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Inaugurating the  programme,  MLA  S.R.           The Chairman, CS N Santhanam apprised
               Mahesh opined that awareness on GST               the  members about  the introduction of the
               should be created among  rural people. He         Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 and
               appreciated the concept of GST which would        highlighted the various provisions of the
               channelise funds to the Government in a           Code. CS S Gnanashekaran, Vice Chairman
               better way but expected the government to         apprised  the members of the  objectives  of
               provide good infrastructure  to industrial        the code and the time bound mechanism to
               sector in return.                                 resolve   the   insolvency   process    and
                                                                 liquidation.
               Continuing, Mahesh remarked  that lower
               rung officials of Commercial Tax Department       The members deliberated at length on  the
               were  harassing the traders though  taxes         Insolvency      Professional      Agencies,
               were being paid regularly. He appealed  to        Insolvency Professionals, Information Utility,
               the  higher  officials  to  prevent  such         steps involved in the resolution mechanism,
               harassment                                        the   constitution   of   Insolvency    and
                                                                 Bankruptcy  Board  of  India  as  the  regulator
               Briefing    the     gathering,    Additional      etc.  There was a good interaction.
               Commissioner for  Commercial Taxes  B.V.
               Ravi said that GST would merge 17 existing        SEMINAR  ON  BOARDS  REPORT  &
               taxes into a single system for the benefit of     DISCLOSURES HELD
               tax payers. He added that  GST would
               ensure    uniform    pricing   of   products      ICSI – Salem Chapter organised Seminar on
               throughout the country.                           Boards Report & Disclosures  for  the
                                                                 Students and Members at Chapter Premises
               Jt. Director of Commercial Taxes (Audit)          on 21.1.2017.   CS Asifa J, Member of  the
               K.S. Basavaraj, Dy. Commissioner (Audit)          Chapter & Company Secretary, Kandagiri
               D.P.    Prakash,     ICSI-Mysore    Chapter       Spinning  Mills  Ltd.,  Salem  gave  the
               Chairman CS Balakrishnan V.J., FKCCI              presentation  on the topic  and she covered
               Vice-President  Sudhakar S. Shetty, MCCI          about the Provisions to be Referred, Manner
               President  A.S.  Satish  and  FKCCI  State        of Preparation of Boards Report, Disclosures
               Taxation     Committee     Chairman     B.T.      for all Companies with a Comparative Check
               Manohar were present during the occasion.         List and the overview on Provisions yet to be
                                                                 enforced.  She also explained about the
                           SALEM CHAPTER                         additional disclosure  for Listed Companies.
                                                                 The session was very live and interactive.
               STUDY CIRCLE MEET ON INSOLVENCY                   Queries  raised by the participants were
               AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016                         clarified immediately.

                                                          th
               A study circle meet was organized on 17           Earlier  CS  Gnanashekaran  S,  Chairman
               December, 2016 at Salem Chapter  for  the         welcome the participants.   CS Santhanam
               benefit of Members on the topic: “Insolvency      N, Member introduced the Speaker and CS
               and Bankruptcy Code 2016”.  Chairman and          Solaiyappan S, Member  gave vote of
               other    office  bearers    and    members        thanks.
               participated in this study circle meet.



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