Secretarial Audit and Compliance Manual, Third Edition

Download or read book Secretarial Audit and Compliance Manual, Third Edition written by Dr. K. R. Chandratre and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since April 2014, Secretarial Audit has become mandatory under the Companies Act, 2013. Subsequently, SEBI has also mandated Secretarial Audit for material subsidiaries of a listed Company and obtaining a Compliance Certificate for submission to Stock Exchange. Alongwith this, MGT 7 is also required to be certified by a Practising Company Secretary whereby he/she has to confirm comprehensive compliance of the concerned company. Therefore, there are hundreds of compliances which companies have to do in a financial year and giving such a comprehensive Compliance Certificate requires thorough knowledge, different perspective and techniques. This book covers the meaning, benefits, process, approach and entire scope of Secretarial Audit providing detailed checklists with respect to Companies Act, 2013, SEBI Regulations and FEMA Regulations which will be very useful for professionals not only while doing Secretarial Audit but also for routine certifications like MGT-7, MGT-8 or Compliance Certifications mandated under various laws. Key Features Detailed Checklists for Audit on Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (LODR) Reg., 2015, SEBI (PIT) Reg., 2015 and FEMA, 1999 Includes insights on ICSI Auditing Standards Elaborates newly introduced key concepts under Companies Act, 2013 by way of Annexures like SBO, etc. Contains a chapter elaborating key concepts under Companies Act, 2013 which will help professionals to understand and comply with law in letter and spirit. Contains a compilation of useful charts as well as specimen Management Representation Letter and various Declarations required to be obtained from the Accounts and Finance Department Brings greater clarity w.r.t. Role of Auditor, Process of Audit and duty as well as liability of auditor