The financial statements you submit to the Companies Office each year must comply with generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP) and be audited by a qualified auditor. We must reject your financial statements if information is missing or incorrect. Common reasons we reject financial statementsWe must reject your financial statements if: - you provide an incomplete set of financial documents
- your audit
report is missing or incorrect
- your directors' signatures are missing or incorrect
- you include an incorrect balance date
- your scanned documents are of a poor quality.
Check your financial statements are completeYour financial statements must comply with GAAP, and include: - a statement of financial performance, or profit and loss account
- a statement of movements in equity
- a
statement of financial position or balance sheet
- a statement of cash flow
- a statement of accounting policies
- notes to the financial statements
- an audit report, including dates and page numbers consistent with the financial statements.
Visit the External Reporting Board website for more information about auditing and assurance standards. Check your auditor is qualifiedYour financial statements must be
audited by a qualified auditor and comply with section 207B of the Companies Act 1993. If your financial statements are audited overseas, the auditor must be registered on the Approved Overseas Auditors and Association of Accountants Register. Approved Overseas Auditors and Association of Accountants Register Check your directors' signaturesYour financial statements must be signed by 2 directors, or 1 if the company only has 1 director. The directors must sign and date the financial statements before or on the same day the audit report is signed and dated. The directors who sign the financial statements must be current directors at the date of signing. Financial statements cannot be signed by anyone other than a director. Check your balance dateThe balance date (month and year) on your financial statements must match that on your Companies Register online filing checklist. The balance date on the financial statements of an overseas company and its NZ business must be the same. If financial statements are submitted with an incorrect balance date they'll be rejected. If your company balance date changes, you must request a change of financial reporting month
from us prior to submitting your financial statements. When requesting this change, ensure you attach your letter from the Commissioner of Inland Revenue confirming the change in your company's balance date. Check the quality of your documentsYour financial statements must be clear and legible, and all information and data must be readable. For example, remove any shading of comparative figures as scanning can worsen the legibility of
the image. If you're scanning documents, ensure they're scanned upright (portrait style) and that all information is contained within the scanned page. - Home
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- Singapore Standards on Auditing (SSAs)
SSA 200 - SSA 265
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 200
| Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing
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| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 210 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements
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| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 210 (Superseded)
| Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 220 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Quality Control for an Audit of Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2020
| 220 (Revised)
| Quality Management for an Audit of Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2022
| 220 (Superseded)
| Quality Control for an Audit of Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2020
| 230
| Audit Documentation
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 240
| The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 250
| Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2020
| 260
| Communication with Those Charged with Governance
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2020
| 265
| Communicating Deficiencies in Internal Control to those Charged with Governance and Management
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
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SSA 300 - SSA 330
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 300
| Planning an Audit of Financial Statements
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| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 315 (Revised 2021)
| Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement Summary of Conforming Amendments - SSA 315 (Revised 2021)
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| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 320
| Materiality in Planning and Performing an Audit
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 330
| The Auditor’s Responses To Assessed Risks
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
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SSA 402 - SSA 450
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 402
| Audit Considerations Relating to an Entity Using a Service Organisation
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 450
| Evaluation of Misstatements Identified during the Audit
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2020
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SSA 500 - SSA 580(Updated in Jul 2022)
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 500
| Audit Evidence
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 501
| Audit Evidence – Specific Considerations for Selected Items
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 505
| External Confirmations
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 510 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Initial Audit Engagements – Opening Balances
| Download
| Periods ending on or after 15 December 2016
| 510 (Superseded)
| Initial Audit Engagements – Opening Balances
| Download
| Periods ending on or after 15 December 2016
| 520
| Analytical Procedures
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 530
| Audit Sampling
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 540
| Auditing Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 550
| Related Parties
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 560
| Subsequent Events
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 570 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Going Concern
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 570 (Superseded)
| Going Concern
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 580
| Written Representations
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2019
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SSA 600 - SSA 620
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 600 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Special Considerations — Audits of Group Financial Statements (Including the Work of Component Auditors)
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 600 (Superseded)
| Special Considerations — Audits of Group Financial Statements (Including the Work of Component Auditors)
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 610
| Using the Work of Internal Auditors
| Download
| Periods ending on or after 15 December 2013 (material shaded in gray – periods ending on or after 15 December 2014)
| 620
| Using the Work of an Auditor’s Expert
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
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SSA 700 - SSA 720
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 700 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 700 (Superseded)
| Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2019
| 701
| Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 705 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor’s Report
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 705 (Superseded)
| Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor’s Report*
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 706 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor’s Report
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 706 (Superseded)
| Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor’s Report
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 710 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Comparative Information—Corresponding Figures and Comparative Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods ending on or after 15 December 2016
| 710 (Superseded)
| Comparative Information—Corresponding Figures and Comparative Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods ending on or after 15 December 2016
| 720 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Other Information
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
| 720 (Superseded)
| The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Other Information
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 15 December 2021
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* We would like to draw attention to the footnotes in the illustrations of the Appendix which highlight to the auditors that when the audit opinions on the financial statements are modified, there may be implications on the audit opinion on the accounting and other records as well, which the auditors would need to assess and evaluate on a case-by-case basis. SSA 800 - SSA 810
SSA
| Description
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| Effective Date
| 800
| Special Considerations—Audits Of Financial Statements Prepared In Accordance With Special Purpose Frameworks
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 805
| Special Considerations—Audits Of Single Financial Statements And Specific Elements, Accounts Or Items Of A Financial Statement
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 810 (Updated in Jul 2022)
| Engagements To Report On Summary Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
| 810 (Superseded)
| Engagements To Report On Summary Financial Statements
| Download
| Periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
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Which date is considered as the date of approval for issue of financial statement?
The date that the financial statements are authorized for issue is generally the date at which the financial statements are authorized and issued by management, either to the shareholders or to a supervisory board (made up solely of non-executives), if given.
How do you date an audit report?
The auditor should date the audit report no earlier than the date on which the auditor has obtained sufficient appropriate evidence to support the auditor's opinion. Paragraph . 05 describes the procedure to be followed when a subsequent event occurring after the report date is disclosed in the financial statements.
When should we submit audited financial statement to SSM?
The Annual Returns are required to be lodged with SSM within 30 days of the anniversary of a company's incorporation date.
What is the date of financial statement?
The balance sheet date is a date as of which the information in a statement of financial position is stated. This date is usually the end of a month, quarter, or year.
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