Everything to know about Statutory Auditing
Statutory auditing is a form of audit required by a law or regulation to ensure that the account books submitted to regulators and the public are accurate and honest. Statutory audit is compulsory if the company follows such requirements. It is done by a professional Chartered Accountant who is independent of the organization. Let’s get to the Legislative Audit in depth. Hussain Al Shemsi Chartered Accountants (HALSCA) What is statutory Audit? Statutory Audit is an audit mandated by the various laws, such as Reserve Bank of India, Income Tax, Companies Act, etc. A Chartered Accountant must carry out several audits according to various classification criteria. Audit of banks by statute is mandatory. RBI nominates legislative auditors in accordance with the ICAI. A very thorough audit is performed in every branch of the banks every year after the end of the preceding financial year. The process for doing a statutory audit The statutory auditors should ensure that t...