Mar 31, 2014
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ASIT C MEHTA
FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2014, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of section
211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility
includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control
relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014;
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Loss for the
year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003
("theOrder") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash flow
Statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss
and Cash flow statements dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of the section 211
of the Companies'' Act, 1956;
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March 2014 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on
31st March 2014 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies'' Act, 1956.
The Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 of the Our Report of even date
to the members of Asit C. Mehta Financial Services Limited, on the
accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2014.
On the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate and according
to the information and explanation given to us during the course of our
audit, we report that:
(1) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets under which all fixed assets are verified in a phased
manner over a period 3 years In our opinion, this periodicity of
physical verification is reasonable having regarded to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
(c) During the year none of the fixed assets were disposed off and
therefore it did not affect the going concern status of the Company.
(2) The Company has not entered into any transactions during the year
involving inventories. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (ii) (a),
(b) and (c) of the order are not applicable to the Company.
(3) (a) The Company had granted interest bearing unsecured loan to a
Subsidiary company covered in the register maintained under section 301
of the Companies'' Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the
year was Rs.287.85 lakhs and year end balance was Rs. Nil.
(b) The other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to
the Subsidiary company are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the
interest of the company.
(c) The Company is regular in recovering the principal amount as
stipulated.
(d) Since the loan has been repaid, there is no overdue amount of the
loan granted to a company covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The company has taken unsecured interest bearing loan from a
Subsidiary company covered in the register maintained under section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum balance of loan taken by the
company was Rs. 221.20 lacs and the balance outstanding at the year-end
was Rs. Nil
(f) The other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from
the Subsidiary Company are not, prima-facie, prejudicial to the
interest of the Company.
(g) The company is regular in repaying the Principal amount and
interest as stipulated.
(4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to Purchase of fixed assets and with regard to the
sale of services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed
any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there is no purchase of inventory and sale of
goods during the year and therefore, clause 4(iv) of the Order, to that
extent, is not applicable to the Company.
(5) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, the contracts or arrangements that needs to be entered into
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, where
each of such transactions, is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in respect of any
party, the transaction have been made at prices which are prima facie,
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time, except that in respect of sale of services, no
comparison of prices could be made available to us since the Company
informed us that there are no prevailing market prices/alternate
sources of supply.
(6) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and
consequently the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the
provisions of sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Act and the Rules framed thereunder are not applicable.
(7) In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during the
year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its
business.
(8) According to information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956
in respect of the service activities carried on by the Company and
therefore, clause 4(viii) of the Order is not applicable.
(9) (a) According to records of the Company, and on the basis of our
examination of the books of account, the company is regular in
depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education & protection fund, income
tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues applicable to it. Further, since the
Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess
payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a
position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in
depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no disputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax,
service tax, sales tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess. Details of
disputed dues in respect of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, Service
Tax and Property Tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2014
on account of any dispute are given below.
Name of the Nature of Dues Amount Period to Forum where
Statute (Rs.) which the the dispute
amount is pending
relates
Foreign Appellate
Exchange Tribunal
Regulation Contravention of Foreign
Act,1973 FERA regulations 10,000,000 1994-95 Exchange
Service Tax Service tax on Commissioner
Brokerage Income 6,798,386/- 1996-2000 of Central
Excise
(Appeals)
Property Tax Property Tax on Brihanmumbai
Premises 67,21,002/- 2011-2014 Mahanagar
Palika
(10) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. The company has incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by our audit, and also in the immediately
preceding financial year.
(11) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
bank and the Company has not issued any debentures and hence clause 4
(xi) of the Order, to that extent, is not applicable.
(12) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not granted loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(13) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Order are not applicable to the company.
(14) In our opinion, the company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts in respect of its dealing in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments and timely entries have
been made therein. The aforesaid shares, securities, debentures and
other investments have been held by the Company in its own name, except
to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of the
Companies Act,1956.
(15) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not given guarantees for loans taken by others from banks
or financial institutions.
(16) In our opinion, term loan availed by the company were, prima
facie, applied by the Company for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
(17) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that funds of Rs. 10,08,91,047/- raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investment.
(18) The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act.
(19) The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, clause
4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(20) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(21) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
For MANEK & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
Firm No: 126679W
(SHAILESH MANEK)
Mumbai Proprietor
Dated: May 29th, 2014 Membership No.: 034925
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ASIT C MEHTA
FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes
the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant
to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that
give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility -
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion .
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013;
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Loss for the
year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003
("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash flow
Statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet , Statement of Profit and Loss
and Cash flow statements dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of the section 211
of the Companies'' Act, 1956;
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March 2013 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on
31st March 2013 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies'' Act, 1956.
(vi) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
The Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 of the Our Report of even date
to the members of Asit C Mehta Financial Services Limited, on the
accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2013.
On the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate and according
to the information and explanation given to us during the course of our
audit, we report that:
(1) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets under which all fixed assets are verified in a phased
manner over a period 3 years In our opinion, this periodicity of
physical verification is reasonable having regarded to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification. -
(c) The Fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposed has, in our opinion, not affect the going concern
assumption.
(2) The Company has not entered into any transactions during the year
involving inventories. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (ii)
(a),(b) and (c) of the order are not applicable to the Company.
(3) (a) The Company has granted unsecured loan to a Subsidiary company
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies''
Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.290.62
lakhs and yearend balance was Rs.290.62 lakhs.
(b) The other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to
the Subsidiary company are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the
interest of the company.
(c) The Company is regular in recovering the principal amount as
stipulated.
(d) There is no overdue amount of the loan granted to a company covered
in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act,
1956.
(e) The company has not taken unsecured loan, from a company, firms and
any other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956 and hence provisions of clause 4(iii)(e),(f)
&(g) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard'' to Purchase of fixed assets and with regard to the
sale of services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed
any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there is no purchase of inventory and sale of
goods during the year and therefore, clause 4(iv) of the Order, to that
extent, is not applicable to the Company.
(5) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, the contracts or arrangements that needs to be entered into
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us , where
each of such transactions, is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in respect of any
party, the transaction have been made at prices which are prima facie,
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time, except that in respect of sale of services, no
comparison of prices could be made available to us since the Company
informed us that there are no prevailing market prices/ alternate
sources of supply.
(6) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and
consequently the directives issued by the Reserve i Bank of India, the
provisions of sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Act and the Rules framed there under are not applicable.
(7) In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during the
year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its
business.
(8) According to information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956
in respect of the service activities carried on by the Company and
therefore, clause 4(viii) of the Order is not applicable.
(9) (a) According to records of the Company, and on the basis of our
examination of the books of account, the company is regular in
depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education & protection fund, income
tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues applicable to it. Further, since the
Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess
payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a
position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in
depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no disputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax,
service tax, sales tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess. Details of
disputed dues in respect of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and Service
Tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2013 on account of
any dispute are given below.
Name of
the Statute Nature of Dues Amount
(Rs.) Period to
which Forum where the
dispute is pending
the amount
relates
Foreign
Exchange Contra
vention of 10,000,000 1994-95 Appellate Tribunal
Foreign
Regulation
Act, 1973 FERA
regulations Exchange
Service Tax Service
tax on 6,798,386/- 1996-2000 Commissioner of
Central Excise
Brokerage
Income (Appeals)
(10) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. The company has incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by our audit, and also in the immediately
preceding financial year.
(11) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in - repayment of dues to a
bank and the Company has not issued any debentures and hence clause 4
(xi) of the Order, to that extent, is not applicable.
(12) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not granted loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(13) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual
benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Order are not applicable to the company.
(14) In our opinion, the company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts in respect of its dealing in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments and timely entries have
been made therein. The aforesaid shares, securities, debentures and
other investments have been held by the Company in its own name, except
to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
(15) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the company has
given guarantees for loans taken by its Wholly Owned Subsidiary from
banks are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(16) In our opinion, term loan availed by the company were, prima
facie, applied by the Company for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
(17) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
(18) The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act.
(19) The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, clause
4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(20) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the''year.
(21) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
For MANEK & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
Firm No:0126679W
Mumbai (SHAILESH MANEK)
Dated: MAY 30th, 2013 Proprietor
Membership No.: 34925
Mar 31, 2011
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Asit C Mehta Financial
Services Limited as at 31st March 2011, the Profit and Loss account and
also the Cash Flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-
section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in
the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in Paragraphs 4 & 5
of the said order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of the section 211
of the Companies' Act, 1956;
(v) on the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualifed as on
31st March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies' Act, 1956.
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read with the
significant accounting policies and notes thereon accounts give the
information required by the Companies' Act, 1956, in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March 2011;
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditors' Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our Report of even date)
(1) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets under which all fixed assets are verified in a phased
manner over a period 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of
physical verification is reasonable having regarded to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
(c) The Fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the company.
(2) The Company has not entered into any transactions during the year
involving inventories. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (ii)
(a),(b) and (c) of the order are not applicable to the Company. .
(3) (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act ,1956
(b) The company had taken unsecured loan, from a company, covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The maximum balance of loan taken from the company was Rs.42 lacs and
the balance outstanding at the year end was Rs.42 lacs.
(c) The other terms and conditions on which loans have been taken
from the Company are not, prima- facie, prejudicial to the interest of
the Company.
(d) The company is regular in repaying the Principal amount and
interest as stipulated
(4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to Purchase of fixed assets and with regard to the
sale of services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed
any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there is no purchase of inventory and sale of
goods during the year and therefore, clause 4(iv) of the Order, to that
extent, is not applicable to the Company.
(5) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, the contracts or arrangements that needs to be entered into
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us , where
each of such transactions, is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in respect of any
party, the transaction have been made at prices which are prima facie,
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time, except that in respect of sale of services, no
comparison of prices could be made available to us since the Company
informed us that there are no prevailing market prices/ alternate
sources of supply.
(6) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and
consequently the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the
provisions of sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Act and the Rules framed thereunder are not applicable.
(7) In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during the
year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its
business.
(8) According to information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956
in respect of the service activities carried on by the Company and
therefore, clause 4(viii) of the order is not applicable.
(9) (a) According to records of the Company, and on the basis of our
examination of the books of account, the company is regular in
depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education & protection fund, income
tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues applicable to it. Further, since the
Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess
payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a
position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in
depositing the same..
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no disputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax,
service tax, sales tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess. Details of
disputed dues in respect of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and Service
Tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2011 on account of
any dispute are given below.
Name of the Nature of Dues Amount Period to Forum where
Statue (Rs.) which the the dispute
amount is pending
relates
Foreign Contravention 10,000,000 1994-95 Appellate
Exchange FERA Tribunal
Regulation regulations Foreign
Act,1973 Exchange
Service Tax Service tax 6,798,386/- 1996-2000 Commissioner
on Brokerage of Central
Income Excise
(Appeals)
(10) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. The company has incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by our audit, but there were no cash losses in
the immediately preceding financial year.
(11) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
bank and the Company has not issued any debentures and hence clause 4
(xi) of the Order, to that extent, is not applicable.
(12) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not granted loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(13) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual
benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the order are not applicable to the company.
(14) In our opinion, the company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts in respect of its dealing in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments and timely entries have
been made therein. The aforesaid shares, securities, debentures and
other investments have been held by the Company in its own name, except
to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of the
Companies Act,1956.
(15) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the company has
given guarantees for loans taken by its Wholly owned Subsidiary from
banks are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(16) In our opinion, term loans, availed by the company were, prima
facie, applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.
(17) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that funds of Rs. 1,24,81,788/- raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investment
(18) The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act.
(19) The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, clause
4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(20) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(21) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course
For MANEK & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
Firm No:0126679W
(SHAILESH MANEK)
Proprietor
Membership No.: 34925.
Mumbai
Dated: MAY 30 , 2011
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Asit C Mehta Financial
Services Limited as at 31st March 2010, the Profit and Loss account
and also the Cash Flow statement for the year ended on that date
annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-
section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in
the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in Paragraphs 4 & 5
of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books.
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of the section 211
of the CompaniesAct, 1956;
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31 * March 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on
31st March 2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read with the
significant accounting policies and notes thereon accounts give the
information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March 2010;
(b) m the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditors Report (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
Report of even date)
(1) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets under which all fixed assets are verified in a phased
manner over a period 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of
physical verification is reasonable having regarded to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
(c) No fixed assets were disposed of during the year, and therefore, do
not affect the going concern assumption.
(2) (a) As explain to us, inventories were physically verified during
the year by the management at reasonable intervals.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(3) (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act,1956 except an unsecured
interest free loan to its subsidiary company. The maximum balance of
loan granted to the company was Rs.5.5 lacs and the balance outstanding
at the year-end was Rs. NIL.
(b) The other terms and conditions on which loans have been granted to
the subsidiary and other Company are not, prima-facie, prejudicial to
the interest of the Company.
(c) The company is regular in recovering the Principal amount as
stipulated.
(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to company or other
parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The company had not taken any loans, Secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business with regard to Purchase of fixed assets and with regard to the
sale of services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed
any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal
controls. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there is no purchase of inventory and sale of
goods during the year and therefore, clause 4(iv) of the Order, to that
extent, is not applicable to the Company.
(5) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, the contracts or arrangements that needs to be entered into
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us , where
each of such transactions, is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in respect of any
party, the transaction have been made at prices which are prima facie,
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time, except that in respect of sale of services, no
comparison of prices could be made available to us since the Company
informed us that there are no prevailing market prices/ alternate
sources of supply.
(6) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and
consequently the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the
provisions of sections 58Aand 58AAor any other relevant provisions of
the Act and the Rules framed thereunder are not applicable.
(7) In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during the
year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its
business.
(8) According to information and explanations given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956
in respect of the service activities carried on by the Company and
therefore, clause 4(viii) of the Order is not applicable.
(9) (a) According to records of the Company, and on the basis of our
examination of the books of account, the company is regular in
depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education & protection fund, income
tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess
and other material statutory dues applicable to it. Further, since the
Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess
payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a
position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in
depositing the same..
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no disputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax,
service tax, sales tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess. Details of
disputed dues in respect of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and Service
Tax which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2010 on account of
any dispute are given below.
Name of the
Statute Nature of Dues Amount (Rs.) Period to which the
amount relates
Foreign
Exchange Contravention of FERA 10,000,000 1994-95
Regulation
Act,1973 regulations
Service Tax Service tax on
Brokerage 6,798,386/- 1996-2000
Income
Name of the Statue Forum where the dispute is pending
Foreign Exchange
Regulation Act,1973 Appellate Tribunal Foreign Exchange
Service Tax Commissioner of Central Excise
(Appeals)
(10) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. The company has not incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding
financial year.
(11) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
bank and the Company has not issued any debentures and hence clause 4
(xi) of the Order, to that extent, is not applicable.
(12) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not granted loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(13) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual
benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Order are not applicable to the company.
(14) In our opinion, the company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts in respect of its dealing in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments and timely entries have
been made therein. The aforesaid shares, securities, debentures and
other investments have been held by the Company in its own name, except
to the extent of the exemption granted under Section 49 of the
Companies Act,1956.
(15) In our opinion, the terms and conditions on which the company has
given guarantees for loans taken by its Wholly Owned Subsidiary from
banks are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(16) In our opinion, term loan availed by the company were, prima
facie, applied by the Company for the purpose for which the loans were
obtained.
(17) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that funds of Rs. 1,15,76,567/- raised on short-term basis have been
used for long-term investment.
(18) The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Act.
(19) The Company has not issued any debentures. Accordingly, clause
4(xix) of the Order is not applicable.
(20) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(21) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
For MANEK & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
FirmNo:0126679W
Mumbai (SHAILESH MANEK)
Dated: May 27, 2010 Proprietor
Membership No.: 34925
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