Hello,

Can a Chartered Accountant undertake Cost Audit of a Company as per Sec 233B of the Companies Act?

As per the reading it says: "The Cost Auditor shall be a cost accountant withtin the meaning of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959. However a Chartered Accountant possessing the prescribed qualifications may be appointed as the cost auditor if the Central Government is of the opinion that sufficient number of cost accountants are not available for conducting the cost audit and a notification is issued to this effect. At present, no such notification has been issued." What is the current situation?

In the case of a Sinagapore based subsidiary of an Indian Parent company, during the course of statutory audit of subsidiary by Singapore based auditors, it was observed:

1.It’s the first year of operation of the company;
2.there are no multiple bank accounts rather there is a single bank account;
3.books of accounts of the company are properly maintained;
4.bank balances are properly reconciled on a monthly basis,in fact there are no pending entries even as per a single monthly reco,i.e.bank balance as per books & state are duly tallied;
5.all such recos are duly provided to statutory auditors;
6.full bank statements are also provided for audit;
7.not satisfied with above, auditors even themselves verify the transactions appearing in bank statements through online mode (with clients user id & pass);

Even after above, finally auditors decided to qualify the audit report merely due to non-production of bank balance confirmation certificate from bank with following remark:

The company has cash at bank of US$52,483 as disclosed in Note 4 to the financial statements
as at 31 March 2012. During the course of our audit and up to date of this report, we were
unable to obtain the bank confirmation. In this regard, we were unable to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence and carry out alternative procedures to satisfy ourselves on the
existence, accuracy and valuation of the balance and possible effects on the financial
statements had we obtained the bank confirmation.


In my personal opinion:

1.obtaining the bank balance confirmation certificate from bank is one of the audit procedures & merely non-receipt of such certificate can not make the balance in doubt when all other evidences are available regarding its existance;

2.Even in case of sundry Debtors, Creditors & other balances with third parties, it’s a standard point to put in audit report that-“balances of sundry debtors & creditors are subject to confirmation from parties.”
Above point is much lesser impactful than specific qualification written in present case.

3.such qualification not only places the question over the client, but also with the Bank & even the auditors themselves as despite of so many evidences, they are unable to form an opinion whether such balance is existing with bank or not.

4.such uncalled qualification may be taken very seriously by the investors, financers of the company under audit.

Thus, based on above, such qualification should be avoided.
PL COMMENT ON ABOVE.

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With regards,
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With regards,
Rajesh.