Test Series: October 2023

MOCK TEST PAPER - 2

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PAPER-3: ADVANCED AUDITING AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
All MCQs are Compulsory.
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Question No.1 is compulsory.
Attempt any four questions from the rest.
Time Allowed- 3 hours Maximum Marks-100
Division-A-MCQs (30 Marks)
Question nos. (1-10) carry 1 Mark each and Question nos. (11-20) carry 2 Marks each.
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1. CA Mridul has been appointed as statutory auditor of PQT Limited, a reputed listed company engaged
in the manufacturing of electronic products, in accordance with provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Currently, he is also actively involved in advising the government in favour of proposed legislation likely
to be introduced in one of the coming sessions of Parliament to attract inve stments and cutting-edge
technology in the electronic products sector on behalf of his client. He has participated in TV
programmes on the matter, written articles in business papers on the subject, and given key suggestions
to the government in this regard. In all public appearances and statements, he has openly stated the
fact of being associated with PQT Limited in the capacity of auditor. Which of the following statements
is likely to be correct in this regard?
(a) The described situation can involve self-interest threats to the independence of the auditor.
(b) The described situation can involve familiarity threats to the independence of the auditor.
(c) The described situation can involve advocacy threats to the independence of the auditor.
(d) The described situation can involve self-review threats to the independence of the auditor.
2. CA Aarti is in the midst of performing audit procedures in the month of March 2023 for conducting a
statutory audit of “Tess Products Private Limited” engaged in manufacturing of footwear products for the
year 2022-23. The turnover of the company as per profit and loss account for the immediately preceding
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financial year is ` 35 crores. In the last week of March 2023, she gathered that the turnover of the
company during the year 2022-23 would also be just nearing ` 35 crores. The company is also registered
as a “Small Enterprise” under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
Its present paid-up share capital is `3.50 crores, which has remained unchanged for the past few years.
Besides, it is availing and utilizing a working capital credit facility of ` 2 crores from a bank during all
these years, including the year 2022-23. The company has acquired all shares of a company based in
Hong Kong during the year 2022-23. She wants to be sure about the applicability or otherwise of CARO
2020 for suitably planning and directing her audit procedures for year 2022 -23. Identify likely correct
statement in this regard:
(a) Reporting under CARO, 2020 would not be applicable as it is a small company.
(b) Reporting under CARO, 2020 would not be applicable as it is registered as a small enterprise under
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Act, 2006.
(c) Reporting under CARO, 2020 would be applicable as it is not a small company.
(d) Reporting under CARO, 2020 would not be applicable as it meets certain threshold criteria
prescribed for private companies.

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3. COBIT is________________________________
(a) best practice IT governance and management framework published by Information Systems Audit
and Control Association (ISACA). It provides the required tools, resources and guidelines that are
relevant to IT governance, risk, compliance and information security.
(b) one of the most popular frameworks for improving critical infrastructure cyber security published
by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
(c) the most widely adopted information security standard for the payments card industry issued by
Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).
(d) set of best practice processes and procedures for IT services management in a company like
change management, incident management, problem management, IT operations and IT asset
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management in accordance with ISO 20000.
4. Mr. C, auditor of a listed company, DEX Limited, signed its audit report on 21.8.2021. The regulator
called the audit file in connection with some proceedings on 20.7.2022. He submitted audit files in the
form of editable Excel files without any security feature on 10.8.2022. It later transpired that the audit
file was modified between 20.7.2022 and 10.8.2022 by deleting certain information and adding fresh
information in its place. Which of the following statements is likely to be correct in this regard?
(a) Audit file was required to be assembled by 21.8.2021. Modification in the audit file after 21.8.2021
was generally not permissible.
(b) Audit file was required to be assembled by 21.8.2021. Modification in the audit file before 20.7.2022
was generally permissible.
(c) Audit file was required to be assembled by 20.10.2021. Modification in the audit file before
20.7.2022 was generally permissible.
(d) Audit file was required to be assembled by 20.10.2021. Modification in the audit file after
20.10.2021 was generally not permissible except in certain exceptional circumstances.
5. NOP Ltd. is a joint venture of Central Government and a private company and is engaged in the business
of distribution of electricity in Chennai. The Central Government holds 51% shares of the company. The
company is acknowledged for its consumer-friendly practices. Initially it was completely owned by the
Government and was running into significant losses but after the joint venture, the aggregate technical
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and commercial losses of the company showed a record decline. The operations of the company have
improved significantly as claimed by the management of the company. The C&AG wants to conduct the
performance audit of one of the departments of the company through a subordinate office of Indian Audit
and Accounts Department. For this purpose, the audit programme has also been finalized and the
Accountant General has intimated the company that the audit would start within a day’s time. The
company is concerned because the programme which has been received from the Accountant General
is quite detailed and would involve significant time. Further the management of the company is quite
surprised as to why this audit should be conducted as this is not a company subject to such types of
audits as per law. The management of the company would like to have your inputs in respect of this
matter. Please guide.
(a) The notice for such type of audit should give reasonable time to the management to prepare
themselves. Further it should not be a detailed audit requiring significant time of the company.
(b) The C&AG may conduct such type of audits in respect of NOP Ltd. which would get covered in this
criteria, however, the notice for conducting such type of audit should give reasonable time to the
management to prepare themselves.
(c) In case of a joint venture such type of audit cannot be performed as per the Companies Act, 2013.
The company should write to the Registrar of Companies in respect of this matter and till that time
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 (d) In case of a joint venture such type of audit cannot be performed as per the Companies Act, 2013.
Further wherever this is applicable that is only for a small period of time. The company should write
to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of this matter.
6. CA Madhur is conducting a tax audit of PMD products, a proprietary concern of Mr. P. The turnover of
the firm for the financial year 2022-23 is `15 crores. Mr. P while filing his income tax return for the
financial year 2021-22, had opted for a new tax regime having special rates by filing form no.10IE before
the due date of filing the return of income. While e-filing form 3CB-3CD for the financial year 2022-23
(AY 2023-24) on behalf of a client, which of the following statements is correct and in accordance with
law?
(a) He is required to state in Form 3CD whether the assessee has opted for taxation under section
115BAC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, along with the date of filing form no.10IE and its
acknowledgement number under clause 8A.
(b) He is required to state in Form 3CD whether the assessee has opted for taxation under section
115BAC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, under clause 8A.
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(c) He is not required to state this fact in Form 3CD as the assessee had opted for taxation under
section 115BAC in the financial year 2021-22.
(d) He is not required to state this fact in Form 3CD as there does not exist any reporting requirement
in this regard. It has to be only stated in the income tax return to be filed by the assessee.
7. CA X is part of the engagement team conducting statutory audit of “Happy Insurance Limited” engaged
in the general insurance business. The company has underwritten substantial fire insurance policies
covering fire and allied risks like flood, inundation, storm, etc. Therefore, CA X is focusing on audit
procedures relevant to the fire department of the company. Which of the follo wing is not likely to be a
relevant audit procedure in this respect?
(a) Verification and processing of Free Look Cancellation (FLC) requests within Turnaround time (TAT)
for fire insurance policies.
(b) Reviewing report of actuary for claims under fire insurance policies issued.
(c) Verifying compliance with provisions of section 64VB of the Insurance Act, 1938, in case of reported
fire claims.
(d) Verification of commission paid to agents on fire insurance business.
8. X, Y and Z are joint auditors of a company engaged in manufacturing of chemicals. They have developed
a joint audit plan and identified common areas. Besides, they have also identified and allocated work by
signing work allocation documents among themselves. Verification of tr ade receivables was allocated
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to Z. Which of the following statements is in accordance with relevant SA in this regard?

(a) X and Y should necessarily review work performed by Z to ascertain whether work has been
actually performed in accordance with Standards on Auditing.
(b) X and Y should perform tests to ascertain whether work has been actually performed in accordance
with Standards on Auditing.
(c) X and Y are entitled to assume that Z has actually performed work in accordance with Standards
on Auditing.
(d) X and Y are not entitled to assume that Z shall bring to their notice significant observations relevant
to responsibilities noticed during the course of the audit.
9. CA P, as part of a statutory audit exercise, is testing a company's internal controls over purchase orders
it places for acquiring capital assets. The company places huge orders for the acquisition of capital
assets every year, keeping in view the nature of its business and corresponding requirements. While
testing controls in a sample of purchase orders for the acquisition of capital assets, he failed to notice a

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 lack of adherence to certain established parameters for placing such orders. The above situation is
indicative of _______
(a) Sampling risk.
(b) Non-sampling risk.
(c) Control risk.
(d) Inherent risk.
10. “Performance materiality” means the amount or amounts set by the auditor at ____ than materiality for
the financial statements as a whole to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the
aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements _________ materiality for the financial
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statements as a whole.
(a) higher, exceeds.
(b) less, exceeds.
(c) less, falls below.
(d) higher, falls below. (10 x 1 = 10 Marks)
Questions (11-20) carry 2 Marks each.
MCQs 11-15
Integrated Case Scenario 1
SED & Associates, a firm of auditors, received an offer letter dated 15 th July 2022 to conduct audit of BTM
Limited (a listed company) engaged in manufacturing of cement for the first time from year 2022 -23 onwards.
The audit was accepted by the firm on the basis of offer letter designating it as “Engagement Letter”. The
partners of firm have not felt the necessity to keep documents to show that firm has complied with
requirements of section 141(3)(d) of Companies Act, 2013. CA E, engagement partner of SED & Associates,
is conducting audit of aforementioned company. The company was incurring losses since last few years and
it had resulted in erosion in substantial part of its net worth. It had negative working capital and was
substantially debt-ridden.
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Pradesh. The plant was found to be in working condition
during the course of audit. The Majority of fixed assets of the company were located at this very plant. The
engagement partner was also informed during the audit that physical verification of Property, Plant and
Equipment (PPE) was carried out by management during the year. However, the internal auditor had pointed
out in one of its reports during the year that management did not physically verify Property, Plant and
Equipment items. Having experience as an engagement partner in cement industry, he was of the view that
the valuation of PPE was less than the value recorded in books of accounts. However, no such
assessment/work was made during the audit.
During the year, the company defaulted in repayment of its loans to the bank and the credit facilities of the
company were classified as NPA by the concerned bank. One note forming part of “ Notes to Accounts” in
financial statements on this matter presented for audit states as follows: -
"The company has not provided for interest on the loan taken from the bank to the extent that the same has
remained unpaid as the loan accounts have been classified as NPA by the lender bank and the management
is in the final stage of settlement of the liability. Interest, if any, will be recorded in the books when it will be
crystallized after settlement/agreement with the lender bank."
Considering the prevailing situation, future plans provided by the management and applying professional
Judgment, it has been decided to include an “Emphasis of Matter” paragraph in the auditor’s report relating
to going concern matters. It is felt that this matter is of such importance that it is fundamental to users’
understanding of financial statements. The management has also included this matter in Notes to Accounts.
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future plans provided by management.
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During the audit for the year 2022-23, management was requested vide letter dated 20 th May 2023 to provide
all the information regarding contingent liabilities and credentials for logging in income tax portal, GST portal
and other significant online portals. However, management had failed to provide such information, including
login credentials, despite the engagement partner’s request.
Therefore, it was decided to sign the audit report on the basis of the information available up to the date of
signing of the audit report.
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On the basis of the above case scenario, you are required to answer the following MCQs.
Multiple Choice Questions (5 Questions of 2 Marks each):
11. The case scenario describes the acceptance of the audit of the aforementioned company by SED &
Associates. Which of the following statements is likely to be most appropriate in this regard?
(a) It was proper for auditors to accept an audit of the company on the basis of an offer letter
designated as an engagement letter. Further, there is no necessity to keep documents to show
compliance with requirements of section 141(3)(d) of Companies Act, 20 13 so long as there is no
violation in respect of these requirements.
(b) It was improper for auditors to accept audit of the company on the basis of offer letter designated
as engagement letter. It is necessary to accept audit on basis of separate engagem ent letter.
However, there is no necessity to keep documents to show compliance with requirements of section
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141(3)(d) of Companies Act, 2013 so long as there is no violation in respect of these requirements.
(c) It was improper for auditors to accept audit of the company on the basis of an offer letter designated
as an engagement letter. It is necessary to accept the audit on the basis of a separate engagement
letter. There is a necessity to keep documents to show compliance with the requirements of sectio n
141(3)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013.
(d) It was proper for auditors to accept an audit of a company on the basis of an offer letter designated
as an engagement letter. However, there is the necessity to keep documents to show compliance
with the requirements of section 141(3)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013.
12. What should be an appropriate course of action for the auditors in respect of PPE considering the
situation described in this respect in the case scenario?
(a) The auditor should not attach much importance to the internal auditor’s observations as he has
found the plant of the company to be in working condition with its major assets intact. Howe ver, it
should be evaluated whether impairment testing has been performed considering the company’s
circumstances.
(b) The auditor should determine what modifications to audit procedures are necessary to resolve
inconsistencies between the internal auditor’s report and evidence obtained by him and its effect
on other aspects of the audit. However, no evaluation of impairment testing is necessary,
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considering the company’s circumstances.
(c) The auditor should determine what modifications to audit procedures are necessary to resolve
inconsistencies between the internal auditor’s report and evidence obtained by him and its effect
on other aspects of the audit. Further, evaluation of impairment testing is necessary considering
the company’s circumstances.
(d) The auditor should not attach much importance to the internal auditor’s observations as he has
found the plant of the company to be in working condition with its major assets intact. Further,
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13. The Company has not recognised interest costs on its borrowings as loan accounts have turned NPA
during the year under consideration. Which of the following statements is most appropriate in this
context?
(a) The policy followed by management is in contravention of applicable accounting standards to be
followed by the company.
(b) The policy followed by management is in accordance with established norms due to the
classification of loan accounts as NPA by the concerned bank. As banks do not recognise interest
income on NPA accounts, mirror treatment is applicable to the company in question.
(c) The policy followed by management is in accordance with established norms as negotiations are
underway with bankers. Interest would be recognised on NPA borrowings upon crystallisation of
final settlement with bankers.
(d) The policy followed by management is in contravention of guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank
of India.
14. The auditor has decided to include “Emphasis of Matter” (EOM) paragraph in auditor’s report relating to
going concern matters. Which of following statements is true in this regard?
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(a) EOM paragraph can be included in auditor’s report depending upon auditor’s professional judgment
and evaluation of management’s plans without maintaining documentation in this regard.
(b) EOM paragraph can be included in auditor’s report because going concern matter is fundamental
to users understanding of financial statements However, no separate evaluation of management’s
plans is required.
(c) If adequate disclosure about the material uncertainty is made in the financial statements, the
auditor shall express an unmodified opinion and the auditor’s report shall include a separate section
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under the heading “Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern”.

(d) If adequate disclosure about the material uncertainty is made in the financial statements, the
auditor shall express a modified opinion and the auditor’s report shall include a separate section
under the heading “Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern”.
15. Considering the matter of not providing information regarding contingent liabilities, including login
credentials by the company as described, which of the following statements is most appropriate? Ignore
all other matters stated from Q no.12 to 14 while answering this part.
(a) The auditor should express unmodified opinion.
(b) The auditor should request management again to provide such information and must determine
whether it is possible to perform alternate audit procedures to obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence. In case of failure to obtain such evidence, implications for audit report should be
considered.
(c) The auditor should take written representation from management stating that all such liabilities
have been reflected in accordance with SA 580 and unmodified opinion should be expressed.
(d) The auditor’s responsibility is fulfilled on commenting appropriately regarding non-furnishing of
required information by management regarding disputed statutory dues under clause 3(vii)(b) of
CARO, 2020.
MCQs 16-20
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Integrated Case Scenario 2
ABC Limited is a manufacturing company having three manufacturing facilities in India and ranked within top
500 listed companies on stock exchanges in India. Company marked turnover of INR 15,000 crore and profit
before tax of INR 2,000 crore during FY 2022-23. Company has not accepted any deposits from public since
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of Mr. A, is a company's non-executive director and holds a graduate degree from IIT Bombay and a post -
graduate degree from IIM Ahmedabad.
During the audit, it was discovered that the company had acquired two subsidiaries, Maan Ltd. which deals
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paper manufacturing. Maan Ltd. and Dhan Ltd. are
audited by M/s XYZ & Associates. ABC Ltd. prepared the consolidated financial statements for the current
financial year under Indian Accounting Standards, which includes the financial statements of subsidiary Maan
Ltd. However, the financial statements of Dhan Ltd. were not consolidated as the company has not yet been
able to determine the fair values of certain material assets and liabilities of Dhan Ltd. as on the acquisition
date. This acquisition is accounted for as an investment in the books of ABC Ltd. Had the company
consolidated the financial statements of both subsidiaries, there would have been a mater ial impact on
important elements of the financial statements. Also, the financial statements of ABC Ltd. for the current
financial year include the corresponding figures (without consolidation) of the previous financial year, i.e.,
FY 2021-22.
Also, one of the directors of the Company did not give a declaration to the Company under section 164(2) of
the Companies Act 2013 as of 31st March 2023. The auditors of the Company completed their audit of the
financial statements and were awaiting this declaration. But the management was of the view that they would
not be able to receive this declaration. All other directors had given the required declarations and the auditors
had also verified that.
On the basis of the abovementioned facts, you are required to ans wer the following MCQs:
16. Select best course of action to ensure compliance with Section 177 of Companies Act 2013 in relation
to establishing vigil mechanism where directors and employees can report genuine concerns.
(a) ABC Limited is a listed company. Therefore, ABC Limited is required to establish vigil mechanism
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where directors and employees can report genuine concerns.
(b) Vigil mechanism is applicable to government companies only. Therefore, ABC Limited is not
required to establish vigil mechanism where directors and employees can report genuine concerns.
(c) As per Section 177 of the Companies Act 2013, it is not mandatory to establish a vigil mechanism
where directors and employees can report genuine concerns. Therefore, ABC Limited may or ma y
not require establishing a vigil mechanism where directors and employees can report genuine
concerns.
(d) ABC Limited is a listed company but has not accepted deposits from the public from the date of
incorporation. Therefore, ABC Limited is not required to establish a vigil mechanism where
directors and employees can report genuine concerns.
17. As of April 1, 2023, the Board of Directors would like to appoint Mr. B as Chairperson of ABC Limited.
You are requested to provide assistance to ABC Limited to determine compliance with the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations.
(a) Where the chairperson of the board of directors is a non-executive director, at least one-third of
the board of directors shall comprise independent directors and where the listed entity does not
have a regular non-executive chairperson, at least half of the board of directors shall comprise of
independent directors. Hence, after appointing Mr. B as Chairperson of ABC L imited, at least one-
third of the board of directors shall comprise independent directors.
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(b) Where the regular non-executive chairperson is a promoter of the listed entity or is related to any
promoter or person occupying management positions at the level of the board of directors or at
one level below the board of directors, at least half of the board of directors of the listed entity shall
consist of independent directors. Hence, after appointing Mr. B as Chairperson of ABC Limited, at
least half of the board of directors shall comprise independent directors.
(c) Mr. B is not eligible to be appointed as Chairperson of the company, as he is not an independent
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(d) Mr. B is not eligible to be appointed as Chairperson of the company, as he is a relative of the
company's Chief Executive Officer.
18. With respect to the non-consolidation of financial statements of Dhan Ltd. with the financial statements
of ABC Ltd., how should the auditor deal with the same in their audit report?
(a) The auditor should give a disclaimer of opinion.
(b) The auditor should give an adverse opinion if the impact is material and pervasive in his audit
report.
(c) The auditor should mention this fact in the emphasis of matter paragraph.
(d) The auditor should mention this fact in other matter paragraph.
19. With respect to the corresponding figures of the financial year 2021-22 in the current year financial
statements, what is the auditor’s reporting responsibility for the same?
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(a) The auditor’s opinion should refer to each period for which the financial statements are presented.
(b) The auditors need to report on the current year's financials only be it comparative or corresponding
figures.
(c) The auditor’s opinion shall not refer to the corresponding figures except if the previous period audit
report is other than an unqualified opinion or the auditor has sufficient evidence that a material
misstatement exists in the financial statement of the prior period which was not addressed earlier.
(d) The auditor has no reporting responsibility for the financial statements of any year other than the
current financial year for which they have been appointed.
20. How should the auditors of the company should deal with the matter related to non -receipt of declaration
under section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013?
(a) Auditors may perform alternate procedures in respect of non-receipt of declaration under section
164(2) of the Companies Act.
(b) If the auditors have been able to verify that all directors except one have given the required
declarations as per the Companies Act, then it should be ignored by the auditors on the basis of
materiality.
(c) There is no reporting implication due to non-receipt of declaration under section 164(2) of the
Companies Act from just one director. Accordingly, the auditors should issue clean report in respect
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of this matter, however, the auditors should insist the management to provide this declaration later
on.
(d) Auditors would need to report this matter in their Independent Auditor’s Report.
Division-B-Descriptive Questions-70 Marks
Question No.1 is compulsory.
Attempt any four questions from the rest.
1. (a) While conducting a statutory audit of “Hope Solutions Limited”, CA Y has assessed the risk of
material misstatement to be low at the financial statement level and at the assertion level due to a
stable, established and relatively less risky business and extremely satisfactory internal controls
operating in the company. However, despite the low assessed risk of material misstatement, he
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company. By doing so, he intends to obtain evidence
regarding certain assertions contained in the financial statements of the company. Do you think his
approach is in accordance with Standards on Auditing? Justify your answer with reasons.
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merger & amalgamation transactions (M&A). The legal
framework under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI LODR regulations also contain requirements
to be followed by a listed company regarding whistle-blower complaints.
CA Sagar is an auditor of a listed company. The company has received during the year some
“anonymous complaints” relating to its merger transactions. Elaborating legal requirements relating
to whistle-blower complaints in listed companies, discuss how he should proceed to perform
procedures regarding such “anonymous complaints” received during the year. Does any reporting
duty of auditor relating to whistle-blower complaints under the Companies Act, 2013 exist?
(5 Marks)
(c) SA 315 requires the auditor to document key elements of understanding obtain ed regarding each
of its internal control components, sources of information from which such understanding was
obtained and risk assessment procedures performed.
While conducting statutory audit of MPT Limited, a listed company, CA Z has understood vario us
IT controls relating to data centre and network operations, system software acquisition, change
and maintenance, program change, access security and application system acquisition,
development and maintenance operating in the company. Besides, he has al so gained knowledge
of application controls designed to ensure the integrity of accounting records.
Which one of the internal control components of the company is referred to in the above
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description? Besides activities gathered from the above description, give examples of any other
two activities relevant for an audit included in the above identified “component of internal control”
of the company. (4 Marks)
2. (a) MZE Limited is engaged in the manufacturing and export of ready-made garments. The company
has lost overseas buyers to Asian competitors with lower raw materials and labour costs. As a
result, MZE Limited has lost out on a significant chunk of export orders, and the trend has become
more pronounced in the year 2022-23. Further, the US economic recession caused delays in the
company's overseas payments, leading to the company being unable to keep its loan repayment
commitments with bankers. Further, the company has not been able to pay its creditors on time.
Even statutory dues payable by the company are either not paid or being paid after a gap of 5 -6
months, leading to extra costs. Due to declining revenue, the company cannot cover its fixed costs
and has begun laying off employees.
Considering all these circumstances, CA P doubts the company's ability to continue as a going
concern while conducting the statutory audit for the year 2022-23. He is studying management’s
assessment of the company’s ability to continue as a going concern by studying projected
profitability statements for the next two years containing turnover, expenses and profits estimates.
Comment on the above situation with specific reference to audit procedures being performed by
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Auditing. (5 Marks)
(b) CA X is conducting concurrent audit of a branch of MNB Bank (a nationalised bank) in industrial
hub of Pune. It is a CBS branch, and its advances are to the tune of about ` 500 crores. The branch
has borrowers / customers with cash credit, term loans, and export credit facilities, including pre -
shipment and post-shipment credits. Some customers in the branch are importers who regularly
get letters of credit issued to foreign suppliers. During tenure of Mr. X as concurrent auditor, fresh
credit facilities under aforesaid segments are being sanctioned every month to new customers.
The branch is also considering requests of its existing customers for enhancements / fresh
requirements in line with established norms.
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As a result of the above, the staff of the advances department in the branch is always on its toes.
The previous regular inspection of the branch (not pertaining to CA X’s tenure) had pointed out
huge revenue leakage in advances of the branch, raising alarm bells in the Zonal Office and
Inspection Department. Keeping in view the above situation, CA X is taking steps to ensure that
there is no revenue leakage in advances of the branch and recoveries are made on the spot in
case such leakages are detected. Discuss any five areas in this regard where concurrent auditor’s
audit procedures should be focused. (5 Marks)
(c) ABC & Associates are conducting audit of consolidated financial statements of “Crazy Paints
Limited” for year 2022-23. The consolidated financial statements consist of financial statements of
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(audited by component auditors). While drafting audit
report in respect of consolidated financial statements under Companies Act, 2013, how firm should
proceed to deal with issue of reporting under CARO, 2020? (4 Marks)
3. (a) CA Ragini is offered appointment to act as Engagement Quality Control Reviewer (EQCR) for the
audit of financial year 2022-23 of XPM Limited, a listed company operating from a small town. She
is also based in the same town and was not engaged previously to conduct audit of a listed entity.
She accepts the appointment to act as EQCR. She performs the review by ticking a “Yes / No”
checklist and signing on some of working papers prepared by engagement team. The audit file
does not contain any material which shows that the work of EQCR is separate from the work of the
engagement team. Do you agree with the approach adopted by EQCR? By commenting on issues
involved in the above situation, discuss whether she can be held guilty of professional misconduct.
(5 Marks)
(b) CA T was appointed by Fair Insurance Company for a Forensic Accounting assignment with respect
to the calculation of claim amount on the basis of information and d etails received from the
surveyor. Suggest the general step-by-step process of Forensic Accounting which may be
undertaken by CA T in this situation. (5 Marks)
(c) CA X has issued report in Form 29B under the Income-tax Act, 1961 wrongly computing “book
profits” of a company for financial year 2021-22. He has signed the said form hurriedly without
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ascertaining the required adjustments to be made for arriving at the “book profits” of the company.
Subsequently, the company’s ITR was picked up for scrutiny under the faceless assessment
scheme on 29.6.23, and the matter came to light of tax authorities. Which fundamental principle of
professional ethics is violated in this situation? Also, discuss the liability of CA X, if any, under t he
Income Tax Act in this respect. (4 Marks)
4. (a) The Comptroller & Auditor General of India plays a key role in functioning of financial committees
of Parliament and state legislatures. Therefore, he has come to be recognized as a friend,
philosopher and guide of committees. Discuss how such a role is ensured in practice. Also, briefly
discuss the functions of “Estimates Committee” of Parliament. (5 Marks)
(b) ZOB Limited is planning to be listed. The management of company has pulled up its socks and
decided to implement “Enterprise Risk Management Program” for identifying and assessing various
risks. Differentiating scope of such a program from internal control framework, discuss what does
“Risk Assessment Process” is likely to include in such a program. Also identify any two such widely
available ERM frameworks. (5 Marks)
(c) CA W is tax auditor of WHT Pharma Limited for financial year 2022-23. During the course of audit,
it is noticed that pharma company has provided free medicine samples to doctor employees of 50
hospitals during period from 1 st August 2022 to 31 st March 2023. In this regard, the company has
selected a specialist doctor in each hospital. Value of free samples of drug manufactured by the
pharma company provided to each selected specialist doctor in every hospital is ` 50,000/- during
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this period. Discuss how CA W should proceed in this matter while conducting tax audit of the
company. (4 Marks)
5. (a) Suhana, a CA final student, is part of engagement team conducting audit of CMM Finance Limited,
a listed NBFC. While going through THE audit programme, she notices that it contains instructions
for verification of following matters among other things in relation to disclosure requirements of
Schedule III of Companies Act, 2013:
(i) Verification regarding disclosure of any of item of income or expenditu re which exceeds 1%
of revenue from operations or `10 lakhs whichever is higher.
(ii) Verification of disclosure regarding Return on Capital Employed Ratio, return on Equity Ratio
and net profit ratio.
Discuss whether above instructions for similar matters need revision by engagement partner in this
situation. If so, elaborate on revision required along with reasons. (5 Marks)
(b) While conducting audit of RAC Limited, CA R has discovered a misstatement in the financial
statements of a company due to non-write off of a huge trade receivable with an outstanding
amount of ` 2 crores. The party in question has fled from India and is now absconding. After
reviewing the audit evidence, it was concluded by the auditor that there is no possibility of
recovering the outstanding debt. Despite the matter being brought to the attention of the
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management, they have refused to correct the misstatement. As a result, the financial statements
of the company show a profit before tax of ` 1 crore, which is incorrect due to the management's
refusal to correct the aforementioned misstatement. Materiality has been determined for financial
statements @ 5% of profit before tax. Comment as regards to type of opinion to be given by CA R
in above situation on the basis of provided information. (5 Marks)
(c) CA D is serving as Vice-President (finance) of TM Industries, a firm. A huge claim lodged by firm
for `20 crores with an insurance company was just paid for `2 crores. Aggrieved by it, management
of TM Industries has decided to go in for arbitration proceedings under Arbitration and Conciliation
Act, 1996. Unaware of lawyers dealing in this field, management requests CA D to help them find
out a suitable lawyer. Being a smart person, CA D has links with one such lawyer. His
understanding with arbitration lawyer was to receive 25% of fees agreed between lawyer and client
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CA D is guilty of professional conduct. (4 Marks)
6. (a) CA Tushar is engagement partner conducting audit of consolidated financial statements of a group
which includes parent entity and its 3 subsidiaries. The standalone financial statements of its
subsidiaries are audited by component auditors. He is considering accepting such appointment.
What specific considerations have to be kept in mind by him before accepting appointment as
principal auditor of the group?
After acceptance, he is in quandary with regard to determination of materiality during audit of
consolidated financial statements. What specific considerations have to be kept in mind while
determining materiality during audit of above group? (5 Marks)
(b) JJJ & Associates, an audit firm working mainly in field of statutory audits, has been selected by
Quality Review Board (QRB) for review. During review, it has been found that Audit Firm Under
Review (AFUR) has not maintained quality of audits of selected companies as evidenced from their
respective audit files. AFUR has not complied with requirements of SA 501 and SA 505 in these
cases. Further, in these cases, companies had not complied with accounting standards as required
by law and AFUR has issued clean audit reports. Dwell upon functions of QRB in this regard.
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(c) Consider the following statement:
“The internal auditor of a company shall be free from any undue influences which force him to
deviate from the truth. He shall be independent.”
Is above statement proper? If so, how independence of internal auditor can be established?
(4 Marks)
OR
Mr. Raj, a practicing Chartered Accountant was ordered to surrender his certificate of practice and
he was suspended for two years for accepting the appointment as an auditor of a company without
ascertaining the requirements of section 139 and 140 read with section 141 of Companies Act,
2013. During the period of suspension, Mr. Raj, designating himself as Data Privacy consultant,
did the work of filing Data Privacy related returns and made appearance as a consultant before
various related authorities in other capacity other than Chartered Accountant in Practice. He
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that there is nothing wrong in it as he, like any other consultant, could take such wor k
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and his engagement as such in no way violate the order of suspension inflicted on him.
Kindly guide Mr. Raj whether can he appear before various Data Privacy related authorities when
he is under period of suspension in light of section 6 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949.
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