Mr Ved Jain is new ICAI President, Mr UP Agarwal ICAI V-P

New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Mr Ved Kumar Jain, FCA, has taken over as President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the apex body of the profession in the country, for 2008-09.

Mr Uttam Prakash Agarwal, FCA, is the newly-elected Vice President of ICAI, which is the second largest accounting body with more than 145,000 members.

Mr Jain, 54, specialises in direct taxes and has wide experience in handling corporate tax matters. He is member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, a release here said.

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