About me

CA Manish C. Iyer is the Director of GAAP Advisors. He served as Deputy Director in the Technical Directorate Department of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 2013 to 2016. He was in-charge of the Accounting Standards Board and the Technical Directorate of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India when he resigned on May 2016. He played an important role in development of Ind AS and liaising with Ministry of Corporate Affairs for the Ind AS to be notified and made applicable. He was part of groups constituted by bodies like RBI, IRDA etc. for framing regulations for financial statements on Ind AS for Banks and Insurance. Till September 2013, he was practising under the banner Manish Iyer & Co., Chartered Accountants. He has delivered 4500+ man hours of presentations on IFRS, US GAAP, Indian GAAP at various forums across India and abroad. He is B. Com, FCA, DISA(ICAI) and DipIFR (ACCA). He has written many articles and columns in professional journals like The Chartered Accountant of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Ahmedabad Chartered Accountants’ Association Journal on the subject of IFRS, US GAAP and Indian GAAP. He has given opinions on application of Indian GAAP and has extensive exposure in IFRS compliance in almost all industries including BFSI Sector.