Auditors report and caro 2015

Auditors Report and CARO 2015HYDERABAD BRANCH OF SIRC OF ICAI 12-05-2015

CA.G.GANESH – PARTNER SEKHAR & CO SECUNDERABAD

CA.G.Ganesh - [email protected] - 8985746390 - 9391043877

Auditor’s Report a Communication Tool

• Communication Tool - not a compliance exercise

• Increased expectation from Stake holders

• Enhanced responsibility

• Requirement to comply with

• Auditing Standards

• Professional and Ethical Standards

• Other Legal requirement


IAASB – The organization behind the format of Audit Reports

• IAASB – Lays down the format of Audit reports and all the member organizations follow it.

• International Auditing and Assurance Standard is an independent standard-setting body that serves the public interest by setting high-quality international standards for auditing, assurance, and other related standards, and by facilitating the convergence of international and national auditing and assurance standards. In doing so, the IAASB enhances the quality and consistency of practice throughout the world and strengthens public confidence in the global auditing assurance profession.


Indian Scenario

• ICAI being a member body of IAASB follows the guidance issued by IAASB with a time lag.

• The present format which was issued by ICAI 2 years back was issued by IAASB much earlier

• All the Standards on Auditing (SA) including the numbering series are as issued by IAASB are adopted by ICAI

• We can say if IFRS is for Accounting - International Auditing Standards IAS is for Auditing


Auditors Reporting Under CA 2013

• Enhanced Responsibility

• More Rights to Stakeholders which include

• Government and Statutory Authorities

• Bankers

• Lenders and Creditors

• Shareholders

• Employees - ?

• Severe Penalties including prosecution.


Companies Act 2013 - Auditors

• 139 – Appointment

• 140- Removal & Resignation

• 141 – Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications

• 142 – Remuneration 143 – Powers & duties of Auditors & Auditing Standards

• 144 – Restriction on certain services 145 – Signing of Audit Report

• 146 – To attend General Meeting

• 147 – Punishment & Prosecution


Two Reports - Under C A 2013

• Reporting on Financial Statements

• Reporting on Other Legal Requirements – Including CARO 2015

• Reporting on Internal Financial Controls – Deferred to Financial years beginning 01-04-2015 - Not applicable for the current professional reporting period


Main Report - Important changes

• Report on Financial Statements

• Managements Responsibility

• Auditors Responsibility

• Opinion

• Emphasis of Matter

• Other Matters

• Report on other Legal and Regulatory Requirments


Main Report

• Stress on Independence in Title

• Clear Mention on what the report is

• Standalone

• Consolidated • Report on Consolidated Financial Statements to be addressed to

Members – change from to that of Directors

• Management Responsibility

• Auditors Responsibility


Managements Responsibility

• Compliance with applicable Accounting Standards – Sec 133

• Consistent Accounting Policy

• Preparation on Going Concern Basis

• Laying down of Internal Financial Controls and its effective operations

• Compliance with applicable laws and regulations applicable to the entity

• Directors Responsibility statement.


Auditors Responsibility• Ensure compliance with Accounting Standards

• Conduct Audit in compliance with applicable Auditing Standards

• Documentation holds the Key

• Auditing Standards prescribed for first time under the Act – Sec 143

• Comply with Ethical Requirements – Professional Ethics

• Plan and Perform

• Reasonable assurance – Free from material Misstatement

• Evaluate the Internal Control relevant to preparation of FS laid down by Company


Section 143 - Powers & Duties – matters to enquire into

• Loans & Advances given on basis of security are properly secured

• Transactions by way of book entries are prejudicial to the interest of the company.

• Sale of debentures, shares and securities by banking or investment company at less than cost price

• Disclosure of Loans as deposits

• Personal expenses charged to revenue

• Shares allotted for cash – receipt of money


Contents prescribed U/s 143• Whether he has sought and obtained all information required

• Maintenance of proper books of accounts as prescribed by law.

• Receipt of returns from branches not visited.

• Agreement of financials with underlying books.

• Transactions having adverse effect on functioning of the company.

• Director not being disqualified for appointment 164(2)

• Adequacy of Internal Financial Controls

• As May be prescribed ……….. CARO


Contents Prescribed by Rules

• Whether the company has disclosed the impact if any, of pending litigation on the financial position in its financial statements

• No requirement Under Schedule III ?

• Disclosure under head Contingent Liabilities does not give clear picture.

• Difficulty to impose on Auditee – No clarity how to bring out as emphasis of matter.


Requirement by Rules …..

• Whether the company has made provision, as required under any law Standard, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long term derivative contracts.

• Whether there has been any delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to Investor Education and Protection fund by the Company.


Negative or Remarks with qualification

• Where any of the matters required to be included in the audit report under section 143 is answered in negative or with qualification, the report shall state the reasons therefor.

• Will it require an impact analysis

• Caro – Cash losses is it a negative remark


Other Issues

• Standard on Auditing 720 - The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Other Information in Documents Containing Audited Financial Statements

• The above standard has significant importance especially for the matters contained in• Directors Report

• Management Analysis

• Risk Assessment

• etc


Opinion

• Clean - to include Emphasis of Matter – As pre revised SA 700

• Modified Opinion - 705

• Emphasis of Matter - 706

• These are separate Standards for each type of report and the report has to be made accordingly.


CARO 2013• Applicability

• All Listed Companies & Its subsidiaries whether Private or Public irrespective of other Factors

• Public Limited Companies

• Private Limited Companies• Paid up Capital of Rs. 50 Lacs or More

• Share Holders funds of Rs. 50 Lacs or More - includes accumulated profits

• Turnover exceeding Rs. 5 Crore at any point of time during the financial years

• Borrowings from Financial Institutions in excess of 25 Lacs• Criteria if satisfied at any point in financial year

• Once applied to be continued


CARO – 2015 - May not be the final

• Order Issued on 10th April 2015

• Effective for reporting periods ending on 31st March 2015

• One Person Company – Exempt

• Section 8 Company – Exempt

• Banking and Insurance Companies Exempt


What is retained – What is dropped

• New order has 12 clauses in place of 21 in earlier order.

• Clause 1 – Fixed Assets

• Sub-clause C relating to substantial disposal of fixed assets effecting going concern assumption in preparation of FS Dropped

• Clause 2 – Inventories Retained

• Clause 3 – Loan given and Taken by the Company

• Comments on Loans taken dropped


CARO 2015 ….

• Clause 4(iv) -- Internal Control on purchase of inventory, fixed assets and sales of goods and services – retained

• Clause 4(v) –Entries of contracts and arrangements in the register prescribed - DROPPED

• Clause 4(vi) – Acceptance of Deposits (Sections 73 to 76) Old (58A & 58AA) - retained

• Clause 4(vii) – Adequacy of Internal Audit system – DROPPED

• Clause 4(viii) – Cost records retained


CARO 2015….

• Clause 4(ix) – Payments of Statutory Dues - Retained –

• Added Investor Protection and Education Fund

• Clause 4(x) – Comment on Cash Losses / Accumulated Losses for companies in existence for more than 5 years retained

• Clause 4(xi) – Payment of dues to Financial Institution – retained

• Clause 4(xii) – Maintenance of documents where loans have been granted on basis of security of shares - DROPPED


CARO 2015 ….

• Clause 4(xiii) - Comments on provisions applicable to Nidhi – Chit fund companies – DROPPED

• Clause 4(xiv) – Companies dealing in Shares & Securities – DROPPED

• Clause 4(xv) – Giving guarantee on loans taken by others – conditions thereof – retained

• Clause 4(xvi) – Application of loans for the purpose obtained – retained

• Clause 4(xvii) – Usage of Short term loans for long term purpose - DROPPED


CARO 2015….

• Clause 4(xviii) – Terms and conditions of preferential allotment of shares to related parties – DROPPED

• Clause 4(xix) – Creation of charge on debentures – DROPPED

• Clause 4(xx) – Disclosure of utilization of money for which it has been raised – DROPPED

• Clause 4(xxi) – Reporting on Fraud - Regained


Newton’s Law of Auditing

• For every auditor there is an equal and opposite auditor

• Both of them are wrong.


Those whose opinion you can rely on

Those whose opinion you can’t


It is a learning time

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Auditors report and caro 2015