Dhanush, a CA student undergoing articles, is part of an engagement team conducting audit of Test Enterprises Private Limited. The company is…

CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · MTP · May 2024
Dhanush, a CA student undergoing articles, is part of an engagement team conducting audit of Test Enterprises Private Limited. The company is engaged in business of conducting aptitude and language tests every fortnight at centres spread all over major cities of country for Indian students desirous of applying to foreign universities. It also sells books containing model test papers for the benefit of students. The company has substantial number of computers at each centre to enable seamless experience for students appearing for standardized aptitude and language tests. The company has acquired new identifiable software involving substantial expenditure for conducting tests during the year which is expected to drive company's revenues in coming years. At the time of taking a test, a CD containing software is run in each system for enabling students to take tests. Cost of CD without software is nominal. The revenue of the company during the year 2023-24 was 50 crores (45 crores from fees charged from students and 5 crores from sale of books). Besides, company has also received 10lacs as interest on certain investments during the year. The company has a history of profitable operations. During the course of audit, it is noticed by Dhanush that computers form significant chunk of PPE items in financial statements of company. The company has taken useful life of computers consisting of desktops for 3 years. However, depreciation charged on computers in financial statements of the company is higher than depreciation allowable under Income tax law. It results in lower accounting income as per books of accounts of company as compared with taxable income under Income tax law. During the course of audit, he notices that cost of CDs along with software cost is treated as an intangible asset by company. It is also part of his responsibility to verify PPE register in accordance with audit programme. On perusing details in PPE register, he finds that some computers have moved from one centre to another centre to meet business requirements. Further, many computers were disposed or scrapped in earlier years. However, proper details in relation to movement and disposal/scrapping have not been entered in PPE register. When these items were physically verified by the management during the year, it has resulted in material discrepancies. The management has properly dealt with such discrepancies in books of accounts. Based on above, answer the following questions:
(A) To verify deferred tax liability likely created in financial statements in accordance with AS 22
(B) To verify deferred tax asset likely created in financial statements in accordance with AS 22
(C) To verify deferred tax asset likely created in financial statements in accordance with AS 29
(D) To verify deferred tax liability likely created in financial statements in accordance with AS 29

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Correct Answer: Option (B)

To verify deferred tax asset likely created in financial statements in accordance with AS 22

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