Follow Us:

CARO

Latest Articles


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 558 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 1563 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 17115 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 3870 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


Latest News


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


Latest Notifications


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 12564 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 305025 Views 9 comments Print


Reporting Requirements Under CARO 2020

April 21, 2021 8772 Views 0 comment Print

CARO 2020 is a new format for issue of audit reports in case of statutory audits of companies under Companies Act, 2013. CARO 2020 has included additional reporting requirements after consultations with the NFRA.** The aim of CARO 2020 is to enhance the overall quality of reporting by the company auditors. Every report made by […]

CARO 2020 – Unfold Practical Aspects

April 19, 2021 5577 Views 1 comment Print

UNFOLD CARO 2020, COMPANIES ACT, 2013 PART 1 – CLAUSES 3(i) to 3(iii) {As empowered to the Central Govt. under Section 143(11) of Companies Act, 2013 with the consultation “National Financial Reporting Authority” (NFAR)} When I started my career as ‘Practicing Chartered Accountant’ then reporting under Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 1988 was applicable then I […]

CARO 2020 not applicable for May 2021 CA Examinations

February 11, 2021 5400 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 is not applicable for the IPCC, Intermediate, Final (Old) and Final (New) examinations to be held in May 2021.

Detailed Comparison of CARO 2020 with CARO 2016

January 16, 2021 19944 Views 0 comment Print

Section 143 (11) of the Companies Act, 2013 stipulates that the Central Government may order for the inclusion of statement on specified matter in the auditor’s report for specified class or description of companies. Accordingly, CARO 2016 was issued in pursuance of Section 143 (11) of Companies Act 2013 for inclusion of the matters specified therein in auditors’ report.

Applicability of CARO, 2020 from Financial Year 2021-22

January 8, 2021 223845 Views 2 comments Print

MCA has changed the applicability date of CARO, 2020 to the financial years commencing on or after the 1st April, 2021. So, CARO 2020 will be applicable from Financial Year 2021-22.

Applicability of Cash Flow Statement, CARO (2016 & 2020) & Internal Financial Control

January 5, 2021 577338 Views 2 comments Print

Applicability of Cash Flow Statement: – According to Section 2(40) of Companies Act, 2013, The Financial statements of a company include Cash Flow Statement. Cash Flow Statement is governed by The Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (AS 3) and The Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (Ind AS 7), as applicable. The following companies are […]

MCA deffers Applicability of CARO 2020 to FY 2021-22

December 17, 2020 69318 Views 0 comment Print

MCA vide order dated 17.12.2020 has changed the applicability date of Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 to the financial years commencing on or after the 1st April, 2021. So, Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO 2020) will be applicable from FY 2021-22. CARO 2016 will continue to be applicable for Financial Year 2020-21. MINISTRY OF […]

Decoding CARO –Proprietary and Governance issues

December 17, 2020 1881 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government, in exercise of the powers, issued the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020, (CARO 2020/ ‘the Order’) vide Order number S.O. 849(E) dated 25th February 2020. CARO 2020 was initially applicable for audits of financial year 2019-20 and onwards. Subsequently, its applicability has been deferred by one year. Accordingly, CARO 2020 is applicable for […]

Companies Auditor’s Report Order (CARO) 2020

November 26, 2020 17694 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction:- The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced a new format for statutory Audits of Companies. MCA notified the Companies Order (Audit Report) 2020 on February 25, 2020 (CARO 2020). The order (CARO 2020) replaces the previous order under the Companies Order (Auditor’s Report), 2016. Under the Companies Act 2013, a new format has […]

A Checklist for compliance for Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020

September 29, 2020 48876 Views 5 comments Print

Ministry of Corporate Affairs had issued Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (hereinafter “CARO 2020”) vide Order no. S.O. 849(E) dated 25th February, 2020 in place of the existing Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (“CARO 2016”) dated 29th March 2016. Initially, CARO 2020 was effective for the financial years commencing on or after the 1st April, […]

Search Post by Date
July 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031