Internal Audit

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CA and CS Final B.Com University First

195 Points Joined October 2008

When is Internal audit requirement mandatory in case of a Private Limited Company as per Companies Act 1956?

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Pursuing CA

92 Points Joined November 2009

Internal audit is mandatory for closely held companies when:

a) the paid up capital and reserves exceed more than Rs 50L at the commencement of the concerned financial year.

b) the average turnover exceeds Rs 5Cr for 3consecutive years, preceding the concerned financial year.

If any of the above conditions are satisfied by a pvt limited company then internal audit is mandatory.

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Originally posted by : Prejith
	Internal audit is mandatory for closely held companies when: a) the paid up capital and reserves exceed more than Rs 50L at the commencement of the concerned financial year. b) the average turnover exceeds Rs 5Cr for 3consecutive years, preceding the concerned financial year. If any of the above conditions are satisfied by a pvt limited company then internal audit is mandatory.

agree with prejith.......

Company Secretary

238 Points Joined February 2010

Can you tell me the section under which the internal audit is compulsory?

Pursuing CA

92 Points Joined November 2009

It's one of the clauses of CARO 2003 which is defined under section 227 (4A).

I'am not sure whether it has been defined at any other place or not.

Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

114783 Points Joined January 2009

Originally posted by : CS Mayur Buha
	Can you tell me the section under which the internal audit is compulsory?

No direct section in Companies Act, 1956 except an indirect reference through section 227(4A).

Tax Assistant (Accounting Technician CA

8311 Points Joined April 2008

Clause 4(vii)
which states that

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Appointment of internal auditor.

The appointment of the internal auditor is prerogative of the management as it is entirely
depends on the wishes of the managements of corporate or non-corporate organisation
whether to have its own internal auditor or not.

However,

after the enactment of the CARO,2003 it is obligatory on the part of the companies
to have internal auditing in terms of paragraph 4(vii) of the said order

which is reproduced below :

In the case of listed companies and/or other companies having a paid-up capital and

reserves exceeding Rs.50 lakhs as at the commencement of the financial year concerned, or

having an average annual turnover exceeding five crores rupees for a period of three consecutive

financial years immediately preceding the financial year concerned, whether the company has an

internal audit system commensurate with its size and nature of its business.


Sec.227(4A) - Duty under CARO,2003

The central govt has the power to direct by a general or special order that, in the case of
specified companies, the statutory auditor's report shall include a statement of such matters
as may be specified in its order.

CARO,2003

	Issued by the Central govt. of india in terms of sub sec.(4A) of sec.227
	of the companies act,1956.

So, sec.227(4A) says

	it is mandatory for all companies to appoint internal auditor, IF CARO,2003 IS APPLICABLE.

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K.Ilayaraja