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What are the purchasing and procurement procedures for auditing in India?
- June 2014
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Auditors will closely examine purchasing and procurement procedures, and will likely request a flow chart during audit proceedings that outlines the specifics of this process. Preparing this flow chart beforehand can save valuable time during the aud...
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What is the production process of auditing in India?
- June 2014
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An effective auditor will additionally make note of a foreign-invested enterprise’s production and manufacturing process, and the various steps a company follows to convert raw materials into marketable goods. It is helpful to prepare a list of...
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What ad hoc checks should auditors in India do?
- June 2014
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Auditors are required to check that any payment in cash or aggregate payments in cash totaling over INR 200,000 in one day are not claimed as a deduction (in accordance with Section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act 1961), and also check other credit bala...
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Are there inventory auditing requirements for manufacturing companies in India?
- June 2014
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Manufacturing businesses need to demonstrate that they have maintained their RG23 books and stock registers for manufacturing or processing materials. An auditor will verify that this has been done correctly, and will need to ascertain whether the RG...
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Are businesses required to give the auditor their management accounts opening ba...
- June 2014
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Businesses are not required to give the auditor their management accounts opening balances, but should have them ready in the event that an auditor wants to check that the opening balances in those accounts have been carried forward correctly from th...
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Why should Indian company maintain a copy of their Permanent Account Number (PAN...
- June 2014
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Companies must also ensure that they are properly maintaining photocopies of Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards for any contractors that come under tax deduction at source (TDS) applicability. If a company has not been provided with a contractor&rs...
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How can fraud be avoided in India?
- June 2014
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Fraud can be avoided through the use of Audit and Attestation services. Most companies in India are required by law to have an Internal Audit department, which is given independence and which directly reports to the board of the company. Another way ...
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What is the difference between fraud and error in India?
- June 2014
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The key difference between “fraud” and “error” often relates back to the intent to deceive, and distinguishing between the two can be challenging. Auditors are charged with exercising judgment when preparing their opinion for ...
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How can a company mitigate the risk of fraud in India?
- June 2014
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Mitigating the risk of fraud begins with a robust governance structure that includes the audit of budgeting processes, ethics policies, quality control, monitoring procedures by senior management, and rotation procedures. Any weakness in an organizat...
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E-Commerce Across Asia: Trends and Developments 2014
- May 2014
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In this issue of Asia Briefing Magazine, we provide a comprehensive overview of e-commerce trends across the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on developing markets in Southeast Asia. In addition to analyzing macro-level economic and development indic...
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Unchanged FDI Caps in India
- May 2014
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This infographic details the FDI caps that have been kept unchanged by the Indian government after the policy reform 2013.
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Changes to FDI Caps in India's Business Sectors
- May 2014
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This infographic details the changes to FDI caps in India’s business sector.
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