Modified Audit Report

SA 705
MODIFICATIONS TO THE OPINION IN THE

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT
(Effective for all audits relating to
accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 20111)
Contents
Paragraph(s)
Introduction
Scope of this SA .................................................................................... 1-2
Effective Date ........................................................................................... 3
Objective .................................................................................................. 4
Definitions ............................................................................................... 5
Requirements
Circumstances When a Modification to the
Auditors Opinion Is Required .................................................................. 6
Determining the Type of Modification to the Auditors Opinion ............ 7-15
Form and Content of the Auditors Report When the
Opinion Is Modified ............................................................................ 16-27
Communication with Those Charged with Governance ......................... 28
Application and Other Explanatory Material
Scope of this SA...................................................................................... A1
Nature of Material Misstatements .................................................... A2-A7
Published in February, 2010 issue of the Journal.

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The Council of the ICAI, in partial modification of the decision taken by it at its 291st meeting held
in December 2009, has decided that the effective date/applicability of three standards viz SA 700
(Revised), SA 705 and SA 706 be postponed by one year and consequently the said Standards
shall now be effective/applicable for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after
1st April, 2012 (instead of audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1st April,
2011 as was earlier decided).
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Nature of an Inability to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate

Audit Evidence ............................................................................... A8-A12
Consequence of an Inability to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate Audit
Evidence Due to a Management-Imposed Limitation after the
Auditor Has Accepted the Engagement ....................................... A13-A15
Other Considerations Relating to an Adverse Opinion or
Disclaimer of Opinion. .......................................................................A16
Form and Content of the Auditors Report When the
Opinion Is Modified ....................................................................... A17-A24
Communication with Those Charged with Governance .......................A25
Material Modifications vis-a-vis ISA 705, Modifications to the Opinion in

the Independent Auditors Report
Appendix: Illustrative Formats of Auditors Reports with Modifications to
the Opinion
Standard on Auditing (SA) 705, Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent

Auditors Report should be read in the context of the Preface to the Standards
on Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services2,
which sets out the authority of SAs and SA 200, Overall Objectives of the
Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with Standards
on Auditing3.
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Published in the July, 2007 issue of the Journal.
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Published in the March, 2010 issue of the Journal.
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ModificationstotheOpinionintheIndependentAuditorsReport
Introduction
Scope of this SA
1. This Standard on Auditing (SA) deals with the auditors responsibility to
issue an appropriate report in circumstances when, in forming an opinion in
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accordance with SA 700 (Revised) , the auditor concludes that a modification to
the auditors opinion on the financial statements is necessary.
Types of Modified Opinions
2. This SA establishes three types of modified opinions, namely, a qualified
opinion, an adverse opinion, and a disclaimer of opinion. The decision regarding
which type of modified opinion is appropriate depends upon: (Ref: Para A1)
(a) The nature of the matter giving rise to the modification, that is, whether
the financial statements are materially misstated or, in the case of an
inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence, may be materially
misstated; and
(b) The auditors judgment about the pervasiveness of the effects or possible
effects of the matter on the financial statements.
Effective Date
3. This SA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning
on or after April 1, 2011.
Objective
4. The objective of the auditor is to express clearly an appropriately modified
opinion on the financial statements that is necessary when:
(a) The auditor concludes, based on the audit evidence obtained, that the
financial statements as a whole are not free from material misstatement; or
(b) The auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to
conclude that the financial statements as a whole are free from material
misstatement.
Definitions
5. For purposes of the SAs, the following terms have the meanings attributed
below:
(a) Pervasive A term used, in the context of misstatements, to describe the
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SA 700 (Revised), Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements.
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effects on the financial statements of misstatements or the possible effects

on the financial statements of misstatements, if any, that are undetected
due to an inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence. Pervasive
effects on the financial statements are those that, in the auditors judgment:
(i) Are not confined to specific elements, accounts or items of the
financial statements;
(ii) If so confined, represent or could represent a substantial proportion of
the financial statements; or
(iii) In relation to disclosures, are fundamental to users understanding of
the financial statements.
(b) Modified opinion A qualified opinion, an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of
opinion.
Requirements
Circumstances When a Modification to the Auditors Opinion Is
Required
6. The auditor shall modify the opinion in the auditors report when:
(a) The auditor concludes that, based on the audit evidence obtained, the
financial statements as a whole are not free from material misstatement; or
(Ref: Para. A2-A7)
(b) The auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to
conclude that the financial statements as a whole are free from material
misstatement. (Ref: Para. A8-A12)
Determining the Type of Modification to the Auditors Opinion
Qualified Opinion
7. The auditor shall express a qualified opinion when:
(a) The auditor, having obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence,
concludes that misstatements, individually or in the aggregate, are material,
but not pervasive, to the financial statements; or
(b) The auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on
which to base the opinion, but the auditor concludes that the possible
effects on the financial statements of undetected misstatements, if any,
could be material but not pervasive.
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Adverse Opinion
8. The auditor shall express an adverse opinion when the auditor, having
obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence, concludes that misstatements,
individually or in the aggregate, are both material and pervasive to the financial
statements.
Disclaimer of Opinion
9. The auditor shall disclaim an opinion when the auditor is unable to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence on which to base the opinion, and the
auditor concludes that the possible effects on the financial statements of
undetected misstatements, if any, could be both material and pervasive.
10. The auditor shall disclaim an opinion when, in extremely rare circumstances
involving multiple uncertainties, the auditor concludes that, notwithstanding
having obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding each of the
individual uncertainties, it is not possible to form an opinion on the financial
statements due to the potential interaction of the uncertainties and their possible
cumulative effect on the financial statements.
Consequence of an Inability to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate Audit Evidence
Due to a Management-Imposed Limitation after the Auditor Has Accepted the
Engagement
11. If, after accepting the engagement, the auditor becomes aware that
management has imposed a limitation on the scope of the audit that the auditor
considers likely to result in the need to express a qualified opinion or to disclaim
an opinion on the financial statements, the auditor shall request that
management remove the limitation.
12. If management refuses to remove the limitation referred to in paragraph 11,
the auditor shall communicate the matter to those charged with governance and
determine whether it is possible to perform alternative procedures to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence.
13. If the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence, the
auditor shall determine the implications as follows:
(a) If the auditor concludes that the possible effects on the financial statements
of undetected misstatements, if any, could be material but not pervasive,
the auditor shall qualify the opinion; or
(b) If the auditor concludes that the possible effects on the financial statements
of undetected misstatements, if any, could be both material and pervasive
so that a qualification of the opinion would be inadequate to communicate
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the gravity of the situation, the auditor shall: (Ref: Para A13-A14)
(i) Resign from the audit, where practicable and not prohibited by law or
regulation; or
(ii) If resignation from the audit before issuing the auditors report is not
practicable or possible, disclaim an opinion on the financial
statements.
14. If the auditor resigns as contemplated by paragraph 13(b)(i), before
resigning, the auditor shall communicate to those charged with governance any
matters regarding misstatements identified during the audit that would have
given rise to a modification of the opinion. (Ref: Para. A15)
Other Considerations Relating to an Adverse Opinion or Disclaimer of
Opinion
15. When the auditor considers it necessary to express an adverse opinion or
disclaim an opinion on the financial statements as a whole, the auditors report
shall not also include an unmodified opinion with respect to the same financial
reporting framework on a single financial statement or one or more specific
elements, accounts or items of a financial statement. To include such an
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unmodified opinion in the same report in these circumstances would contradict
the auditors adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion on the financial statements
as a whole. (Ref: Para. A16)
Form and Content of the Auditors Report When the Opinion Is
Modified
Basis for Modification Paragraph
16. When the auditor modifies the opinion on the financial statements, the
auditor shall, in addition to the specific elements required by the SA 700
(Revised), include a paragraph in the auditors report that provides a description
of the matter giving rise to the modification. The auditor shall place this
paragraph immediately before the opinion paragraph in the auditors report and
use the heading Basis for Qualified Opinion, Basis for Adverse Opinion, or
Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion, as appropriate. (Ref: Para. A17)
17. If there is a material misstatement of the financial statements that relates to
specific amounts in the financial statements (including quantitative disclosures),
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SA 805, Special Considerations Audits of Single Financial Statements and Specific Elements,
Accounts or Items of a Financial Statement deals with circumstances where the auditor is
engaged to express a separate opinion on one or more specific elements, accounts or items of a
financial statement.
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the auditor shall include in the basis for modification paragraph a description and
quantification of the financial effects of the misstatement, unless impracticable. If
it is not practicable to quantify the financial effects, the auditor shall so state in
the basis for modification paragraph. (Ref: Para. A18)
narrative disclosures, the auditor shall include in the basis for modification
paragraph an explanation of how the disclosures are misstated.
the non- disclosure of information required to be disclosed, the auditor shall:
(a) Discuss the non-disclosure with those charged with governance;
(b) Describe in the basis for modification paragraph the nature of the omitted
information; and
(c) Unless prohibited by law or regulation, include the omitted disclosures,
provided it is practicable to do so and the auditor has obtained sufficient
appropriate audit evidence about the omitted information. (Ref: Para. A19)
20. If the modification results from an inability to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence, the auditor shall include in the basis for modification paragraph,
the reasons for that inability.
21. Even if the auditor has expressed an adverse opinion or disclaimed an
opinion on the financial statements, the auditor shall describe in the basis for
modification paragraph the reasons for any other matters of which the auditor is
aware that would have required a modification to the opinion, and the effects
thereof. (Ref: Para. A20)
Opinion Paragraph
22. When the auditor modifies the audit opinion, the auditor shall use the
heading Qualified Opinion, Adverse Opinion, or Disclaimer of Opinion, as
appropriate, for the opinion paragraph. (Ref: Para. A21, A23-A24)
23. When the auditor expresses a qualified opinion due to a material
misstatement in the financial statements, the auditor shall state in the opinion
paragraph that, in the auditors opinion, except for the effects of the matter(s)
described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph:
(a) The financial statements present fairly, in all material respects (or give a
true and fair view) in accordance with the applicable financial reporting
framework when reporting in accordance with a fair presentation
framework; or
(b) The financial statements have been prepared, in all material respects, in
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accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework when

reporting in accordance with a compliance framework.
When the modification arises from an inability to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence, the auditor shall use the corresponding phrase except for the
possible effects of the matter(s)... for the modified opinion. (Ref: Para. A22)
24. When the auditor expresses an adverse opinion, the auditor shall state in
the opinion paragraph that, in the auditors opinion, because of the significance
of the matter(s) described in the Basis for Adverse Opinion paragraph:
(a) The financial statements do not present fairly ( or give a true and fair view)
in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework when
reporting in accordance with a fair presentation framework; or
(b) The financial statements have not been prepared, in all material respects,
in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework when
reporting in accordance with a compliance framework.
25. When the auditor disclaims an opinion due to an inability to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence, the auditor shall state in the opinion paragraph that:
(a) because of the significance of the matter(s) described in the Basis for
Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, the auditor has not been able to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion;
and, accordingly,
(b) the auditor does not express an opinion on the financial statements.
Description of Auditors Responsibility When the Auditor Expresses a
Qualified or Adverse Opinion
26. When the auditor expresses a qualified or adverse opinion, the auditor shall
amend the description of the auditors responsibility to state that the auditor
believes that the audit evidence the auditor has obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for the auditors modified audit opinion.
Description of Auditors Responsibility When the Auditor Disclaims an
Opinion
27. When the auditor disclaims an opinion due to an inability to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence, the auditor shall amend the introductory paragraph of
the auditors report to state that the auditor was engaged to audit the financial
statements. The auditor shall also amend the description of the auditors
responsibility and the description of the scope of the audit to state only the
following: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements
based on conducting the audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing issued
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by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Because of the matter(s)

described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, however, we were
not able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an
audit opinion.
Communication with Those Charged with Governance
28. When the auditor expects to modify the opinion in the auditors report, the
auditor shall communicate with those charged with governance the
circumstances that led to the expected modification and the proposed wording of
the modification. (Ref: Para. A25)
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Application and Other Explanatory Material
Scope of this SA
Types of Modified Opinions (Ref: Para. 2)
A1. The table below illustrates how the auditors judgment about the nature of
the matter giving rise to the modification, and the pervasiveness of its effects or
possible effects on the financial statements, affects the type of opinion to be
expressed.
Nature of Matter Giving Auditors Judgment about the Pervasiveness
Rise to the Modification of the Effects or Possible Effects on the
Financial Statements
Material but Not Material and

Pervasive Pervasive
Financial Qualified opinion Adverse opinion
statements are
materially misstated
Inability to obtain Qualified opinion Disclaimer of
sufficient appropriate opinion
audit evidence
Nature of Material Misstatements (Ref: Para. 6(a))
A2. SA 700 (Revised) requires the auditor, in order to form an opinion on the
financial statements, to conclude as to whether reasonable assurance has been
obtained about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
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material misstatement6. This conclusion takes into account the auditors

evaluation of uncorrected misstatements, if any, on the financial statements in
accordance with SA 4507.
A3. SA 450 defines a misstatement as a difference between the amount,
classification, presentation, or disclosure of a reported financial statement item
and the amount, classification, presentation, or disclosure that is required for
the item to be in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.
Accordingly, a material misstatement of the financial statements may arise in
relation to:
(a) The appropriateness of the selected accounting policies;
(b) The application of the selected accounting policies; or
(c) The appropriateness or adequacy of disclosures in the financial statements.
Appropriateness of the Selected Accounting Policies
A4. In relation to the appropriateness of the accounting policies management
has selected, material misstatements of the financial statements may arise when:
(a) The selected accounting policies are not consistent with the applicable
financial reporting framework; or
(b) The financial statements, including the related notes, do not represent the
underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair
presentation.
A5. Financial reporting frameworks often contain requirements for the
accounting for, and disclosure of, changes in accounting policies. Where the
entity has changed its selection of significant accounting policies, a material
misstatement of the financial statements may arise when the entity has not
complied with these requirements.
Application of the Selected Accounting Policies
A6. In relation to the application of the selected accounting policies, material
misstatements of the financial statements may arise:
(a) When management has not applied the selected accounting policies
consistently with the financial reporting framework, including when
management has not applied the selected accounting policies consistently
between periods or to similar transactions and events (consistency in
application); or
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SA 700 (Revised), paragraph 11.
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SA 450,Evaluation of Misstatements Identified during the Audit, paragraph 4(a).
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(b) Due to the method of application of the selected accounting policies (such
as an unintentional error in application).
Appropriateness or Adequacy of Disclosures in the Financial Statements
A7. In relation to the appropriateness or adequacy of disclosures in the financial
statements, material misstatements of the financial statements may arise when:
(a) The financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required by
the applicable financial reporting framework;
(b) The disclosures in the financial statements are not presented in accordance
with the applicable financial reporting framework; or
(c) The financial statements do not provide the disclosures necessary to
achieve fair presentation.
Nature of an Inability to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate Audit Evidence
(Ref: Para. 6(b))
A8. The auditors inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence (also
referred to as a limitation on the scope of the audit) may arise from:
(a) Circumstances beyond the control of the entity;
(b) Circumstances relating to the nature or timing of the auditors work; or
(c) Limitations imposed by management.
A9. An inability to perform a specific procedure does not constitute a limitation
on the scope of the audit if the auditor is able to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence by performing alternative procedures. If this is not possible, the
requirements of paragraphs 7(b) and 10 apply as appropriate. Limitations
imposed by management may have other implications for the audit, such as for
the auditors assessment of fraud risks and consideration of engagement
continuance.
A10. Examples of circumstances beyond the control of the entity include when:
The entitys accounting records have been destroyed.
The accounting records of a significant component have been seized
indefinitely by governmental authorities.
A11. Examples of circumstances relating to the nature or timing of the auditors
work include when:
The entity is required to use the equity method of accounting for an
associated entity, and the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate
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audit evidence about the latters financial information to evaluate whether

the equity method has been appropriately applied.
The timing of the auditors appointment is such that the auditor is unable to
observe the counting of the physical inventories.
The auditor determines that performing substantive procedures alone is not
sufficient, but the entitys controls are not effective.
A12. Examples of an inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence
arising from a limitation on the scope of the audit imposed by management
include when:
Management prevents the auditor from observing the counting of the
physical inventory.
Management prevents the auditor from requesting external confirmation of
specific account balances.
Consequence of an Inability to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate Audit
Evidence Due to a Management-Imposed Limitation after the Auditor
Has Accepted the Engagement (Ref: Para. 13(b)-14)
A13. The practicability of resigning from the audit may depend upon the stage of
completion of the engagement at the time that management imposes the scope
limitation. If the auditor has substantially completed the audit, the auditor may
decide to complete the audit to the extent possible, disclaim an opinion and
explain the scope limitation in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph prior
to resigning.
A14. In certain circumstances, resignation from the audit may not be possible if
the auditor is required by law or regulation to continue the audit engagement.
This may be the case for an auditor appointed to audit the financial statements of
public sector entities. It may also be the case of entities where the auditor is
appointed to audit the financial statements covering a specific period, or
appointed for a specific period and is prohibited from resigning before the
completion of the audit of those financial statements or before the end of that
period, respectively. The auditor may also consider it necessary to include an
Other Matter paragraph in the auditors report8.
A15. When the auditor concludes that resignation from the audit is necessary
because of a scope limitation, there may be a professional, regulatory or legal
requirement for the auditor to communicate matters relating to the resignation
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SA 706, Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent
Auditors Report, paragraph A5.
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from the engagement to regulators or the entitys owners.

Other Considerations Relating to an Adverse Opinion or Disclaimer
of Opinion (Ref: Para. 15)
A16. The following are examples of reporting circumstances that would not
contradict the auditors adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion:
The expression of an unmodified opinion on financial statements prepared
under a given financial reporting framework and, within the same report, the
expression of an adverse opinion on the same financial statements under a
different financial reporting framework9.
The expression of a disclaimer of opinion regarding the results of
operations, and cash flows, where relevant, and an unmodified opinion
regarding the financial position (see SA 51010). In this case, the auditor has
not expressed a disclaimer of opinion on the financial statements as a
whole.
Form and Content of the Auditors Report When the Opinion Is
Modified
Basis for Modification Paragraph (Ref: Para. 16-17, 19(b), 21)
A17. Consistency in the auditors report helps to promote the users
understanding and to identify unusual circumstances when they occur.
Accordingly, although uniformity in the wording of a modified opinion and in the
description of the basis for the modification may not be possible, consistency in
both the form and content of the auditors report is desirable.
A18. Whenever the auditor expresses an opinion that is other than unqualified, a
clear description of all the substantive reasons should be included in the report
and, unless impracticable, a quantification of the possible effect(s), individually
and in aggregate, on the financial statements should be mentioned in the
auditors report. In circumstances where it is not practicable to quantify the effect
of modifications made in the audit report accurately, the auditor may do so on the
basis of estimates made by the management after carrying out such audit tests
as are possible and clearly indicate the fact that the figures are based on
management estimates. Ordinarily, this information would be set out in a
separate paragraph preceding the opinion or disclaimer of opinion and may
include a reference to a more extensive discussion, if any, in a note to the
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See paragraph A31 of SA 700 (Revised) for a description of this circumstance.
10
SA 510, Initial Audit Engagements Opening Balances, paragraph 10.
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financial statements. An example of the financial effects of material

misstatements that the auditor may describe in the basis for modification
paragraph in the auditors report is the quantification of the effects on income tax,
profit before taxes, net profit and reserves if inventory is overstated.
A19. Disclosing the omitted information in the basis for modification paragraph
would not be practicable if:
(a) The disclosures have not been prepared by management or the disclosures
are otherwise not readily available to the auditor; or
(b) In the auditors judgment, the disclosures would be unduly voluminous in
relation to the auditors report.
A20. An adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion relating to a specific matter
described in the basis for qualification paragraph does not justify the omission of
a description of other identified matters that would have otherwise required a
modification of the auditors opinion. In such cases, the disclosure of such other
matters of which the auditor is aware may be relevant to users of the financial
statements.
Opinion Paragraph (Ref: Para. 22-23)
A21. Inclusion of this paragraph heading makes it clear to the user that the
auditors opinion is modified and indicates the type of modification.
A22. When the auditor expresses a qualified opinion, it would not be appropriate
to use phrases such as with the foregoing explanation or subject to in the
opinion paragraph as these are not sufficiently clear or forceful.
Illustrative Auditors Reports
A23. Illustrations 1 and 2 in the Appendix contain auditors reports with qualified
and adverse opinions, respectively, as the financial statements are materially
misstated.
A24. Illustration 3 in the Appendix contains an auditors report with a qualified
opinion as the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence.
Illustration 4 contains a disclaimer of opinion due to an inability to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence about a single element of the financial
statements. Illustration 5 contains a disclaimer of opinion due to an inability to
obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence about multiple elements of the
financial statements. In each of the latter two cases, the possible effects on the
financial statements of the inability are both material and pervasive.
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Communication with Those Charged with Governance (Ref: Para. 28)

A25. Communicating with those charged with governance the circumstances that
lead to an expected modification to the auditors opinion and the proposed
wording of the modification enables:
(a) The auditor to give notice to those charged with governance of the intended
modification(s) and the reasons (or circumstances) for the modification(s);
(b) The auditor to seek the concurrence of those charged with governance
regarding the facts of the matter(s) giving rise to the expected
modification(s), or to confirm matters of disagreement with management as
such; and
(c) Those charged with governance to have an opportunity, where appropriate,
to provide the auditor with further information and explanations in respect of
the matter(s) giving rise to the expected modification(s).
Material Modifications vis-a-vis ISA 705, Modifications to
the Opinion in the Independent Auditors Report
Additions
Paragraph 17 and A18 of ISA 705 requires the auditor to include in the basis for
modification paragraph, a description and quantification of the financial effect of
the misstatement. Since the said paragraph covers only the effect of the
individual quantification of the misstatement on the financial statements, the
paragraph A18 has been changed also to include the effect of the aggregate
quantifications of the misstatements on the financial statements.
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Appendix
(Ref: Para. A23-24)
Illustrative Formats of Auditors Reports with Modifications
to the Opinion
Illustration 1
Circumstances include the following:
Audit of a complete set of separate general purpose financial
statements of a company prepared under the Companies Act, 1956
financial reporting framework.
The terms of the audit engagement reflect description of
managements responsibility for the financial statements in SA 210.
Inventories are misstated. The misstatement is deemed to be material
but not pervasive to the financial statements. The audit opinion is
qualified for the misstatement.
In addition to the audit of financial statements, the auditor has other
reporting responsibilities required under the Companies Act, 1956
and/or other regulatory requirements.
To the Members of ABC Company Limited
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ABC Company
Limited (the Company), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,
20XX, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the
year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information.
Managements Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that
give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash
flows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act). This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal
control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial
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statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on
Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those
Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected
depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment of the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant
to the Companys preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in
order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entitys
internal control11. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion.
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Basis for Qualified Opinion
The Companys inventories are carried in the Balance Sheet at Rs. XXX.
Management has not stated the inventories at the lower of cost and net
realisable value but has stated them solely at cost, which constitutes a departure
from the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act. The Companys records indicate that had management stated the
inventories at the lower of cost and net realisable value, an amount of Rs. XXX
would have been required to write the inventories down to their net realisable
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The underlined text has been added pursuant to decision of Council of ICAI taken at its 329th
adjourned meeting held in January 2014. The complete text of the Announcement in this regard
has been published in Paragraph C, Announcements/Clarifications of Section 1,
Announcements of the Council regarding Status of Various Documents issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India, included in Volume I.A of the Handbook.
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Basis for Qualified Opinion and Qualified Opinion paragraphs are in italics as required under
Sec. 227(3)(e) of the Companies Act.
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value. Accordingly, cost of sales would have been increased by Rs. XXX, and
income tax, net profit and shareholders funds would have been reduced by Rs.
XXX, Rs. XXX and Rs. XXX , respectively.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matter described in the
Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 20XX;
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit/ loss for the year
ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (the Order)
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section
227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of
our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b. In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept
by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books
[and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit have been
13
received from branches not visited by us] ;
c. the report on the accounts of the branch offices audited under section 228
by a person other than the companys auditor has been forwarded to us as
required by clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 228 and have been dealt
with in preparing our report in the manner considered necessary by us14;
13
To be included if relevant.
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d. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account [and
15
with the returns received from branches not visited by us] ;
e. Except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified
Opinion paragraph, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit
and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the accounting standards
referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act;
f. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on
March 31, 20XX, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 20XX, from being appointed as a
director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Act.
g. Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to the rate
at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the Companies Act,
1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section, prescribing the
manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due and payable by the
Company.16
For XYZ and Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firms Registration Number
Signature
(Name of the Member Signing the Audit Report)
(Designation17)
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
15
16
Attention of the readers is invited to the Announcement issued by the Council of the ICAI
(pursuant to a decision taken in this regard at its 312th meeting held in December, 2011) regarding
the auditors reporting responsibilities pursuant to clause 4(ix)(a) of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003 and section 227(3)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956 wrt the cess payable under
Section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956. Pursuant to the said Announcement since the operative
date of section 227 (3)(g) has not yet been notified by the Central Government, the statutory
auditors report need not contain any comment on section 227 (3)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
The complete text of the Announcement is published in Paragraph C,
Announcements/Clarifications of Section 1, Announcements of the Council regarding Status of
Various Documents issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, included in Volume
I.A of the Handbook.
17
Partner or Proprietor, as the case may be.
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Illustration 2:
Audit of a complete set of consolidated general purpose financial
statements of a parent company prepared under accounting principles
generally accepted in India (as required for compliance with SEBIs
regulatory requirement).
The terms of the group audit engagement reflect description of
The financial statements are materially misstated due to the non-
consolidation of a subsidiary. The material misstatement is deemed to
be pervasive to the financial statements. The effects of the
misstatement on the financial statements have not been determined
because it was not practicable to do so. An adverse audit opinion is
given under the circumstances.
To the Board of Directors of ABC Company Limited
18
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of ABC
Company Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries, which comprise the
consolidated Balance Sheet as at March 31, 20XX, and the consolidated
Statement of Profit and Loss and consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year
then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other
Managements Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these consolidated financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position,
consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash flows of the Company
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India. This
control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
18
As there is no reporting on Other Legal Requirements, there is no necessity of including the
heading Report on the Financial Statements above the introductory paragraph.
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Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the
Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment
of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Companys preparation and
presentation of the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair
view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entitys internal control19. An audit also includes evaluating
the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
to provide a basis for our adverse audit opinion.
Basis for Adverse Opinion
As explained in Note X, the Company has not consolidated the financial
statements of subsidiary XYZ Company it acquired during 20XX because it has
not yet been able to ascertain the fair values of certain of the subsidiarys
material assets and liabilities at the acquisition date. This acquisition is therefore
accounted for as an investment. Under the accounting principles generally
accepted in India, the subsidiary should have been consolidated because it is
controlled by the Company. Had XYZ been consolidated, many elements in the
accompanying financial statements would have been materially affected. The
effects on the financial statements of the failure to consolidate have not been
determined.
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Adverse Opinion
In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed in the Basis
for Adverse Opinion paragraph, the consolidated financial statements do not give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India:
(a)in the case of the consolidated Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 20XX;
(b) in the case of the consolidated Profit and Loss Account, of the profit/ loss
for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the consolidated Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for
the year ended on that date.
For XYZ and Co.

Signature
(Designation20)
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
20
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Illustration 3:
The auditor was unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence
regarding an investment in a foreign affiliate. The possible effects of
the inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence are deemed
to be material but not pervasive to the financial statement. The audit
opinion is qualified for the misstatement.
flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting standards referred to in
control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements
that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error.
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on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on
Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those
Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement.
to the Companys preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in
order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entitys
internal control21. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
ABC Company Limiteds investment in XYZ Company, a foreign associate
acquired during the year and accounted for by the equity method, is carried at
Rs. XXX in the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 20XX, and ABCs share of XYZ
Companys net income of Rs. XXX is included in ABC Company Limiteds
income for the year then ended. We were unable to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence about the carrying amount of ABC Company Limiteds investment
in XYZ Company as at March 31, 20XX and ABC Company Limiteds share of
XYZ Companys net income for the year because we were denied access to the
financial information, management, and the auditors of XYZ Company.
Consequently, we were unable to determine whether any adjustments to these
amounts were necessary.
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Qualified Opinion
explanations given to us, except for the possible effects22 of the matter
described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the financial statements
give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted
in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 20XX;
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit/ loss for the year
ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Companies Act, 1956, we report that:
a. we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best
of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit
except for the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion
paragraph;
b. in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books [and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit have
been received from branches not visited by us]23;
c. the report on the accounts of the branch offices audited under section
228 by a person other than the companys auditor has been forwarded
to us as required by clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 228 and
22
Note the use of words possible effects as the auditor was unable to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence.
23
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have been dealt with in preparing our report in the manner considered
necessary by us24;
d. the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account [and with the returns received from branches not visited by
us]25;
e. except for the possible effects26 of the matter described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet,
Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act;
f. on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on
March 31, 20XX, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of
the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 20XX, from being appointed
as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of
the Act.
g. Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to the
rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.27
24
25
26
27
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For XYZ and Co.

Signature
(Designation28)
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
28
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Illustration 4:
about a single element of the financial statements. That is, the auditor
was unable to obtain audit evidence about the financial information of
a joint venture investment that represents over 90% of the Companys
net assets. The possible effects of this inability to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence are deemed to be both material and
pervasive to the financial statements. A disclaimer of audit opinion is
given in the circumstances.
We were engaged to audit the accompanying financial statements of ABC
Company Limited (the Company), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 20XX, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information.
error.
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on our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India. Because of the matter described in the Basis
for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, however, we were not able to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion.
Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion
The Companys investment in its joint venture XYZ Company is carried at Rs.
XXX in the Companys Balance Sheet, which represents over 90% of the
Companys net assets as at March 31, 20XX. We were not allowed access to the
management and the auditors of XYZ Company. As a result, we were unable to
determine whether any adjustments were necessary in respect of the Companys
proportional share of XYZ Companys assets that it controls jointly, its
proportional share of XYZ Companys liabilities for which it is jointly responsible,
its proportional share of XYZ Companys income and expenses for the year, and
the elements making up the Cash Flow Statement.
Because of the significance of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of
Opinion paragraph, we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion. Accordingly, we do not express
an opinion on the financial statements.
a. As described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, we were
unable to obtain all the information and explanations which to the best
of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
b. Due to the possible effects29 of the matter described in the Basis for
Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, we are unable to state whether proper
books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company
so far as appears from our examination of those books [and proper
29
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returns adequate for the purposes of our audit have been received from
branches not visited by us]30;
c. the report on the accounts of the branch offices audited under section
228 by a person other than the companys auditor has been forwarded
to us as required by clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 228 and
have been dealt with in preparing our report in the manner considered
necessary by us31;
d. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
account [and with the returns received from branches not visited by
us]32;
e. Due to the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, we are unable to state whether the
Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of
section 211 of the Act;
f. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as
on March 31, 20XX, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 20XX, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Act.
g. Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to the
rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said
section, prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no
cess is due and payable by the Company.33
30
31
32
33
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For XYZ and Co.

Signature
(Designation34)
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
34
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Illustration 5:
about multiple elements of the financial statements. That is, the auditor
was unable to obtain audit evidence about the entitys inventories and
accounts receivable. The possible effects of this inability to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence are deemed to be both material
and pervasive to the financial statements. A disclaimer of audit opinion
is given in the circumstances.

error.
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on our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India. Because of the matters described in the Basis
for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, however, we were not able to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion.
We were appointed as auditors of the Company after March 31, 20XX and thus
could not observe the counting of physical inventories at the beginning and end
of the year. Accordingly, we were unable to satisfy ourselves by alternative
means concerning the inventory quantities held at December 31, 20X0 and
March 31, 20X1 which are stated in the Balance Sheet at Rs. XXX and Rs. XXX,
respectively.
In addition, the introduction of a new computerised accounts receivable system
in September 20X1 resulted in numerous errors in accounts receivable. As of the
date of our audit report, management was still in the process of rectifying the
system deficiencies and correcting the errors. We were unable to confirm or
verify by alternative means accounts receivable included in the Balance Sheet at
a total amount of Rs. XXX as at March 31, 20X1. As a result of these matters, we
were unable to determine whether any adjustments might have been found
necessary in respect of recorded or unrecorded inventories and accounts
receivable, and the elements making up the Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement.
Because of the significance of the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer
of Opinion paragraph, we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion. Accordingly, we do not
express an opinion on the financial statements.
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a. As described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, we were

unable to obtain all the information and explanations which to the best of
our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b. Due to the possible effects35 of the matter described in the Basis for
books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far
as appears from our examination of those books [and proper returns
adequate for the purposes of our audit have been received from branches
not visited by us]36;
c. the report on the accounts of the branch offices audited under section 228
by a person other than the companys auditor has been forwarded to us as
required by clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 228 and have been dealt
with in preparing our report in the manner considered necessary by us37;
with the returns received from branches not visited by us]38;
Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of
section 211 of the Act;
f. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on
March 31, 20X1, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 20X1, from being appointed as a
director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Act.
g. Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to the rate
at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the Companies Act,
1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section, prescribing the
35
36
37
38
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manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due and payable by the
Company.39
For XYZ and Co.

Signature
(Designation40)
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
39
40
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Illustrative Format of Independent Auditors Report on the

Standalone Financial Statements of a Company Under The
Companies Act, 2013 and The Rules Thereunder
Illustration 6 : 41

Audit of a complete set of standalone general purpose financial
The terms of audit engagement reflect description of managements
responsibility for the financial statements in SA 210, Agreeing the
Terms of Audit Engagement.
The independent auditor :
Has issued a Qualified Opinion with respect to the true and fair
view of the financial statements on account of misstatement of
inventories. The misstatement is deemed to be material but not
pervasive to the financial statements.
In addition to expressing an opinion on the true and fair view of
the financial statements, the auditor has other reporting
responsibilities required under the Companies Act 2013 and/or
other regulatory requirements. However, the auditor does not have
the responsibility to report on internal financial controls pursuant
to section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act 2013.
TO THE MEMBERS OF ABC COMPANY LIMITED
42
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of ABC
Company Limited (the Company), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st
March, 20XX, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement, and a
summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information
for the year then ended, [in which are incorporated the Returns for the year
41
This illustration has been added pursuant to decision of the Council of ICAI taken at its meeting
held in November 2014. The complete text of the Announcement in this regard has been hosted on
ICAIs website.
42
Where the Company does not have any requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements
under the Companies Act 2013, in the auditors report, the term Standalone financial statements,
wherever appearing, would be replaced by the term financial statements.
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ended on that date audited by the branch auditors of the Companys branches at
43
(location of the branches)] .
Managements Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in
Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) with respect to the
preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair
view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the
Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act,
read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility
also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with
the preparation of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application
of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring
the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the
preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair
view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial
statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and
auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit
report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified
under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment of the risks
43
Where applicable
37 SA 705
of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or

error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial
control relevant to the Companys preparation of the financial statements that
give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial control system
over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companys
Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion on the standalone financial
statements.
The Companys inventories are carried in the Balance Sheet at Rs. XXX (As at
31st March 20YY: Rs. YYY). The Management has not stated the inventories at
the lower of cost and net realisable value but has stated them solely at cost,
which constitutes a departure from the Accounting Standard - 2 Valuation of
Inventories. The Companys records indicate that had the Management stated
the inventories at the lower of cost and net realisable value, an amount of Rs.
XXX (As at 31st March 20YY: Rs. YYY) would have been required to write the
inventories down to their net realisable value. Accordingly, cost of sales would
have been increased by Rs. XXX (Previous year ended 31st March, 20YY:
Rs.YYY), and income tax, profit for the year and shareholders funds would have
been reduced by Rs. X, Rs. XX and Rs. XXX, respectively (Previous year ended
31st March, 20YY: Rs.Y, Rs.YY and Rs.YYY, respectively). This matter was also
qualified in our report/ the report of the predecessor auditors on the financial
44
statements for the year ended 31st March 20YY.
Qualified Opinion
explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matter described in the
44
Where applicable and only in such case, disclosure of previous year figures is required -
Attention of the readers is drawn to the provisions of Standard on Auditing (SA) 710, Comparative
InformationCorresponding Figures And Comparative Financial Statements .
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Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required
and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st
March, 20XX, and its profit/loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that
date.
45
Other Matter
We did not audit the financial statements/information of ________(number)
branches included in the standalone financial statements of the Company whose
financial statements / financial information reflect total assets of Rs.______ as at
31st March, 20XX and total revenues of Rs._______ for the year ended on that
date, as considered in the standalone financial statements. The financial
statements/information of these branches have been audited by the branch
auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it
relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these branches, is
based solely on the report of such branch auditors.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to
the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit.
b) Except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified
Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion, proper books of account as
required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from
our examination of those books [and proper returns adequate for the
purposes of our audit have been received from the branches not visited by
us46].
c) [The reports on the accounts of the branch offices of the Company audited
under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us
and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report47.]
45
Where applicable.
46
Where applicable.
47
Where applicable.
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d) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow
account [and with the returns received from the branches not visited by
us48].
e) Except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified
Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section
133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
f) The matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in
our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on
31st March, 20XX taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 20XX from being appointed as a
director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
h) The qualification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters
connected therewith are as stated in the Basis for Qualified Opinion
paragraph above.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in
accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements Refer Note XX to the
financial statements; [or the Company does not have any pending
litigations which would impact its financial position49]
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law
or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on
long-term contracts including derivative contracts Refer Note XX to
the financial statements; [or the Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any
material foreseeable losses.50]
48
Where applicable.
49
As may be applicable.
50
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iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be

transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company {or, following are the instances of delay in transferring
amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company or there were no amounts which were
required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
by the Company51}.
For XYZ & Co

(Firms Registration No.)
Signature
(Xxxxx X. Xxxx)
52
(Designation )
(Membership No. XXXXX)
Place of Signature:
Date:
51
52
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Standalone Financial Statements of a Company Under The
Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules Thereunder
Illustration 753
Audit of a complete set of standalone general purpose financial statements
of a company prepared under the Companies Act, 2013 financial reporting
framework.
The terms of the audit engagement reflect description of managements
responsibility for the financial statements in SA 210.
regarding an investment in a foreign affiliate. The possible effects of the
inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence are deemed to be
material but not pervasive to the financial statement. The audit opinion is
qualified for the misstatement.
reporting responsibilities required under the Companies Act, 2013 and/or
other regulatory requirements. However, the auditor does not have the
responsibility to report on internal financial controls of the Company
pursuant to section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act 2013.
54
March 31, 20XX, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and
other explanatory information {in which are incorporated returns for the year
53
ICAIs website.
54
SA705 42
55
(location of branches)} .
section 134(5) of the Companies Act 2013 (the Act) with respect to the
India, including the Accounting Standards referred specified under section 133 of
the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This
responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments
and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and
maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting
records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements
on our audit.
under section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with
misstatement.
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Where applicable.
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to the Companys preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the
Company has in place an adequate internal financial control system over
financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companys Directors,
as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
ABC Company Limiteds investment in XYZ Company, a foreign associate whose
net worth has been fully / substantially eroded, is carried at Rs. XXX in the
Balance Sheet as at March 31, 20XX. We were unable to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence about the carrying amount of ABC Company Limiteds
investment in XYZ Company as at March 31, 20XX because we were denied
access to the financial information, management, and the auditors of XYZ
Company. Consequently, we were unable to determine whether any adjustments
to these amounts were necessary.
Qualified Opinion
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explanations given to us, except for the possible effects of the matter described
in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the aforesaid standalone financial
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st
March 20XX, and its profit/loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that
date:
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Other Matter
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Where applicable.
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Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
g. We have sought and, except for the matters described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph, obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purpose of our audit;
h. Except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion proper books of account
as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from
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purposes of our audit have been received from branches not visited by us] ;
i. The reports on the accounts of the branch offices of the Company audited
under section 143(8) of the Act by the branch auditors have been sent to us
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and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report.
j. the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
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k. Except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable.
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Note the use of words possible effects as the auditor was unable to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence.
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of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting
Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2013;
l. The matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in
m. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on
director in terms of section 164(2) of the Act.
n. The qualification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters
paragraph above.
o. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in
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litigations which would impact its financial position ]
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law
or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on
long-term contracts including derivative contracts Refer Note XX to
the financial statements; [or the Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any
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material foreseeable losses. ]
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by the Company }.
For XYZ and Co.

Signature
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(Designation )
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
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As may be applicable
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Standalone Financial Statements of a Company under the
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Illustration 8
framework.
responsibility for the financial statements in SA 210, Agreeing the Terms of
Audit Engagement.
The independent auditor:
Has issued an Adverse opinion on the true and fair view of the
financial statements on account of events that indicate a material
uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Companys ability
to continue as a going concern which has not been disclosed in the
financial statements (and notes thereto).
In addition to expressing opinion on the true and fair view of the
audit of financial statements, the auditor has other reporting
responsibilities required under the Companies Act, 1956 and/or
other regulatory requirements. However, the auditor does not
have the responsibility to report on internal financial controls
of the Company pursuant to section 143(3)(i) of the Companies
Act 2013.
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ICAIs website.
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March 31, 20XX, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement
for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and
other explanatory information {in which are incorporated returns for the year
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(location of branches)}
India, including the Accounting Standards referred specified under section 133 of
the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This
responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments
and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and
maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating
on our audit.
under section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with
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Where applicable.
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misstatement.
to the Companys preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the
Company has in place an adequate internal financial control system over
financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companys Directors,
as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
to provide a basis for our adverse audit opinion.
Basis for Adverse Opinion
The Companys financing arrangements expired and the amount outstanding
was payable on March 31, 20XX. The Company has been unable to re-negotiate
or obtain replacement financing and is considering filing for bankruptcy. These
events indicate a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the
Companys ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, it may be
unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of
business. The financial statements (and notes thereto) do not disclose this fact.
Adverse Opinion
In our opinion, because of the omission of the information mentioned in the Basis
for Adverse Opinion paragraph, the financial statements do not give the
information required by the Companies Act, 2013 in the manner so required and
also do not give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st
March, 20XX, and its profit/loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that
date.
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Other Matter
a. We have sought and, except for the possible effects of the matter described
in the Basis for Adverse Opinion paragraph above, obtained all the
information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief
were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b. Except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Adverse Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion proper books of account
as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from
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purposes of our audit have been received from branches not visited by us] ;
c. [The reports on the accounts of the branch offices of the Company audited
under section 143(8) of the Act by the branch auditors have been sent to us
and, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Adverse Opinion paragraph above, have been properly dealt with by us in
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preparing this report. ]
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable.
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e. Except for the matter described in the Basis for Adverse Opinion paragraph
above, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section
133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2013;
f. The matter described in the Basis for Adverse Opinion paragraph above, in
g. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on
h. The adverse remarks relating to the maintenance of accounts and other
matters connected therewith are as stated in the Basis for Adverse Opinion
paragraph above.
i. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in
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litigations which would impact its financial position ]
ii. Except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Adverse Opinion paragraph above, the Company has made provision,
as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for
material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including
derivative contracts Refer Note XX to the financial statements; [or the
Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative
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contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses. ]
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by the Company }.
For XYZ and Co.
Signature
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(Designation )
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
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Standalone Financial Statements of a Company Under the
Illustration 9
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framework.
responsibility for the financial statements in SA 210, Agreeing the Terms of
Audit Engagement.
The independent auditor:
Has given a disclaimer of opinion on the financial statements on
account of the fact that the auditor was unable to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence about multiple elements of the financial
statements. That is, the auditor was unable to obtain audit evidence
about the entitys inventories and accounts receivable. The possible
effects of this inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence are
deemed to be both material and pervasive to the financial statements.
In addition to expressing opinion on the true and fair view of the
financial statements, the auditor has other reporting responsibilities
required under the Companies Act, 2013 and/or other regulatory
requirements. However the auditor is not required to report on the
internal financial controls pursuant to section 143(3)(i) of the
Companies Act 2013.
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ICAIs website.
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We were engaged to audit the accompanying standalone financial statements of

ABC Company Limited (the Company), which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 20X1, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information {in which are incorporated the returns
for the year ended on that date audited by the branch auditors of the Companys
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branches at (location of branches)} .
India, including the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act
read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility
also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with
the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application
of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls that were operating for ensuring accuracy
and completeness of the accounting records relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
on conducting our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing under
Section 143(10) of the Act.
Because of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion
paragraph, however, we were not able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion.
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Where applicable.
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We were appointed as auditors of the Company after March 31, 20X1 and thus
could not observe the counting of physical inventories at the beginning and end
of the year. Accordingly, we were unable to satisfy ourselves by alternative
means concerning the inventory quantities held at March 31, 20X0 and March
31, 20X1 which are stated in the Balance Sheet at Rs. XXX and Rs. XXX,
respectively.
In addition, the introduction of a new computerised accounts receivable system
in September 20X0 resulted in numerous errors in accounts receivable. As of the
date of our audit report, Management was still in the process of rectifying the
system deficiencies and correcting the errors. We were unable to confirm or
verify by alternative means accounts receivable included in the Balance Sheet at
a total amount of Rs. XXX as at March 31, 20X1.
As a result of these matters, we were unable to determine whether any
adjustments might have been found necessary in respect of recorded or
unrecorded inventories and accounts receivable in the Balance Sheet, and the
corresponding elements making up the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash
Flow Statement.
Opinion
Because of the significance of the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer
of Opinion paragraph, we have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate
audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion. Accordingly, we do not
express an opinion on the financial statements.
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Other Matter
31st March, 20X1 and total revenues of Rs._______ for the year ended on that
auditors whose reports have been furnished to us.
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Where applicable.
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a. As described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, we sought
but were unable to obtain all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
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b. Due to the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far
as appears from our examination of those books [and proper returns
adequate for the purposes of our audit have been received from branches
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not visited by us] ;
c. [The reports on the accounts of the branch offices of the Company audited
under section 143(8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us and
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have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report ]
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d. Due to the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement dealt
with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account [and with the
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returns received from branches not visited by us] ;
aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards under
Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014;
f. The matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph
above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the
Company.
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable
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Where applicable.
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g. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on

March 31, 20X1, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 20X1, from being appointed as a
h. The reservation relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters
connected therewith are as stated in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion
paragraph above.
i. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in
i. Due to the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial
position in its financial statements Refer Note XX to the financial
statements;
ii. Due to the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or
accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-
term contracts including derivative contracts Refer Note XX to the
financial statements;
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by the Company }.
For XYZ and Co.

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Signature
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(Designation )
Membership Number
Place of Signature
Date
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Modified Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

Illustration 1088
Note:
The following illustrative format is based on the assumptions that:
The Group has:
Certain components which have been audited by auditor/s other than the
Principal Auditor and such component/s is/ are material to the consolidated
financial statements of the Group. The auditors of such components which
are Indian companies, there is no requirement to report on section 143(3)(i)
of the Companies Act, 2013.
Certain components which are unaudited and such component/s is/ are not
material to the consolidated financial statements of the Group.
The independent auditor of Consolidated Financial Statements:
Has issued a Qualified Opinion with respect to the true and fair view of the
financial statements on account of misstatement of inventories and
unaudited financial statements of a branch of a subsidiary. The
misstatement is deemed to be material but not pervasive to the financial
statements.
Disclosed the aforementioned facts about the Components in the Other
Matters Paragraph in accordance with the Announcement issued by the
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board under the authority of the Council
of ICAI in February 2014
Does not have the responsibility to report on internal financial controls
pursuant to section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act 2013.
ILLUSTRATIVE FORMAT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF A GROUP
UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE RULES THEREUNDER
TO THE MEMBERS OF ABC COMPANY LIMITED
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held in April 2015. The complete text of the Announcement in this regard has been hosted on
ICAIs website.
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Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of ABC
COMPANY LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as the Holding Company)and its
subsidiaries (the Holding Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as
the Group), its associates and jointly controlled entities , comprising of the
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 20XX, the Consolidated
Statement of Profit and Loss, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year
then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the consolidated financial
statements).
Managements Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial
Statements
The Holding Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of
these consolidated financial statements in terms of the requirements of the
Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) that give a true and
fair view of the consolidated financial position, consolidated financial
performance and consolidated cash flows of the Group including its Associates
and Jointly controlled entities in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under
Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014. The respective Board of Directors of the companies included in the Group
are responsible for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Group and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; the selection and
application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates
that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and
maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
due to fraud or error, which have been used for the purpose of preparation of the
consolidated financial statements by the Directors of the Holding Company, as
aforesaid.
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Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial

statements based on our audit. While conducting the audit, we have taken into
account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions
of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with
assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from
material misstatement.

amounts and the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment
of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal financial control relevant to the Holding Companys
preparation of the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Holding Company
has an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting in
place and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Holding Companys
Board of Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us and the audit evidence
obtained by the other auditors in terms of their reports referred to in sub-
paragraph (a) of the Other Matters paragraph below, is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion on the consolidated financial
statements.
(a) The inventories are carried in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at Rs.
XXX (As at 31st March 20YY: Rs. YYY). In one of the subsidiaries of
the Holding Company, the other auditor who audited the financial
statements / financial information of the subsidiary has reported that
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the Management has not stated the inventories at the lower of cost
and net realisable value but has stated them solely at cost, which
constitutes a departure from the Accounting Standard - 2 Valuation of
Inventories. The report of the other auditor states that had the
Management stated the inventories at the lower of cost and net
realisable value, an amount of Rs. XXX (As at 31st March 20YY: Rs.
YYY) would have been required to write the inventories down to their
net realisable value. Accordingly, cost of sales would have been
increased by Rs. XXX (Previous year ended 31st March, 20YY:
Rs.YYY), and income tax, profit for the year, minority interest and
shareholders funds would have been reduced by Rs. X, Rs. XX, Rs.
AA and Rs. XXX, respectively (Previous year ended 31st March,
20YY: Rs.Y, Rs.YY, Rs. ZZ and Rs.YYY, respectively). This matter
was also qualified in our report/ the report of the predecessor auditors
on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31st
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March 20YY.
(b) In case of one of the subsidiaries of the Holding Company not audited
by us, the other auditor who audited the subsidiary has reported that
they did not audit the financial statements/information of
________(number) branches of the subsidiary whose financial
statements / financial information reflect total assets of Rs.______ as
at 31st March, 20XX and total revenues of Rs._______ for the year
ended on that date, as considered in these consolidated financial
statements. The financial statements/information of these branches is
pending audit by their branch auditors whose reports have not yet
been furnished to the auditors of the subsidiary, and their opinion in
so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect
of these branches, is based solely on the unaudited information
provided by the Management of the subsidiary.
Qualified Opinion
explanations given to us, exceptfor the effects of the matter described in the
Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, the aforesaid consolidated financial
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Where applicable and only in such case, disclosure of previous year figures is required -
Attention of the readers is drawn to the provisions of Standard on Auditing (SA) 710, Comparative
InformationCorresponding Figures And Comparative Financial Statements.
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generally accepted in India, of the consolidated state of affairs of the Group, its
associates and jointly controlled entities as at 31st March, 20XX, and their
consolidated profit/loss and their consolidated cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Other Matters
(a) We did not audit the financial statements / financial information of ______
subsidiaries, and ______ jointly controlled entities, whose financial
statements / financial information reflect total assets of Rs.______ as at
31st March, 20XX, total revenues of Rs._______ and net cash flows
amounting to Rs.______ for the year ended on that date, as considered in
the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements
also include the Groups share of net profit/loss of Rs. _____ for the year
ended 31st March, 20XX, as considered in the consolidated financial
statements, in respect of ____associates, whose financial statements /
financial information have not been audited by us. These financial
statements / financial information have been audited by other auditors
whose reports have been furnished to us by the Management and our
opinion on the consolidated financial statements, in so far as it relates to the
amounts and disclosures included in respect of these subsidiaries, jointly
controlled entities and associates, and our report in terms of sub-sections (3)
and (11) of Section 143 of the Act, in so far as it relates to the aforesaid
subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates, is based solely on the
reports of the other auditors.
(b) We did not audit the financial statements / financial information of ______
subsidiaries, and ______ jointly controlled entities, whose financial
statements / financial information reflect total assets of Rs.______ as at 31st
March, 20XX, total revenues of Rs._______ and net cash flows amounting
to Rs.______ for the year ended on that date, as considered in the
consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements
also include the Groups share of net profit/loss of Rs. _____ for the year
ended 31st March, 20XX, as considered in the consolidated financial
statements, in respect of ____associates, whose financial statements /
financial information have not been audited by us. These financial
statements / financial information are unaudited and have been furnished to
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us by the Management and our opinion on the consolidated financial

statements, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in
respect of these subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates, and
our report in terms of sub-sections (3) and (11) of Section 143 of the Act, in
so far as it relates to the aforesaid subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and
associates, is based solely on such unaudited financial statements / financial
information. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us by the Management, these financial statements /
financial information are not material to the Group.
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, and our report on Other
Legal and Regulatory Requirements below, is not modified in respect of the
above matters with respect to our reliance on the work done and the reports of
the other auditors and the financial statements / financial information certified by
the Management.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2015 (the Order),

issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of
Section 143 of the Act, based on the comments in the auditors reports of
the Holding company, subsidiary companies, associate companies and
jointly controlled companies incorporated in India, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to
the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable,

that:
(a) We have sought and, except for the possible effect of the matter described in
sub-paragraph (b) of the Basis for Qualified Opinion above, obtained all the
information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief
were necessary for the purposes of our audit of the aforesaid consolidated
(b) In our opinion, except for the effect of the matters described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph above, proper books of account as required by
law relating to preparation of the aforesaid consolidated financial statements
have been kept so far as it appears from our examination of those books
and the reports of the other auditors.
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(c) Except for the matter described in sub-paragraph (b) of the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph above, the reports on the accounts of the
branch offices of the Holding Company, and its subsidiaries, associate
companies and jointly controlled companies incorporated in India, audited
under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us /
the other auditors, as applicable, and have been properly dealt with in
preparing this report.
(d) The Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Statement of Profit and
Loss, and the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report
are in agreement with the relevant books of account maintained for the
purpose of preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
(e) In our opinion, except for the effect of the matters described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph above, the aforesaid consolidated financial
statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section
133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(f) The matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above,
in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Group.
(g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors of the
Holding Company as on 31st March, 20XX taken on record by the Board of
Directors of the Holding Company and the reports of the other statutory
auditors of its subsidiary companies, associate companies and jointly
controlled companies incorporated in India, except for __ (number) director/s
of ___(number) of the Groups subsidiary company/ies /, associate
company/ies and jointly controlled company/ies incorporated in India who
are disqualified from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2)
of the Act, none of the other directors of the Groups companies, its
associate companies and jointly controlled companies incorporated in India
is disqualified as on 31st March, 20XX from being appointed as a director in
terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act. The list of subsidiary company/ies,
associate company / ies, jointly controlled companies incorporated in India
where the disqualification arose and the respective directors are stated
below:
XXXXXXXX
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(h) The qualification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters
paragraph above.
(i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in
i. Except for the possible effect of the matter described in sub-paragraph

(b) of the Basis of Qualified Opinion above, the consolidated financial
statements disclose the impact of pending litigations on the
consolidated financial position of the Group, its associates and jointly
controlled entities Refer Note XX to the consolidated financial
statements.
Or
Except for the possible effect of the matter described in sub-paragraph
(b) of the Basis of Qualified Opinion above, there were no pending
litigations which would impact the consolidated financial position of the
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Group, its associates and jointly controlled entities.
ii. Except for the possible effect of the matter described in sub-paragraph
(b) of the Basis of Qualified Opinion above, provision has been made in
the consolidated financial statements, as required under the applicable
law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on
long-term contracts including derivative contracts Refer (a) Note XX to
the consolidated financial statements in respect of such items as it
relates to the Group and (b) the Groups share of net profit/loss in
respect of its associates.
Or
Except for the possible effect of the matter described in sub-paragraph
(b) of the Basis of Qualified Opinion above, the Group, its associates
and jointly controlled entities did not have any material foreseeable
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losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
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Where applicable.
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Where applicable.
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Holding Company, and its subsidiary companies, associate companies
and jointly controlled companiesincorporated in India.
Or
Following are the instances of delay in transferring amounts, required to
be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Holding Company, and its subsidiary companies, associate companies
and jointly controlled companies incorporated in India.
Or
There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Holding Company, and
its subsidiary companies, associate companies and jointly controlled
companiesincorporated in India.
Place of Signature: For XYZ & Co
Date: Chartered Accountants

(Firms Registration No.)
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SA 705

MODIFICATIONS TO THE OPINION IN THE

Published in February, 2010 issue of the Journal.

Nature of an Inability to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate

Material Modifications vis-a-vis ISA 705, Modifications to the Opinion in

Standard on Auditing (SA) 705, Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent

effects on the financial statements of misstatements or the possible effects

accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework when

by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Because of the matter(s)

Material but Not Material and

material misstatement6. This conclusion takes into account the auditors

audit evidence about the latters financial information to evaluate whether

from the engagement to regulators or the entitys owners.

financial statements. An example of the financial effects of material

Communication with Those Charged with Governance (Ref: Para. 28)

For XYZ and Co.

For XYZ and Co.

For XYZ and Co.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT

a. As described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph, we were

For XYZ and Co.

Illustrative Format of Independent Auditors Report on the

Circumstances include the following:

of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be

For XYZ & Co

Illustrative Format of Independent Auditors Report on the

depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment of the risks of

We did not audit the financial statements/information of ________(number)

required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund

For XYZ and Co.

Illustrative Format of Independent Auditors Report on the

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of ABC

required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund

Illustrative Format of Independent Auditors Report on the

Circumstances include the following:

We were engaged to audit the accompanying standalone financial statements of

Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion

As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:

g. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on

For XYZ and Co.

Modified Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the

us by the Management and our opinion on the consolidated financial

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2015 (the Order),

2. As required by Section143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable,

i. Except for the possible effect of the matter described in sub-paragraph

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be

Place of Signature: For XYZ & Co

Date: Chartered Accountants

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