SKN Ltd. a biopharma company and global manufacturers of select critical care medical products has been sanctioned working capital limits of 5.99…
CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · MTP · May 2025
SKN Ltd. a biopharma company and global manufacturers of select critical care medical products has been sanctioned working capital limits of 5.99 crores from a nationalized bank on the basis of security of current assets. During the year under audit, the statutory auditor of SKN Ltd. considers that inventory is material to the financial statements and performs audit procedures over the company's final inventory records to determine whether they accurately reflect actual inventory count and without any major discrepancies for each class of inventory. What are the reporting requirements regarding physical verification of inventory under CARO 2020 in this case? (4 Marks)
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
As per clause (ii) of Paragraph 3 of CARO, 2020 the auditor is required to report, in respect of physical verification of inventory and in respect of sanctioned working capital, that: whether physical verification of inventory has been conducted at reasonable intervals by the management and whether, in the opinion of the auditor, the coverage and procedure of such verification by the management is appropriate; whether any discrepancies of 10% or more in the aggregate for each class of inventory were noticed and if so, whether they have been properly dealt with in the books of account.whether during any point of time of the year, the company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of five crore rupees, in aggregate, from banks or financial institutions on the basis of security of current assets; whether the 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.
Topics: Audit Report, Audit of Items of Financial Statements
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