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This is the crux of who we are. It is an articulation of precision in purpose, from the Firm’s beginnings to where we are today. Our collective eye is unerringly trained on tomorrow.

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Our insistence on strategic advisory exacts an in-depth understanding of and involvement with our clients’ businesses and industries. We engage not just individual businesses, but also contribute to the country’s legal and regulatory frameworks.

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Mar 31, 2021

Requirement of Audit Trail in Accounting Software & Additional Particulars in Board’s Report

The MCA has, by way of Notification dated March 24, 2021, amended the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, effective from April 1, 2022. Going forward, companies must only use accounting software  which record audit trails of each transaction (which cannot be disabled) and create an edit log of each change made in the books of account along with the date of such change, in order to prepare their books.

Further, every listed company and unlisted public company having a paid up share capital of Rs 25 crores must include in their Board’s Report, the following particulars:

i.     details of any application made or any proceedings pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘IBC’) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year; and

ii.    details of the difference between the valuation of the company done at the time of a one time settlement and while taking loan from banks or financial institutions, along with the reasons thereof.

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