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NFRA’s TCWG & Auditors Two-Way Communication Sounds Simple – However, Most Governance Structures Are Still Evolving to Achieve I

Company Law : The issue concerns ineffective communication between auditors and governance bodies despite existing legal requirements. NFRA clar...

April 27, 2026 834 Views 0 comment Print

Independent Director to Statutory Auditor: A Transition That Should Not Be Permitted

CA, CS, CMA : Analysis of legal and ethical limits on an Independent Director becoming Statutory Auditor, focusing on cooling-off restrictions u...

April 5, 2026 810 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure For Appointment of Auditor under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Failure of the Board to appoint the first auditor within 30 days shifts the power to shareholders. The case clarifies strict adher...

March 27, 2026 1386 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Circular Flags Weak Auditor Communication: 2 Mandatory TCWG Meetings a Year

Company Law : The case highlights how inadequate communication between auditors and those charged with governance violates auditing standards. T...

January 14, 2026 4896 Views 0 comment Print

CA Not Required to Sign on Financial Statements

Company Law : Explains the legal requirement for signing financial statements and clarifies that responsibility rests with management, not the a...

December 18, 2025 3906 Views 0 comment Print


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NFRA Pulls Up Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP for Independence & Non-Audit Violations

Company Law : The issue involved auditor independence concerns arising from network relationships and control weaknesses. The report highlights ...

March 28, 2026 864 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Flags Major Audit Lapses in Quality Inspection Report of Umamaheswara Rao & Co.

Company Law : NFRA identified serious deficiencies in audit quality, including poor documentation and weak independence checks. The report highl...

March 28, 2026 603 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Pulled Up B D G & CO LLP as Independence and SQC Policies Not Fully Aligned

Company Law : NFRA found significant gaps in audit documentation and quality control systems during inspection. The report emphasizes the need f...

March 28, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Pulled Up CNK & Associates for Deficiencies in Audit Procedures

Company Law : The issue involved deficiencies in audit documentation and firm-wide quality control systems. The report highlights the need for s...

March 28, 2026 858 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Pulled Up Singhi & Co. for Lack of Independence Monitoring Systems

Company Law : NFRA found major deficiencies in audit documentation and archival practices. The report highlights the need for stronger controls ...

March 28, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC permits NFRA to continue audit regulatory proceedings against CAs

CA, CS, CMA : Supreme Court permits NFRA to continue audit regulatory proceedings against CAs where no final orders exist, but stays execution o...

April 17, 2025 1443 Views 0 comment Print

CA Barred for Five Years by NCLT for Failing Duties as Statutory Auditor

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...

July 16, 2024 4404 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC condones Delay in Income Tax Return filing by co-op credit society

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...

April 11, 2024 4428 Views 0 comment Print

Auditors cannot escape being probed if they resign; Section 140(5) of Companies Act constitutional: SC

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...

May 4, 2023 19089 Views 0 comment Print

RD approves Removal of Statutory Auditor of Company

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...

May 10, 2022 4245 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Revised CAG directions for Statutory Auditors – Section 143(5) of Companies Act

Company Law : The CAG has issued revised directions for statutory auditors of government companies, effective May 23, 2025, covering investment ...

May 23, 2025 15054 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Penalizes Deloitte LLP and Partners for Audit Misconduct

Company Law : The National Financial Reporting Authority imposes penalties on Deloitte and auditors for misconduct in the ZEEL audit, resulting ...

December 23, 2024 12213 Views 0 comment Print

Disclaimer of Opinion not exempts auditors from statutory obligations: NFRA

Company Law : CA Chirag Doshi faces a ₹5 lakh penalty for professional misconduct in the statutory audit of Ushdev International Limited for F...

October 21, 2024 8106 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Penalizes Venkatesh & Co. for Audit Misconduct in CDEL Case

Income Tax : NFRA imposes penalties on Venkatesh & Co. and debarment of partners for negligence during the audit of Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd,...

October 10, 2024 6867 Views 0 comment Print

Responsibilities of Principal Auditor and Other Auditors in Group Audits

Company Law : NFRA reiterates that auditors shall understand their responsibility under CA 2013 and SA 600 with their concomitant responsibiliti...

October 3, 2024 3846 Views 0 comment Print


ICAI audit norms will get legal status : Prem Chand Gupta

January 22, 2009 489 Views 0 comment Print

To bring in a more transparent and credible auditing system in the country, the government proposes to give explicit legal status to the audit standards prepared by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), minister of corporate affairs Prem Chand Gupta said here on Saturday. The minister said that the Companies Bill, 2008, now […]

RBI bans bank auditors from acting as its consultants

January 21, 2009 666 Views 0 comment Print

The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, has prohibited the statutory auditors of a bank from carrying out any consultancy work for the bank to avoid a possible conflict of interest.

Oppotunities to small audit firms be given

January 21, 2009 576 Views 0 comment Print

“Satyam Scam has raised basic questions about the depth and devotion in statutory audit conducted by one of the big four audit firms, the PWC. In India the professional depth and devotion of small and medium size audit firms are of quite high level but unfortunately their potential remains heavily under utilized. One of the […]

Satyam auditors who signed the Balance Sheet were not Partner in PWC

January 21, 2009 3104 Views 0 comment Print

The two auditors of Satyam Computer Services, appointed by PWC to audit the accounts of the company, were not partners of the audit firm at that time, people close to the investigation told.

Auditors failed to detect major risks in Satyam

January 18, 2009 459 Views 0 comment Print

The statutory auditor of Satyam Computer, Price Waterhouse, has said that it found no “significant risks and exposures” during its audit of the scam- hit IT firm.

PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT OF BRANCH STATUTORY AUDITORS IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS FOR THE YEAR 2008-09

January 17, 2009 916 Views 0 comment Print

The large PSBs having balance sheet size (assets + liabilities) of above Rs. 1 lac crore each to exercise managerial autonomy in regard to appointment of SBAs also from the year 2008-09 onwards.  Thus, State Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, […]

CAs to be restricted from taking non-audit work

December 19, 2008 507 Views 0 comment Print

The government will be preventing Chartered Accountants from offering consultancy and advisory services to the companies which hire them for auditing their accounts. This is being done to lend greater credibility to company accounts. The statutory auditors, who vet the financial accounts of a company, will be restricted from providing their corporate clients services such as investment management, actuarial services and investment banking.

Power Point Presentation on New MVAT Form and Engagement Letter

December 19, 2008 5061 Views 0 comment Print

Specimen of Letter of Appointment as Vat Auditor under Section 61 Of The MVAT Act, 2002, For The Financial Year Ending 31st March 2011. Specimen Letter of Communication with Previous Mavt Auditor.

Tax Dept Bound to Accept Cos’ Audited Accounts- SC

October 16, 2008 454 Views 0 comment Print

The income tax department is bound to accept the authenticity of the accounts certified by the auditor and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Appointment of branch statutory auditors of Public Sector Banks – Chartered Accountants from North Eastern Region

July 16, 2008 477 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of branch statutory auditors of Public Sector Banks – Chartered Accountants from North Eastern Region. RBI has decided to relax the eligibility norm in respect of professional standing of individual auditors/proprietar y audit firms from the North-Eastern Region (viz. the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) by reducing the period from 3 years to 1 year from the year 2008-09 and onwards.

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