GST, CSR to feature in revised syllabus for CA students

Also, chapters have been introduced on islamic finance, start-up finance, small and medium enterprise (SME).;

Update: 2017-08-08 11:13 GMT

Healthcare services such as dialysis, pacemaker implantation, support devices in orthopaedics and cancer treatment could be costlier under GST.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) may have an adverse impact on the Bhutanese economy through trade and revenue channels, said an ADP report.

New Delhi: Chartered accountants' apex body ICAI has revised its education and training system by including several contemporary topics -- GST and CSR --, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

"The curriculum of the Chartered Accountants (CA) courses has been recently revised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)," Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

He further said that several contemporary and relevant topics including Goods and Services Tax (GST); integrated as well as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting; and global financial reporting standard have been included in the syllabus.

Also, chapters have been introduced on islamic finance, start-up finance, small and medium enterprise (SME).

Certain redundant topics on indirect taxes – services tax, excise duty, value added tax (VAT) -- have been deleted.