India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing

This report provides an assessment of accounting and auditing practices in India, within the broader context of institutional capacity available for ensuring high-quality financial reporting. India's accounting profession was among the earlies...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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spelling okr-10986-144672021-04-23T14:03:18Z India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing World Bank ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTANCY ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACCOUNTS ACQUISITIONS ADVERTISING AFFILIATES AUDIT REPORTS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDITING AUDITING PROFESSION AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS AUTHORITY BALANCE SHEET BANKING REGULATION BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SUPERVISION BANKS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS CONFEDERATION CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATION CONSTITUENCIES COOPERATIVE BANKS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEMOCRACY DEPOSITS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC STABILITY ENACTMENT EXTERNAL AUDITORS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS FINANCIAL RESULTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL TRANSPARENCY FISCAL YEAR FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSURANCE INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT CLIMATE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LOCAL GOVERNMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANDATES MERGERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONALIZED BANKS NET PROFIT PENALTIES PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROVISIONS PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REGIME REPRESENTATIVES RESERVE BANK OF INDIA SALES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STATUTORY AUDITORS SUBSIDIARIES SYSTEMIC RISK TAX TAX AUTHORITIES TAX LAWS TAX PLANNING TAXATION VOTING This report provides an assessment of accounting and auditing practices in India, within the broader context of institutional capacity available for ensuring high-quality financial reporting. India's accounting profession was among the earliest to develop historically, when the Indian Companies Act was enacted in the mid-l800s, giving the accounting profession its start. Since then, considerable efforts have been made to align India's accounting and auditing standards and practices, with the internationally accepted standards and codes. In order to further improve the quality of corporate financial reporting in India, there is a need to improve the institutional framework, and take steps for enhancing compliance with the applicable standards and rules. Enhanced by significant inputs from stakeholders, this report provides some principles-based policy recommendations aimed at strengthening the corporate financial reporting regime in India. These recommendations specifically focus on strengthening the monitoring and enforcement arrangements. Moreover, suggestions have been made on some important elements for an independent oversight body for the auditing profession, from a public interest perspective. The objectives of the recommendations are to build on the existing system, and promote a gradual process of improvement. 2013-07-23T14:45:28Z 2013-07-23T14:45:28Z 2004-12-20 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6085242/india-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14467 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC) Economic & Sector Work South Asia India
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topic ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTS
ACQUISITIONS
ADVERTISING
AFFILIATES
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITING PROFESSION
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
AUTHORITY
BALANCE SHEET
BANKING REGULATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS
CONFEDERATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATION
CONSTITUENCIES
COOPERATIVE BANKS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRACY
DEPOSITS
DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
DISCLOSURE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC STABILITY
ENACTMENT
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL RESULTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FISCAL
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
FISCAL YEAR
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
INSOLVENCY
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSURANCE
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANDATES
MERGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONALIZED BANKS
NET PROFIT
PENALTIES
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC SECTOR
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIME
REPRESENTATIVES
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
SALES
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATUTORY AUDITORS
SUBSIDIARIES
SYSTEMIC RISK
TAX
TAX AUTHORITIES
TAX LAWS
TAX PLANNING
TAXATION
VOTING
spellingShingle ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTS
ACQUISITIONS
ADVERTISING
AFFILIATES
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITING PROFESSION
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
AUTHORITY
BALANCE SHEET
BANKING REGULATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS
CONFEDERATION
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATION
CONSTITUENCIES
COOPERATIVE BANKS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRACY
DEPOSITS
DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
DISCLOSURE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC STABILITY
ENACTMENT
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL RESULTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FISCAL
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
FISCAL YEAR
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
INSOLVENCY
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSURANCE
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANDATES
MERGERS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONALIZED BANKS
NET PROFIT
PENALTIES
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC SECTOR
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIME
REPRESENTATIVES
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
SALES
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATUTORY AUDITORS
SUBSIDIARIES
SYSTEMIC RISK
TAX
TAX AUTHORITIES
TAX LAWS
TAX PLANNING
TAXATION
VOTING
World Bank
India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description This report provides an assessment of accounting and auditing practices in India, within the broader context of institutional capacity available for ensuring high-quality financial reporting. India's accounting profession was among the earliest to develop historically, when the Indian Companies Act was enacted in the mid-l800s, giving the accounting profession its start. Since then, considerable efforts have been made to align India's accounting and auditing standards and practices, with the internationally accepted standards and codes. In order to further improve the quality of corporate financial reporting in India, there is a need to improve the institutional framework, and take steps for enhancing compliance with the applicable standards and rules. Enhanced by significant inputs from stakeholders, this report provides some principles-based policy recommendations aimed at strengthening the corporate financial reporting regime in India. These recommendations specifically focus on strengthening the monitoring and enforcement arrangements. Moreover, suggestions have been made on some important elements for an independent oversight body for the auditing profession, from a public interest perspective. The objectives of the recommendations are to build on the existing system, and promote a gradual process of improvement.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing
title_short India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing
title_full India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing
title_fullStr India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing
title_full_unstemmed India : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - Accounting and Auditing
title_sort india : report on observance of standards and codes - accounting and auditing
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6085242/india-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14467
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