CARO Reporting, 2020 being notified

MCA has notified particular issues being important & thereby should be reported as per particular norms with the financial statements for certain entities as a part of their audit reports for almost all companies except a few below.

Banking, Insurance, Charitable setups & small cos. or OPC has been kept out of this exercise. Also, some smaller setups with below norms are exempt from this as below –

• Not a holding or subsidiary of a Public company
• Paid-up Capital plus Reserves l< 1 Crore at the reporting date.
• Borrowings less than or equal to Rs. 1 Crore at any time during the year
• Revenue less than or equal to Rs. 10 Crores in the financial year

Key points of change suggest towards-

• Whether the company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets
• Reporting on revaluation of Property, Plant and Equipment’s by company
• Reporting of proceedings under the *Benami Transactions* (Prohibition) Act, 1988. i.e. whether the company has appropriately disclosed the details in its financial statements
• Reporting if the *stock statements filed with banks* are in line with books of accounts, if the company was sanctioned working capital limits in excess of five crore rupees or more from banks or financial institutions. To report any discrepancies of 10% or more in the aggregate for each class of inventory

• Report quarterly returns or statements filed by the company with such banks or financial institutions are in agreement with the books of account of the Company, if not, give details
• Reporting of *investments* in or providing of any *guarantee or security* or granting any loans or advances.
• Loans overdue for more than 90 days, *evergreening of loans, reporting on any *loan default*, etc.
• Report on evergreening of loans – specify the aggregate amount of such dues renewed or extended or settled by fresh loans and the percentage of the aggregate to the total loans or advances in the nature of loans granted during the year

• Reporting of compliances with RBI directives* and the provisions the Companies Act with respect to deemed deposits.
• Reporting with respect to transactions not recorded in the books of account but now surrendered or disclosed as income in the income tax proceedings.
• Report on  balances outstanding at the balance sheet date with respect to such loans or advances and guarantees or security to subsidiaries, joint ventures, and associates
• Reporting on treatment by the auditor of *whistle-blower complaints* received during the year by the company
• Reporting on the internal audit system
• Reporting on cash losses
• Reporting on the resignation of the statutory auditors
• Reporting on the uncertainty of company capable of meeting its liabilities
• Reporting transfer of *unspent CSR* amount to Fund specified in Schedule VII
• Investment, Guarantee & Security given has been covered now along with loans & Advances – in terms of benefits to the company
• Clarification required for Non-Disclosure of Properties taken on Lease by the Lessee
• Auditor has to specifically comment on coverage and procedure adopted as per audit approach Also Materiality has been  defined as 10% or more in each class of Inventory

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