Explore significance of ISA 580 and crucial role of Management Representation Letters in audits. Learn their purpose, reliability, and steps auditors take when challenges arise....
Coffee Day Enterprises Limited (CDEL) operates in various sectors, including coffee retailing, logistics, financial services, and hospitality. NFRA has issued orders against auditors for alleged financial irregularities. This article discusses the case and the issue of provisioning interest on NPAs....
SAS 500 is the fifth of the 16 SAS, which will become effective once posted by ICAI SRO i.e ISAI. The prime objective is to drastically cut down waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse, while also ensuring the preservation of mountains, wild life and revitalization of degraded land....
The third SAS to feature on the list of the 16 SAS is SAS 300, which will become effective once posted by ICAI. This SAS addresses issues that are fundamental to shaping an individual’s life, focusing primarily on education. Without education, employability decreases, and without employment, the chances of leading a decent life are ...
SA 701 & SA 570: Auditor special considerations with respect to covid-19 pandemic In light of the corona virus pandemic various tragedies and sufferings are currently faced by the community and there is also economic slowdown having significant impact on the economy resulting in halt down the GDP of the country, the users of the [&hel...
A practicing chartered accountant is generally well versed with tax laws, company law and even the accounting standards. Unfortunately, as is evident from numerous findings of reviews by the Quality Review Board, the focus on standards on auditing is missing. This article aims to highlight the key aspects of the standards on auditing....
Key Audit Matter, professionally known as SA 701, is no more a newly introduced standard for any auditor. The auditor has been given the onerous responsibility as well as individual decision to incorporate it in the audit report. Incorporated as those of the most significant in the audit of financial statements from the year reports [&hel...
1. Management of the entity should assess the impact of COVID-19 and the measures taken on its ability to continue as a going concern. 2. The impact of COVID- 19 after the reporting date should also be considered and if, management after the reporting date either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading, or has no realistic alt...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has recently issued exposure draft on Standard of Internal Audit (SIA)- 150- 'Compliance with laws and Regulations'. Here in this article we would briefly understand the Internal Auditor's Responsibility with regard to Compliance with Laws and Regulations....
ICSI has recently issued four Auditing Standards for the members in practice in order to enable them to carry out the audit engagements more effectively. The four Auditing Standards are: CSAS-1 Auditing Standard on Audit Engagement CSAS-2 Auditing Standard on Audit Process and Documentation CSAS-3- Auditing Standard on Forming of Opinion ...