Most Important Announcement for Audit firms of Listed Companies

Most Important Announcement for Audit firms of Listed Companies

Council of ICAI had accepted the recommendation of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that audit of listed companies shall be carried out by the auditors who have undergone Peer Review Process and have been issued Peer Review Certificate by thePeer Review Board. The above decision is effective for accounting periods commencing on or after April 1, 2009. Consequent to the above decision, all the auditors of Listed Companies are required to undergo Peer Review Process and get Peer Review Certificate issued from the Peer Review Board.
The Peer Review Board is making all out efforts to cover those audit firms, which are not yet selected for Peer Review Process. While the Board will be sending a letter to each such audit firm, it will be in the professional interest of such firms to immediately get selected for Peer Review by emailing the following information at email id peerreviewboard@icai.org;

• Name of the Firm
• FRN or Membership No. in case of Proprietor firm.
• Latest Contact details i.e. complete address, Tel No with STD Code, Mobile No. & email id.

The Firms who have already been selected under the Peer Review Process and their review is in progress at different stages may also hasten up their Peer Review Process and ensure that their Final report is submitted by the Reviewer to the Board. Such firms are requested to furnish the above details at S.No.1 to 3. along with their present status of review.
In order to complete the Peer Review Exercise timely and smoothly all the audit firms of listed companies and their Reviewers have been requested to expedite their Peer Review Process.