ADVANTAGES OF INTERNAL AUDIT
1. More Effective Management
2. Ongoing Review and Fraud/Theft Control
3. Improves Performances of Staff
4. Ensures Optimum Use of Resources
5. Helps in Deciding Upon Division of Work
6. Reduces Accounting, Compliance Errors & Omissions
7. Senior Management Get Unbiased Organizational
Information
COMPANIES FOR WHICH INTERNAL AUDIT IS MANDATORY
(1) The following class of companies shall be
required to appoint an internal auditor which may be either an individual or a
partnership firm or a body corporate, namely: -
(a) every listed company;
(b) every unlisted public company having
(i) paid up share capital of 50 crore rupees or
more during the preceding financial year; or
(ii) turnover of 200 crore rupees or more
during the preceding financial year; or
(iii) outstanding loans or borrowings from
banks or public financial institutions exceeding 100 crore rupees or more at
any point of time during the preceding financial year; or
(iv) outstanding deposits of 25 crore rupees or
more at any point of time during the preceding financial year; and
(c) every private company having-
(i) turnover of 200 crore rupees or more during
the preceding financial year; or
(ii) outstanding loans or borrowings from banks
or public financial institutions exceeding 100 rupees or more at any point of
time during the preceding financial year;