ASD Limited's business has grown from one state of India to various countries of the world. Since the business has increased manifold, the…
CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · MTP · January 2025
ASD Limited's business has grown from one state of India to various countries of the world. Since the business has increased manifold, the management decided to appoint joint auditors for conducting the statutory audit of the company. They appointed three CA firms for it. For which audit work the joint auditors will be jointly & severally responsible?
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
Joint Audit of Financial Statements: As per SA 299, “Joint Audit of Financial Statements”, all the joint auditors shall be jointly and severally responsible for: (i) the audit work which is not divided among the joint auditors and is carried out by all joint auditors; (ii) decisions taken by all the joint auditors under audit planning in respect of common audit areas; (iii) matters which are brought to the notice of the joint auditors by any one of them and there is an agreement among the joint auditors on such matters; (iv) examining that the financial statements of the entity comply with the requirements of the relevant statutes; (v) presentation and disclosure of the financial statements as required by the applicable financial reporting framework; (vi) ensuring that the audit report complies with the requirements of the relevant statutes, applicable Standards on Auditing and other relevant pronouncements issued by ICAI.
Topics: Audit Report
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