Auditor Apoointment (ADT-1)
All the companies registered like a private limited company or one-person company or limited company are required to maintain a proper book of accounts and get the book of accounts audited. Therefore, after the incorporation of a company, an auditor must be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company. First auditors of the company must be appointed within 30 days of the date of registration of the company by the Directors if not the shareholders can appoint first auditors within 90 days of incorporation. In this article, we look at the requirement and procedure for the appointment of an auditor.
Documents required in appointing auditor
- Proposed Auditor’s Consent
- Qualified Certificate to be appointed as auditor
- Resolution of Board
- Resolution of Annual General Meeting and notice of Annual General Meeting
- Non objection certificate from older audit
Penalty for Non-Compliance
Any non- compliance made under this Cost Audit, the Company and every officer of the Company who is in default shall be punishable as mentioned under:
- Company shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 25,000 but it may extend to Rs. 5 Lakh and
- Every officer of the Company who is in default shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000 but it may extend to Rs. 1Lakh or both
- If the Cost Auditor has contravened the provisions, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 50,000 but it may extend to Rs. 25 Lakh or eight times the remuneration of the Cost Auditor, whichever is less.