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ashisha (Practising CA) (261 Points)

08 August 2012

Company X Ltd is a listed public company having a wholly owned subsidiary,Y Ltd. 2 of the directors of X Ltd are directors in Y ltd also.

X ltd has had no transaction with Y ltd except for holding all its fully paid up equity shares.

Do we require to disclose the same in the CARO Reports of X ltd and Y ltd respectively?

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Ankit Mehra (Service) (176 Points)
Replied 09 August 2012

No disclosure under CARO is needed in this case for both the companies..

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Ankit Mehra (Service) (176 Points)
Replied 09 August 2012

(a) The company has maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) All the assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) During the year, the company has disposed of a substantial part of the plant and machinery. According to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the sale of the said part of plant and machinery has not affected the going concern status of the company.
(a) The inventory has been physically verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the company and the nature of its business.

(c) The company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.
(a) The company has granted loans to two companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 20 crores and the year-end balance of loans granted to such parties was Rs. 20 crores.

(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the company.

(c) The parties have repaid the principal amounts as stipulated and have also been regular in the payment of interest to the company.

(d) There is no overdue amount in excess of Rs. 1 lakh in respect of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(e) The company had taken loan from five companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 50 crores and the year-end balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs. NIL.

(f) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the company.

(g) The company is regular in repaying the principal amounts as stipulated and has been regular in the payment of interest.
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its business, with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system of the company.
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the particulars of all contracts or arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in respect of any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has complied with the provisions of sections 58A and 58AA and other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the deposits accepted from the public. No order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
We have broadly reviewed the books of account relating to materials, labour and other items of cost maintained by the company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 and we are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(a) The company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in depositing the same.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payables in respect of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty and excise duty were in arrears, as at ………. for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, customs duty and excise duty which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
In our opinion, the accumulated losses of the company are not more than fifty per cent of its net worth. Further, the company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding financial year.
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debentures holders.
We are of the opinion that the company has maintained adequate records where the company has granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the company.
In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in shares securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the company.
In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the company has given guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.
According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report that the no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.
According to the information and explanations given to us, the company has made preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. In our opinion, the price at which shares have been issued is not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
According to the information and explanations given to us during the period covered by our audit report, the company had issued 1,00,000 debentures of Rs. 100 each. The company has created security in respect of debentures issued.
We have verified the end use of money raised by public issue from the draft prospectus filed with SEBI, the offer document and as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit

THESE ARE THE 21 POINTS RELATED TO CARO.

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ashisha (Practising CA) (261 Points)
Replied 09 August 2012

my doubt related to point v) only where section 301 enteries are reported.

say if, X ltd made an investment (share application money) and allotment has not been made yet by Y ltd., then also the disclosure is not required??

Ankit Mehra (Service) (176 Points)
Replied 09 August 2012

In the beginning u said that Xltd. is holding all the shares of Yltd. then how come money can be kept in share application a/c.. share must have been alloted to Xltd.