Ratnesh Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'The Company'), a listed entity, is in the business of hiring of Oil Rigs, is established since 2001.…

CA Final · Advanced Auditing, Assurance and Professional Ethics · PYQS · September 2025
Ratnesh Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'The Company'), a listed entity, is in the business of hiring of Oil Rigs, is established since 2001. The Company is having its Head Office at Mumbai and having its operations across the country. The Company appointed MPR & Co., GKS & Co., YX & Associates and ABC & Associates as joint auditors for the year 2024-25. The professional work was divided by audit firms among themselves mutually. However, work relating to "Information processing" which is a part of the control activities, a component of Internal Controls of the company was allocated to MPR & Co. specifically and was not a part of the joint audit assignment. Due to shortage of resources, MPR & Co. took the help of subordinate staff of ABC & Associates for such verification. While verifying the controls, subordinate staff of ABC & Associates observed the following control activities: (i) Actual performance was reviewed against budgeted one. (ii) Edit checks of input data and numerical sequence checks. (iii) Authorisation for access to computer programs and data files. (iv) Controls over the implementation of new releases of packaged software applications. During audit, one of the joint auditors GKS & Co. observed that the Company has adopted a new IND AS which will be effective from 01.04.2026. Early adoption of the aforesaid IND AS is permitted as per extant guidelines. This early adoption of the new IND AS has a material effect on the financial statements of the Company. The material effect on the financial statements was disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. GKS & Co. performed various audit procedures to verify the same and it was found to be satisfactory in nature. YX & Associates appointed Mr. C, as an expert, to verify the actuarial valuation done by the company. They performed the following specific procedures to evaluate the relevance and reasonableness of Mr. C's findings and their consistency with other audit evidence for the audit purpose: (i) Performed corroborative procedures for observing Mr. C's work. (ii) Performed detailed analytical procedures to see whether Principles of materiality aspects considered. (iii) Reviewed the data for completeness and internal consistency. (iv) Verified the origin of the data. Based on the above, answer the following question from 9 to 12:
(A) (A) (i) & (ii)
(B) (B) (iii) & (iv)
(C) (C) (ii) & (iii)
(D) (D) (ii) & (iv)

Suggested Answer and Working Notes:

Correct Answer: Option (D)

(D) (ii) & (iv)

Topics: Standard on Auditing (SA), Reporting, Quality Control

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