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CA, CS, CMA : Discover the distinctions between due diligence and statutory audit. Learn their essence, components, and how they impact decision...
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CA, CS, CMA : Unlock your auditing potential with our practical guide for first-time statutory branch auditors in the banking sector, covering R...
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CA, CS, CMA : ICAI Audit Quality Maturity Model v2.0 is mandatory for firms auditing listed entities, banks, and insurance companies. It assesse...
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...
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Company Law : NFRA imposes Rs. 5 lakh penalty and 5-year debarment on CA Neeraj Bansal for professional misconduct during Religare Finvest Ltd's...
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...
A chartered accountant is mandated to conduct statutory and other audit of banking industries. This is in compliance of various statutes applicable to audits, there are kind of audits and there are many ways to appoint the auditors for the Banking Sector.
We all know that in addition to the Management, companies also need a governance framework primarily with a view to preserving the shareholder value. There are some major landmarks that defined the role of Audit Committees in augmenting the Governance aspects in companies.
We have given below Format of the Independent Auditor’s Report on Standalone Financial Statements under the Companies Act, 2013 As Applicable from Financial Year 2014-15.
Controversial and debated issue of whether board (CBEC) has power to conduct service tax audit of assessee has gone into various folds recently, but now it has got finality. Department has initiated and conducted Service Tax Audit of many assessees.
Now that 30th September is over most of the companies would have convened the AGM for the FY 2013-14. Appointment of auditors is an ordinary business to be convened at the AGM. As per section 139(1) of the Companies Act ‘2013, the company has to inform the auditor of his appointment within 15 days of the meeting in which he is appointed as an auditor.
In the present article we deal with the provisions of the 2013 dealing with the Auditors of the Company. The auditors of a company play a vital role towards the stakeholders of such company. The Auditors are required to audit the books of accounts of the company and report to the shareholders regarding the affairs of the Company which are carried out by the directors of the Company in the fiduciary capacity.
Subject to the maximum tenure of appointment, a retiring auditor can be re-appointed at an annual general meeting [Sec- 139(9)] if— He is not disqualified for re-appointment; He has not given the company a notice in writing of his unwillingness to be re-appointed; and A special resolution has not been passed at that meeting appointing some other auditor or providing expressly that he shall not be re-appointed.
The ICAI had pursuant to the issuance of the Revised SA 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements, prescribed a revised format of the auditor’s report on financial statements. As per SA 700 an auditor shall modify the opinion in the audit report when:
We have Compiled the Format of Statutory Audit Report of Companies for Financial Year 2013-14. The report has considered the certain changes as prescribed by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) consequent to notification of certain sections under Companies Act, 2013. We have highlighted the changes introduced in blue for your reference :-
Announcement 1 : Manner of Reporting on Section 227(3)(bb) of the Companies Act, 1956. Announcement 2 : Reference to the Accounting Standards Applicable to the Companies in the Auditor’s Report and Limited Review Reports and various Engagement Standards. Announcement 3 : Amendment to the “Auditor’s Responsibility” Paragraph Included in the Independent Auditor’s Report. Announcement 4 […]
