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PAPER – 1:
FINANCIAL REPORTING
QUESTIONS
Case Scenario - I
FA Ltd. is a company which manufactures aircraft parts and engines and sells
them to large multinational companies like Boeing and Airbus Industries.
Following are the details of some of the transactions entered into by the
company:
i. On 1 st April 20X2, the company began the construction of a new
production line in its aircraft parts manufacturing shed.
Costs relating to the production line are as follows:
Details Amount
` in lakhs
Costs of the basic materials (list price ` 12.5 lakhs less 10.00
20% trade discount)
Recoverable goods and services tax incurred but not 1.00
included in the purchase cost
Employment costs of the construction staff for three 1.20
months till 30 th June 20X2
Other overheads directly related to the construction 0.90
Payments to external advisors relating to the 0.50
construction
Expected dismantling and restoration costs 2.00
The production line took two months to make ready for use and was
brought into use on 31 st May 20X2.
The other overheads were incurred during the two-month period
ended on 31 st May 20X2. They included an abnormal cost of
` 0.3 lakhs caused by a major electrical fault.
The production line is expected to have a useful economic life of eight
years. After 8 years, FA Ltd. is legally required to dismantle the plant in
a specified manner and restore its location to an acceptable standard.
The amount of ` 2 lakhs included in the cost estimates is the amount
that is expected to be incurred at the end of the useful life of the
production line. The appropriate discount rate is 5%. The present
value of ` 1 payable in 8 years at a discount rate of 5% is
approximately ` 0.68.
Four years after being brought into use, the production line will require
a major overhaul to ensure that it generates economic benefits for the
second half of its useful life. The estimated cost of the overhaul, at
current prices, is ` 3 lakhs.
No impairment of the plant had occurred by 31 st March 20X3.
ii. During the year ended 31 st March 20X3, FA Ltd. provided consultancy
services to a customer regarding the installation of a new production
system related to aircraft parts. The system has caused the customer
considerable problems, so the customer has taken legal action against
the Company for the loss of profits that has arisen as a result of the
problems with the system. The customer has claimed damages to the
tune of ` 1.6 lakhs.
The legal department of FA Ltd. considers that there is a 25% chance
the claim can be successfully defended. The legal department further
stated that they are reasonably confident the Company is covered by
insurance against these types of loss. Th accountant feels nothing
needs to be provided for this claim as the Company is suitably covered
against any possible losses.
iii. FA Ltd. has an associate company, Flynet Limited. Following are the
information of Flynet Limited for the year ended 31 st March 20X3:
Particulars ` in lakhs
Net Income after taxes 120
Decrease in accounts receivables 20
Depreciation 25
Increase in inventory 10
Increase in accounts payable 7
Decrease in wages payable 5
Tax charge for the year (deferred tax liabilities) 15
Profit from sale of land 2
On the basis of the facts given above, chose the most appropriate
answer to Questions 1 to 5 below based on the relevant Indian
Accounting Standards (Ind AS).
Case Scenario - II
HS Limited (HSL) is a car manufacturing company. During the year, HSL has
entered into many transactions, details of which are given below.
i. With the intention to expand, HSL has entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement ("SPA") with the shareholders of FM Limited to purchase
30% stake in FM Limited as at 1 st June 20X2 at a price of ` 30 per share.
As per the terms of SPA, HSL has an option to purchase an additional
25% stake in FM Limited on or before 15 th June 20X2 at a price of ` 30
per share. Similarly, the selling shareholder has an option to sell
additional 25% stake in FM Limited on or before 15 th June, 20X2 to HSL
at a price of ` 30 per share. The decisions on relevant activities of
FM Limited are made in Annual General Meeting / Extraordinary
General Meeting (AGM / EGM). A resolution in AGM / EGM is passed
when more than 50% votes are cast in favour of the resolution. An
AGM / EGM can be called by giving atleast 21 days advance notice to
all shareholders.
ii. During the year, HSL issued Compulsory Convertible Debentures
("CCDs") on a private placement basis for ` 100 lakh. Each CCD is
convertible into 5 shares at the end of 4 years from the date of issue
and an annual interest is payable at the rate of 6% p.a. At initial
recognition, HSL recognized a liability component of compound
instrument at ` 20,79,063. HSL also incurred expenses of ` 2,00,000 in
connection with the issue of the instrument. Nature of expenses
includes fees paid to legal advisors, registration and regulatory fees.
iii. HSL acquired a 40% stake in NM Limited as at 1 st January, 20X2 for
` 8,00,000 and classified the investment in NM Limited as an associate.
As at 1 st January, 20X2, the carrying amount and fair value of plant &
equipment of NM Limited is ` 3,00,000 and ` 5,00,000 respectively with
remaining useful life of 5 years (i.e. 20 quarters). From
1 January, 20X2 to 31 March, 20X2, NM Limited generated a profit of
st st
` 50,000.
iv. While selling a car, HSL provides a trade discount of 1% on sale price
which is mentioned on the invoice. HSL provides a credit period of 7
days to its customers, however if paid upfront then HSL gives an
Required:
Discuss the potential conflicts which are arising in the above scenario
and the ethical principles that would guide Ms. Suparna Dasgupta in
responding to the situation.
Ind AS 22 ‘Income Taxes’
13. Joy Ltd. wishes to calculate tax base of its assets and liabilities as on
31st March 20X5. The Balance Sheet has been adjusted by current tax
expense.
Summarised Balance Sheet as on 31 st March 20X5:
ASSETS `
Non-current Assets
Property, Plant and Equipment 12,00,000
Intangible Assets-Product Development Costs 60,000
Investment in Subsidiary - Pall Ltd. 4,40,000
Current Assets
Trade Investments 2,08,000
Trade Receivables 6,26,000
Inventories 3,04,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,80,000
TOTAL ASSETS 30,18,000
EQUITY & LIABILITIES `
Equity
Share Capital 12,00,000
Accumulated Profits 7,37,438
Revaluation Surplus 88,000
Non-current Liabilities
Deferred Income - Government Grants 40,000
Liability for Product Warranty Costs 16,000
Notes:
(a) Depreciation expense for the year 20X4-20X5 allowable in
accordance with tax laws is ` 2,06,000. Accounting depreciation
included in operating costs is ` 1,70,000. Cost of PPE is
` 16,00,000 and Joy Ltd has deducted expenses of ` 4,16,000 in
its tax returns prior to the financial year 20X4-20X5. Moreover, as
on 31 st March 20X5, Joy Ltd for the first time revalued its
property, plant and equipment to fair value of ` 12,00,000
(revaluation surplus = ` 88,000).
(b) In 20X1-20X2, Joy Ltd incurred product development costs of
` 1,00,000. These costs were recognized as an asset and being
amortized over useful period of 10 years. For tax purposes,
Joy Ltd deducted full product development costs in 20X1-20X2.
(c) Trading investments were acquired in 20X3-20X4 with cost of
` 2,30,000. These investments are classified at fair value through
profit and loss and thus recognized at their fair value. Fair value
adjustments are not tax deductible.
(d) Bad debt provision amounts to ` 1,30,000 and relates to
2 debtors:
o Debtor A - ` 80,000 (receivable originated in 20X2-20X3
and 100% provision was recognized in 20X3-20X4) and
o Debtor B - ` 50,000 (receivable originated in 20X3-20X4 and
100% provision was recognized in 20X4-20X5).
Tax law allows deduction of 20% of provision for debtors overdue
for more than 1 year, another 30% for debtors overdue for more
than 2 years and remaining 50% for debtors overdue for more
than 3 years.
(e) Joy Ltd accounts for inventory obsolescence provision. New
provision created in 20X4-20X5 was ` 10,800 (total provision:
` 18,000). This provision is not tax deductible, as it is a general
provision.
(f) Government grants are not taxable. Government grant received
in 20X4-20X5 is appearing in the balance sheet.
(g) In 20X4-20X5, Joy Ltd made a further provision for product
warranty of ` 5,000. Such provisions for product warranty costs
are not tax deductible until the claims are paid or settled. During
the year 20X4-20X5, warranty claims were paid/settled for
` 6,200.
(h) During the year 20X4-20X5, Joy Ltd has introduced health care
benefits for employees. The expenses are allowable as deduction
in tax only when benefits are paid but in line with Ind AS 19, such
liability is recognized in profit or loss when employees provide
service.
Calculate temporary differences and deferred tax for Joy Ltd as on
31st March 20X5 assuming the tax rate is 32%.
Ind AS 23 ‘Borrowing Costs’
14. PQR Limited is engaged in Tourism business in India. The company
has planned to construct a Holiday Resort (Qualifying Asset) at Shimla.
The cost of the project has been met out of borrowed funds of
` 100 lakhs at the rate of 12% p.a. ` 40 lakhs were disbursed on
1st April 20X2 and the balance of ` 60 lakhs were disbursed on
1st June 20X2. The site planning work commenced on 1 st June 20X2,
since the Chief engineer of the project was on medical leave. The
company commenced physical construction on 1 st July 20X2 and the
work of construction continued till 30 th September 20X2 and thereafter
the construction activities stopped due to landslide on the road which
leads to construction site. The road blockages have been cleared by
the government machinery by 31 st December 20X2. Construction
Ind AS 2 ‘Inventories’
16. B Limited has valued its Stock held for distribution as free items on
claim by customers (on offers) at zero. Customers have a right to claim
the free item within 14 days from date of invoice. If the time limit of
14-day exceeds, the claim is foregone by the customer.
The majority of the free items require online registration by the buyers
for participation in the contest conducted by the respective brand
which needs to be done by the buyers within 3 days from the date of
invoice.
Out of it, a few items under this category were found damaged. The
replacement cost of such items would be ` 2,50,000.
Determine whether the entity has to book loss of inventory or provide
for replacement cost of the goods that need to be given as free items
to customers as per the principles of Ind AS.
Ind AS 7 ‘Statement of Cashflows’
17. Following is the Balance Sheet of Mars Ltd: ` in Lakhs
Additional Information:
(a) Profit before tax for the year is ` 200 lakhs and provision for tax
is ` 40 lakhs.
(b) Property, Plant and Equipment purchased during the year
` 100 lakhs.
(c) Current liabilities include Capital creditors of ` 25 lakhs as at
31st March 20X3 (Nil – 31st March 20X2)
(d) Long Term Borrowings raised during the year ` 120 lakhs.
From the information given, prepare a Statement of Cash Flows
following Indirect Method. Assume that Bank overdraft is an integral
part of the entity’s cash management.
Ind AS 115 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’
18. A property sale contract includes the following:
(a) Common areas
(b) Construction services and building material
(c) Property management services
(d) Golf membership
(e) Car park
(f) Land entitlement
Whether they could be considered as separate performance
obligations as per the requirements of Ind AS 115?
Ind AS 110 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’
19. At the beginning of its current financial year, AB Limited holds 90%
equity interest in BC Limited.
During the financial year, AB Limited sells 70% of its equity interest in
BC Limited to PQR Limited for a total consideration of ` 56 crore and
consequently loses control of BC Limited.
At the date of disposal, fair value of the 20% interest retained by
AB Limited is ` 16 crore and the net assets of BC Limited are fair valued
at ` 60 crore.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS/HINTS
Reason:
As per para 16(c) of Ind AS 16, elements of cost of PPE includes the
initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and
restoring the site on which it is located, the obligation for which an
entity incurs either when the item is acquired or as a consequence of
having used the item during a particular period for purposes other
than to produce inventories during that period.
Particulars ` in lakhs
Net Income after taxes 120
Add /(Less) No- cash or non-operating item:
Depreciation 25
Profit from sale of land (2)
Tax charges for the year (deferred tax liabilities) 15
158
Decrease in accounts receivables 20
Increase in inventory (10)
Increase in accounts payable 7
Decrease in wages payable (5)
Cash flow from operations 170
Reason:
In accordance with Ind AS 37 ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and
Contingent Assets’, the claim made by the customer needs to be
recognised as a liability in the financial statements for the year ended
31st March 20X3.
The standard stipulates that a provision should be made when, at the
reporting date:
– An entity has a present obligation arising out of a past event.
– There is a probable outflow of economic benefits.
– A reliable estimate can be made of the outflow.
Since, all three of the above conditions are satisfied here, a provision is
required to be made.
The provision should be measured at the amount the entity would
rationally pay to settle the obligation at the reporting date.
Where there is a range of possible outcomes, the individual most likely
outcome is often the most appropriate measure to use.
In this case, a provision of ` 1.6 lakhs seems appropriate, with a
corresponding charge to profit or loss.
4. Option (c): ` 1.76 lakhs; ` 1.42 lakhs
5. Option (a): ` 13.26 lakhs
Reason for 4 & 5:
Statement showing computation of cost of production line
Particulars ` in lakhs
Purchase cost 10.00
GST – recoverable goods and services tax not included -
Employment costs during the period of getting the 0.80
production line ready for use [(1.2/3 month) x 2 month]
Particulars ` in lakhs
Non-current liabilities (` 2 lakhs x 0.68) 1.36
Add: Finance cost (1.36 x 5% x 10/12) 0.06
Net book value – carried to Balance Sheet 1.42
Particulars ` in lakhs
Depreciation (W.N.) 1.70
Finance cost (1.36 x 5% x 10/12) 0.06
Amounts carried to Statement of Profit & Loss 1.76
Working Note:
Calculation of depreciation charge
Particulars ` in lakhs
The asset is split into two depreciable components out
of the total capitalization amount of 13.26 lakhs:
• Depreciation for ` 3 lakhs with a useful economic
life of four years (3 lakhs x ¼ x 10/12). 0.63
(This is related to a major overhaul to ensure that
it generates economic benefits for the second half
of its useful life)
Reason:
As per para 10 of Ind AS 28, under the equity method, on initial
recognition the investment in an associate or a joint venture is
recognised at cost, and the carrying amount is increased or decreased
to recognise the investor’s share of the profit or loss of the investee
after the date of acquisition.
Accordingly,
Cost of investment for 40% stake on acquisition date ` 8,00,000
Add: Share of post-acquisition profit and loss (50,000 x 40%) ` 20,000
Less: Share of post-acquisition loss due to additional
depreciation [{(5,00,000 – 3,00,000)/20} x 40%] (` 4,000)
` 8,16,000
7. Option (d): Trade discount, cash discount and value of voucher shall
be reduced from revenue
Reason
Discounts and vouchers are incentives given to customers. For
Incentives, Paragraph 70 of Ind AS 115, inter-alia, states that
consideration payable to a customer includes cash amounts that an
entity pays, or expects to pay, to the customer (or to other parties that
purchase the entity’s goods or services from the customer).
Consideration payable to a customer also includes credit or other items
(for example, a coupon or voucher) that can be applied against
amounts owed to the entity (or to other parties that purchase the
Reason
Compulsory convertible debentures with annual interest payout is a
compound financial instrument. As per the information given in the
question the liability element to be initially recognised is ` 20,79,063.
Hence the equity element would be ` 79,20,937 (1,00,00,000 –
20,79,063). Transaction cost of ` 2,00,000 will be apportioned in equity
and liability component in the ratio of 79,20,937 : 20,79,063, which
would be as follows:
Transaction cost attributable to equity = 2,00,000 x (79,20,937 /
1,00,00,000) = ` 1,58,419
Transaction cost attributable to liability = 2,00,000 x (20,79,063 /
1,00,00,000) = ` 41,581
9. Option (d): HSL has an option to measure all such investments either
at cost or in accordance with Ind AS 109. The option is available for
each category of investments separately (i.e. subsidiaries, associates
and joint venture)
Reason
As per para 10 of Ind AS 27, when an entity prepares separate financial
statements, it shall account for investments in subsidiaries, joint
ventures and associates either: (a) at cost, or (b) in accordance with
Ind AS 109. The entity shall apply the same accounting for each
category of investments.
Reason
Paragraph 10 of Ind AS 110 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’, states
that an investor has power over an investee when the investor has
existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant
activities, i.e. the activities that significantly affect the investee’s
returns.
As per the facts given in the question, HSL. has 15 days to exercise the
option to purchase 25% additional stake in FM Ltd. which will give it
majority voting rights of 55% (30% + 25%). This is a substantive
potential voting rights which is currently exercisable.
Further, the decisions on relevant activities of FM Ltd. are made in
AGM / EGM. An AGM / EGM can be called by giving atleast 21 days
advance notice. A resolution in AGM / EGM is passed when more than
50% votes are casted in favour of the resolution. Thus, the existing
shareholders of FM Ltd. are unable to change the existing policies over
the relevant activities before the exercise of option by HSL. HSL can
exercise the option and get voting rights more than 50% at the date of
AGM / EGM. Accordingly, the option contract gives HSL the current
ability to direct the relevant activities even before the option contract
is settled. Therefore, HSL controls FM Ltd. as at 1 st June, 20X2.
11. (i) Acquisition date for accounting of business combination is
The date on which the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree is
generally the date on which the acquirer legally transfers the
consideration, acquires the assets and assumes the liabilities of
the acquiree. In the given case, the acquisition date is
1st April, 20X2 i.e. when Pride Ltd. acquired 100% holding of
Famous Ltd.
(ii) Computation of gain on previously held interest
An entity shall discontinue the use of the equity method from the
date when its investment ceases to be an associate or a joint
venture. If the investment in an associate becomes a investment
in a subsidiary, the entity shall account for its investment in
accordance with Ind AS 103 and Ind AS 110.
Ind AS 103 provides that in a business combination achieved in
stages, the acquirer is required to remeasure the previously held
equity interest at its acquisition date fair value and recognise any
gain or loss in profit or loss or other comprehensive income, as
appropriate. In prior reporting periods, the acquirer may have
recognised changes in the value of its equity interest in the
acquiree in other comprehensive income. If so, the amount that
was recognised in the other comprehensive income shall be
recognised on the same basis as would be required if the
acquirer had disposed directly of the previously held equity
interest.
The gain on previously held equity interest in Famous Ltd. is
calculated as follows:
` in crore
Net Identifiable Assets Dr. 15,000
Goodwill (W.N.1) Dr. 2,000
Foreign currency translation reserve Dr. 50
PPE revaluation reserve Dr. 25
To Cash 12,500
To Investment in Associate – Famous 4,425
Ltd.
To Retained Earnings (W.N.) 25
To Gain on previously held interest 125
recognised in profit and loss (Refer
point (ii) above)
Working Note:
The credit to retained earnings represents the reversal of the
unrealised gain of ` 25 crore in OCI related to the revaluation of PPE.
In accordance with Ind AS 16, this amount is not reclassified to profit
or loss.
12. Presentation of Revenue numbers:
Ind AS 115 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ requires revenue
to be recognized only on satisfaction of the performance obligations
under the contract. It is crucial that the performance obligations be
identified at the commencement of the contract, so that the trigger
points for revenue recognition become identifiable.
Management would always have an incentive to present higher
revenue numbers. In the given case, the fact that the COO is given an
incentive for revenues and EBITDA indicates that revenue is a potential
area for material misstatement, given the personal interest of the COO
in the same.
The sale of fibre optic cable cannot be recognized on 31 st March 20X2
as the goods are not yet transferred to the customer Ethernet Bullet
Ltd.’s factory premises, which is one of the critical obligations of
Astra Ltd. The contention of the COO that it takes merely a few
minutes to shift the goods, and hence the sale can be recognized does
not hold true. One can always cross-question as to why the movement
of goods did not happen, if it was merely a few minutes job. It could
be a possibility that the goods may not be packed, or there may still be
some pending inspection of the goods before transferring the same
etc. In view of this, the performance obligation under this contract has
not been completed, and hence booking the revenue has resulted in an
overstatement of revenue by ` 2 crores, and a consequent inflation of
profits, assuming that Astra Ltd. is making profit on this sale
transaction. Additionally, booking this sale has resulted in an
understatement of inventory as at the reporting date of
31st March 20X2.
In view of the above, multiple conflicts of interest arise for Ms. Suparna
Dasgupta:
(a) Pressure to present favourable revenue figures and chartered
accountant’s personal circumstances
The chartered accountant is under pressure to present favourable
numbers, notably in favour of the COO, thereby increasing the
incentives to the COO, and in turn benefiting with the continued
job prospects. Thus, the ethical and professional standards
required of the accountant are at odds with the pressures of her
personal circumstances.
(b) Duty to stakeholders
The directors have a duty to act in the best interests of the
company’s stakeholders. While higher revenue numbers do
indicate a good growth trajectory of the company, recognizing
the revenue before fulfilling the performance obligations, or
incorrectly booking grant income as revenue, results in
Product
Development
Costs 60,000 0 60,000 Taxable (19,200)
Trading
investments 2,08,000 2,30,000 (22,000) Deductible 7,040
Deferred income
– Government
grants (40,000) 0 (40,000) Excluded 0
Liability for
product warranty
costs (16,000) 0 (16,000) Deductible 5,120
Health care
benefits for
Total Deferred
Tax Asset 65,920
Total Deferred
Tax Liability (90,240)
Working Notes:
1. Property Plant & Equipment as per tax records
`
Cost of PPE 16,00,000
Less: Current tax depreciation (2,06,000)
Less: Previous year tax depreciation (4,16,000)
Tax base 9,78,000
`
Calculation of cost for tax records
Carrying amount 6,26,000
Add back: Bad debt provision 1,30,000
Cost A 7,56,000
Debtor A – ` 80,000 from 20X2-20X3
1 year – 20% deducted in 20X3-20X4 16,000
2 years – 30% deducted in 20X4-20X5 24,000
Already deducted for tax 40,000
Debtor B- ` 50,000 from 20X3-20X4
1 year – 20% deducted in 20X4-20X5 10,000
Total deduction for tax purpose B (50,000)
Tax base of trade receivables A-B 7,06,000
17. Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 st March, 20X3
(` in (` in
lakhs) lakhs)
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before taxation 200
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation [410 - (450 - 100)] 60
260
Increase in inventories (800 - 700) (100)
Decrease in trade receivables (600 - 580) 20
Increase in other non-current assets (95 - 85) (10)
Increase in other current assets (160 - 120) (40)
Increase in non-current liabilities (90 - 80) 10
Increase in trade payables (455 – 25 - 450) (20)
Other current liabilities (Refer Note 1)
[(90 + 40) - 45] (85)
Net cash generated from operating activities 35
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid to purchase PPE (100-25) (75)
Cash paid to acquire investment (100-60) (40)
Net cash outflow from investing activities (115)
Cash flows from financing activities
Raising of equity share capital (280 - 250) 30
Long-term borrowings raised during the year 120
Long-term borrowings repaid during the year
[(300 + 120) - 360] (60)
Net cash outflow from financing activities 90
Increase in cash and cash equivalents during
the year 10
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the year (420-300) (Refer Note 2) (120)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
year (410-300) (Refer Note 2) (110)
balancing figure
De-recognition of total net 60
assets of subsidiary
Reclassification of FVTOCI
reserve on debt
instruments to profit or
loss
FVTOCI reserve on debt 5.4
instruments (6 cr. x 90%)
To Profit and loss 5.4 5.4
Reclassification of net
measurement loss reserve
to profit or loss
Reserve and Surplus 2.7 -2.7
To Net measurement 2.7
loss reserve (FVTOCI) [(3 cr.
x 90%)]
Reclassification of FVTOCI
reserve on equity
instruments to retained
earnings
FVTOCI reserve on equity 3.6
instruments (4 crux 90%)
To Reserve and Surplus 3.6 3.6
Foreign currency
translation reserve
reclassified to profit or
loss
Foreign currency 7.2
translation reserve (FVOCI)
[8 cr. x 90%]
To Profit and loss 7.2 7.2
Total 30.6 0.9
20. As per para 10 of Ind AS 102, for equity settled share-based payment
transactions, the entity shall measure the goods or services received,
and the corresponding increase in equity, directly, at the fair value of
the goods or services received, unless that fair value cannot be
estimated reliably. If the entity cannot estimate reliably the fair value
of the goods or services received, the entity shall measure their value,
and the corresponding increase in equity, indirectly, by reference to
the fair value of the equity instruments granted. Here, since the fair
value of the asset received can be estimated reliably, the price for
recording the machinery would be ` 160 lakhs.
Further the control is assumed to be transferred on the date the
delivery is received which is 1 st November, 20X2. Therefore, this will be
the date for recognizing the machinery in the books.
PAPER – 2
ADVANCED FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
QUESTIONS
Securitization
1. Grow More Ltd. an NBFC is in the need of funds and hence it sold its
receivables to MAC Financial Corporation (MFC) for ` 100 million. MFC
created a trust for this purpose called General Investment Trust (GIT)
through which it issued securities carrying a different level of risk and
return to the investors. Further, this structure also permits the GIT to
reinvest surplus funds for short term as per their requirement.
MFC also appointed a third party, Safeguard Pvt. Ltd. (SPL) to collect the
payment due from obligor(s) and passes it to GIT. It will also follow up
with defaulting obligor and if required initiate appropriate legal action
against them.
Based on above scenario, answer the following questions:
I. The securitized instrument issued for ` 100 million by the GIT falls
under category of ……….
(a) Pass Through certificate (PTCs)
(b) Pay Through Security (PTS)
(c) Stripped Security
(d) Debt Fund.
II. In the above scenario, the Originator is………………….
(a) Grow More Ltd.
(b) MAC Financial Corporation (MFC)
Test 1
For the past five years, you collected daily price changes of the stocks in the
XYZ Stock Index. You calculated correlation coefficients for different lag
periods and analyzed whether past price changes exhibit any significant
correlation with future price changes. You considered price changes to be
serially independent. The results indicated that most auto correlation
coefficients are close to zero and statistically insignificant, suggesting those
past price changes do not predict future price changes.
Test 2
You further investigated the randomness of price changes in the XYZ
Stock Index. Analyzing the sequence of daily price changes, you count
the number of runs where price changes are consistently positive or
negative. Upon comparing the observed number of runs with the
expected number based on randomness, you find that they align closely,
supporting the idea that price changes follow a random pattern.
Test 3
To examine the efficacy of trading strategies based on historical price
trends, you implemented a simple trading rule for the XYZ Stock Index.
The rule involves buying when the price crosses a moving average of 5%
threshold and selling when it crosses another 7% threshold. Over a
period of testing, you computed the returns generated by the trading
strategy. The results revealed that the returns are not consistently better
than random chance, implying that past price trends do not reliably
predict future price movements.
Conclusion:
After conducting the three tests the evidence supports the weak form of
Efficient Market Theory for the XYZ Stock Index you concluded that past
price trends do not reliably predict future price movements.
Based on the above information answer the following questions:
I. Test 1 is …………………
(a) Serial Correlation test
(b) Filter Rules test
INR/US $ = ` 86.25
JPY/US$ = JPY 140.85
Note: Make calculation of ¥ rate in ` upto 4 decimal points.
7. A UK based exporter exported goods to USA. The Invoice amount is
$ 7,00,000 and credit period is 3 months. Exchange rates in London are
as follows: -
Spot Rate ($/£) 1.5865 – 1.5905
3-month Forward Rate ($/£) 1.6100 – 1.6140
Rates of interest in Money Market:
Deposit Loan
$ 7% 9%
£ 5% 8%
Required:
(i) Tabulate the NPV of the project. Does it represent the actual
outcome? Comment.
(ii) Examine the impact of 2.5 percent adverse variance in each of the
variables on the project’s NPV. Decide which variable is having
maximum effect?
(iii) Critically analyse the Sensitivity analysis as method of
incorporating risk in capital budgeting decisions.
Consider Life of the project as 3 years.
Interest Rate Risk Management
9. A Inc. and B Inc. intend to borrow $ 200,000 and $ 200,000 in ¥
respectively for a time horizon of one year. The prevalent interest rates
are as follows:
Company ¥ Loan $ Loan
A Inc 5% 9%
B Inc 8% 10%
The prevalent exchange rate is $ 1 = ¥ 120.
They entered in a currency swap under which it is agreed that B Inc will
pay A Inc @ 1% over the ¥ Loan interest rate which the later will have to
pay as a result of the agreed currency swap whereas A Inc will reimburse
interest to B Inc only to the extent of 9%.
Keeping the exchange rate invariant, assess and analyse the opportunity
gain or loss component of the ultimate outcome, resulting from the
designed currency swap.
Mutual Fund
10. There are two Mutual Funds viz. D Mutual Fund Ltd. and K Mutual Fund
Ltd. Each having close ended equity schemes.
NAV as on 31-12-2022 of equity schemes of D Mutual Fund Ltd. is ` 70.71
(consisting 99% equity and remaining cash balance) and that of K Mutual
Fund Ltd. is ` 62.50 (consisting 96% equity and balance in cash).
Required:
(i) Comment on return and risk of investment in individual shares.
(ii) Compare the risk and return of these two shares with a Portfolio of
these shares in equal proportions.
Note: Round off figures (e.g. EPS etc.) upto 2 decimal points.
International Financial management
13. Mr. Vishwas, a friend of Mr. Pramod who is one of the Directors of
Ashirwad Limited, is a citizen of Mauritius. His immediate family
members including his parents, born in India are residing in India. He
has many friends in different parts of India, due to which he happens to
visit India on frequent basis. He along with Mr. Pramod evince interest
in setting up business in India and formally incorporate a company to
commence their operations. Accordingly, a company is called “Aerious
Private Ltd.” got incorporated in Mumbai.
Assume that applicable tax rate in India is 30%. Since there is Double tax
avoidance agreement between India and Mauritius, the company is not
required to pay tax in Mauritius if tax has been paid in India.
The applicable inflation rates for revenues & costs are as follows:
SUGGESTED ANSWERS/HINTS
1.
I (b)
II (b)
III (c)
IV (d)
V (b)
2.
I (a)
II (c)
III (b)
IV (d)
V (c)
3. Total premium paid on purchasing a call and put option
= (` 30 per share × 100) + (` 5 per share × 100)
= ` 3,000 + ` 500 = ` 3,500
After 3 months
1. Take money out of the Bank.
2. Take delivery by paying ` 222 and return the unit of stock to the
party whom short sell was made along.
3. Pay the Dividend amount to the buyer whom short sell was made.
Total Inflow = 220 + (220 x 0.15 x 0.25) = ` 228.25
Total Outflow = 222 + 2.50 = ` 224.50
Net Gain to the Arbitrager = Total Inflow – Total Outflow
= ` 228.25 - ` 224.50
= ` 3.75
Thus, the arbitrager earns ` 3.75 per share without involving any risk.
5. (i) Calculation of WACC of each company
Orange Grape Apple
Total debt (`) 80,000 50,000 20,000
Post tax Cost of debt 10.40% 8.45% 9.75%
Equity Fund (`) 20,000 50,000 80,000
WACC
Orange: (10.4 x 0.8) + (26 x 0.2) = 13.52%
Grape: (8.45 x 0.5) + (22 x 0.5) = 15.225%
Apple: (9.75 x 0.2) + (20 x 0.8) = 17.95%
(ii) Economic Valued Added (EVA) of each company
(iv) Since the three entities have different capital structures, they
would be exposed to different degrees of financial risk. The PE
ratio should therefore be adjusted for the risk factor.
(v) Market Capitalisation
Orange Grape Apple
Estimated Stock Price (`) 14.30 15.95 15.73
No. of shares 6,100 8,293 10,000
Estimated Market Cap (`) 87,230 1,32,273.35 1,57,300
6. Since the direct quote for ¥ and ` is not available it will be calculated by
cross exchange rate as follows:
`/$ x $/¥ = `/¥
82.22/132.34 = 0.6213
Spot rate on date of export 1 ¥ = ` 0.6213
Estimated Rate of ¥ for Dec.31, 2022 = ` 0.5519 (` 85/¥ 154)
Create: $ Liability.
Borrow: In $. The borrowing rate is 9% per annum or 2.25% per quarter.
Amount to be borrowed: 7,00,000 / 1.0225 = $ 6,84,596.58
Convert: Sell $ and buy £. The relevant rate is the Ask rate, namely,
1.5905 per £,
(Note: This is an indirect quote).
Amount of £s received on conversion is 4,30,428.53 (6,84,596.58 /
1.5905).
Invest: £ 4,30,428.53 will be invested at 5% for 3 months and get
£ 4,35,808.89
Settle: The liability of $ 6,84,596.58 at interest of 2.25 per cent quarter
matures to $7,00,000 receivable from customer.
Using forward rate, amount receivable is = 7,00,000 / 1.6140 =
£ 4,33,705.08
Amount received through money market hedge = £ 4,35,808.89
Gain = £ 4,35,808.89– £ 4,33,705.08= £ 2103.81
Justification: By following the prescribed steps under hedging we
found the exporter receives £ 4,33,705.08 by using forward cover while
he receives £ 4,35,808.89 through money market hedge. Thus, money
market hedge helps exporter to receive £ 2103.81 more than the amount
received using Forward contract. Hence it is more beneficial.
8. (i) Calculation of Net Cash Inflow per year
Particulars Amount (`)
A Selling price per unit 100
B Variable cost per unit 50
C Contribution per unit (A - B) 50
D Number of units sold per year 5 Cr.
E Total Contribution (C × D) ` 250 Cr.
F Fixed cost per year ` 50 Cr.
G Net cash inflow per year (E - F) ` 200 Cr.
Here, NPV represent the most likely outcomes and not the actual
outcomes. The actual outcome can be lower or higher than the
expected outcome.
(ii) Sensitivity Analysis considering 2.5 % Adverse Variance in each
variable
Particulars Base Initial Selling Variable Fixed Units
capital Price per Cost Per Cost Per sold per
cost Unit Unit Unit year
increased Reduced increased increased reduced
to ` 410 to ` 97.5 to to to 4.875
crore ` 51.25 ` 51.25 crore
(`) (`) (`) (`) (`) (`)
A Selling price 100 100 97.50 100 100 100
per unit
B Variable 50 50 50 51.25 50 50
cost per
unit
C Contribution 50 50 47.50 48.75 50 50
per unit
(A - B)
(` in Cr.) (` in Cr.) (` in Cr.) (` in Cr.) (` in Cr.) (` in Cr.)
D Number of 5 5 5 5 5 4.875
units sold
per year
(units in
Crores)
E Total 250 250 237.50 243.75 250 243.75
Contributio
n
(C × D)
F Fixed cost 50 50 50 50 51.25 50
per year
G Net Cash 200 200 187.50 193.75 198.75 193.75
Inflow per
year (E - F)
H PV of Net 534.60 534.60 501.19 517.89 531.26 517.89
cash Inflow
per year
(G × 2.673)
I Initial 400 410 400 400 400 400
capital cost
J NPV (H - I) 134.60 124.60 101.19 117.89 131.26 117.89
K Percentage - -7.43% -24.82% -12.41% -2.48% -12.41%
Change in
NPV
The above table shows that by changing one variable at a time by 2.5%
(adverse) while keeping the others constant, the impact in percentage
terms on the NPV of the project can be calculated. Thus, the change in
selling price has the maximum effect on the NPV by 24.82%.
Advantages of Sensitivity Analysis:
Following are the main advantages of Sensitivity Analysis:
(1) Critical Issues: This analysis identifies critical factors that impinge
on a project’s success or failure.
(2) Simplicity: It is a simple technique.
Disadvantage of Sensitivity Analysis
Following are the main disadvantages of Sensitivity Analysis:
(1) Assumption of Independence: This analysis assumes that all
variables are independent i.e. they are not related to each other,
which is unlikely in real life.
(2) Ignore probability: This analysis does not look to the probability
of changes in the variables
9. Opportunity gain of A Inc under currency swap
Receipt Payment Net
Interest to be remitted to B. Inc
in $ 2,00,000 х 9% = $18,000 ¥21,60,000
Converted into ($18,000 х ¥120)
Interest to be received from B. ¥14,40,000 -
Inc in $ converted into Y (6% х
$2,00,000 х ¥120)
Interest payable on Y loan - ¥12,00,000
¥14,40,000 ¥33,60,000
Net Payment ¥19,20,000 -
¥33,60,000 ¥33,60,000
$ equivalent paid ¥19,20,000 х $16,000
(1/¥120)
Interest payable without swap $18,000
in $
Opportunity gain in $ $ 2,000
Alternative Solution
Cash Flows of A Inc
(i) At the time of exchange of principal amount
Transactions Cash Flows
Borrowings $2,00,000 X ¥120 + ¥240,00,000
Swap - ¥240,00,000
Swap +$2,00,000
Net Amount +$2,00,000
(ii) At the time of exchange of interest amount
D Mutual K Mutual
Fund Ltd. Fund Ltd.
NAV on 31.12.14 ` 70.71 ` 62.50
% of Equity 99% 96%
Equity element in NAV ` 70 ` 60
Cash element in NAV ` 0.71 ` 2.50
E(R) - Rf = 22.50
E(R) - R f 22.50
Treynor Ratio = 15 = =
βD βD
βD = 22.50/15 = 1.50
(b) K Mutual Fund Ltd.
E(R) - R f E(R) - R f
Sharpe Ratio = 3.3 = =
σK 5
E(R) - Rf = 16.50
E(R) - R f 16.50
Treynor Ratio = 15 = =
βK βK
βK = 16.50/15 = 1.10
(III) Decrease in the Value of Equity
D Mutual K Mutual
Fund Ltd. Fund Ltd.
Market goes down by 5.00% 5.00%
Beta 1.50 1.10
Equity component goes down 7.50% 5.50%
D Mutual K Mutual
Fund Ltd. Fund Ltd.
Cash in Hand on 31.12.14 ` 0.71 ` 2.50
Less: Exp. Per month ` 0.25 ` 0.25
Balance after 1 month ` 0.46 ` 2.25
D Mutual K Mutual
Fund Fund
E(R) - RF (a) 22.50 16.50
Risk free rate of return (b) 7 7
Expected Return (a+b) =(c) 29.50 23.50
Standard deviation (d) 11.25 5
Risk per unit Return (d/c) 0.38 0.21
Hence the expected return from ABC = 12.55% and XYZ is 12.10%
σ X2 - rAX σ A σ X σ 2X - Cov.AX
XABC = or =
σ 2A + σ X2 - 2rAX σ A σ X σ 2A + σ 2X - 2 Cov.AX
% ABC = 46.50%,
% XYZ = (1 – 0.4650) = 0.5350 = 53.50%
` 1,300crores
12. No. of Shares = = 32.50 Crores
` 40
PAT
EPS =
No.of shares
` 290 crores
EPS = = ` 8.92
32.5 crores
Calculation of value per share using Free Cash Flow to Equity as basis:
FCFE = Net income – [(1-b) (capex – dep) + (1-b) ( ΔWC )]
FCFE = 8.92 – [(1-0.27) (47-39) + (1-0.27) (3.45)]
= 8.92 – [5.84 + 2.52] = ` 0.564
Cost of Equity (K e)= Rf + ß (Rm – Rf)
= 8.7 + 0.1 (10.3 – 8.7) = 8.86%
From the above we can see that value per share on the basis of dividend
discount model is more than the value per share on the basis of free
cash flow to equity model.
In the dividend discount model, the analyst considers the stream of
expected dividends to value the company’s stock. It is assumed that the
company follows a consistent dividend payout ratio which can be less
than the actual cash available with the firm.
A stock’s intrinsic value based on the dividend discount model may not
represent the fair value for the shareholders because dividends are
distributed in the form of cash from profits. In case the company is
maintaining healthy cash in its balance sheet then it means that dividend
pay-out is low which could result in undervaluation of the stock.
In the case of free cash flow to equity model a stock is valued on the
cash flow available for distribution after all the reinvestment needs of
capex and incremental working capital are met. Thus, using the free cash
flow to equity model provides a better measure for valuations in
comparison to the dividend discount model.
Thus, the view of Mr. Amit that dividend discount model represents the
fair value is incorrect. The share is not under-valued rather it is
overvalued if we take “free cash flow to equity model” into
consideration.
13. To evaluate whether investment in same project is a viable option or not,
we shall compute the NPV of the project.
Working Note:
(1) Expected Exchange Rates
(2) Initial Investment = MUR 100 Million x INR 1.88 = INR 18.80 crore
Working Capital (Year 1) = MUR 2 Millionx1.8979 = INR 0.3796 crore
Working Capital (Year 2) = MUR 2 Millionx1.9160 = INR 0.3832 crore
Working Capital (Year 3) = MUR 2 Millionx1.9342 = INR 0.3868 crore
Working Capital (Year 4) = MUR 2 Millionx1.9526 = INR 0.3905 crore
(3) WACC = 40% x 10% + 60% x 12% = 11.20%
(4) Inflation adjusted Revenue
Year 1 2 3 4
Revenue 6.600 8.393 10.3594 11.0845
Less: Cost 3.360 4.928 5.3715 5.8012
Less: Depreciation 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800
Profit before Tax (PBT) 1.440 1.665 3.1879 3.4833
Tax @ 30% 0.432 0.4995 0.9564 1.0450
Profit after Tax 1.008 1.1655 2.2315 2.4383
Add: Depreciation 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800
Cash Flows 2.808 2.9655 4.0315 4.2383
Year 0 1 2 3 4
Initial Investment (18.80)
(` Crore)
PAPER – 3:
ADVANCED AUDITING,
ASSURANCE AND
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION
QUESTIONS
The borrowings from bank consisted of working capital credit facilities only. The
company had been enjoying such credit facilities with a sanctioned amount of
`75 crore in Financial Year 21-22. The credit facilities were enhanced to ` 100
crore at beginning of Financial Year 22-23. Outstanding balance in above credit
facilities has never crossed sanctioned limits at any time during each of the above
years.
Mr. Shubham, partner at BB & Associates, Chartered Accountants firm, was
appointed as engagement partner for audit of general-purpose financial
statements of Amrita Industries Private Limited for FY 2022-23. Before finalising
audit plan, BB & Associates asked for internal audit reports. However,
management informed him that there was no internal audit team or function in
the organization.
During the course of audit of general-purpose financial statements, Mr. Anand,
an audit executive performed risk assessment procedures, test of controls and
substantive procedures. He performed a trend analysis to compare the
purchases of raw materials in various months. He also performed purchase–
production–sale cycle analysis to understand inventory holding. Besides going
through the company’s internal control manuals and visiting company’s plant,
inquiries were also made with company’s information system personnel to
provide information about control failures. Diligent inquiries were also made
from company’s marketing personnel regarding contractual arrangements with
customers. Inquiries were also made from company’s in-house legal counsel and
communications were also made with company’s external legal counsel by
sending a letter of inquiry.
While issuing the report, BCD & Co inserted an Other Matter Paragraph in the
Audit Report specifying the use of a special purpose financial reporting
framework for preparing and presenting the financial statements. On the other
hand, BB & Associates decided to issue an adverse opinion on all financial
statement except for cash flow statement and an unmodified opinion on cash
flow statement. As per BB & Associates, the cash flow statement was prepared as
per the required method, and hence, it did reflect the appropriate figures.
On the basis of the abovementioned facts, you are required to answer the
following MCQs:
1. The audit team of BCD & Co were not sure which materiality to choose
to evaluate the effect of identified misstatements on the audit and of
uncorrected misstatements, if any, on the financial statements in order
to form an opinion and to conclude as to whether the auditor has
obtained reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error. You are required to guide the audit team by selecting the
appropriate option from below:
(a) In the case of special purpose financial statements, management may
agree with the intended users on a threshold below which
misstatements identified during the audit will not be corrected or
otherwise adjusted. The existence of such a threshold does not
relieve the auditor from the requirement to determine materiality in
accordance with SA 320 for purposes of planning and performing the
audit of the special purpose financial statements.
(b) In the case of special purpose financial statements, management may
agree with the intended users on a threshold below which
misstatements identified during the audit will not be corrected or
otherwise adjusted. The existence of such a threshold is sufficient to
comply with the requirement of determining materiality in
accordance with SA 320 for purposes of planning and performing the
audit of the special purpose financial statements.
(c) In the case of special purpose financial statements, misstatements
based on consideration of the financial information needs of the
intended users are considered material and pervasive. However, the
auditor needs to follow the threshold limit provided in terms of the
contract, and such thresholds should be considered as the
performance materiality for planning and performing the audit.
(d) The auditor is required to comply with each requirement of an SA
unless, in the circumstances of the audit, the entire SA is not relevant,
or the requirement is not relevant because it is conditional and the
condition does not exist. In the case of an audit of special purpose
March 31, 2023, the audited financial statements of all components are
available, except for the German company, whose audit has been
delayed and won't be completed before the release date of the
consolidated financial statements (CFS) of the parent company.
The financial statements of the German company for the consolidation
audit of CFS, what could be the possible situation?
(a) Since the audit of the German company is in progress, its financial
statements subject to audit can be considered by the auditor of
the parent company. Audited and signed financials can be
provided to auditors even after the release of audited CFS, as this
is a matter of documentation only.
(b) If the auditor does not receive audited financial statements of the
German company, he should modify his audit report.
(c) The management should provide management accounts to the
auditors of CFS, and the auditor can mention this point in the
"other matters" paragraph in his audit report, which is an
acceptable approach.
(d) The auditor should exclude the financial statements of the German
company from the CFS.
PART B: DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS
Standards on Auditing, Statements and Guidance Notes
General Auditing Principles and Reporting
9. While conducting the audit of Quantum Mechanics Limited, Mr. Manoj,
the audit manager, identified significant payments made by the
company for legal and retainership fees related to litigation. The
litigation pertained to the Thirunelly manufacturing plant, situated on
forest land reserved for the Elephant Corridor, which was declared
illegally constructed. The company had received a notice to
decommission the plant by 31-05-2022, but it had challenged
decommissioning order in the High Court and matter was still pending
there. The company had not disclosed any information related to the
litigation in its financial statements for Financial Year 2022-23. The
Thirunelly plant accounted for over 75% of the company's annual
Evaluate above control designed by bank in the system for the purpose
of exercising control over such advances in compliance to regulatory
guidelines.
Audit of Public Sector Undertakings
16. Comptroller & Auditor General appointed Saha & Associates, a
Chartered Accountant firm, to conduct Performance audit of herbal Ltd.,
a public sector undertaking of Government of India. The firm conducted
the audit with a view to check that all the expenses of the unit are in
conformity with the public interest and publicly accepted customs. The
audit report submitted by the audit firm was rejected by C&AG. Give
your opinion on the action of C&AG.
Internal Audit
17. Sanjana has recently joined as Chief Internal Auditor of Up Scale Limited,
a listed company brings to her knowledge many prior audit issues. Her
subordinate staff in internal audit department highlighted in the
previous internal audit reports which are still open. Does she have any
responsibilities in this regard? How she should proceed in this situation?
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & Environment, Social and
Governance (ESG) Assurance
18. SEBI has made Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)
mandatory for certain listed companies. It is an evolutionary step in
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting. Discuss the nature
of ESG reporting. How can corporates contribute to Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)?
Is this correct as per the Professional Ethics and ICAI’s guidelines and
pronouncements?
SUGGESTED ANSWERS/HINTS
Auditors should also ensure that the organisation has the necessary data
management processes which complies with regulations. The regulatory
landscape is still evolving for blockchain so audit teams should check
that compliance managers are following developments constantly and
adapting processes accordingly.
15. The design of above control instituted by bank in its system is not in
accordance with the regulatory guidelines. Any amount due to the bank
under any credit facility is ‘overdue’ if it is not paid on the due date
which is fixed by the bank, the borrower accounts are flagged as
overdue by the banks as part of their day-end processes for the due
date.
Classification of borrower accounts as SMA as well as NPA is done as
part of day-end process for the relevant date. SMA or NPA classification
date is the calendar date for which the day end process is run. In other
words, the date of SMA/NPA reflects the asset classification status of an
account at the day-end of that calendar date.
In the given situation, due date of a loan account is March 31, 2023, and
full dues are not received by the bank before it runs the day-end process
for this date, the date of overdue shall be March 31, 2023 and not 1st
April, 2023.
If it continues to remain overdue, then this account shall get tagged as
SMA-1 upon running day-end process on April 30, 2023 [i.e. upon
completion of 30 days of being continuously overdue]. Accordingly, the
date of SMA-1 classification for that account shall be April 30, 2023.
Similarly, if the account continues to remain overdue, it shall get tagged
as SMA-2 upon running day-end process on May 30, 2023 and if
continues to remain overdue further, it shall get classified as NPA upon
running day-end process on June 29, 2023.
16. In the provided scenario, Saha & Associates, a Chartered Accountant
firm, was appointed by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) to
conduct a Performance Audit of Herbal Ltd., a Public Sector Undertaking
(PSU) of the Government of India. The audit, however, primarily focused
on verifying that all expenses of the unit were in conformity with public
interest and publicly accepted customs, which does not align with the
essence of a Performance Audit.
A Performance Audit is characterized as an impartial and systematic
examination of evidence aimed at providing an independent assessment
of the performance of a government organization, program, activity, or
function. The ultimate goal is to furnish information that enhances
public accountability and aids decision-making by entities responsible
for oversight or corrective action.
In the context of PSUs, Performance Audits are conducted by the C&AG,
specifically through various subordinate offices of the Indian Audit and
Accounts Department (IAAD). The auditing process adheres to manuals
and standards set by the C&AG, guiding subordinate offices in
evaluating the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of policies,
programs, organizations, and management.
The objectives of Performance Auditing encompass promoting
accountability by aiding governance and oversight bodies in enhancing
performance and fostering transparency by providing insights into the
management and outcomes of diverse government activities. The focus
is on areas where adding value holds the greatest potential for
development, thereby encouraging responsible parties to take
appropriate actions.
The Regulations on Audit and Accounts issued by C&AG outline that the
responsibility for developing measurable objectives, performance
indicators, and measurement systems rests with Government
departments or Heads of entities. They are further required to define
intermediate and final outputs and outcomes in measurable and
monitorable terms, standardize unit delivery costs, and benchmark the
quality of outputs and outcomes.
Therefore, the rejection of the audit report submitted by Saha &
Associates by the C&AG is warranted. This is because the audit
conducted by the firm, which primarily aimed at checking the conformity
of expenses to public interest and accepted customs, does not align with
the comprehensive nature of Performance Audits, which evaluate various
aspects of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness.
17. In the given situation, CA. Sanjana has recently joined as Chief Internal
Auditor in Up Scale Limited, a listed company. As a Chief Internal
Auditor, CA. Sanjana is responsible for continuously monitoring the
closure of prior audit issues through timely implementation of action
plans included in past audits. This shall be done with a formal
monitoring process, elements of which are pre-agreed with
management and those charged with governance. The responsibility to
implement the action plans remains with the management. In
monitoring and reporting of prior audit issues, the responsibility of the
CA. Sanjana as internal auditor is usually in the form of an “Action Taken
Report (ATR) of previous audits”. The term “Monitoring and Reporting”
refers to the periodic tracking of issues raised during prior audits and
evaluation of the corrective actions undertaken by the auditee to resolve
them and to report any open and pending matters to the management
and those charged with governance.
CA. Sanjana should review whether follow-up action is taken by the
management on the basis of his report. If no action is taken within a
reasonable time, she should draw the management’s attention to it.
Where the management has not acted upon the suggestions or not
implemented the prescribed recommendations, she should ascertain the
reasons thereof.
Where the management has accepted recommendations of the CA.
Sanjana and initiated the necessary action, she should periodically
review the manner and the extent of implementation of the
recommendations and report to the management highlighting the
recommendations which have not been implemented fully or partly.
18. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting is all about
disclosure of information, data, metrics that explain the added value in
following three areas:
Environment
Environmental stands for corporate climate policies, energy use, waste,
pollutions, natural resource conservation, and treatment of animals. It
includes the natural resources that every entity absorbs for its
functioning like that of coal, electricity, water and so on. Processing this
energy into products / services which will leave behind certain wastes
like that of carbon emissions, water discharges, e-wastes and so on.
Thus, one is dependent on the environment for carrying out its
operations.
Social
It addresses the relationships the entity has and the reputation it fosters
with people and institutions in the communities where you do business
and the value chain involved. It further includes labour relations,
diversity, and inclusions. Every company operates within a broader and
diverse society.
Governance
It is the internal system of practices, controls, and procedures entity
adopts in order to govern itself, make effective investment decisions,
comply with the law, and meet the needs of all stakeholders. Every
entity, which is itself a legal creation, requires governance.
ESG reporting can be both quantitative and qualitative in nature.
Qualitative reports tend to describe a company’s strategy or policy
around the relevant topics, while a quantitative approach includes
metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to each area in
order to measure progress against goals and report on achievements.
Naturally, a mixed approach that makes use of both qualitative and
quantitative information tends to add the maximum value to the quality
of disclosures.
United Nations members states adopted Sustainable Development to
provide a blueprint which mentioned the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). They recognized that ending poverty and other
deprivations must go hand in hand with strategies that improve health
and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while
tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
Corporates can contribute to SDGs due to their capacity to provide
solutions necessary for meeting SDGs. Companies can lead in innovation
and contribute to achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.
Therefore, CA. Tanya is correct in allowing first four tasks i.e. issue of
audit queries during the course of audit, issue of memorandum of cash
verification and other physical verification, letter forwarding draft
observations/financial statements, issuing acknowledgements for
records produced to his staff and articles.