Statutory / Tax Audit
of the Company
An audit is a legally
required review and
reporting of the
accuracy of the
company's financial
records. The purpose of
an audit is to determine
whether an organization
is providing a fair and
accurate representation
of its financial
position by examining
information such as bank
balances, bookkeeping
records and financial
transactions.
A company is required to
have its accounts
audited by an
independent Chartered
Accountant as defined
under The Companies Act
2013.
In case its turnover for
a financial year exceeds
INR 6 Million, it is
also required to perform
and report an
independent audit under
sec 44 AB of The Income
Tax Act.
Filing of Income Tax
Return
Subsequent to
completion of Audit, the
summarized details are
required to be filed
with the Income Tax
Authorities in
prescribed form on an
annual basis.
Also the company is
required to ascertain
its “taxable income” as
per provisions of Income
tax act and pay the
taxes due thereon.
Filing of returns is
mandatory for all
companies and any lapses
would attract penalty
and interest.
Filing of Annual
return with Registrar Of
Companies (ROC)
A company in India
is required to file its
return outlining
prescribed details with
Registrar of Companies
on annual basis.
The same is required to
be filed in electronic
form and the return is
popularly called as
ANNUAL RETURN.
Any lapses in filing
these returns will make
company as “defaulter”
and also its directors
name can be reflected as
“defaulters” under ROC.
Maintenance of
Secretarial Records
A company is required to
hold meetings of its
Board of Directors as
per provision of
companies act and is
also required to
maintain prescribed
statutory registers. The
various registers
includes :
-
Minutes of the
meeting of the Board
of Directors
-
Minutes of the
meeting of the
shareholders of the
company
-
Shareholders
Register
-
Register of advances
made to parties
covered u/s 301 of
The Companies Act
2013
-
Register of charges
created etc.
Filing of
forms/returns under
Foreign Exchange
Management Act (FEMA)
In cases where company
receives capital or loan
from persons or
companies residing
outside India or deals
with Foreign Exchange
(except in routine
course of import and
export), provisions of
FEMA are attracted.
As per FEMA Provisions,
prescribed forms are
required to be filed
with Reserve Bank of
India or their
authorized Dealers
(bank). |