Audit Report Format of Partnership Firm, LLP, Sole Proprietor, etc.

For purposes of this illustrative auditor’s report, the following circumstances are assumed:

• Audit of a complete set of financial statements of a non-corporate entity using a fair presentation framework.
• The audit is not a group audit (i.e., SA 600 does not apply).
• The financial statements are prepared by management of the entity in accordance with the Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
• The terms of the audit engagement reflect the description of management’s responsibility for the financial statements in SA 210.
• The auditor has concluded an unmodified (i.e., “clean”) opinion is appropriate based on the audit evidence obtained.
• The relevant ethical requirements that apply to the audit are the Code of Ethics issued by ICAI.
  Based on the audit evidence obtained, the auditor has concluded that a material uncertainty does not exist related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern in accordance with SA 570 (Revised).
• The auditor is not required, and has otherwise not decided, to communicate key audit matters in accordance with SA 701.
• Those responsible for oversight of the financial statements differ from those responsible for the preparation of the financial statements.
• The auditor has no other reporting responsibilities required under local law.
• The auditor elects to refer to the description of the auditor’s responsibility included on a website of an appropriate authority.

Format:

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Partners of ABC & Associates [or Other Appropriate Addressee]

We have audited the financial statements of ABC & Associates (the entity), which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31 st 20XX, and the profit and loss account, (and statement of cash flows) for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the entity as at March 31, 20XX, and of its financial performance (and its cash flows) for the year then ended in accordance with the Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) issued by ICAI. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor‘s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the entity in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by ICAI and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, results of operations and cash flows of the entity in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India. 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.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the entity’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at [Organization‘s] website at: [website link]. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

(Firm’s Registration No.)

(Name of the Member Signing the Audit Report)