1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone FinancialStatements of IRIS Business Services Limited (the ‘Company’),which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March31, 2025, and the Standalone Statement of Profit And Loss(including Other Comprehensive Income), StandaloneStatement of Changes in Equity and Standalone Statement ofCash Flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to theStandalone Financial Statements, including a summary ofmaterial accounting policy information and other explanatoryinformation (the ‘Standalone Financial Statements’).
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid StandaloneFinancial Statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 (the ‘Act’) in the manner so required andgive a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian AccountingStandards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended, (‘Ind AS’) and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the State of Affairs of the Company as atMarch 31, 2025, its Profit and Other Comprehensive Income,Changes in Equity and its Cash Flows for the year ended on thatdate.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (‘SAs’) specified under section 143(10) of the Act
and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ('ICAI'). Ourresponsibilities under those SAs are further described in theAuditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements section of our report. We are independentof the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued bythe ICAI together with the ethical requirements that are relevantto our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements under theprovisions of the Act, and the rules thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion on the Standalone FinancialStatements.
4. We draw attention to Note No. 5 (a) to the Standalone FinancialStatements, which describes that the liabilities of IRIS BusinessServices LLC (the ‘Subsidiary’) exceeds the total assets as at thereporting date. Pursuant to the business plans of the Subsidiaryand the continued financial support from the Company, theinvestment in Subsidiary is measured at cost. Our opinion onthe Standalone Financial Statement is not modified in respectof this matter.
5. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of theStandalone Financial Statements for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters.
6. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
Revenue from Long Term Contracts:
Our audit procedures include as under:
Long Term Contracts with Customers include contracts with
• Obtained an understanding of the systems, processes and
services components which include software development,
controls implemented by the Company for recording and
maintenance, implementation, and licensing of software
computing revenue and the associated contract assets,
products. Certain contracts include rights to access to platforms
unearned and deferred revenue balances.
offered by the company and support services.
• Examination of Selective Contracts and performing our
The recognition and measurement of revenue from such
analysis of identification of performance obligation, criteria
contracts is complex and involves application of several key
of satisfaction of performance obligation and determination
judgments and estimates such as identification of multiple
the expected revenue to be recognized and reconciling with
performance obligations embedded in the contracts,determination and allocation of transaction price to each
amount recognized in the books of accounts.
component of services or performance obligation and
• Assessment of expected cost of completion considered by
determination of expected cost of completion these contracts
the company vide inquires to management and examination
at each reporting date.
of service details considered as component of expected cost.Analysis of assumption used and inquiring of expected variation
Also, such contracts require assessment of foreseeable lossesand assessment of contract being onerous in nature.
or possible changes to expected cost of completion.
• Examination of underlying details/records of cost incurredwhich includes tracing of expenditure incurred for each project.
• Performing analytical procedure to identify any unusualdeviation and inquiring rationale for such deviation.
7. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Company’s annual report but does not includethe Standalone Financial Statements and our auditors’ reportthereon. The Other Information is expected to be madeavailable to us after the date of this auditor’s report.
8. Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
9. In connection with our audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above when it becomes available and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements, or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially 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.
10. When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that thereis a material misstatement therein, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governanceand take appropriate action as applicable under the relevantlaws and regulations.
11. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act, with respect to thepreparation of these Standalone Financial Statements thatgive a true and fair view of the State of Affairs, profit and OtherComprehensive Income, Changes in Equity and Cash Flowsof the Company in conformity with the Indian AccountingStandards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended and other accounting principles generally acceptedin India. This responsibility also includes maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection of the appropriate accounting softwarefor ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulationsincluding those related to retention of audit logs; selectionand application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the StandaloneFinancial Statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
12. In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, theManagement and the Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern andusing the going concern basis of accounting unless the Boardof Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
13. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing theCompany’s financial reporting process.
14. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole arefree from material 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 nota guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they couldreasonably be expected to influence the economic decisionsof users taken on the basis of these Standalone FinancialStatements.
15. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
15.1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the Standalone Financial Statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence thatis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting fromerror, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
15.2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to Standalone FinancialStatements in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
15.3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by the Management.
15.4. Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management’suse of the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attentionin our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in theStandalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date ofour auditor’s report. However, future events or conditionsmay cause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
15.5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the Standalone Financial Statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial
Statements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
16. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
17. We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
18. From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsof the current year and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless lawor regulation precludes public disclosure about the matteror when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
19. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020(the ‘Order’), issued by the Central Government of India interms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the‘Annexure A’ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
20. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
20.1. We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
20.2. In our opinion, proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books.
20.3. The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statementof profit and loss including Other Comprehensive Income,the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and theStandalone Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books of account.
20.4. In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone FinancialStatements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act read with the relevant rulesthereunder.
20.5. On the basis of the written representations received fromthe directors taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025from being appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
20.6. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to Standalone FinancialStatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Reportin ‘Annexure B’.
20.7. In our opinion and according to the information andexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the current year is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess ofthe limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act.
21. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the
best of our information and according to the explanations given
to us:
21.1. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations as at March 31, 2025 on its financial position inits Standalone Financial Statements - Refer Note No. 33(c) to the Standalone Financial Statements.
21.2. The Company has made provision, as required under theapplicable law or Ind AS, for material foreseeable losses, ifany, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts- Refer Note No. 33 (b) to the Standalone FinancialStatements.
21.3. There were no amounts which were required to betransferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fundby the Company.
21.4. The Management has represented, to best of theirknowledge and belief, that no funds have been advancedor loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources or kind of funds) bythe Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies),including foreign entities (‘Intermediaries’), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectlylend or invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company(‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
21.5. The Management has represented, to best of theirknowledge and belief, that no funds have been receivedby 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 inany 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.
21.6. Based on such audit procedures, that have beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, performed by us, nothing has cometo our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentation under paragraphs '21.4' and '21.5' containany material misstatement.
21.7. In our opinion and according to information andexplanation given to us, the Company has not declaredor paid dividend during the year, accordingly compliancewith section 123 of the Act by the Company is notapplicable.
21.8. Based on our examination which included test checks,the company has used an accounting software formaintaining its books of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during the course of ouraudit we did not come across any instance of audit trailfeature being tampered with.
Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by the Companyas per the statutory requirements for record retention.
For KKC & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants(formerly Khimji Kunverji & Co LLP)Firm Registration Number: 105146W/W100621
Soorej Kombaht
Partner
Place: Navi Mumbai ICAI Membership No.: 164366
Date: 14 May 2025 UDIN: 25164366BMNUNA7735