Supplementary audit quality review report dtd. 7th Dec 20



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The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has released a supplementary audit quality review report concerning Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP's audit of IL&FS Financial Services Limited (IFIN) for the financial year 2017-18. The report found Deloitte's appointment as statutory auditor to be illegal due to violations of the Companies Act, 2013. Furthermore, NFRA identified significant failures by Deloitte in complying with auditing standards, leading to an inflation of IFIN's profits by approximately £609 crore. The review also highlighted systemic deficiencies in Deloitte's IT processes and documentation.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SUPPLEMENTARY AUDIT QUALITY REVIEW REPORT DATED 07-12-2020. Audit Engagement Audit of ILFS Financial Services Limited Done by Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP for the Financial Year 2017-18. The Process National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has conducted an Audit
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The supplementary audit quality review report, dated 7th December 2020, details findings from the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) regarding the statutory audit of IL&FS Financial Services Limited (IFIN) for the financial year 2017-18, conducted by Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP.

No, the report found the appointment of Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP as the statutory auditor for IFIN in 2017-18 to be illegal, citing violations of Sections 141(3)(e) and 141(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013.

The report indicates that Deloitte failed to comply with auditing standards (SAs), did not obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence, and made significant errors in areas such as valuation of derivative assets, reversal of provisions, and non-provision for impairment of investments.

The identified audit failures, particularly concerning unjustified valuation of a derivative asset, reversal of a general contingency provision, and non-provision for impairment in investments, led to an inflation of IFIN's reported profits by approximately £609 crore for FY 2017-18.

Yes, the NFRA's study found that Deloitte's IT processes and platform used for audit documentation had systemic and structural deficiencies, including a disregard for basic IT security principles, rendering the audit documentation unfit for purpose.

The report found the Engagement Quality Control Review (EQCR) mechanism used by Deloitte to be completely inadequate for its intended task.




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