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Dear Professional colleagues, Concurrent Audit of Banks are fast gaining significance in the wake of increase in Non-Performing Assets (NPA) and other irregularities which have surfaced in the recent past. Concurrent Audit is primarily a risk mitigation method wherein various Banking functions are Audited in detail in order to unearth any potential or an on-going […]
This standard lays emphasis on the auditors responsibilities in regard to the related parties identified during the conduct of an audit of financial statements. It deals with the responsibilities and expands on how to make the application of: SA 315 Identification and Assessment of the Risk of Material Misstatement Through Understanding the Entity and its Environment.
Announcement 1 : Manner of Reporting on Section 227(3)(bb) of the Companies Act, 1956. Announcement 2 : Reference to the Accounting Standards Applicable to the Companies in the Auditor’s Report and Limited Review Reports and various Engagement Standards. Announcement 3 : Amendment to the “Auditor’s Responsibility” Paragraph Included in the Independent Auditor’s Report. Announcement 4 […]
I. The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, at its 329th Adjourned meeting, held on 03rd and 04th January, 2014 at New Delhi noted that the illustrative formats of the independent auditor’s report (in respect of a Company) as given in SA 700, SA 705 and SA 706 contain the references to “Profit and Loss Account” at various places. The term was being used since the Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 also used this term.
The Council of the Institute, at its 329th (Adjourned) meeting held on 03rd and 04th January 2014 at New Delhi noted that reporting by the statutory auditors of the Company on clause (3)(bb) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 is a legal requirement in cases where the company had appointed separate branch auditor/s.
The Council, accordingly, decided to amend paragraph 80 of the Statement on CARO, 2003 as follows: 80. There may be situations where one or more of the clauses are not applicable. For example, the requirement regarding internal audit system does not apply in case of all the companies.
The Council, in partial modification of the decision taken by it at its 291st meeting held in December, 2009, decided that the effective date/applicability of the following Standards on Auditing – a) SA 700 (Revised), Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements b) SA 705, Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor’s Report c) SA 706,Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor’s Report be postponed by one year and consequently the said Standards shall now be effective/applicable for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1st April, 2012 (instead of audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1st April, 2011 as was earlier decided and referred to above).
The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India had in August 2009, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12 of the Chartered Accountants (Procedures of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Cases) Rules, 2007 had amended the audit documentation retention period appearing as ten years in paragraph 83 of Standard on Quality Control 1 to seven years.
The US watchdog has charged Ernst & Young and six of its current and former partners for their roles at a fitness business, for failing to know about its fraudulent financial accounting and disclosures. E&Y in the US issued unqualified audit opinions stating that Bally’s 2001 to 2003 financial statements confirmed with GAAP, and its audit conformed with accepted auditing standards.
Internal Audit is a service to management. Its functions include examining and evaluating internal control and providing assurance to the management. It is a part of the organisation’s system of internal control and its scope includes ALL aspects of internal control, not just financial control.. The scope of internal audit is much wider than statutory/external audit. It should ideally cover all the organisation’s activities. They include:
