We have audited the financial statements of ACI INFOCOM LIMITED (“the Company”), which comprise the balancesheet as at 31st March 2024, and the statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), theStatement of Changes in Equity, the Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the standalone Ind AS financialstatements, for the year ended on that date, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the standalone financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements, give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013(“the Act”) in the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standard prescribed undersection 133 of the act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended, (“Ind AS”) andother accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the company as at 31 March, 2024and its profits, total comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Accounting Standards (AS) specified under section 143(10) of theCompanies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Companyin accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with theethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters tobe communicated in our report.
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Key Audit Matter
Auditor's Response
1.
Tax litigations-Provisions andContingencies
The Company has indirect tax litigations. TheCompany periodically reviews its tax positions,which include reviews by the external taxconsultant and tax counsels appointed by theCompany. Where the amount of tax liabilities isuncertain, the Company recognizesaccruals/contingent liability that reflectManagement's best estimate of the outcome basedon the facts. Thus, there is a risk thataccruals/contingent liability for tax is notaccounted properly. How the matter was addressedin our audit in conjunction with our tax specialists,we have evaluated Management's judgments withrespect to such tax matters in order to assess theadequacy of the tax provisions and contingentliability.
Refer note 32 to the Ind AS Financial Statements
In conjunction with our tax specialists, we haveevaluated Management's judgments with respectto such tax matters in order to assess theadequacy of the tax provisions and contingentliability.
2.
Loans & Advances, Deposits etc.
Our audit procedure included considering theappropriateness of the company's accounting
The value of loans and Advances, Deposits as at
policies for impairment of financial assets and
31st March 2024 is significant and there is a highdegree of complexity and judgement involved for
assessing compliance with Ind AS 109.
the company in the estimating individual and
For loans which are assessed for impairment on a
collective credit impairment provisions and write-
portfolio basis we performed particularly the
offs against these loans.
following procedures:
The Company's impairment provision for
- We understood the methodology and policy laid
receivables from financing business is based on the
down for loans given by the company.
expected credit loss approach laid down under IndAS 109. Under this approach, the such as;
We have verified the existence of recovery process
calculation of past default rates applying macro¬economic factors to arrive at forward looking
plant in the event of default.
probability of default; and significant assumption
We have verified the historical trends of
regarding the probability of various scenarios and
repayment of principal amount of loan and
discounting rates for different industriesconsidering individual borrower profile.
repayment of interest.
We tested the reliability of the key data inputs and
In view of the high degree of estimation involved inthe process of calculation impairment provision
related management controls.
and considering its significance to the overall Ind
We have assessed the assumptions made by the
AS financial statement, whereby any error or
company in making provision considering
omission in estimation may give rise to a materialmisstatement of Ind AS financial statements, it isconsidered as a key audit matter. Refer Note 8 & 11to the Ind AS financial statements.
forward looking information.
3.
As per RBI Press Release 1998-99/1269 dated
08th April 1999 read with RBI Notification DNBS
31st March 2024 is significant.
(PD) C.C. No. 81 / 03.05.002/ 2006-07 dated19th October 2006 has prescribed:
The company will be treated as a non-bankingfinancial company (NBFC) if its financial assets aremore than 50 per cent of its total assets (netted offby intangible assets) and income from financialassets is more than 50 per cent of the grossincome. Both these tests are required to besatisfied as the determinant factor for principalbusiness of a company.
Information other than the financial statements and auditors' report thereon
The Company's board of directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report but does notinclude the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, indoing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act,2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting
principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards (AS) specified under section 133 of theAct. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance withSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the auditevidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause theCompany to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalonefinancial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planningthe scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the'Annexure A', a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief 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 itappears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement ofChanges in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards (AS) specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2024 from being appointedas a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in 'Annexure B'.
g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor's Report under section 197(16), In our opinion andaccording to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directorsduring the current year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to anydirector is not in excess of the limit laid down under section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notprescribed other details under section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the best of it's knowledge and belief, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind offunds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of thecompany (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have beenreceived by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly,lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on such audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub¬clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material mis-statement.
v. No dividend have been declared or paid during the year by the company.
For Agrawal Jain & Gupta
Chartered AccountantsFirm Reg. No. 013538C
CA Sarwan Kumar PrajapatiPartner
Membership No. 199969UDIN: 23 I99969BGTBRX4907Date: 28th May, 2024Place: Mumbai