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To,

The Members of IIFL Finance Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone financial statements.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of IIFL Finance Limited (the "Company"), which comprise Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to standalone financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory 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 aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and its loss, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SAs") specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the AuditorsRs Responsibilities for the Audit of standalone financial statements section of our report. We are independent of

the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAIRss Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on standalone financial statements.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to Note 44.3 to the standalone financial statements, which describe the matter relating to excess remuneration as compared to minimum remuneration specified under schedule V to the Act, to the extent of Rs. 9.88 crore paid to the Managing Director of the Company as a result of inadequate profit for the year, and subsequent resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Company ratifying the same. As stated therein, approval by the Board of Directors is subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company, which is proposed to be taken at the ensuing Annual General Meeting by way of a special resolution. Excess remuneration paid is accounted as expenses for the year and pending the approval, the Managing Director is holding the amount in trust for the Company.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of standalone financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters.

Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the Key Audit Matters

1 Information technology (IT) systems used in financial reporting process.

We obtained an understanding of the CompanyRss IT control environment relevant to the audit.

The CompanyRss operational and financial processes are dependent on IT systems due to large volume of transactions that are processed i daily. The gaps in the IT general control environment could result in a misstatement of the financial accounting. Proper IT general and application controls are essential to ensure accurate, complete, and consistent data processing for reliable financial reporting.

We tested the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of the CompanyRss General IT controls over the key IT systems which are critical to financial reporting. For these elements of the IT infrastructure the areas of our focus included access security (including controls over privileged access), program change controls, database management and network operations. In particular:

We therefore identified IT systems and controls with reference to standalone financial statements as a key audit matter for the Company.

1. We tested the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of the CompanyRss general IT controls over the IT systems relevant to financial reporting. This included evaluation of CompanyRss controls over segregation of duties and access rights being provisioned / modified based on duly approved requests, access for exit cases being revoked in a timely manner and access of all users being recertified during the period of audit.
2. We also tested key automated business cycle controls and logic for the reports generated through the IT infrastructure that were relevant for financial reporting or were used in the exercise of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. Our tests included testing of the compensating controls or alternate procedures to assess whether there were any unaddressed IT risks that would materiality impact the Financial Statements.

2 Allowances for Expected credit loss on Loans ("ECL"):

Our audit approach was a combination of test of internal

As on March 31, 2025, the carrying value of the loan assets measured at amortised cost and fair value through other comprehensive income aggregated to Rs. 22,867 crores (net of allowance of expected credit loss of Rs. 437 crores) out of the total assets amounting to Rs. 32,114 i crores. Since the loans and advances form a major portion of the CompanyRss assets, and due to the significance of the judgments used in classifying loans and advances into various stages and identifying loans which are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income as stipulated in Ind AS 109 and the management estimation of the related impairment provisions, this is considered to be a key audit matter.

controls and substantive procedures which included the following:
1. Evaluating the CompanyRss accounting policies, as approved by the Board of Directors, for impairment of loans.
2. Obtained an understanding of the modelling techniques / models adopted by the Company including the key inputs and assumptions.
3. We assessed the design and implementation of key internal financial controls with respect to computation of provisioning requirements in terms of RBI guidelines

4. Tested the design and effectiveness of controls related to: The completeness and accuracy of Exposure at Default i (EAD) and the classification of such exposure into stages, as per the Board-approved policy.

The CompanyRss impairment allowance is derived from estimates including the historical default and loss ratios. Management exercises judgement in determining the quantum of loss based on a range of i factors.

The most significant areas are: 1 - Segmentation of loan book

The accuracy and relevance of information used in estimating Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD).

- Identification of loans to be measured at fair value through other i comprehensive income

Tested the ECL model, including assumptions, underlying computation of ECL provision performed by the Company on sample basis to assess the arithmetical accuracy.

- Determination of exposure at default

- Qualitative and quantitative factors used in staging criteria for loans l

Completeness and accuracy of the staging of the loans and the underlying data based on which the ECL estimates were computed.

- basis of estimation and calculation of probability of default / Loss l given default for each segment

- Consideration of probability weighted scenarios and forward i looking macro-economic factors

We also made enquiries with the management in respect i of justification and quantum of the management overlay.

The application of ECL model requires several data inputs. This increases the risk of completeness and accuracy of the data that has been used to create assumptions in the model. l Refer Note 38A.3 to standalone financial statements for disclosures. 1 i

Information Other than standalone financial statements and AuditorsRs Report Thereon

The CompanyRss Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report but does not include standalone financial statements and our report thereon. Annual report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this report.

Our opinion on standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance or conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read the other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance as required under SA 720 "The Auditors Responsibilities Relating to Other Information".

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for standalone financial statements

The CompanyRss Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the CompanyRss ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the management either

intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Management and the Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the CompanyRss financial reporting process.

AuditorsRs Responsibilities for the Audit of standalone financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorRss 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 standalone 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.

Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

Conclude on the appropriateness of managementRss 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 CompanyRss ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude

that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorRss report to the related disclosures in standalone 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 auditorRss report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in standalone financial statements.

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.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our report unless any law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Other Matter

The standalone financial statements includes the comparative financial information for the year ended March 31, 2024 which were audited by one of the joint auditors and one of the predecessor auditors and they have issued

unmodified opinion vide their report dated June 15, 2024.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this other matter.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (AuditorRss Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "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 and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit of standalone financial statements.

b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.

c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account maintained for the purpose or preparation of standalone financial statements.

d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under 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 March 31, 2025, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2025, from being appointed as 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 the standalone financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".

g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the AuditorRss Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, we report that the remuneration paid to the managing director is in excess of the limit laid down under section 197 of the Act. In this regard we invite attention to note no 44.3 to the standalone financial statements and Emphasis of Matter section of this report.

h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the AuditorRss Report in accordance with Rule 11 of

the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 ("the Rules"), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements- Refer Note No 39 of standalone financial statements.

ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.

iii. There has not been any delay in transferring amounts which requires to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year.

iv. (a) The management has represented that, to

the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any 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-(Refer note no.41(iv) (A))

(b) The management has represented, that, to Signed by the Joint Statutory Auditors of the Company

For Sharp & Tannan Associates Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Reg. No. 109983W By the hand of

Parthiv S. Desai Partner

Membership No. 042624

Place: Mumbai

Date: May 8, 2025

UDIN: 25042624BMOCYA4695

the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, 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- (Refer note no.41(iv)(B)); and

(c) In our opinion and based on the audit procedures, we have 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 (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.

v. During the year the Company has not declared / paid any dividend, hence reporting under rule 11 (f) of the Rules is not applicable to that extent.

vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of accounts for the financial year ended March 31,2025, which has a feature of recording Audit Trail (edit log facility) and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tempered with and the audit trail (edit log) has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.

For G. M. Kapadia & Co.

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Reg. No. 104767W

By the hand of

Atul Shah

Partner

Membership No. 039569

Place: Mumbai

Date: May 8, 2025

UDIN: 25039569BMLNCI2790

ANNEXURE-A

TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORRsS REPORT

Annexure A referred to paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements" in our report of even date to the members of IIFL Finance Limited on the financial statement for the year ended March 31,2025.

In terms of the information and explanations sought by us and given by the Company and the books of account and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we state that:

3(i) (a) (A) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of Property, Plant and Equipment and relevant details of right of use of assets.

(B) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets.

(b) The Company has a program of verification of Property, Plant and Equipment including Right of Use Assets to cover all the items at major locations in a phased manner over a period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to such programme, the physical verification of Property, Plant and Equipment including Right of Use Assets was carried out by the management during the previous financial year and on the basis of explanation received no material discrepancies were noticed during the verification.

(c) The title deeds of all the immovable properties held as Property, Plant & Equipment and Investment Properties (other than properties where the Company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee) are held in the name of the Company. The title deeds of rights in the immovable properties held as Investment Property Under Construction are pending execution in the name of the Company. However, necessary allotments from the developers are in the name of the Company. As stated in note no 12, such rights in the properties were acquired during the year and itRss carrying value is Rs. 575 crores.

(d) The Company has not revalued its Property, Plant and Equipment (including Right of Use assets) or intangible assets during the year.

(e) There are no proceedings initiated during the year or are pending against the Company for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and rules made thereunder.

3(ii) (a) The Company does not have any inventory and accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(ii)(a) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(b) The Company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of five crore rupees, in aggregate from banks / financial institutions on the basis of security of current assets namely financial asset. The information furnished by the Company on quarterly basis are in agreement with the books of accounts of the Company.

3(iii) (a) The CompanyRss principal business is to give loans and accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 3(iii)(a) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(b) In our Opinion the terms and conditions in relations to the investments made, guarantees provided, security given and / or grant of all loans and advances in the nature of loans and guarantees are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(c) The Company, being a Non-Banking Financial Company, is registered under provisions of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and rules made there under, in pursuance of its compliance with provisions of the said act, particularly, the Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning norms and generally accepted business practices by the lending institutions, repayments schedules are stipulated basis the nature of loan products. Refer note 38A.1 to the standalone financial statements for summarized details of loans / advances which are not repaid by the borrowers as per the stipulations. Having regard to the voluminous nature of loan transactions, it is not practicable to furnish entity-wise details of the amounts, due date of repayment or receipt and extent of delay in this report (as suggested in the Guidance Note on CARO 2020, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for reporting under this paragraph), in respect of loans and advances which are not repaid / paid when they were due or were repaid / paid with a delay, in the normal course of lending business.

(d) In respect of loans and advances in the nature of loans, the total amount of cases which are overdue for more than ninety days as at March 31,2025 is Rs. 423.69 crores with respect to 64,325 borrowers. In such instances, in our opinion reasonable steps have been taken by the Company for recovery of

Name of Statute

Nature of Dues Forum where Dispute is Pending Period to which the Amount Relates Amount Under Dispute (Rs. in Crores) * Amount Deposited under protest (Rs. in Crores)

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax Bombay High Court AY 2008-09 2.20 2.20

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax Bombay High Court AY 2009-10 1.97 1.97

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2010-11 6.45 4.26

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2011-12 4.25 1.71

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2012-13 12.22 4.19

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2013-14 5.22 4.26

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2016-17 7.68 1.54

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2017-18 10.90 7.05

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2018-19 9.35 8.53

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2019-20 148.00 -

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2020-21 10.30 10.30

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2021-22 17.80 17.80

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax CIT(A) AY 2022-23 111.61 10.27

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax ITAT AY 2012-13 9.09 -

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax ITAT AY 2013-14 0.34 0.34

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax ITAT AY 2014-15 0.50 0.50

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax ITAT AY 2016-17 1.39 1.39

the overdue amount of principal and interest.

(e) The CompanyRss principal business is to give loans accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(iii)(e) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(f) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans either repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(iii)(f) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(iv) Loans, Investments, Guarantees and security in respect of which the provisions of sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, are applicable have been complied with by the Company.

3(v) The Company has neither accepted any deposits from the public nor accepted any amounts which are deemed to be deposits, within the meaning of section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, to the extent applicable. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(iii)(v) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(vi) The maintenance of cost records has not been specified

by Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the Company. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees state insurance, income tax, goods and services tax, cess and other statutory dues as applicable to the Company with the appropriate authorities. The provisions of sales tax, value added tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess are not applicable to the Company.

There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of these statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2025, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) The dues of provident fund, employees state insurance, income tax, goods and services tax, sales tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to the Company, which have not been deposited on account of any dispute as at March 31,2025 are as follows.

Name of Statute

Nature of Dues Forum where Dispute is Pending Period to which the Amount Relates Amount Under Dispute (Rs. in Crores) * Amount Deposited under protest (Rs. in Crores)

The Finance Act, 1994

Service tax Adjudicating Authority Apr 2007 to March 2012 0.27 0.004

The Finance Act, 1994

Service tax CESTAT Mumbai April 2007 to 13 May 2008 14.95 0.21

The Finance Act, 1994

Service tax CESTAT Mumbai July 2012 to March 2014 57.01 1.33

Goods and Service tax Act

GST GST Appeal Andhra Pradesh July 01,2017 to March 31,2019 0.48 0.05

Goods and Service tax Act

GST GST Appeal Mumbai July 01,2017 to March 31,2018 0.15 0.01

Goods and Service tax Act

GST GST Appeal - Telangana / Uttar Pradesh FY 17-18 0.11 0.01

Goods and Service tax Act

GST GST Appeal Karnataka Upto Sep -19 0.29 0.09

Goods and Service tax Act

GST GST Appeal Maharastra / Tamil Nadu / Delhi FY 19-20 38.13 1.86

Goods and Service tax Act

GST GST Appeal Maharastra / Gujarat / Delhi FY 20-21 2.58 -

Maharashtra Profession Tax.

Prof. Tax Comm. Sales Tax Appeal FY 2007-2008 0.16 0.05

Maharashtra Collector of Stamps

Stamp Duty Bombay High Court FY 2018-19 25.00 8.34

(*) The amount of tax refunds of certain years adjusted by the income tax department against outstanding disputed tax demand is under reconciliation by the Company, by obtaining details from the department. Pending completion of such reconciliation, the amount of taxes paid disclosed above do not include effect of such adjustments, if any.

3(viii) There are no transactions which are not accounted in the books of account which have been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments of the Company. Also, there are no previously unrecorded income which has been now recorded in the books of accounts. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(ix) (a) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings or in the payment of interest thereon to any lender during the year.

(b) The Company has not been declared as wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or other lender during the year.

(c) Money raised during the year by the Company by

way of term loans has been applied for the purpose for which they were raised.

(d) On an overall examination of the standalone financial statements of the Company, no funds raised on short term basis have been prima facie used for long term purposes during the year by the Company.

(e) On an overall examination of the standalone financial statements of the Company, the Company has not taken any funds from any entity or person on account of or to meet the obligations of its subsidiaries. The Company does not have any associates or joint ventures.

(f) The Company has not raised any loans during the year on the pledge of securities held in its subsidiaries. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(ix)(f) of the Order is not applicable to the Company. The Company does not have any associates or joint ventures.

3(x) (a) The money raised by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) have been applied by the Company during the year for the purposes for which they were raised.

(b) During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or convertible debentures (fully or partially or optionally convertible). Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(x)(b) of the Order is not applicable to the Company. In case of shares issued to the employees under Employee Option scheme the requirements of section 62 or the Act have been complied with and the funds raised have been used for the purposes for which funds were raised.

3(xi ) (a) During the year the Company has come across fraud amounting to Rs.2.55 crores in respect of its lending operations out of the same Rs. 0.06 Crore have been recovered please refer Note 53 to the standalone financial statements. No fraud by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

(b) No report under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act has been filed by the auditors in Form ADT-4 as prescribed under rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 with the Central Government.

(c) We have taken into consideration the whistle blower complaints received by the Company during the year, while determining the nature, timing, and extent of our audit procedures.

3(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(xiii) The transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013, where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.

3(xiv) (a) The Company has an adequate internal audit system commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.

(b) The Internal audit reports of the Company issued till the date of audit report, for the period under audit have been considered by us.

3(xv) The Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or directors of its subsidiary companies or persons connected with them. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(xvi) (a) The Company is required to and has been registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 as Non-Banking Financial Company.

(b) The Company has carried on the business of NonBanking Financial activities with valid Certificate of Registration (CoR) obtained from the Reserve Bank of India as per the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(xvi)(b) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(c) The Company is a not a Core Investment Company (CIC) as defined in the regulations made by the Reserve Bank of India. Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(xvi)(c) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(d) There is no core investment Company within the Group (as defined in the Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016). Accordingly, the requirement to report on paragraph 3(xvi)(d) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

3(xvii) The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding financial year.

3(xviii) One of the predecessor joint auditors of the Company have completed its term of appointment during the year pursuant to the requirements of the guidelines for appointment of statutory central auditors (SCAs) / statutory auditors (SAs) of the commercial banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (Including HFCs) dated April 27, 2021, issued by Reserve bank of India, and there are no issues objections or concerns raised by the outgoing auditor. Accordingly, such change in the auditor is not on account of resignation of the outgoing auditor.

3(xix) On the basis of the financial ratios, ageing and expected dates of realisation of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities and our knowledge of the Board of Directors and Management plans and based on our examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of the audit report indicating that Company is not capable of meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability of the Company. We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of the audit report and we

neither give any guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by the Company as and when they fall due.

3(xx) (a) In respect of other than ongoing projects, the Company has transferred unspent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) amount as at the end of the current financial year, to a fund specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act"), in compliance with second proviso to sub section 5 of section 135 of the Act, this matter

has been disclosed in note 45 to the standalone financial statements.

(b) In respect of ongoing projects, the Company has transferred unspent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) amount as at the end of the current financial year, to a special account within a period of 30 days from the end of the current financial year in compliance with the provision of section 135(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, This matter has been disclosed in note 45 to the standalone financial statements.

Signed by the Joint Statutory Auditors of the Company

For Sharp & Tannan Associates

For G. M. Kapadia & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Reg. No. 109983W

ICAI Firm Reg. No. 104767W

By the hand of

By the hand of

Parthiv S. Desai

Atul Shah

Partner

Partner

Membership No. 042624

Membership No. 039569

Place: Mumbai

Place: Mumbai

Date: May 8, 2025

Date: May 8, 2025

UDIN: 25042624BMOCYA4695

UDIN: 25039569BMLNCI2790

Annexure B referred to paragraph 2(f) under the heading "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements" in our report of even date to the members of IIFL Finance Limited on the financial statement for the year ended March 31, 2025.

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")

Opinion

We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of IIFL Finance Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2025, in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

In our opinion, to the best of the information given to us the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements and such controls were operating effectively as at March 31, 2025, based on the criteria for internal financial controls over financial reporting established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting ("the Guidance Note") issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI").

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for Internal Financial Controls

The CompanyRss Board of Directors is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal financial controls over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of the CompanyRss business, including adherence to the CompanyRss policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

AuditorsRs Responsibility for the Audit of the Internal Financial Controls with Reference to Standalone Financial Statements

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the CompanyRss internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing

issued by the ICAI prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, and the Guidance Note on issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements includes obtaining an understanding of such internal financial controls, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorRss judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the CompanyRss internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls with Reference to Standalone Financial Statements

A CompanyRss internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A CompanyRss internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements include those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the CompanyRss assets that could have a material effect on standalone financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls with Reference to Standalone Financial Statements

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls with reference

to standalone financial statements to future periods subject to the risk that the internal financial controls w reference to standalone financial statements may beco inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that degree of compliance with the policies or procedures r deteriorate.

Signed by the Joint Statutory Auditors of the Company

For Sharp & Tannan Associates

For G. M. Kapadia & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Reg. No. 109983W

ICAI Firm Reg. No. 104767W

By the hand of

By the hand of

Parthiv S. Desai

Atul Shah

Partner

Partner

Membership No. 042624

Membership No. 039569

Place: Mumbai

Place: Mumbai

Date: May 8, 2025

Date: May 8, 2025

UDIN: 25042624BMOCYA4695

UDIN: 25039569BMLNCI2790

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