CA Sumantra Guha is a practising Chartered Accountant, having completed 33 years of membership and Certificate of Practice of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is the founder partner of M/s S. Guha & Associates, Chartered Accountants and at present is the Managing Partner of the firm having 21 partners.
BRIEF PROFILE
Academic Qualifications –
B.Com (Hons), FCA (Chartered Accountant)
Schooling – Calcutta Boys’ School, Kolkata
College – St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
Other Qualifications – Post Qualification Courses of ICAI
Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA)
Certificate Course in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection (FAFD)
Certificate Course in Anti Money Laundering Laws (AML), Anti money Laundering Specialist
Certificate Course in Concurrent Audit of Banks
Certificate Course on MSME
Certificate Course on Overseas Outsourcing Services
Certified PEER Reviewer
Member, Institute of Social Auditors of India
Faculty Member on “Code of Ethics” by the Ethical Standards Board, ICAI
Notable Positions held in EIRC (Eastern India Regional Council) of ICAI
- Hony Treasurer in 2002-2003 (w.e.f 24.01.2003)
- Hony Secretary in 2003-2004
- Vice Chairman in 2004-2005
- Chairman in 2005-2006
Positions held in Central Council of ICAI
- Member, Central Council of ICAI for 2 terms from 2010-2013 & 2013-2016
Positions held in Central Council of ICAI in various Committees
AS CHAIRMAN
- CPE (Continuing Professional Education) Committee of ICAI in 2011-2012
- Committee on Banking, Insurance & Pension of ICAI in 2015-2016
AS VICE CHAIRMAN
- Research Committee of ICAI in 2010-2011 & 2013-2014
- Professional Development Committee of ICAI in 2011-2012
- Peer Review Board of ICAI in 2012-2013
- Indirect Taxes Committee of ICAI in 2012-2013
- Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance Committee of ICAI in 2013-2014
- Committee for Capacity Building of CA firms & Small & Medium Practitioners of ICAI in 2014-2015
- CPE Committee of ICAI in 2014-2015.
- Internal Audit Standards Board of ICAI in 2015-2016
AS MEMBER
- Executive Committee of ICAI in 2010-2011 & 2014-2015
- Disciplinary Committee under section 21B of ICAI in 2011-2012 & under section 21D of ICAI in 2013-2014
- Examination Committee of ICAI in 2012-2013 & 2013-2014
- ICAI Nominee in the Quality Review Board Set up under Section 28A of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 from 2011-2014
- ICAI Nominee in the Pension Advisory Committee of Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA), New Delhi from 08.05.2015 to 12.02.2016
- Co-opted Member of CPE Committee of ICAI in 2016-2017
- Co-opted Member of Professional Development Committee of ICAI in 2017-2018
- Co-opted Member of Editorial Board of ICAI in 2018-2019.
- Co-opted Member of Banking, Insurance & Pension Committee of ICAI in 2019-2020
- Co-opted Member of Public Relations Committee of ICAI in 2020-2021 & 2021-2022
- Co-opted Member of Committee for Members in Practice of ICAI in 2023-24
DIRECTORSHIP
- ICAI Accounting Research Foundation from 06.05.2013 to 12.02.2016
- Member of Committee of Management, Accountants Library from 27.09.2022 to 24.02.2022
Other Positions Held
- Treasurer and Executive Committee Member of Bhartiya Vitta Salahkar Samiti, (West Bengal)
- General Secretary, Calcutta Boys’ School Old Boys Association
- Member, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Calcutta
- Executive Committee Member of Association of Corporate Advisers & Executives (ACAE) & Direct Taxes Professionals Association (DTPA), Kolkata
- Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Kolkata Chapter
- President, Lions club of Calcutta Vikas for the year 2020-2021
- Director, Rotary Club of Salt Lake City Calcutta
- Member, Purchase and Stock Sub-Committee of Calcutta Club for the year 2016-17
- Member, Finance Sub-Committee of Calcutta Club for the years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Other Activities
- Regular Speaker at various Forums of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, its Regional Councils, Branches, Study Circles and Chapters.
Positions Holding at Present
- President, Salt Lake City Chartered Accountants Association
- Member, All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP)
- Invitee, Finance Sub-Committee of Calcutta Club Limited for the year 2024-25.
- Member, St. Xavier’s College (Calcutta) Alumni Association (SXCCAA).
- Director, Rotary Club of Salt lake City, Calcutta
- Member, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Calcutta
- Member, The Oriental Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata
Family
- Residing at Salt Lake City, Kolkata.
- Father, late Badal Guha was a Civil Engineer and he retired from Govt. service in 1989. Mother late Gouri Guha was post graduate in Economics from Calcutta University and was a homemaker.
- Spouse Oindrila Guha, Post-Graduate from Calcutta University is an active Rotarian and runs her own Consultancy Firm.
- Daughter, Dr Adrija Guha has completed MD in Respiratory & Chest Medicine from RG Kar Medical College & Hospital and is Senior Resident at Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
- Sister Dr Sukanya Chakrabarti is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata