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Chapter – 8 “COMPANY AUDITOR”
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
Appointment of Subsequent Auditor

Non Government Company – Sec
...
owned
/ controlled Companies –
Sec
...
139(6)

Government, Govt
...

139(7)

Appointment of Auditor

First auditor shall be

First Auditor shall be appointed

appointed by

 In prescribed manner (Rule 3)
1st
Proviso

 Company shall place the matter
 For ratification at every AGM
...


will be
Ordinary

If not ratified, Board of
Directors will appoint
auditor
...






Company shall inform the auditor
and ROC about the appointment of
auditor within 15 days of
appointment
...
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by CAG

In respect of a Financial
year
will be made by
CAG

Board of Directors

Within 30 days

Of registration of company

Within a period of 180 Days
If Board Fails, Board shall
From the commencement

Within 60 days
Of registration of company

inform the members

of financial year

If CAG does not appoint the
auditor
BOD will appoint within next
30 days

Members shall within 90 Days

If Board fails Board shall inform
the members

the conclusion of next AGM

At an EGM

Members shall within 60 days

Compiled by:

appoint the first auditor

Who shall hold the office till

CA
...
139(2)

Sec
...

An audit Firm as an auditor for more than two terms of

Unlisted Public Companies having paid

Members may resolve

up capital > 10Cr
...


partner & his team

Companies not covered above if public

at such interval as

borrowings from banks and FI/ public

may be prescribed
...


five consecutive years
...
139(4)

Central Government

May by Rules

Prescribe the manner of
rotation for Sec
...
Pankaj Garg

 Having a common partner with audit firm
 Whose tenure has just expired
 As on date of appointment
 Shall not be appointed as auditor of same company
 for a period of five years

3rd

Proviso

Every Company

 Existing before commencement of this Act
 Shall comply with requirement of Sec
...


4th Proviso

Sec
...
Pankaj Garg

 Right of company to remove auditor
 Right of auditor to resign
...
139
Filling of Casual vacancies
– Sec
...
Co
...
139(8)(i)

Due to resignation

Other
Reasons

Govt
...
/Govt
...
- Sec
...
139(9)

No auditor Appointed
at AGM
– Sec
...
139(11)

A retiring auditor may be

If no Auditor is

Where a company is

appointed

required to constitute an

Reappointed at AGM, if he
is

Be filled by
BOD

shall be

177)

Existing auditor will

All appointments

CAG

continue

including filling of casual
vacancies

Not unwilling to continue,

Within 30 days
Such appointment

at AGM

Not disqualified under
law

Be filled by BOD

audit committee (Sec
...
r
...


recommendations of

vacancy
Approved in General
meeting

(a) Appointing
It will be filled by

Convened within 3
months

Shall be made only after

someone

audit committee
...
Pankaj Garg

that retiring auditor
Board of Directors

shall

not

be

reappointed
...
Pankaj Garg

Within next 30 days

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Sec
...
140(1) – Removal before expiry
Requires

Sec
...

Within 30 days of
Before taking any action, auditor concerned

resignation

should be provided an opportunity of being
heard
...
Companies)

in Form ADT-2
...

Opportunity

Board
Resolution

Application
to CG

Compiled by: CA
...
140(4) – Special Notice

Sec
...

or
(b) To appoint as auditor any
person other than retiring
auditor
...


Copy of notice to be sent
immediately to concerned auditor
...
G
...


that he shall not function as an auditor
and
C
...
may appoint another auditor in his place
...


resignation
...
140(3): Fine for non-

Representation need not be

compliance, Ranging from

sent or read out at meeting, if

Rs
...
5,00,000

on application of company or
other person, Tribunal pass

Compiled by: CA
...
G
...


such order
...
141 – Eligibility, Qualifications and Disqualifications of Auditor
Sec
...
141(3) - Persons not eligible for appointment

If after appointment

(a)

Body Corporate other than LLP

(b)

Officer or Employee of the company

(c)

Partner/Employee of Officer/Employee of the company

(d)

(i)

only if he is a CA
...


(iii)
Practicing in India

Sec
...
141(3)

of 3rd person > 1 Lac in the
* no disqualification if relative holds any security in the company of face value

are Qualified

He shall vacate the office

upto 1 Lac
...


(g)

A person who is in full time employment elsewhere
Or

If appointed as Auditor

Compiled by:
CA
...

(h)

Shall be authorized to

10 years has not elapsed
...


Compiled by: CA
...


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POWERS / RIGHTS & DUTIES OF COMPANY AUDITOR (Sec
...
143(1)

Right to
Obtain
Info
...
Cos
...

143(5)
CAG – direct the
auditor the manners
in which accounts
are to be audited
...

 Action
taken
thereon
 Its impact on
Accounts and F
...


DUTIES of AUDITOR

at all times
to books of Account & Vouchers
whether kept at Regd
...


From the officers of the company
As considers necessary
For performance of his duties
...
143(6)
Within 60 days of
days of receipt of
Audit Report

Test Audit
– Sec
...
S
...
companies

Bu such persons as
authorized by him

Inquire into Propriety
Matters – Sec
...
143(2)

Reporting u/s 143(3)

1
...

2
...

3
...

4
...

5
...

6
...

That to the best of auditor information & knowledge, the accounts & financial statements give a true and fair
view of the state of the company affairs as at the end of its financial year & profit & loss and cash flow for the
year
...
Obtained all necessary information for the audit
...
Proper books of accounts have been maintained
...
Branch audit report has been received and manner of dealing with it
...
143(4)
4
...

5
...

For every
6
...

matter
7
...

reported with a
8
...
r
...
maintenance of accounts
...
Adequacy and operative effectiveness of internal financial controls
...
Other matters as prescribed
...
Disclosure of impact of pending litigations on financial position
...
Provisions for Material Forseeable losses on long term contracts made
...
Any delay in transferring amounts to IEPF
...
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Committed by officers or employees

Rule 13
Fraud > 1Cr
...
143(8)
Sec
...
143(10)
Sec
...
(CARO, 2016)

Compiled by: CA
...
, forward his report to CG along with a
note that reply not recd
...


Nature of Fraud with description
Parties involves

Approx
...
142, 144, 145, 146 & 147)

Sec
...
144 – Auditor not to
render certain services

Sec
...
141(2)

 Shall be General meeting

 As approved by the BOD

or in such manner as
may

be

to Rs
...

 Officer in default–Imprisonment

Services that cannot be rendered directly or indirectly to

All Notice & other

upto 1 year or fine from Rs
...
1 Lac or Both

general

Co, Holding or Subsidiary

meetings

first auditor if appointed

 Accounting & Book Keeping
...


 Design & Implementation of Financial Information System
...

Elements of remuneration
 Shall

include

expenses

all

incurred

connection

with

in

audit

and any facility extended

 Investment advisory
...


 Violation of Sec
...
25,000 to Rs
...

 In case of Willful default –
Imprisonment upto 1 year and
fine from Rs
...
25 Lacs

If auditor convicted u/s 147(2)
he shall be liable to

at such meeting on

Compiled by: CA
...


Compiled by: CA
...


exempted

his

to auditor
...


Over the Company & Officer in
default – 147(1)
 Company – Fine from Rs
...
147 – Punishment for
Contravention

 Violation of Sec
...


determined

therein
...
146 –
Attending of
General meetings

Refund the remuneration
and
Pay for damages

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Title: Accounts audit
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