Tuesday, January 22, 2013

SATYAM: THE REAL CULPRITS

Rather than blaming auditors, the entire regulatory system must be cleaned from top to bottom

‘Preface to Standards on Auditing’ available with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), says very clearly, “It (auditing) is undertaken to enhance the degree of confidence of intended users in the financial statements.” It also adds, “In conducting an audit, the overall objective of the auditor is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement.”

Now considering the case of Satyam, some may say it was actually the responsibility of the management, but Ved Jain, President, ICAI counters that view, “It is impossible that a fraud of such magnitude would have escaped the auditor’s eyes.” This definitely raises a question mark on the prudence, competence and honesty of auditors operating in India.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPMMalay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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