CA, CS, CMA : Statutory audit offers exposure to accounting, taxation, compliance, internal controls, and business operations during articleship...
Company Law : The issue concerns ineffective communication between auditors and governance bodies despite existing legal requirements. NFRA clar...
CA, CS, CMA : Analysis of legal and ethical limits on an Independent Director becoming Statutory Auditor, focusing on cooling-off restrictions u...
Company Law : Failure of the Board to appoint the first auditor within 30 days shifts the power to shareholders. The case clarifies strict adher...
Company Law : The case highlights how inadequate communication between auditors and those charged with governance violates auditing standards. T...
CA, CS, CMA : The Nainital Bank issued an RFP for appointment of Statutory Central Auditors for FY 2026-27 in line with RBI guidelines. The docu...
Company Law : The issue involved auditor independence concerns arising from network relationships and control weaknesses. The report highlights ...
Company Law : NFRA identified serious deficiencies in audit quality, including poor documentation and weak independence checks. The report highl...
Company Law : NFRA found significant gaps in audit documentation and quality control systems during inspection. The report emphasizes the need f...
Company Law : The issue involved deficiencies in audit documentation and firm-wide quality control systems. The report highlights the need for s...
CA, CS, CMA : Supreme Court permits NFRA to continue audit regulatory proceedings against CAs where no final orders exist, but stays execution o...
CA, CS, CMA : Read the full NCLT judgment/order on Union of India Vs CA. Ramaiah Nataraja. Bengaluru CA barred from statutory auditor role for c...
Income Tax : Read the full text of Madras High Court's judgment on condoning the delay in income tax return filing by Kalvadangam Primary Agric...
Company Law : Challenge to constitutional validity of section 140(5) of Companies Act, 2013 fails and it is observed and held that section 140(5...
Company Law : The company has stated in its application that the auditor was not able to conduct the audit in timely manner also the auditor was...
Company Law : The CAG has issued revised directions for statutory auditors of government companies, effective May 23, 2025, covering investment ...
Company Law : The National Financial Reporting Authority imposes penalties on Deloitte and auditors for misconduct in the ZEEL audit, resulting ...
Company Law : CA Chirag Doshi faces a ₹5 lakh penalty for professional misconduct in the statutory audit of Ushdev International Limited for F...
Income Tax : NFRA imposes penalties on Venkatesh & Co. and debarment of partners for negligence during the audit of Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd,...
Company Law : NFRA reiterates that auditors shall understand their responsibility under CA 2013 and SA 600 with their concomitant responsibiliti...
It is quite clear that to recommend abolition of audit for certain companies is not covered u/s 132(2) and therefore not within the scope of NFRA. So, any recommendation by NFRA to abolish of audit for certain companies is ultra-virus. NFRA should not have included this aspect in its Consultation paper at all.
Reply To NFRA On Consultation Paper On Statutory Audit And Auditing Standard For Msmc You have recently issued a consultation paper on statutory Audit and Auditing standard for MSM Companies. You have framed 4 questions for the comments of stakeholders including Chartered Accountants: You had issued the consultation paper for relaxation of compulsory audit to […]
1) Most important point is the existence of Very nature of Limited liability concept, which exposed the creditor with unlimited risk who are highly remain unsecured, that includes Govt also. So, it gives the unlevered power to Promoters to expose the business to high risk and leave the liability of the company unsettled and yet […]
what NFRA wants to convey is that since fee charged by auditors is less than Cost so Audit should be abolished. What kind of baseless conclusion is that?? Also, another criteria for this conclusion is the % Indebtedness. So, if a company is Debt free so that Company can’t commit financial fraud. Is that so??
Consultation Paper on Statutory Audit and Auditing Standards for Micro, Small and Medium Companies (MSMCs) India is unique among the big economies of the world in statutorily mandating compulsory audit for all companies, irrespective of their size and characteristics. In view of the significant role played by companies in India in the economic growth and […]
KIOCL’s accounting policy for Foreign Exchange (Fx) Forward Contracts is erroneous and it is in non-compliance with the classification and measurement requirements of Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments (Ind AS 109).
The initial appointment of SRBC & Co LLP, and the continuation of SRBC & Co LLP, as statutory auditor of ITNL, was prima facie illegal and void. Nevertheless, NFRA has proceeded to examine compliance by the Audit Firm with the SAs, in their performance of this Engagement, without prejudice to this finding.
Recently, the news of abolition of Statutory Audit for small companies spread like a wildfire and social media have emerged as a comforting shoulder for the Chartered accountants, who are mostly dependent on the small company audits. There was no official version of the said story but it was not an unexpected one as across […]
The Audit Firm’s reporting in the “Basis of opinion” section of Independent Auditors Report is false and misleading. he Audit Firm did not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to understand the impact that the insolvency petition against JIL had on the Company (JAL).
Members may kindly note that the Revised MEF Form for the year 2021-22 is expected to be made live (at meficai.org) in the month of October 2021.
