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...
REMOVAL OF AUDITOR BEFORE THEIR TERM:- Provisions Under Companies Act, 2013– Pursuant to the Provision of Section 140(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7(1) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 The auditor appointed under section 139 may be removed from his office before the expiry of his term only by a […]
For FY 2020-21 there are no changes in auditors report format of companies, same format of FY 2019-20 will be followed. SAMPLE FORMAT OF Statutory AUDITORS REPORT FOR FY 2020-21 XYZ & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ABC CO. PRIVATE LIMITED Report on the Financial Statements Opinion We have audited […]
Issue of Guidelines for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs Reserve Bank of Indiaand NBFCs (including Housing Finance Companies)
As per Para 6.4, whether the time gap of one year between any non-audit works by the SCAs/SAs for the Entities or any audit/non-audit works for its Group Entities has to be ensured for all the Entities in the Group or the RBI Regulated Entities in the Group?
All the Companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013 including Government Companies are required to maintain books of account and other relevant books and papers and financial statement for every financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the Company and get the book of accounts audited. […]
So, we are again at the close of the financial year 2020-21 and across our responsibility as an auditor of expressing our opinion on true and fair view of the financial statements. As a statutory auditor we are expected to check the compliances with respect to Companies Act,2013.
MCA has vide its Notification Dated 24th March 2021 notified Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2021 and omitted clause (d) of Rule 11 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 and added clause (e), (f) and (g). The analysis of pre and post amendment of other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report […]
CHAPTER – X: AUDIT AND AUDITORS Section – 139: Appointment of Auditors 139(1) Every company shall, at the first annual general meeting, appoint an individual or a firm as an auditor who shall hold office from the conclusion of that meeting till the conclusion of its 6th annual general meeting and thereafter till the conclusion […]
The appointment of DHS as the statutory auditor of IL&FS Financial Services Ltd. (IFIN) for the year 2017-18 was illegal, since DHS was not eligible to be appointed as such auditor due to violation of Sec 141(3)(e) (subsisting business relationships on the date of appointment) and Sec 141(3)(i) (provision of non-audit services directly or indirectly) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Through this Articles we will be discussing the pointers which needs to be check by the Statutory Auditors at the time of conducting Statutory Audits or finalizing the Books of Accounts of an Unlisted company
