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Physical Verification of Fixed Assets under CARO 2020 – A Practical Guide for CAs

CA, CS, CMA : The article explains why physical verification is more than a compliance exercise, emphasizing the auditor's responsibility to eva...

June 30, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

CARO 2020 Applicability: Companies Covered, Exemptions & Reporting Requirements

Corporate Law : This article provides a comprehensive overview of CARO 2020 applicability, including exemptions for small companies, OPCs, Section...

June 1, 2026 1578 Views 0 comment Print

CARO 2020: A Guide for Auditors and Companies

Company Law : Understand the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020. This guide explains CARO's clauses, reporting requirements, and professio...

September 2, 2025 17121 Views 0 comment Print

Reporting Loans, Guarantees, Securities & Investments under CARO, 2020

Company Law : Learn about CARO, 2020 guidelines for reporting loans, guarantees, security, and investments by companies to ensure compliance and...

July 18, 2024 3873 Views 0 comment Print

Reporting Paragraphs in Audit Report & FAQs on Audit Trail under Rule 11(g)

Company Law : Ensure compliance with updated Reporting on Audit Trail under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 for 202...

July 18, 2024 32691 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidance Note on Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (Revised 2022 Edition) 

Company Law : Guidance Note on the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO 2020) to provide detailed guidance on reporting requirement...

July 16, 2022 57162 Views 0 comment Print

Exposure Draft of Revised Guidance Note on CARO 2020

Company Law : Exposure Draft of Revised Guidance Note on CARO 2020 issued by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of ICAI The Auditing and...

June 11, 2022 5043 Views 0 comment Print

Implementation Guide on Reporting under Rule 11(e) & 11(f) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014

Company Law : Implementation Guide on Reporting under Rule 11(e) and Rule 11(f) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 The Ministry o...

April 26, 2022 36447 Views 0 comment Print

CARO 2016 applicable for November 2021 CA IPCC /Intermediate/Final Exams

CA, CS, CMA : This is to bring to the attention of the students that Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 issued by Ministry of Corporate ...

July 26, 2021 858 Views 0 comment Print

CARO 2020 not applicable for May 2021 CA Examinations

CA, CS, CMA : Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 is not applicable for the IPCC, Intermediate, Final (Old) and Final (New) examinations ...

February 11, 2021 5400 Views 0 comment Print


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NFRA Circular on Statutory Auditors’ Responsibilities in Reporting Fraud in a Company

Company Law : NFRA issued a circular highlighting statutory auditors' obligations to report fraud in accordance with Companies Act, 2013. Circu...

June 26, 2023 12567 Views 0 comment Print

MCA deffers Applicability of CARO 2020 to FY 2021-22

Company Law : MCA vide order dated 17.12.2020 has changed the applicability date of Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 to the financial ...

December 17, 2020 69318 Views 0 comment Print

MCA defers applicability of CARO 2020 to 1st April 2020 (FY 2020-21)

Company Law : MCA has vide its order dated 24th March 2020 announced that CARO 2020 will applies, for the financial years commencing on or after...

March 24, 2020 36501 Views 1 comment Print

Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO 2020)

Company Law : (1) This Order may be called the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020. (2) It shall apply to every company including a foreign...

February 25, 2020 305028 Views 9 comments Print


Comparison between CARO 2020 and 2016 for companies in India

March 22, 2022 7740 Views 0 comment Print

1. Reporting for Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) and Intangible Assets CARO-2020 – Clause 3(i) for maintaining of records for PPE and Intangible assets (a) (A) Whether the company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of PPE ? (B) Whether the company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars […]

Changes in Companies Act, 2013 you must know – Part I

March 13, 2022 12831 Views 0 comment Print

1. Amendment for use of Accounting Software having Audit Trail (i) Now all companies are “mandatory” required to use accounting software having audit trail of each transaction besides the original transactions were rectified or deleted. This requirement is applicable from April 01, 2021. (ii) Applicability of this provision is deferred for 1 year, hence it […]

CARO, 2020 – Companies Auditor’s Report Order, 2020

February 19, 2022 58296 Views 0 comment Print

Companies Auditor’s Report Order 2020 brings more enhanced reporting disclosures which will provide more accurate insights to the business with completeness and accuracy providing the stakeholders knowledge about operational and financial position of the company. Such enhanced disclosures will provide foreshadow about corporate failures before the actual collapse Onus of comprehensive disclosure lies on both […]

Major Changes in CARO 2020

December 1, 2021 58485 Views 0 comment Print

AUDIT UPDATE In this document, we have discussed the major changes and new insertions in CARO (Companies Auditor’s Report Order), 2020 as compared to CARO 2016. 1. Applicability: (Modified) CARO 2020 shall not apply to the auditor’s report on consolidated financial statements EXCEPT, if there are qualifications or adverse remarks given by respective auditor of […]

CARO- 2020 is applicable for the financial year 2021-22 onwards

September 2, 2021 297114 Views 2 comments Print

As per Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Order dated 25th February, 2020, CARO 2020 was applicable for the financial year 2019-20 onwards. It was subsequently amended vide its order dated 24th March, 2020 for the deferment of CARO 2020 from financial year 2019-20 to 2020-21. MCA has further deferred the applicability of CARO 2020 from […]

Applicability of CARO 2020 | IFC reporting | Internal Audit | Cash Flow | Ind AS & others

August 6, 2021 120399 Views 1 comment Print

In this article, we will have insight over the applicable provisions of certain most common sections (yet vital) of the Companies Act 2013, which we come through day in and day out during Audit and Assurance assignments. CARO 2020 CARO 2020 is applicable to all companies including foreign companies w.e.f 1st April 2021. Following are […]

CARO 2016 applicable for November 2021 CA IPCC /Intermediate/Final Exams

July 26, 2021 858 Views 0 comment Print

This is to bring to the attention of the students that Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs would be applicable for the IPCC (Opted out), Intermediate, Final (Old – Opted out ) and Final (New) examinations to be held in November 2021s.

‘CARO’ 2020 | Key analysis & Changes

July 25, 2021 113919 Views 0 comment Print

Companies Auditors Report Order, ‘CARO’ 2020 | Key analysis & Changes MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs), in consultation with the NFRA (National Financial Reporting Authority) and by virtue of Section 143(11) of Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act), has issued Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO, 2020) on 25th February, 2020 which supersedes Companies (Auditor’s Report) […]

Audit Reports for Corporates FY 2020-21

June 7, 2021 91095 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has recently notified some major changes in reporting requirements of financial statement by notifying amendments in Schedule III of companies Act 2013 to be applicable from FY 2021-22 these changes will correspondingly effect reporting and preparation of independent auditor’s report as well, though these changes are applicable from FY 2021-22, […]

‘Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020’ Reporting requirements

April 23, 2021 7752 Views 2 comments Print

CARO 2020 is a new format for issue of audit reports in case of statutory audits of companies under Companies Act, 2013. The aim of CARO 2020 is to enhance the overall quality of reporting by the company auditors. The MCA has notified Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 on 25 February 2020. This order (CARO […]

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