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| Auditor's Report (Videocon International) | Year End : Sep '04 |
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of VIDEOCON INTERNATIONAL
LTD, as at 30th September, 2004. the Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement of the Company 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.
2. 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 misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in 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.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) of the Companies
Act, 1956, as amended by Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment)
Order, 2004, and on the basis of such checks as considered appropriate
and according to the information and explanations given to us during
the course of the audit, we enclose in the Annexure hereto a statement
on the matters specified in Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order to the
extent applicable.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in above
paragraph, we report that:
a) 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;
b) In our opinion, proper Books of Account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination. Those books
and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have been
received from branch offices at Dhaka, Bangladesh and Shenzen, China
not visited by us. The branch Auditor's Reports have been forwarded to
us and have been appropriately dealt with.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by the report are in agreement with the Books of
Account and with the audited returns from the foreign branches of the
Company;
d) In our opinion, the Balance sheet, the Profit and Loss Account, and
the Cash Flow Statement comply with the mandatory Accounting Standards
referred to in Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956.
e) According to the information and explanations given to us and en the
basis of written representations received from the directors as on 30th
September, 2004 of the Company and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
30 September, 2004 from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 274(1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
f) 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 the notes thereon, give the
information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so
required and give a true and (air view in conformity with the accounting
principles generally accepted in India:
In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 30th September, 2004:
(ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
For KADAM & CO. For KHANDELWAL JAIN & CO.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
U.S.KADAM HIRANYA ASHAR
Proprietor Partner
Membership No.: 31055 Membership No.: 111092
Place: Ahmednagar
Date: February 25, 2005
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT
Statement referred to In paragraph 3 of the Auditors' Report of even
date to the Members of VIDEOCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED on the accounts
for the year ended 30th September, 2004.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situations of fixed
assets.
(b) As per the information and explanations given to us. physical
verification of fixed assets has been carried out in terms of the
phased programme of verification of its fixed assets adopted by the
Company and no material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its
business.
(c) During the year the Company has not disposed off any
substantial;ma)or part of fixed assets.
(ii) (a) As per the information furnished, the inventories have been
physically verified during the year by the management. In our opinion,
having regard to the nature and location of stocks, the frequency of
the physical verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, procedures of physical verification of inventory followed
by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size
of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. In our
opinion, discrepancies noticed on physical verification of stocks were
not material in relation to the operations of the Company and the same
have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) (a) As per the information furnished, the Company has not granted
or taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to/from companies, firms or
other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) As the Company has not granted or taken any loans, secured or
unsecured to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Clauses (iii)(b),(c),(d),(e),(f) and (g) of the Order are not
applicable.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been
noticed in the internal control systems.
(v) (a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of
the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred
to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 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 or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 have been made at prices which are reasonable
having regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of the provisions of Section 58A, 58AA or any other
relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed there
under. Hence the Clause (vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business.
(viii) The Central Government has prescribed maintenance of the cost
records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect
to the company's product. We have broadly reviewed the books of
accounts and records maintained by the Company In this connection and
are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and
records have been made and maintained. We have however, not made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determining whether
they are accurate or complete.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records examined by us. the Company is regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state
insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, custom duty,
excise-duty, cess and other statutory dues wherever applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of income-tax, sales-tax,
wealth-tax, service tax, custom duty, excise-duty, cess were in arrears
as at 30th September, 2004 for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of sale tax,
income-tax, customs, wealth-tax, service tax, excise duty, cess which
have not been deposited on account of disputes and the forum where the
dispute is pending are as under:
Nature of the Nature of Amount Forum where dispute is pending
Statute the Dues
1. Customs Act Custom Duty 13,634,169 Asst. Commissioner of
Custom Penalty 11,850,000 Customs.High Court
2. Central
Excise Act Excise Duty 4,926,187 CEGAT Commissioner
Demand 174,653,561 Commissioner
822,522 (Appeals)
9,560,689 Divisional Commissioner
565,205 Joint Commissioner
3. Sales
Tax Act Sales Tax
Demands 143,570,697 Dy.Commissioner (Appeals)
51,388,289 Appellate Tribunal
High court
6,525,420
(x) There are no accumulated losses of the Company as on 30th
September, 2004. The Company has not incurred any cash losses during
the financial year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding
financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and the information and explanations
given by the management, we are of the opinion that the company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or
debenture holders.
(xii) Based on our examination of the records and the Information and
explanations given to us. the Company has not granted any loans and/or
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a Chit fund Company or
nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society. Therefore, the Clause (xiii) of the
Order is not applicable to the company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of dealing and trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments and that timely entries have generally
been made therein. All shares, debentures and other securities 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 and save
for certain shares which are either lodged for transfer or held with
valid transfer forms.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
terms and conditions of guarantees given by the Company for loans taken
by others from bank or financial institutions are, in our opinion,
prima facie, not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
term loans raised during the year have been applied for the purpose for
which they were raised.
(xvii) On the basis of overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we observed that. the Company has not used funds raised on
short term basis for long term investments.
(xviii) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the
year to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) According to the information and explanation given to us.
securities have been created in respect of secured debentures issued,
except for secured debentures amounting to Rs.451 Million.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year covered by our report
(xxi) As per the information and explanations given to us. no fraud on
or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For KADAM & CO. For KHANDELWAL JAIN & CO.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
U.S.KADAM HIRANYA ASHAR
Proprietor Partner
Membership No. : 31055 Membership No.: 111092
Place: Ahmednagar
Date : February 25,2005
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