Corporate Law : AI is reshaping internal audit by replacing manual testing with continuous risk monitoring and automated analysis. The key takeawa...
Company Law : Private limited companies with turnover above ₹200 crore or borrowings exceeding ₹100 crore must appoint an internal auditor u...
CA, CS, CMA : This article explains how risk-based internal audit prioritises high-impact business areas over routine verification. It highlight...
CA, CS, CMA : This explains how internal audit focuses on ongoing risk prevention while forensic accounting investigates suspected fraud. The ke...
Company Law : Learn which companies must appoint internal auditors under Section 138, the eligibility criteria, and the statutory compliance ste...
CA, CS, CMA : A public sector bank has invited quotations to appoint external auditors for reviewing its internal audit and compliance functions...
CA, CS, CMA : Discover the latest developments in the engagement of CA firms by PSBs. Explore changes in concurrent audit policies, RBI directiv...
CA, CS, CMA : Proposed amendments to Section 138 of Companies Act, 2013 by ICSI. Understand why Company Secretaries are equipped to conduct inte...
CA, CS, CMA : Firm of Chartered Accountants cannot accept branch Audit of the Bank if one of the partners has taken the loan from any branch of ...
CA, CS, CMA : The concurrent Auditor of a Branch can undertake the assignment of LFAR only with respect to Branches which are not subject to Sta...
Company Law : ROC Delhi imposed penalties under Section 450 after a company failed to appoint an internal auditor despite crossing prescribed fi...
Company Law : The issue involved non-compliance with mandatory internal auditor appointment requirements. The authority imposed penalties as the...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai held that once delay in appointing an Internal Auditor was compounded by the Regional Director and default rectified, n...
Company Law : ROC Chennai held that listed companies must appoint an internal auditor under Section 138. Non-compliance over multiple years resu...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority held that non-appointment of an internal auditor despite crossing the statutory turnover threshold viol...
Internal Audit after Pandemic – Change in approach, technique and expectation from Internal audit As conglomerates make substantial demands on internal auditors to help them deal with the several issues that arise as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, internal auditors must keep up. They may also get dragged into additional roles that may test […]
INTEGRATED REPORTING The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is a global coalition of regulators, investors, companies, standard setters, the accounting profession and NGO’s. Together this coalition share information about value creation, preservation or erosion is the next step in the evolution of corporate reporting. <IR> has three key foundations: 1. Value Creation for the organization […]
Financial auditing is the process of examining an organization’s (or individual’s) financial records to determine if they are accurate and in accordance with any applicable rules (including accepted accounting standards), regulations, and laws. This process of auditing is carried out with different objectives, if objective of auditor is establish fairness of the financial result it […]
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are the documented processes that an organization has consisting of a step-by-step instructions to help the employees within its organization to carry out its routine operations and to achieve efficiency, quality output & uniformity of performance while reducing miscommunication and time.
THE FIVE ‘I’ APPROACH FOR RISK ADVISORY & INTERNAL AUDIT 1. Innovation – Change is the only constant. 2. Interaction – For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, disagreement, argument and debate. 3. Impact -The only limit to your impact is your creativity and commitment. 4. Information – Data will talk to […]
An independent and effective internal audit function in a financial entity provides vital assurance to the Board and its senior management regarding the quality and effectiveness of the entity’s internal control, risk management and governance framework.
In response to the large corporate financial scandals like energy firm Enron Corp, telecommunications giant WorldCom and Tyco International, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was introduced, in the USA, in year 2002. Purpose of the Act was to improve accuracy of financial reporting by establishing formalized system of checks and balances and protect shareholders/ general public from […]
Each organization and its risk environment is unique, depending on different factors, including: business type, size, resources, and laws or regulations. Hence, Risk Control Matrix is an important tool to understand and optimize your organization’s risk profile.
Internal Controls are systematic and procedural steps adopted by an organization to mitigate risks, primarily in the areas of financial accounting and reporting, operational processing and compliance with laws and regulations. Internal Controls (ICs) are essentially risk mitigation steps taken to strengthen the organization’s systems and processes, as well as help to prevent and detect […]
Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value to and improve an organization’s operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. Internal auditing achieves this by providing insight and recommendations based on analyses and assessments of data and business processes. With commitment to integrity and accountability, internal auditing […]
