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Weekly Newsletter - October 7, 2026

Latest additions to CAalley:

News Update:

Indian News

International News

Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions

CA's Referencer:

From NFRA

Tech Zone – Simplifying Technology for CAs:

Tech-Zone Article

Legal Updates:

GST

RBI

SEBI

IFSCA

DGFT

Customs

Central Excise


  

News Update:

Indian News:

Individuals exempt from reporting foreign earnings; RBI to issue FAQs soon

Man opted for VRS after employer shut plant, reported it as advance salary in ITR; Section 89 relief was denied, but ITAT allows

Man invests Rs 5 lakh in Bitcoin, sees it grow 140 times; faces tax scrutiny, ITAT says this

Man deposits Rs 85.3 lakh received as cash gifts; ITAT Chennai accepts gift deeds and gives relief

RBI announces two measures to ease financial information access for users

India joins global rate-tightening wave with first hike in nearly 4 years

RBI policy highlights: Repo rate rises 25 bps as inflation risks broaden

Woman declares Rs 67.4 lakh ancestral jewellery in ITR; tax dept sends notice, she wins in ITAT

One year of GST rate reset: Where is India's tax revenue coming from?

GST Council meeting rescheduled again, to take place on October 8

Supreme Court gets three new judges, working strength goes up to 37

Audit rotation boom puts Big Four under sharper scrutiny

Next-Gen GST and India's next phase of growth [A column by the Finance Minister]

GST set for next big reform; officers' arrest powers may be scrapped

New bilateral investment treaty framework to get Cabinet nod: Sitharaman

Man sells agricultural land for ₹8 cr, claims tax relief after reinvesting proceeds; gets notice; ITAT rules in favour

Woman ignores 4 tax notices, faces Rs 1.55 Cr tax additions: What ITAT says next

 

International News:

KPMG’s own review finds approach to whistleblowers ‘overly legalistic’

PCAOB scales back quality control standard following audit firm criticism over implementation burden

[Australia] Audit regulation hasn’t kept pace with conduct of large firms


Acts & Regulations:

RBI Master Directions:

8 RBI Directions Updated as on October 5, 2026

64 more RBI Directions Updated as on October 01, 2026

32 RBI Directions Updated as on October 1, 2026


CA's Referencer:

From NFRA:

NFRA Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction Series 6 –
Dealing with Going Concern Assessment – SA 570 (Revised)

[Published on September 30, 2026]


Tech Zone – Simplifying Technology for CAs:

Tech-Zone Article:

Your Phone Is More Than a Phone: What Happens When You Lose Access to It?


Legal Updates:

GST:

Advisory on “Multistate Registration” Facility for GST Registration

 

RBI:

Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements - Change in Bank Rate

Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Change in rates

Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers

Non-Resident Deposits - Comprehensive Single Return (NRD-CSR)(R012): Submission under CIMS Sankalan Portal

Online submission of Form A2: Removal of limits on amount of remittance

 

SEBI:

SEBI revamps its “Document Number Verification System” [Press Release]

 

IFSCA:

FAQs on Complaint Handling and Grievance Redressal by Regulated Entities in the IFSC [Published in September 2026]

 

DGFT:

Revised composition of the Sub-Committee on Trade Finance under the Niryat Protsahan sub-scheme of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) [Trade Notice No.29]

 

Customs:

Authentication and forwarding of Export Declaration Forms (EDFs) at Non-EDI Customs locations [Instruction No.19]

 

Central Excise:

Re-assignment of appeals pending in Kolkata Zone in partial modification of Order No. 04/2025 dated 28.04.2025 [Order No.1/2026]

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