The Society of Auditors, Chennai is India's oldest body of professionals in the accounting & attestation and is senior even to the accounting regulator of the country viz., ICAI nearly by a generation.
The best known names in the Indian accounting professional arena from this part of the country were not only instrumental in the formation of the Society but also in nurturing it to ensure its steady and influential presence to an extent that the body was a precursor and a trendsetter for many such organisations to germinate, grow and flourish across the country. The Society itself was a persuasive force to the Government of India to even formulate the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India under an Act of Parliament in 1949.
The Society is a sagacious, perspicacious and a serene body that has a wealth of experience behind it, thanks to the several doyens and veterans of yesteryears which the current generation is making effective use of - in conjunction with the modern and futuristic tools of learning and dissemination of knowledge. With a hoary past and a vibrant present, the Society is gloriously nearing its nineties.
Even though a nonagenarian organisation, paradoxically enough, with each passing year of the society, the average age of the members is actually going down, as more of the younger members are enthusiastically participating in carrying on the mantle.
Specific mention needs to be made of the way in which the distressing time of Covid 19 lockdown was effectively converted in to a knowledge augmentation opportunity with a series of webinars arranged by the young turks of the Society, with many members eagerly and interactively participating in them.
The Society of Auditors was formed in the pre-independence era, circa 1927 as an informal group of well-known and respected accounting professionals, then known as Registered Accountants. Th same was formally registered as a Society in 1932 (mind you, we are calculating Society’s age only from its formal birth!) and was the only body of accounting professionals (including the wannabe ones) that was a connect between the profession and the Government.
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| “Companies Amendment Bill 2026 - An analysis of the key changes"
Speaker: Dr. CS B Ravi | 22nd April 2026 (Wednesday) at 5.00 PM to 6.30PM |
About the Subject: The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2026 introduces changes across 88 sections of the Companies Act, 2013 addressing key areas such as Ease of Doing Business, Corporate Governance, and Decriminalization (shifting fines to penalties). As a professional it is important for us to be aware of the proposed changes and its implications. This study circle meeting's objective is to have a robust discussion on the same and facilitate exchange of perspectives in the presence of an expert leader in the subject matter who will take us through the key changes as a precursor. About the Speakers: Dr. CS B Ravi is a stalwart in the realm of Corporate Laws with more than 2 decades of experience in the Corporate world and now, almost 3 decades of Practice wherein he is an advisor to leading companies, specialist in Corporate Restructuring and an expert in Company Law matters right from incorporating a company to its dissolution. He is an excellent orator with his simple yet powerful delivery style packed with knowledge bullets. He was a faculty member in ICAI as well as in ICSI for more than 3 decades. He is also associated with prestigious Chambers of Commerce like Hindustan Chamber of Commerce and presently the Chairman of the Expert Committee on Corporate Laws and Corporate Matters of the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Shri Ravi is also an author of the book - Company Law made Simple and specialist editor of Guide to The Companies Act, 2013" - A. Ramaiya. |
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