8. Audit reports; qualifications, notes on accounts, distinction between notes and
qualifications,
detailed observations by the statutory auditor to the management
reporting to the members.
9. Audit Committee and Corporate Governance
10. Audit of Consolidated Financial Statements, Audit Reports and Certificates for Special
Purpose engagements; Certificates under the Payment of Bonus Act, import/export control
authorities, etc.; Specific services to non-audit clients; Certificate on Corporate
Governance.
11. Special features of audit of banks, insurance companies, co-operative societies and
non-banking financial companies.
12. Audit under Fiscal Laws, viz, Direct and Indirect Tax Laws.
13. Cost audit
14. Special audit assignments like audit of bank borrowers, audit of stock and commodity
exchange intermediaries and depositories; inspection of special entities like banks,
financial institutions, mutual funds, stock brokers.
15. Special features in audit of public sector companies. Directions of Comptroller and
Auditor General of India under Section 619; Concepts of propriety and efficiency audit.
16.
organisation, audit programme, behavioural problems; Internal Audit Standards issued by
the ICAI; Specific areas of management and operational audit involving review of internal
control, purchasing operations, manufacturing operations, selling and distribution,
personnel policies, systems and procedures. Aspects relating to concurrent audit.
17. Investigation and Due Diligence.
18. Concept of peer review
19. Salient features of Sarbanes – Oxley Act, 2002 with special reference to reporting on
internal control.