Audit Articles

Company Auditor: Role and Responsibilities

CS CHARU VINAYAK 20 July 2022 at 09:00

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.

Why interview skills are important during audit?

CA Amrita Chattopadhyay 02 July 2022 at 12:38

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.

Why should auditor of financial statement be concerned about cyber security?

CA Amrita Chattopadhyay 08 June 2022 at 12:43

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.

Appointment of Cost Auditor - Quick Process

CS Lalit Rajput 23 May 2022 at 17:41

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.

Notices for non-appointment of Cost Auditors for 2017-18 being issued by Cost Audit Branch of MCA

CMA Navneet Kr Jain 17 May 2022 at 15:46

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.

Detailed Audit Programme On Important Areas Of Insurance Business

FCS Deepak Pratap Singh 14 May 2022 at 11:50

As you are aware that an Insurance Company is a company incorporated under provisions of the Companies Act, 1956/2013, licensed under the Insurance Act, 1938 and IRDAI Act,1999.

Discussion on Notice from Cost Audit Department

CS Divesh Goyal 12 May 2022 at 17:29

In this editorial, author shall discuss the provision, applicability of Cost Audit and Cost Auditor on Companies along with reason of issuance of Notice from the Cost Department.

Cost Audit and Cost Records Applicability 2022-23

CMA Navneet Kr Jain 02 May 2022 at 09:04

Through this article, we have tried to answer most of queries which a company can have with regard to cost records applicability or cost audit.

Bank Stock and Receivable Audit: An Overview

CA Ramanujan Sharma 26 April 2022 at 13:02

In this article, the author has tried to throw some light on the procedure to be followed while conducting stock and receivable audits in a brief manner

Accounting software must provide an audit trail feature by April 1, 2023

Akanksha Bhargava 13 April 2022 at 17:32

Companies have been granted a year to implement the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' latest change in accounting software to use the audit trail (edit log) feature. The audit trail will be mandatory for private limited firms starting April 1, 2022, according to a decision made this year.