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-0.45 (-4.76%)| Auditor's Report (Wall Street Finance) | Year End : Mar '12 |
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of WALL STREET FINANCE
LIMITED (The Company), as at March 31, 2012, the related Statement of
Profit and Loss and 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 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.
3. Without qualifying the opinion, we draw attention to Note 16.1 to
the Financial Statements which states that the suit fled by the Company
against the insurance company for the recovery of old insurance claim
relating to loss of currency amount of Rs. 211.80 Lacs in the year
2003-04 was dismissed by the High Court. The Company has fled an appeal
before the High Court to set aside such Court Order and the outcome of
such appeal is dependent on the decision of the Court.
4. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 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 and 5 of the said
Order.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 4
above, 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 of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2012 from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
Section 274 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 financial statements read with
the significant accounting policies and other notes thereon, 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:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Loss of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash fows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph 4 of the Auditors'' Report of even date to the
members of WALL STREET FINANCE LIMITED on the financial statements for
the year ended March 31, 2012]
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the
management with the assistance of independent firm of chartered
accountants during the year, frequency of which is reasonable and no
material discrepancies between the book records and the physical
inventory have been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year and do not affect the going concern.
2. (a) As explained to us, the inventory of foreign currency
(excluding goods in transit), encashed traveller cheque and encashed
money card has been physically verified by the management during the
year. In our opinion and according to information and explanation
provided to us, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedure of physical verification of inventory followed by the
management appears reasonable and adequate as required in normal
situation. Considering frequent movement of inventory of high value &
high volume, the detailed procedure & frequency of physical verification
needs to be strengthened to make it commensurate with the size and
nature of its business. However, the Company has since discontinued
such activities during the later part of the year under consideration.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records and
explanations provided to us, in our opinion, the Company is maintaining
proper records of inventory. No discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification of inventory of foreign currency, encashed traveller cheque
and encashed money card as compared to book records except in a branch
of southern region where some fraudulent transactions were noticed.
3. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly paragraphs
4(iii)(b) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not taken loan from parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly paragraphs 4(iii) (f) and (g) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
4. The internal control with regard to purchase and sale of foreign
currency and fixed assets appear reasonable and adequate as normally
required. Considering frequent movement of high value and high volume
of purchase & sale transactions, there is a scope for further
strengthening the internal controls to make it commensurate with the
size and nature of its business. The Company has since discontinued
such activities during the later part of the year under consideration.
Further, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in the aforesaid internal
control system.
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 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 such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of
any 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 is Non Deposit Accepting Category of NBFC and does not
accept any fresh deposit. In respect of deposit accepted earlier from
public, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the Company has complied with the directions
issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the Non-Banking Financial
Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions,
1998. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the Company has not received any order from
the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank
of India or any Court or any other Tribunal on the Company in respect
of the aforesaid deposits.
7. The Company has a system of Concurrent Audit, as required by
Reserve Bank of India, and Internal Audit conducted by Independent
Firms of Chartered Accounts. In our opinion, the Company has an
internal audit system commensurate with its size and nature of its
business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of
the Act for any of the products of the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees'' State Insurance, Income-Tax, Sales-Tax, Wealth Tax, Service
Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues as applicable with the
appropriate authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amount payable in respect of Provident
Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees'' State
Insurance, Income-Tax, Sales-Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Cess and
other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2012 for a
period more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
Income-Tax and Service Tax, as at March 31, 2012 which have not been
deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows –
Name of the Nature of
dues Amount Periods to
which the Forum where the
statute (Rs. lacs) amount
relates (F.Y.) dispute is
pending
Income Tax Penalty
under 8.00 1995-96 CIT (Appeal)
Section
271(1)(C)
Service Tax Service
tax payable 1,573.00 FY 05-06 to Central Excise
on WU
Commission FY 09-10 and Service Tax
income for
money Appellate
Tribunal
transfer
services
10. The Company does not have accumulated losses as at March 31, 2012.
However, it has incurred cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. Based on our examination of the records and according to
information and explanations given to us, 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. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund / societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. In our opinion and
according to information and explanations given to us, the company is
not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments. Accordingly, the provision of clause 4(xiv) of the
Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 is not applicable to the
Company. The Company is holding government-approved securities and
certain shares as Investments for which proper records have been kept.
15. In our opinion and 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 during the year. Therefore,
the provision of clause 4 (xv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report)
Order, 2003 is not applicable to the Company.
16. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not raised any new term loans during the
year. The term loan outstanding at the beginning of the year, have been
applied for the purposes for which they were raised.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have 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 maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the year.
19. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not issued any debentures during the year, hence the
question of creation of security or charge in respect of debentures
issued does not arise.
20. As informed to us, during the period covered by our audit report,
the Company has not raised any money by public issues.
21. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has noticed and reported a fraud at a branch in southern region
involving an aggregate amount of Rs. 521.61 lacs (excluding Rs. 280.34
lacs disputed claims by other FFMCs) relating to misappropriation of
funds by an employee. As stated in Note 22.1, necessary insurance claim
has been made of such misappropriation and in the opinion of the
Company; the claim is expected to be recovered. Other than this, based
on the audit procedures performed and as per the information and
explanation given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by
the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our
audit.
For ASA & Associates
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 009571N)
Anil A. Mehta
Place: Mumbai Partner
Date : 28th May 2012 Membership No. F-30529 |
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