FREE EBOOK FOR STATUTORY AUDITORS

Your Signature. Your UDIN. Don't make these 10 audit mistakes!

A short, practical guide to read before you sign your next audit report. Each mistake comes with an illustrative example and the checks to run yourself.

10audit mistakes
30point checklist
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Ebook cover: Your Signature. Your UDIN. Don't make these 10 audit mistakes!

What's inside

Ten review areas that deserve a second look before the signature goes on the report.

  1. 01Missing big year-on-year movements
  2. 02Signing after a revised TB without rechecking
  3. 03Balance Sheet not matching the notes
  4. 04Schedule III presentation slips
  5. 05Wrong CARO applicability
  6. 06Missing Rule 11 reporting
  7. 07Ignoring ratio swings
  8. 08Unresolved client queries
  9. 09Copy-pasting last year's audit report
  10. 10No documented final review
What goes wrongThe slip, in one or two lines
Illustrative exampleHow it shows up in a real file
Check it yourselfThree checks you can tick off
Red flagThe phrase that should make you look again

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The guide is general information, not professional advice. Refer to the Standards on Auditing, CARO 2020, the Companies Act, 2013 and ICAI guidance for your engagement. Examples are illustrative.