Sunil Singh (Proprietor) (199 Points)
11 October 20121. is it is compulsory to have internal auditor (inhouse/outsourced) if paid up capital is more than 50 lakh
2. If it is inhouse then where there is format for internal audit report on which statuotory auditor can take from the company for dicharging the compliance of internal control function and who will sign this report.
deepali agarwal
(Company Secretary)
(1289 Points)
Replied 11 October 2012
The Companies Act does not contain a provision making the internal audit compulsory for any Company. However, as per Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (CARO), point 4 read in conjunction with clause (vii) reads "Matters to be included in the auditor's report. - The auditor's report on the account of a company to which this Order applies shall include a statement on the following matters, namely:
Hence, an Internal Audit is not mandatory for a private limited company and it is the choice of the management to get it done (There are exceptions such as SEBI / IRDA regulations making it mandatory for stock brokers/trading members/clearing members/insurers). Although, private limited companies meeting any one of the following criteria have to specify whether an adequate Internal Audit System is in place:
deepali agarwal
(Company Secretary)
(1289 Points)
Replied 11 October 2012
An Internal Auditor does not require any fixed qualifications, as there is no law or provision detailing this and the management can appoint any person they deem fit for the role, as the Internal Auditor. They can be set-up in-house or be outsourced, although after the emergence of the Satyam scam, many large companies are increasingly outsourcing their Internal Audits to strengthen their corporate governance mechanism. Additionally, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has asked the government to make outsourcing of internal audit functions mandatory for companies. Finally, the clause 138 in the new Companies Bill, 2011 states that "Such class or classes of companies as may be prescribed shall be required to appoint an internal auditor, who shall either be a chartered accountant or a cost accountant, or such other professional as may be decided by the Board to conduct internal audit of the functions and activities of the company.".
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