KPMG and Deloitte, auditors appointed to restate the financials of the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Systems, have found instances of `amateurish forgery’ in the account books of the IT firm that should have been easily detected by Price Waterhouse (PW). These “amateurish forgeries” with regard to bank confirmation letters on Satyam’s fixed deposit receipts have come […]
A battle of sorts is brewing between the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India, or Icai, and the banking industry. Icai, the apex accounting body, has told auditors to demand detailed disclosures from banks about loans restructured by them. In the absence of such disclosures, auditors have been asked to pass banks’ balance sheets with […]
Accounting regulator ICAI on Thursday said all listed companies would be audited by only those who have been certified by the Peer Review Board of the institute.”The council had accepted the recommendation of Sebi that audit of listed companies shall be carried out by auditors who have undergone Peer Review Process and have been issued […]
Though the government has initiated the process of registering Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) firms, it would take a while before the chartered accountant (CA), company secretary (CS) and cost accounting firms convert to LLPs. The three regulators — Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and Institute of […]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the quasi-judicial body of chartered accountants in India, has sought more powers to auditors to chase the source of funds declared by companies while auditing accounts. This is a direct fallout of the fraud at Satyam Computer Services, which led to two auditors from auditing firm Pricewaterhouse […]
Two audit partners charged by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation Pricewaterhouse Coopers is standing by its partners who have been caught up in India’s Satyam Computer Services scandal, despite them being formally charged by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a statement released today, Price Waterhouse India (the firm’s name in India) said it […]
