CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how unusually flawless records may signal a managed presentation rather than genuine business performance, re...
CA, CS, CMA : Focusing only on receivables can miss significant risks embedded in related-party payables. A bilateral review reveals internal gr...
CA, CS, CMA : This comprehensive checklist covers every stage of a stock and receivables audit, from engagement acceptance to final reporting. I...
CA, CS, CMA : A perfect stock valuation can still conceal serious lending risks if critical operating licences have expired. Auditors should ver...
CA, CS, CMA : The article highlights practical dilemmas faced during stock audits by borrowers, auditors, and bankers. It explains how professio...
Income Tax : Join us for an insightful session with CA Bikash Bogi, a seasoned tax expert with over 15 years of practical experience, as he bre...
Company Law : Multinational companies cannot conduct surrogate audit work in India under Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and Companies Act, 2013...
CA, CS, CMA : Get expert support on auditing aspects for statutory audits. ICAIs Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) forms an expert p...
CA, CS, CMA : Discover the catalytic role of audit in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, as emphasized by the Comptroller and Auditor Gener...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore the essential aspects of audit documentation, its nature, purposes, and compliance requirements. Learn best practices for ...
Service Tax : The High Court in this regard stayed CAG audit of a private limited company providing warehouse and logistical support services in...
Service Tax : Gujarat High Court granted stay on conducting audit of records of taxpayers under 5A of Service Tax Rules, 1994, by Officers of C&...
Finance : The Delhi High Court has delivered a judgement in the case of Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India Versus Uni...
Income Tax : and contributed by the assessee to a firm towards capital contribution should be treated as stock in trade even during the course ...
Income Tax : The Delhi High Court (HC) [2010-TIOL42-HC-DEL-IT] in the case of CIT v. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (Taxpayer) which...
Company Law : The ROC Ahmedabad penalized the company and its director for failing to appoint independent directors and constitute an audit comm...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn about the latest directive from the Ministry of Finance regarding joint audits by CGST and SGST officers. Understand the fra...
Company Law : NFRA issued a circular highlighting statutory auditors' obligations to report fraud in accordance with Companies Act, 2013. Circu...
CA, CS, CMA : (1) These Regulations may be called Regulations on Audit and Accounts (Amendments) 2020 (2) They shall come into force on the date...
CA, CS, CMA : Labour Department, Government of Haryana vide its Notification No. 11/38/2016-4Lab dated 10th August, 2016 formulated Third Party ...
Science is ‘a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanation and predictions about the universe’. Performing an audit and following the process results in testing and predictions whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
Introduction- Process review or process audit is an examination of significant process/processes i.e. business and operational key risks and the controls established to mitigate those risks, including compliance with laws, regulations & established policies. Process audit stages & deliverables- Audit Stages Deliverables Pre-planning Determining the scope, area & period of process to reviewed Planning Understanding […]
I am sure you would be picking up the ropes of Public Finance and Audit of Government and Public Accounts in your regular induction curriculum. I would, therefore, like to give certain perspectives of the Reserve Bank as a financial sector regulator and supervisor on the audit function in banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and other financial entities.
WHAT IS AUDIT? Audit is the activity of evolution and determine the financial, operational and strategic goals and exercise in an organizations to decide if the organization is in accordance with the rules and regulations. To see if an organization is in accordance with all the rules and regulations, is one of the most important […]
Background: What is blockchain technology? Blockchain technology is basically the creation of a distributed ledger to capture transactions conducted amongst various parties in a network. It is an internet based, node-to-node connected distributed ledger which includes all transactions since its creation. In simple terms, a blockchain can be considered to be a distributed ledger which […]
NFRA is a creation of Sec 132 of the Companies Act, 2013. Though the section was enacted with the rest of the Act in 2013, it was finally notified only in 2018, after the PNB scam came to light. NFRA’s functions are laid down by sub section (2) of Sec 132 as covering:
What is an income tax audit under section 44AB? In India, various laws govern different types of audits like statutory audit, stock audit, cost audit. The core purpose of these audits is to ensure that the books of accounts are free from any error mentioned in the particular law. Similarly, Income Tax Act provides for […]
The Word of Caution and the Good News for Auditors: The auditor is now required to ensure zero outstanding of audit fee before signing current year audit report as per the Revised Code of Ethics. Legal Position as per Code of Ethics, 2019 Section 410.7 A1 A self-interest threat might be created if a significant […]
Hon. Prime Minister of India has the reason to take India on the top rank of ‘Ease of Doing Business’, which will promote ‘Make in India’ moment to ensure achievement of dream of making India USD 5 Trillion economy and India to be super power by 2024. One of the major hurdle of doing the […]
SA 240 defines fraud as an intentional act by one or more individuals among management , those charged with governance , employees or third parties involving the use of deception to obtain an unfair or illegal advantage. Frauds can be of two types fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets. Fraud risk factors refers to […]
