15 March 2009
I want to discuss a problem that if a person handles the tax matter of a company during 11 a.m to 2 p.m of every working and by doing that he get Rs. 25000 per month. In upcoming AGM the company wants to appoint him as an statutory auditors. Will he laible to work in the shoes of statutory auditors?
16 March 2009
NO he is a emploee of company and can not be appointed as auditor further he should be a practising CA for appointment as auditor.
read following
Under section 226(3), the following persons are not qualified for appointment as auditors of a company : (a) a body corporate; (b) an officer or an employee of the company; (c) a person who is a partner, or who is in the employment of an officer or employee of the company; (d) a person who is indebted to the company for more than Rs. 1,000 or who has given any guarantee or provided any security in connection with the indebtedness of any third person to the company for more than Rs. 1000; and (e) a person holding any security of that company. Explanation - For the purposes of this section, "security" means an instrument which carries voting rights. (4) It is further laid down in sub-section (4) of section 226 that a person is not eligible for appointment as auditor of any company, if he is disqualified from acting as auditor of that company’s subsidiary or holding company or of any other subsidiary of the same holding company. (5) Sub-section (5) of section 226 provides that if an auditor, after his appointment, becomes subject to any of the disqualification specified in sub-sections (3) and (4), i.e., in respect of matters described in paragraphs (3) and (4) above, he shall be deemed to have automatically vacated his office.
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