Economic Times Top Stories

• 79 Years of Freedom, But Are India’s Auditors Truly Independent?
• Jobs in AI age: What new finance skills are the CFOs hiring for?
• ED grills Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group executives in Rs 17,000 crore bank fraud case
• GST 2.0 reforms: Centre mulls extra duty on tobacco, states want share
• Axis, Bandhan, Sammaan Capital tweak A/c practices to rewrite books
• From Risk Radar to Strategic Vision: Redefining the CFO's Role
• FinMin proposes 2-tier GST structure, special rates on select items; Council meet likely in Sept
• Independence Day 2025: Modi Pushes GST Revamp, Made-in-India Chip, Energy Drive; Vows Farmers Safe from Trump-Era Trade Pressures
• GSTAT’s first anti-profiteering ruling expands probe scope, rejects cost-based defences; hospitality, retail on notice
• Exclusive: ICMAI likely to urge MCA for amendments to Cost and Works Accountants Act after non-inclusion in tax audits; to meet on Aug 24

Economic Times

• Public sector banks raised nearly Rs 1.54 lakh crore in equity and bonds in 3 fiscals: Minister
• Debt market to deepen as overseas participation rises after rating upgrade: Vijay Kuppaa
• NBFCs tap $3.67 billion in overseas syndicated loans, more than double 2024 levels
• Retail frenzy fizzles: Only 32% of new-age IPOs deliver long-term gains, says study
• India’s first AI unicorn Fractal files papers for Rs 4,900 crore IPO
• Five companies get Sebi approval for IPOs
• PSBs told to setup one portal for startup lending
• Ahead of IPO, NSDL raises Rs 1,201 crore from anchor investors
• PhysicsWallah, 6 other cos get Sebi's nod to launch IPOs
• India's IPO market set to soar with Rs 2.58 lakh crore offerings in pipeline

CA Club India

• Bombay HC Quashes Tax Notice to Wife in Rs 6.75 Crore Mumbai Property Case
• CBDT, CBIC Face Massive Staff Shortages Amid Push for New Tax Reforms
• ICAI Issues Checklist for Filing ITR-1 and ITR-4 for AY 2025-26
• Income Tax Department Probes CSR-Linked Suspected Money Laundering Network
• CBDT Amends Form No. 7 to include both Assessment Year and Block Period Effective from 1st September 2025
• ICAI Welcomes New Income Tax Bill for Promoting Investment and Simplifying Tax Regime
• GST Council Likely to Approve 5% and 18% Two-Slab Structure: Big Reforms Coming by Diwali
• GST System to Align AATO Figures on NIC e-Invoice Portals from 1st September 2025
• From Zero Tax to 40,000 Compliance Cuts: PM Modi Outlines Decade of Transformation on 79th Independence Day
• PM Modi Announces Next-Gen GST Reforms to Boost Economy and Ease of Living