There are certain criteria set for a person to be appointed as an auditor of the company. The same is discussed in this article. Read on to know more.
An auditor appointed under section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 cannot be removed from his office before the expiry of his term.
When a person who has engaged an auditor, has suffered some loss, damage or detriment due to non-performance of duty by such auditor in accordance with the accepted professional standards, it shall give rise to the liability of the auditor.
In this article author has tried to throw some light on the procedure to be followed while conducting Revenue Leakage audit in a brief manner.
While conducting the audit of financial statement and fraud investigation it is imperative for the auditor to focus his attention not only for the RED Flags but also to draw his attention towards the green flags in the financial statements and the operations in the organization.
The present paper explores the role and responsibilities of the company auditor. This will provide valuable information to the companies and the auditors. The audit is also of value to people doing business with the company because it helps them to assess the reliability of the company's stated financial position.
As an auditor who needs to conduct the audit as per the auditing standards prescribed by ICAI, it is important for the auditor to have proper planning of the audit, execution and collecting of evidences as per the audit plan and reporting the findings to the management or Those Charged with Governance.
With the fast-changing business environment and the fast-paced change in the technology and the way business is being conducted, it becomes important for the auditors to also keep in pace with the rapid changes taking place and adopt technology while conducting audits.
The primary goal of cost audit is to ensure that the cost relating to production and sales encompass only those factors which are imperative and that those factors are utilized most effectively.
Though Companies Act mandated the maintenance of Cost Records and Cost Audit for companies fulfilling certain criteria, however, the companies used to ignore the mandate by simply mentioning in the Director's Report and CARO report that Section 148 is not applicable.
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