To
The Members of Allahabad Bank
Report on Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
1. We have audited the standalone financial statements of Allahabad Bank (the Bank),
which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2019, the Profit and Loss Account and the
Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to financial statements
including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information
in which are included returns for the year ended on that date of 20 branches audited by us
and 1893 branches audited by statutory branch auditors. The branches audited by us and
those audited by other auditors have been selected by the Bank in accordance with the
guidelines issued to the Bank by the Reserve Bank of India. Also included in the Balance
Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Statement of Cash Flows are the returns from 1444
branchesoffices which have not been subjected to audit. These unaudited branches account
for 8.38 percent of advances, 24.50 per cent of deposits, 11.15 per cent of interest
income and 26.53 per cent of interest expenses.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations
given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required
by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 in the manner so required for bank and are in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in India and give:
a. true and fair view in case of the Balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Bank
as at 31st March, 2019;
b. true balance of loss in case of Profit and Loss account for the year ended on that
date;and
c. true and fair view in case of statement of cash flows for the year ended on that
date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) issued by
ICAI. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditors
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are
independent of the Bank in accordance with the code of ethics issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India together with ethical requirements that are relevant to our
audit of the financial statements and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities
in accordance with these requirements and the code of ethics. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Key Audit Matters
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most
significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters
were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in
forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
(Description of each key audit matter in accordance with SA 701)
| Sl. No. Key Audit Matters |
Auditors Response |
| 1 Evaluations of IT systems |
Principal Audit Procedures |
| The Bank has system based identification of non performing assets in accordance with
IRAC Norms. |
We have assessed the efficacy of the system and we recommend that the system to be
calibrated further to enhance the vigorousness. |
| 2 Evaluation of uncertain tax positions |
Principal Audit Procedures |
| The bank has material uncertain tax positions including matters under dispute which
involves significant judgement to determine the possible outcome of the disputes. Refer
Note No. 41.6 to standalone financial statement . |
Obtained details of completed tax assessments, demands and appeal orders for
assessment completed. We considered legal precedence and rulings in evaluating management
position on these uncertain tax positions. |
| 3 Classification of Advance into Priority & Non Priority Sector |
Principal Audit Procedures |
| Bank has made numerous reclassification and declassifications of borrowers accounts
between priority & non -priority sectors during the year under audit. |
We have observed from Memorandum of Changes issued by Branch Auditors and have further
performed test checks & substantive procedures to validate the findings. We are of the
opinion that Bank should further strengthen their system to avoid such type of
misclassification in future. |
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone
Financial Statements
5. The Banks Board of Directors is responsible with respect to the preparation of
these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance and cash flows of the Bank in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards
issued by ICAI, and provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and
circulars and guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from time to time.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Bank and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of
appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are 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 to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible
for assessing the Banks ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as
applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of
accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations,
or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
6. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,
and to issue an auditors report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high
level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs
will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from
fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions 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 skepticism throughout 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 and appropriate to provide a basis for
our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is
higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,
intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of managements use of the going concern basis of
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty
exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the banks
ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,
we are required to draw attention in our auditors report to the related disclosures in
the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.
Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors
report. However, future events or conditions may cause the bank to cease to continue as a
going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any
significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied
with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them
all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our
independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
Other Matter
7. We did not audit the financial statements information of 1893 branches offices
included in the standalone financial statements of the Bank whose financial statements
financial information reflect total assets of Rs108710.22 crore as at 31st
March 2019 and total revenue of Rs6272.31 crore for the year ended on that date, as
considered in the standalone financial statements. The financial statements information of
these branches have been audited by the branch auditors whose reports have been furnished
to us, and in our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included
in respect of branches, is based solely on the report of such branch auditors.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Emphasis on matter
8. We draw attention to para no. 21 of Schedule 18- Notes to financial accounts
regarding Deferred Tax Assets on provision for bad and doubtful debts Rs2156.00 crores and
carried forward loss Rs1118.19 crores created upto 31.03.2018.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
9. The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account have been drawn up in accordance
with Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949;
10. Subject to the limitations of the audit indicated in paragraphs 5 to 7 above and as
required by the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act,
19701980, and subject also to the limitations of disclosure required therein, we report
that:
a) 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 and have found them to
be satisfactory;
b) The transactions of the Bank, which have come to our notice, have been within the
powers of the Bank; and
c) The returns received from the offices and branches of the Bank have been found
adequate for the purposes of our audit.
11. We further report that:
a) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the
Bank so far as it appears from our examination of those books [and proper returns adequate
for the purposes of our audit have been received from branches not visited by us]
b) the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt
with by this report are in agreement with the books of account [and with the returns
received from the branches not visited by us]
c) the reports on the accounts of the branch offices audited by branch auditors of the
Bank under section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 have been sent to us and have
been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report; and
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Statement of
Cash Flows comply with the applicable accounting standards, to the extent they are not
inconsistent with the accounting policies prescribed by RBI.
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Statutory Central Auditors |
| For Ms Nandy Halder & Ganguli |
For Ms P L Tandon & Co. |
| Chartered Accountants |
Chartered Accountants |
| Firm Regn. No. 302017E |
FRN : 000186C |
| (CA Rana Pratap Nandy) |
(CA Anil Kumar Aggarwal) |
| Partner |
Partner |
| Membership No.051027 |
Membership No.071548 |
| For Ms R. Gopal & Associates |
For Ms JBMT & Associates |
For Ms Prakash S. Jain & Co. |
| Chartered Accountants |
Chartered Accountants |
Chartered Accountants |
| FRN : 000846C |
FRN : 320232E |
FRN : 002423C |
| (CA Gopal Das Agarwala) |
(CA Basudev Ojha) |
(CA Gaurav Thepadia) |
| Partner |
Partner |
Partner |
| Membership No.051609 |
Membership No.055193 |
Membership No.405326 |
| Place: Kolkata |
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| Date: 10.05.2019 |
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