caro (2003) some important issues and recent developments

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STUDY CIRCLE MEETING ORGANISED BY MALAD-GOREGAON CPE STUDY CIRCLE

*CARO (2003)SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES ANDRECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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HISTORY*SECTION 227 4A *MAOCARO 1975*Central Government issued the Manufacturing

and Other Companies (Auditor’s report) order, 1975

*Applied to all manufacturing, service, trading and finance companies. (1975-1987)

*Auditor to Report on 22 items *MAOCARO 1988 (Between 1988 to 30-6-2003)*Auditor to report on 27 items

*CARO 2003* Issued originally on 12th June 2003 & Amended on

25th November 2004 from 1-7-2003 * Paragraph 4 has 21 sub paragraphs and 37

questions

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MAJOR CHANGES BROUGHT IN BY CARO 2003*a) Changes towards more corporate

disclosures and investor protection*b) Changes which increase the protection

of interest of the depositors/lenders*c) Changes which Enhance certain limits/

coverage of reporting*d) Procedural/ consequential changes


APPLICABILITY OF CARO 2003

*Applicable to every company including a foreign company except the following:*Banking Company*Insurance Company*Section 25 Company*Private Company * paid up capital and reserves upto fifty lakh

rupees * Loan outstanding from bank or FI upto 25 lakhs and*Turnover upto 5 crores*All the three conditions are cumulative


CERTAIN ISSUES ON APPLICABILITY OF ORDER

*Whether applicable to a liaison office of a foreign company*Point of Time of the applicability to private

limited company*Turnover*Private Company accepting deposit*Deposits existing in a company on conversion

through route Part IX


CLAUSE 4 (i) (a)*Whether the company is maintaining

proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

Issues*What constitutes proper records ? CLAUSE 4 (i) (b)Physical verification of fixed assets at reasonable intervals*How to determine period of reasonability


CLAUSE 4 (i) (c)If a substantial part of fixed assets have been disposed off during the year, whether it has affected the going concern* What constitutes substantial part ?* What is meant by going concern ? AS-1


CLAUSE 4 (ii) (a),(b),(c) / Regarding Inventory*The term ‘Inventory’ should be construed

to have same meaning as assigned to it in AS 2, “valuation of inventories” * Would this clause be applicable to the

construction companies governed by AS 7/ AS 9


CLAUSE 4 (iii) (a) to (g)*Has the Company granted/taken any loans

secured or unsecured to parties covered u/s 301*Loans given and taken both to be reported

separately*Loans given or taken to other parties not covered *Auditor to look into all terms and conditions such

as rate of interest, repayment etc. and to ascertain whether prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the company or not


* CLAUSE 4 (iv)*Adequate internal control system

commensurate with size of the company and nature of its business for the purchase of inventory and fixes assets and for the sale of goods and services*Auditor required to verify internal control

system and to comment on major weaknesses *What constitutes major weakness depends on

facts and circumstances


* CLAUSE 4 (v) (a) & (b)*Particulars of contracts or arrangements referred

to in section 301 of the act*Clause more on compliance part*Auditor to verify contracts or arrangements to

which section 297 and 299 apply*Information required only in case of transactions

exceeding ₹ 5 lacs*Auditors to ascertain that price is comparable to

prevailing market price at relevant time


* CLAUSE 4 (vi)*Acceptance of deposits are within the

directives issued by the R.B.I and provision of section 58A and 58AA and rules framed thereunder*Auditor to report nature of contravention,

if any


* CLAUSE 4 (vii)*Report on internal audit system

commensurate with the size and nature of its business*Applicable to company who's paid up

capital and reserve exceed ₹ 50 lacs at the commencement of the financial year or average annual turnover exceeding ₹ 5 crores for 3 consecutive preceding financial years


CLAUSE 4 ( viii)- Maintenance of Cost Records*Section 209 (1)(d) – Applicability of Cost

Accounting Records Rules*Vide notification dated 3rd June 2011, this rule

applies to every company engaged in the Production, Processing, Manufacturing or Mining activities and fulfilling any one of the conditions as on 31.3.2011*Aggregate Value of net worth exceeding ₹ 5

crores Or*Aggregate Value of turnover exceeding ₹ 20

crores Or*Listed Company


* CLAUSE 4 ( ix)- Regularity in depositing undisputed statutory dues in time – if not, extent of arrears to be disclosed for more than six months from the date payable*For the disputed dues to disclose the

amount involved and stage at which dispute is pending


*CLAUSE 4 (x)- To report cash loss incurred during the year and immediately preceding financial year*To report if accumulated losses exceeds

50% of its net worth


CLAUSES 4 (xi) to (xv)

* Are more of disclosure and compliance nature


CLAUSE 4 (xi) and (xvii)

* Term Loans and Funds raised*Auditors to verify that loans and funds

raised are used for the same purpose and not diverted


CLAUSE 4 (xviii) to (xx) *Relates to disclosure

CLAUSE 4 (xxi)* Whether any fraud on or by the company

has been noticed or reported during the year. If yes than nature and amount involved is to be indicated*Auditor should examine as he would do in

an normal audit. Also to comply with AAS*Materiality to be looked into


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