Month: December 2021

The auditor should satisfy himself that the liabilities have been disclosed properly in the financial statements. Where the relevant statute lays down any disclosure requirements in this behalf, the auditor should examine whether the same have been complied with. In Read More …

The term ‘contingent liabilities’ refers to obligations relating to past transactions or other events or conditions that may arise in consequence of one or more future events which are presently deemed possible but not probable. Contingent liabilities may or may Read More …

The term ‘provision’ means amounts retained by way of providing for depreciation or diminution in value of assets or retained by way of providing for any known liability the amount of which cannot be determined with substantial accuracy. Provisions include Read More …

Verification of liabilities may be carried out by employing the following procedures:  examination of records;  direct confirmation procedure;  examination of disclosure;  analytical review procedures, obtaining management representations. The nature, timing and extent of substantive procedures to be performed is, however, Read More …

General Considerations Liabilities are the financial obligations of an enterprise other than owners’ funds. Liabilities include loans and borrowings, trade creditors and other current liabilities, deferred payment credits, instalments, payable under hire purchase agreements, and provisions. Besides liabilities, this Guidance Read More …

This refers to expenditure essentially of a revenue nature which, instead of being charged off as and when it is incurred, is accumulated in an account appropriately headed to indicate its nature and the balance in the account is written Read More …