1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Whirlpool of India
Limited (the Company) as at March 31, 2011 and also 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.
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 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. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) 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.
4. 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
Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
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 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;
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even date Re:
Whirlpool of India Limited (the Company)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the
management during the year but there is a regular programme of
verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during
the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) The 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 and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(iii) (a) to (d) of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) (herein referred to as the Order) are
not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(iii) (e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable
to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(iv) 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, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in
the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
(v) (a) In our opinion, there are no contracts or arrangements that
need to be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, clause 4 (v) (b) of he Order are not
applicable to the Company and hence not cmmented upon.
(vi) In respect of deposits accepted in earlier years, in our opinion
and according to the information and explanations given to us,
directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of
sections 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, to the extent applicable,
have been complied with. We are informed by the management that no
order has been passed by the Company Law Board, National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii)We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the
maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956, related to the manufacturing of refrigerators and washing
machines and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and other
material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with
the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a
few cases.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the Company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax,
wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty and other
material undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end,
for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of
income-tax, sales- tax, customs duty and excise duty on account of any
dispute, are as follows:
Name of Statue Nature of Dues Amount
(Rs. Lacs)
Customs Act, 1962 Custom duty on non fulfillment
of project imports 158.28
Central Excise
Act, 1944 Differential duty demanded by
the department on washers 16.58
Recovery of Cenvat Credit 5.00
Income Tax Act, 1961 Penalty on transfer pricing adjustment 638.61
Andhra Pradesh
General Tax levied on optional service
contacts, 18.02
Sales Tax Act, 1957 Tax on exempted turnover
Tax levied on optional service contacts,
Tax on exempted Turnover 20.95
Tax levied on optional service
contacts, 3.32
Tax on exempted turnover
Bihar Value Added Rejection of incentive discount & 50.12
Tax Act, 2005 Non submission of forms
Bombay Sales Tax
Act, 1959 Rejection of claim for concessional sale21.75
Delhi Sales Tax
Act, 1975 Rejection of claim of OSC charges 2.96
Gujarat Sales Tax
Act, 1969 Rejection of sales return, Non
submission of forms 7.38
Name of Statue Period Forum Pending
Customs Act, 1962 1993-94 CESTAT
Central Excise Act, 1944 2000-2003 CESTAT
1993-94 CESTAT
Income Tax Act, 1961 2002-03 Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeals)
Andhra Pradesh General
Sales Tax Act, 1957 2000-01& Tribunal
2002-04
2001-02 &
1993-94 STO
2006-08 Deputy Commissioner
Bihar Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 2005-07 Asst. Commissioner
Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 1997-99 Tribunal
Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 2003-04 Addl. Commissioner
Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969 1993-04 & Tribunal
1996-98
Name of Statue Nature of Dues Amount
(Rs. Lacs)
Haryana General Sales Non submission of forms 21.57
Tax Act, 1973
J & K GST Act, 1962 Non submission of forms & rejection
of claim on sales 2.11
Kerela Value Added Rejection of sales returns,
Rejection of credit notes, 231.66
Tax Act, 2005 forms short deposited, Rejection
of claim for concessional sale
& penalty
Enhancement of turnover 38.96
Kerela General Sales Rejection of claim on credit notes, 77.84
Tax Act, 1963 Rejection of statutory forms
Rejection of claim on credit notes 10.39
MP Commercial Rejection of credit notes 13.79
Tax Act, 1944
Rejection of claim on discounts, 31.32
Rejection of credit notes and
Rejection of sales return
Rejection of sales return 1.95
Rejection of claim on discounts and 24.49
Non submission of forms
MP Value Added Rejection of sales return 15.63
Tax Act, 2005
Orissa Sales Tax
Act, 1947 Non submission of forms, Levy of
entry tax, 25.56
Enhancement of turnover, Dispute
in rate of tax
Non submission of forms,
Enhancement of turnover, 24.17
Rejection of sales return
Non submission of forms 1.16
Rajasthan Value Added Rejection of surcharge 1.41
Tax Act, 2005
Tamil Nadu General
Sales Demand on imported goods taxed at
Higher rate 75.32
Tax Act, 1959
Penal interest on late payment 3.07
The Chhattisgarh Value Rejection of Forms 169.96
Added Tax Act, 2003
Penalty at Check Post 3.01
Levy of entry tax 4.94
UP Entry Tax Act, 2007 Entry tax 100.17
UP Value Added Penalty at Check Post 2.80
Tax Act, 2008
Rejection of claim of credit notes,
forms short etc 8.51
West Bengal Sales Rejection of claim of credit notes,
forms short, etc 336.83
Tax Act, 1944
Rejection of claim of credit notes,
forms short, etc 34.43
Rejection of claim of credit notes,
forms short etc, 158.19
Rejection of claim for concessional
sale
Rejection of claim of concessional
sale.etc 6.76
Name of Statue Period Forum Pending
Haryana General Sales
Tax Act, 1973 1997-98 & Joint Commissioner
2006-07
J & K GST Act, 1962
2003-04 & Dy. Commissioner
2007-08
Kerela Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 1999-01, Dy. Commissioner
2002-03
2005-07,
2008-09 &
2010-11
Kerela General Sales
Tax Act, 1963 2002-03 STO
2003-05 Dy. Commissioner
1997-98 STO
MP Commercial
Tax Act, 1944 2001-02 & High Court
1998-99
1998-00, Tribunal
2002-03
2004-05 Tax Board
2003-05 Addl. Commissioner
2005-06 Addl. Commissioner
MP Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 1992-94, Asst. Commissioner
1996-99 &
2002-03
1999-00, Tribunal
1991-93,
2000-02
1999-00 STO
Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947 2000-01 Dy. Commissioner
Rajasthan Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 2002-04 High Court
Tamil Nadu General Sales
Tax Act, 1959 2002-03 STO
The Chhattisgarh Value
Added Tax Act, 2003 2002-03 Addl. Commissioner
2002-03 Tribunal
2002-03 & Commissioner of
2004-07 Sales Tax
UP Entry Tax Act, 2007 2007-09 High Court
UP Value Added
Tax Act, 2008 2008-09 Deputy Commissioner
2009-10 Addl. Commissioner
West Bengal Sales
Tax Act, 1944 2002-03, Asst. Commissioner
2004-05 &
2005-06
1998-99 & Addl. Commissioner
2004-05
1999-02, Tax Board
2003-04
2002-03 Special Commissioner
According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no
dues of wealth tax, service tax and cess which have not been deposited
on account of any dispute.
(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks. The Company
has no outstanding dues in respect of debentures or financial
institution.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the documents and records produced before us, the Company has
not granted loans and 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 or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(xv) 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.
(xvi) The Company did not have any term loan outstanding during the
year.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during
the year.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Tridibes Basu
Place: Gurgaon Partner
Date : May 9, 2011 Membership No.: 17401
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