25/03/2021
Dear Professional friends,
The following are the Summary of Important Consideration for all Auditors and Companies from FY 2021-22 onwards, as per MCA Notifications dated 24/03/2021
1. Mandatory use of Accounting Software having Audit Trail
From FY commencing on 01.04.2021, every Company shall use Accounting Software having a feature to record an audit trail of each transaction, creating the edit log of changes made & ensuring that the audit trail cannot be disabled.
2. Additional Matters to be included in Auditors Report
i. Reporting regarding advances, loans & Investments other than disclosed in notes to accounts.
ii. Receiving of funds for further lending or investing other than disclosed in notes to accounts.
iii. Dividend declared or paid is in compliance with section 123 of CA, 2013.
iv. Comment of use of Accounting Software having Audit Trail & other rules therein.
3. New Disclosures in Financial Statements from 01/04/2021
i. Disclosure of Shareholding of Promoters
ii. Trade Payables aging schedule with age 1 year, 1-2 year, 2-3 year & More than 3 years
iii. Reconciliation of the gross and net carrying amounts of each class of assets
iv. Trade Receivables aging schedule with age 1 year, 1-2 year, 2-3 year & More than 3 years
v. Detailed disclosure regarding title deeds of Immovable Property not held in name of the Company.
vi. Disclosure regarding revaluation & CWIP aging.
vii. Loans or Advances granted to promoters, directors, KMPs, and the related parties
viii. Details of Benami Property held
ix. Reconciliation and reasons of material discrepancies, in quarterly statements submitted to bank and books of accounts.
x. Disclosure where a company is a declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution.
xi. Relationship with Struck-off Companies.
xii. Pending registration of charges or satisfaction with Registrar of Companies.
xiii. Compliance with the number of layers of companies.
xiv. Disclosure of 11 Ratios.
xv. Compliance with approved Scheme(s) of Arrangements.
xvi. Utilisation of Borrowed funds and share premium.
xvii. Details of transactions not recorded in the books that have been surrendered or disclosed as income in the tax assessments.
xviii. Disclosure regarding Corporate Social Responsibility.
xix. Details of Crypto-Currency or virtual currency
Warm Professional Regards | PCS Sukhwinder Singh