MindTree
BSE: 532819 | NSE: MINDTREE | ISIN: INE018I01017 | Computers - Software Medium/Small
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| Auditor's Report | Year End : Mar '09 |
We have audited the attached balance sheet of MindTree Limited
(MindTree or the Company) as at March 31, 2009, the profit
and loss account and 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 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 by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2004, (the
Order) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the
Act), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 4 and 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
purposes 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
Section 211 of the Act;
(v) on the basis of written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2009, and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, we report that none of the directors are
disqualified as at March 31, 2009 from being appointed as a
director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the Act; and
(vi) in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts
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, 2009;
(b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit of
the Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows of
the Company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditors Report
The Annexure referred to in the Auditors Report to the members
of MindTree Limited for the year ended March 31, 2009. We
report as follows:
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 by which fixed assets are verified in a
phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this
periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard
to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. The
Company has completed the physical verification of certain
assets as per the phased programme of verification. The Company
is in the process of reconciling the results of the physical
verification with the books of account for the category of
assets physically verified during the year and does not expect
any material discrepancies.
c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not
substantial and therefore do not affect the going concern status
of the Company.
2. The Company is a service company, primarily rendering
software development services. Accordingly, it does not hold any
physical inventories. Thus, paragraph 4(ii) of the Order is not
applicable.
3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured
or unsecured to or from companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control
system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature
of its business with regard to purchase of fixed assets and with
regard to rendering of services. The activities of the Company
do not involve purchase of inventory and the sale of goods. We
have not observed any major weakness in the internal control
system during the course of the audit.
5. a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or
arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been
entered in the register required to be maintained under that
section.
b) In our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of
contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and
exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs with the party during
the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the
maintenance of cost records under section 209(1 )(d) of the Act
for any of the services rendered by the Company.
9. a) According to the information and explanations given to us
and on the basis of our examination of the records of the
Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in
respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund,
Income-tax, Sales-tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Cess and other
material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited
during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account
of Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees State
Insurance, Wealth tax and Excise duty.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
material undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident
Fund, Income tax, Sales tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Cess and
other material statutory dues were in arrears as at March 31,
2009 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
There were no dues on account of cess under section 441A of the
Act since the date from which the aforesaid section comes into
force has not yet been notified by the Central Government.
c) According to the information and explanations given to us,
there are no material dues of Sales tax, Service tax, Customs
duty, and Cess which have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.
According to the information and explanations given to us, the
following dues of Income tax have not been deposited by the
Company on account of disputes:
Name of the statute Nature of the dues Amount (Rs.)
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income-tax 2006-07 51,446,560
Period to which Forum where dispute Remarks
the amount relates is pending
Assessment year Income Tax Appellate Not yet deposited
Tribunal
10. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end
of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the
financial year and 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 its bankers. The Company did not have any
outstanding dues to a financial institution or debenture holders
during the year.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and
other securities.
13. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/ nidhi/
mutual benefit fund/ society.
14. According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments.
15. According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions.
16. In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company
have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us
and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on
short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of
shares to parties and companies covered in the register
mentioned under Section 301 of the Act.
19. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during
the year.
20. We have verified the end-use of money raised by public
issue as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
21. According to the information and explanations given to us,
no material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or
reported during the course of our audit.
for BSR & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Sd/-
Rajesh Arora
Partner
Membership No. 076124
Bangalore
April 27, 2009
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