statutory Audit, the scope of Internal Audit can be as wide
as business. The irony is that businesses do not adequately recognise the value
of Internal Audit. The Companies Act, 2013 has brought new impetus on Internal
Audit for Companies.

The second publication was on “Non-Banking Financial
Companies – A Treatise” by CA. Bhavesh Vora, CA. Zubin Billimoria, CA. Hardik
Chokshi, CA. Gautam V. Shah & CA. Heneel Patel. Today, NBFCs are regulated
entities and are under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India . The
growth of this sector must be balanced with the objectives of financial
stability, depositor protection and ensuring adequate compliance with
regulations. Considering the role of NBFCs in the economic development and to
ensure systematic and structured growth in this sector, the NBFC regulations
are made over-arching. The compliances are layered and multiple, depending on
the type of NBFC. The deposit accepting NBFCs have the most rigorous guidelines
to adhere to stringent reporting requirements.

BCAS released the 3rd Edition of “Gita for Professionals” by
CA. Chetan Dalal in August 2016. This book received an overwhelming response.
The book has always caught the attention of the young and experienced as it
throws light on aspects of professionalism from the Holy Bhagwat Gita. A Hindi
edition of the book was also simultaneously released which was also well received
by our Hindi reading professionals

BCAS, which had been in the forefront to organise several
workshops on the ICFR came out with a publication in the month of August 2016
called the “Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” by CA. Nandita Parekh.
This book discussed the subject in a simple and lucid language and assisted
such companies to adhere with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and
their auditors to effectively discharge their duties. The Publication contained
ready to use drafts and formats which can be used with some modifications to
design and document the internal controls over financial reporting.

BCAS supported the Government in sharing knowledge on Income
Disclosure Scheme 2016 and came out with a publication on the said subject in
August 2016 called the “Income Disclosure Scheme, 2016” by CA. Bhadresh Doshi.
There had been numerous public meetings addressed by various Principal
Commissioners of Income-tax across the country exhorting people to come clean.
BCAS had the opportunity to attend one such meeting which was jointly held by
ICAI & FICCI. The author along with the BCAS President CA. Chetan Shah had
the honour to hand over a copy of the publication to the hon’ble Finance
Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley on this occasion.

Another publication released was by two young authors from
Ahmedabad CA. Viren Shah & CA. Jeyur Shah on the “Reporting under CARO
2015/2016 (a compilation)“. The book was released in Ahmedabad at the BCAS
Event on the said topic. The book received good response across the country.

Deduction of tax at source from non-residents has always been
a complex subject since the payer effectively needs to determine the tax
liability of the payee in India. The changes brought from time-to-time, and
recently in 2016, including the requirement of e-filing, have added to the
complexities of the procedures. With business boundaries extending globally,
transactions with non-residents are common place. A very important
consideration in any jurisdiction that claims to be business friendly is the
tax regime. After the opening of the Indian economy, there has been a paradigm
shift in cross-border transactions. Thus, BCAS thought of the publication on
International Tax on “Payments to Non – Residents – A Guide on Reporting Tax Deduction
at Source under Section 195” by CA. N. C. Hegde, CA. Mallika Apte, and CA.
Risha Gandhi. This was one of the very fast selling publications and was out of
stock within a short time of 2 months.

The most awaited publication year on year “BCAS Referencer
2016-17” again sold around 5000 copies. This year the Referencer came with an
app with a unique password for users to view it on Windows, Android & IOS
phones. The technological addition to the traditional Referencer received a
very encouraging response. This year’s “BCAS Referencer 2017-18” was released
in April 2017 and is available for sale.

As a tradition, BCAS comes out every year with the
publication “Union Budget – An Analysis” which articulates the various
amendments post budget. This year, post budget in February 2017, the said BCAS
publication which was printed in 2 languages English and Gujarati, crossed a
sale of 35000 copies of English and 3500 copies of Gujarati.

With technology at the forefront BCAS this year came out with
2 e-Publication in flipbook format. One was an e-Publication on “Rules of
Interpretation of Tax Statutes” by Senior Advocate Mr. N. M. Ranka. The book is
a compilation of Mr. Ranka’s authored articles on “Rules of Interpretation of
Tax Statutes” in the Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society Journal (BCAJ). The
said articles were published in four parts from April 2016 to July 2016. This
e-Publication received 4252 views till date.

The second e-Publication was on “The Direct Tax Dispute
Resolution Scheme 2016 – An Analysis” by CA. Saroj Maniar. This publication has
received 3203 views till date.

A few other publications which are lined up for release
shortly include the “Monograph Series” a set of 5 publications on various legal
aspects, “FAQ on Accounting Standards”, “Audit Checklist”, “Publication on
Equalisation Levy” and others. Do keep in touch with the BCAS knowledge
management portal to know more on the upcoming list.

Other Activities:
Amongst various other activities at BCAS; we are glad to inform you that the
various study circles have been doing exceptionally well with enthusiastic
participation. Study Circles at BCAS have always seen great engagement on
knowledge development by its members. This year too, the response has been good
and an overall of 20 study circle sessions were conducted. A new venture here
was the commencement of BEPS (Base Erosion & Profit Sharing) Study Circle
in December 2016. Since its first meeting in December this Study Circle has
been receiving good participation and has successfully completed 7 sessions
till March 2017.

Some of the key highlights this season without which this
year cannot be called complete are as follows:

One was the Grand 50th Golden Jubilee Residential Refresher
Course. The event details are covered in Part 1 however one cannot miss the
publication which the Society came out during this celebration in January 2017
which is called “Golden Jubilee Residential Refresher Course Nostalgia -A
Collection of memories.” This publication is a golden collection of lasting
memories of the last 50 RRCs in a glimpse. The Journey has been sentimental and
nothing can tarnish the nostalgic experience. At BCAS; the affection shines, as
we scroll through the past. This publication gives access to the enchanting
memories of 50 RRCs and has various eminent authors penning articles on topics
of professional significance.

Another significant activity of the Society is on the most current
topic of GST. Though part 1 on events covered the various seminars on the said
topic we would like to inform you that BCAS is one of the Approved Training
Partners(ATPs) to impart GST Training by NACEN (National Academy of Customs,
Excise and Narcotics). We have 10 certified trainers on board to impart this
training. BCAS has commenced trainings designed and conceptualised as per the
NACEN guidelines prescribed by the government. 

On the technology front BCAS took various steps, starting with
making available sale of publication and events online. BCAS online portal
facilitates its members to purchase publications, enrol for an event or even
pay their membership fees online. The BCAS Lecture meetings held at the BCAS
Hall are now live streamed through its YouTube Channel and today the channel
has moved from 500 subscribers to 3058 as on 31st of May. This has been another
landmark change through which the Society has tried to reach out to various
locations. BCAS website and the BCAJ website both have been given a new look
which is more user friendly and easy to access, at the same time informative.

Finally,
we conclude this year by stating that BCAS is now much vocal, much known and
more approached by professionals. As the saying goes “Changes call for
innovation, and innovation leads to progress.” Thus, every year will have its
own story to tell. All we do is facilitate that change and make it more
glamorous so that all members benefit from it. Keep a look out for our Annual
Report for complete details.

BCAS In 2016-17. Part – 1

You have been in touch with the Society during the entire year, learning and sharing knowledge through its various media. We would like to give you a glimpse of what has gone by in a capsule format. In the coming 3 months’ issues, including this issue we will be updating you with the happenings during the year April 2016 to March 2017.

This month let us summarise the enriching learning experience at BCAS through Lecture Meetings, Workshops and Seminars.

In the May Issue, we will cover various activities pertaining to Students and the Representations made by the Society.

Lastly in June we will cover knowledge sharing through our publications and various other activities held at the Society.

This year the Society has conducted 26 Lecture Meetings, 31 Seminars and Workshops including the Residential Refresher Courses and 19 Joint Programs with various organisations.

Lecture Meetings: During the year, besides the various routine meetings on filing of income tax returns, implications of changes in the accounting standards or aspects of international taxation, the Society conducted lecture meetings like “Business Reorganisation and Restructuring” by CA. Pinakin Desai, “Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Cyber Laws” by CA. Sachin Patil, (IPS), DCP, Mumbai Police and “Crude Diplomacy & Global Economy” by Mr. Kushal Thaker. These lecture meetings though significant for the profession covered a broad avenue of various areas where Chartered Accountants do not generally venture independently. These lectures received an overwhelming response.
With GST round the corner, how can BCAS not touch upon the GST aspects ? The Society had one lecture meeting by CA. Bhavna Doshi on GST and another session post the Budget by Advocate Vikram Nankani touching upon the various issues pertaining to GST in the coming months. Both these lecture meetings had Q&A from participants and an overall interactive participation.

A new concept of “Expert Chat @ BCAS” commenced this year in August 2016. The concept of Chat with an expert is appreciated drawing more and more attendance and viewership. The first one was “Winning Global Marketplace” where Mr. Lee Frederiksen, Ph.D. was in a fireside chat with Mr. Nishith Desai. This was followed by various others including “Is BEPS answer to Tax Planning?” Where CA. Rashmin Sanghvi was in fireside chat with CA. Sushil Lakhani. The Society also covered the Demonetisation which was the talk of the nation in November via an Experts Chat @ BCAS -“Issues and Impact of Demonetisation” where experts like Ms. Sucheta Dalal a journalist, and Mr. Dharmakirti Joshi an Economist from CRISIL were in a fireside chat with CA. Ameet Patel. All chat sessions received an overwhelming response. Another aspect of Expert Chat was covered by Mr. Jalaj Dani of Asian Paints on “Effective Professionalization of Family Managed Business – Opportunities & Challenges”. The chat was moderated by CA. Shariq Contractor. BCAS recently tied up with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) -Mumbai Chapter for conducting various joint events. This commenced with a session by Mr. Richard Chamber IIA President and CEO who was in a chat with Ms. Nandita Parekh at the Experts Chat @ BCAS Session on “Internal Audit 2017: Global Trends and Outlook”.

BCAS has been hosting its videos of lecture meetings on its YouTube Channel. Since August, it has also been live streaming its Lecture Meetings held at BCAS Hall at Jolly Bhavan office. This has benefitted many professionals across the country. Our YouTube Subscriber base has increased from 500 subscribers last year to more than 2,500 today.

 Here are a few statistics:
 
In terms of watch time, the viewership has increased by 176% over the last year.

 

While so many new things are happening around lecture meetings, the age-old tradition of the Society is not missed with its Budget Lecture meetings. Senior Advocate Shri S E Dastur continued to enthral the audience with his lucid style of presenting the speech on the “Direct Tax Provisions of the Finance Bill 2017”. The hall was packed with 3,000 people at the venue and over 15,000 watching live from various parts of the country.

Seminar & Workshops (including Residential Refresher Courses): If you have been a regular reader of the BCAJ you must definitely have glimpsed through the Golden Jubilee Residential Refresher course (RRC) held at Jaipur in the February Issue. This was the 50th year of the RRC’s being organised by the Society and the celebration was a grand one witha blend of knowledge and enjoyment. The Golden Jubilee RRC had an overwhelming response of 275 participants from all across the country. The 20th International Tax Conference was held at an international location, Sri Lanka in August where the Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake was invited as chief guest. The conference had again very elaborative technical coverage with speakers like CA. Pinakin Desai, CA. Padamchand Khincha & CA. T. P. Ostwal. Besides this local speakers namely Shri Suresh R. I. Perera and Shri Shiluka Goonewardane talked about the Taxation in Sri Lanka and the Investments in Sri Lanka respectively.

The 7th Residential Study Course on IndAS was held at Silvassa in February 2017 where the various issues relating to IndAS- 109, aspects on ICDS vs. IndAS, Case Studies on Revenue Recognition under IndAS – impact on different sectors, Case Studies on Consolidation and Business Combinations, Case Studies on Real Estate/Infrastructure Companies and Accounting Standards for Non-IndAS were covered.

Besides these the 2nd Batch of Mentoring Miracle kick started in January with a large number of mentees enrolling for the same. Technology being the forefront in todays’ economy BCAS conducted a two day seminar on “Advanced Excel” in November and a “Workshop on Audit In IT Empowered World – Techniques For Effectiveness & Efficiency” in March. Both received tremendous response and had in store great learnings on the various techniques used in a system based environment.

The Seminar on “Estate Planning, Wills and Family Settlement Critical Aspects” held in December was a full house. The program also sold more than 100 Pendrives of the recorded event. A two day workshop on “Mergers & Acquisitions” held in January had excellent speakers like Dr. Lalit Kanodia – Chairman Datamatics, Mr. Suresh Kotak – Chairman Kotak Group, Dr. Anup Shah, Adv. Sharad Abhyankar – Sr. Partner – Khaitan & Co., Adv. – Akil Hirani- Majmudar & Partners, CA. T.P. Ostwal, Mr. Sudhir Valia – Exec. Director Sun Pharma Ltd, CA. Hiten Kotak, CA. Himanshu Kishnadwala, CA. Sridhar Swamy & CA. Mitil Chokshi. This workshop attracted participation from various parts of the country.

In    August, the Society conducted the “Workshop on NBFC” covering significant topics in that area like Prudential Norms & Compliances – Important Aspects, Statutory Audit Aspects under Companies Act, 2013, Internal Audit Perspective for NBFCs and Internal Financial Controls for NBFCs.

The latest is the GST season, where the Society has already organised three houseful seminars with more than 300 participants at each session. The recent one was in the month of February. This two-day program brought together eminent speakers in the field of Indirect tax at one table to educate our members on GST.

While we talk about the various seminars and workshops let us also glance through the various courses at BCAS which also attracted excellent participation. “Four Days Orientation Course on Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)” held in the month of March received more than 100 participations.

This was the 17th year of the Society where it has been conducting the “DTAA Course” successfully. This year also the Course was completed over 14 session on weekends covering aspects of various treaties, BEPS and Equalisation levy.

Non-Technical topics like the Leadership camp covering “Chanakya Business Sutra” by Mr. Mahendra Garodiya, “Heal without medicine” a program on healing without any medicines, public speaking program and “workshop on the CPR training” for members including free health check-up all received a welcome response from various participants in the profession.

The Youth being the pulse of the nation and the future of the profession cannot be set aside. Thus the Society also holds the Youth RRC every year with this year being the consecutive 4th year. BCAS held this RRC jointly with ICAI. Participants from both organisations attended and enjoyed the learning at Alibaug.

The Society has joined hands with various other organisations.

Event

Speaker

Jointly with

Seminar on

Internal Financial Controls
and CARO
Reporting under Companies Act, 2013

 

CA. Himanshu Kishnadwala
&

CA. Abhay Mehta

Chartered Accountants
Association,
Ahmedabad

Challenges of Transforming
India

Mr. Amitabh Kant

Forum of Free Enterprise

Two Days Seminar jointly
with Ahmedabad Chartered Accountants Association (ACAA)

CA. Sonalee Godbole

CA. Mayur Nayak

CA. Vishal Gada

CA. Mandar Telang

CA. Bhadresh Doshi

Advocate Sunil Lala

Association of Chartered
Accountants’ of Ahmedabad

Full Day Workshop on Writing
and
Drafting Skills

CA. Raman Jokhakar, CA. Anil
Sathe

Aurangabad Branch of WIRC

Full Day Seminar on
Alternative Fund Raising Options for Corporates

Mr. Nimesh Shah,

Mr. Abizer Diwanji,

Mr. Bhavesh A. Shah,

Mr. Amit Tripathi,

Mr. N. S. Venkatesh,

Chambers of Tax Consultants

Full Day Seminar on Goods
& Services Tax

CA. Sunil Gabhawalla

CA. Udyan Choksi

CA. Mandar Telang

CA. Govind Goyal

DTPA Study Circle, Kolkata

Two Days Workshop on
Accounting Standards (AS) and Standards on Auditing (SAs)

CA. Ashutosh Pednekar

CA. Abhay Mehta

CA. Himanshu Kishnadwala

Eminent faculty from
KCAS 

Kanpur Chartered
Accountants’ Society

Workshop on GST, MVAT and
Service Tax

Various Speakers

AIFTP, CTC, MCTC, STPAM
& WIRC of ICAI

Lecture Meeting-The Union Budget Meeting 2017-18 arranged by
Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust

Mr. H. P Ranina

Forum of Free Enterprise

Event

Speaker

Jointly with

Under the auspices of Amita Memorial Trust, A talk in memory of
Amita Momaya-The Road less Travelled

Ms. Mittal Patel

The Chamber of Tax Consultants

Lecture Meeting on RBI and its Autonomy

Mrs. Usha Thorat – Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

CA Rajendra Chitale

Mr. A. K. Purwar-Former Chairman, State Bank of India

Forum for Free Enterprise and the A D Shroff Memorial Trust

While
we continue with lots more this season, a few more aspects will be covered in
the coming next 2 issues of the BCAS Journal. The Annual Report of the Society
will also detail all these activities along with participation numbers and
various other statistics.