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FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ETHICSPowers <strong>of</strong> Auditors in Relation to a Subsidiary Company (Section367)Where a company has subsidiary(ies) which is a/are Nigerian company(ies), it is the duty <strong>of</strong> the subsidiary(ies) <strong>and</strong> its auditors to give theauditors <strong>of</strong> the holding company such information <strong>and</strong> explanations asmay be reasonably required for the duties <strong>of</strong> the auditors <strong>of</strong> the holdingcompany.<strong>The</strong> holding company’s auditors shall take all such steps as are reasonablyopen to them to obtain from the subsidiary information <strong>and</strong> explanationswhich are required for their duties.False Statement (section 369)It is an <strong>of</strong>fence for an <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> a company to knowingly or recklessly makefalse statements to a company’s auditors. Statement (whether writtenor oral) which is misleading, false or deceptive which conveys or purportsany information or explanation required as the auditors.DonationsA company shall not have or exercise power either directly or indirectlyto make a donation or gift <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> its property or fraud to a politicalparty or political association or for any political purpose. Any <strong>of</strong>ficer indefault <strong>and</strong> any member who voted for the breach, shall be jointly <strong>and</strong>severally liable to refund to the company, the sum or value <strong>of</strong> donationsor gift <strong>and</strong> in addition, the company <strong>and</strong> every such <strong>of</strong>ficer or membershall be guilty <strong>of</strong> an <strong>of</strong>fence <strong>and</strong> liable to an amount equal to the value<strong>of</strong> the donations or gift (Section 38(2).7.6.5 Pr<strong>of</strong>essional requirements in financial reporting <strong>and</strong> auditingPr<strong>of</strong>essional requirements are covered by the Statements <strong>of</strong> AccountingSt<strong>and</strong>ards (SAS) issued by the Nigerian Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ards Board(NASB) <strong>and</strong> the International Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ards (IAS) adopted withan effective date <strong>of</strong> April 1, 2001 as International <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Reporting</strong>St<strong>and</strong>ards (IFRS) issued by International Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ards Board(IASB). <strong>The</strong>y are briefly discussed as follows:SAS 1: Disclosure <strong>of</strong> Accounting Policies<strong>The</strong> disclosure <strong>of</strong> Accounting Policies, such as the method <strong>of</strong> depreciation<strong>of</strong> fixed assets e.t.c, should be in accordance with the stipulations <strong>of</strong>International Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ard No. 1.SAS 2: Information to be disclosed in the <strong>Financial</strong> statementsSuch information should be quantitative <strong>and</strong> qualitative in nature toassist users in making informed decisions. <strong>The</strong> requirements <strong>of</strong> the166

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