Monday, November 10, 2008

ICAI – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India launches e-learning Portal on Service Tax

(ICAI) has initiated e-learning activities to keep its member updated on latest laws, regulations and amendments. The initiative also provide opportunity to its member as well as people in the Industry to learn the new laws and its provisions and requirements. It is most commendable initiative as it provides members an opportunity to learn at a convenient time dispensing the requirement to organizing time-tables to attend the mandatory CPE seminars. More in this front is expected and Welcome.

A e-learning program like webinar for earning few CPE hours every month covering various aspect would be suggested future course of action and it would immensely benefit the CA fraternity.

Well Done ICAI.

CA Manish Tibrewal

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Date: 05-11-2008

CA. Ved Jain, President, ICAI launched the (http://elearn.icai.org) and first e-Learning Course on Service Tax of ICAI on 5th November,2008 at New Delhi, On the occasion, CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Vice-President, ICAI also expressed his views on the importance and benefits of this e-Learning Course on Service Tax for the members. This e-Learning Course on service tax has been developed by Continuing Professional Education Committee (CPE Committee) under the stewardship of CA. K. Raghu, Chairman, CPE Committee.

With the implementation of unstructured learning activities w.e.f 1st January, 2008 for compliance of CPE requirements, it was thought prudent by the Continuing Professional Education Committee, to utilize the Information Technology to provide such learning opportunities to our members, so that they could access and learn as and when they desire, while discharging their professional commitments. This e-Learning Course on Service Tax has been designed in simple language and visual effects have also been included for making the learning more interesting. An attempt has been made to make the contents of the e-learning course on Service Tax more comprehensive and up-to-date. The major topics covered in the course are Introduction to Service Tax, Applicability of Service Tax, Service Tax Rate Structure, Export of Services, Import of Services, Classification of Services, Valuation of Services, Assessment, Rectification of Mistakes, Penalty, etc. At the end, a quiz has also been designed to enable the members to test their own understanding.

The course would be beneficial for both the members in practice and members in industry and would provide 24X7-learning opportunities to the members.

It is our sincere hope that the members would find this e-learning course as a reachable and time saving initiative and the same would prove to be highly beneficial for them in accomplishment of their professional assignments.

Source : (ICAI)

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