(Annual Return to Be Filed By Auditor With The National Financial Reporting Authority)
Key Highlights:
1. NFRA-2 e-Form live since 9th December 2019.
2. Due date of Filing form NFRA -2 : within 210 days from the deployment of this form.
Applicable Law(s)
i. Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
ii. Rule 5 of the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules, 2018
iii. “auditor” means an individual or a firm including a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009) or any other Act for the time being in force, who has been appointed as an auditor of a company or a body corporate under section 139 of the Act or under any other Act for the time being in force;
Category of Auditor(s), (reporting required by)
i. Individual
ii. Firm
iii. Indian LLP
iv. Foreign LLP
Important details required under NFRA -2 from Auditors:
i. Whether the auditor has resigned from his post in any company/body corporate during the past three years.
ii. Number of companies/ bodies corporate in which the auditor resigned during the past three years.
iii. Whether the Auditor has withdrawn an audit report on financial statements, or withdrawn its consent to the use of its name in a report, document, or written communication in the past three reporting periods.
iv. Number of companies/ bodies corporate in which such withdrawal took place during the past three years
v. A statement of the quality control policies and procedures of the Auditor for its auditing practice during the reporting period.
Prerequisites for NFRA 2 Form
i, LLPIN or any other registration Number of the firm
ii. PAN of Auditor (for Indian firm)
iii. Registration number of Auditor with the regulator/agency
iv. The following details of the companies that need to be filled in:
a. Name of Company/Body Corporate
b. CIN / PAN of Company /Body Corporate or FCRN of the company or Identity number of body corporate
c. Global Location Number of Company/Body Corporate (if applicable)
d. Details of the Fees received by the Auditor from Company/Body Corporate
e. Currency Conversion rate (if fees received in Foreign Currency)
v. Network Registration Number of the auditor with ICAI
vi. Details of the Partners of the auditor
vii. Number of employees employed by the auditor
viii. Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) of User
Important Links
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Form NFRA -2 is available for understanding and NFRA (Amendments), Rules, 2019
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