Practical compliance guides

Stock Audit · 6 min read

How to Choose a Mystery Audit Company in India: Coverage, Vetting, Reporting

Coverage, auditor vetting, scenario design and reporting depth separate a mystery audit firm from a panel of casual shoppers. Here is what to ask.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

How Often Is a Stock Audit Required? Monthly, Quarterly and Half-Yearly Triggers

Lenders set stock audit frequency in the sanction letter, not in statute. This explains what makes a bank ask for monthly, quarterly or half-yearly counts.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

How Many Mystery Audit Visits Do You Need? Sample Size by Outlet Count

Too few visits and the score is noise; too many and you pay for certainty you do not need. This sets sample size against the number of outlets you run.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Ghost Assets: What They Cost and How Asset Tagging Removes Them

A ghost asset sits in your register, carries depreciation and insurance, and no longer exists. This covers what they cost and how tagging clears them.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Focused Stock Audit: What Triggers One and How It Differs from a Routine Audit

A focused stock audit is ordered when something specific worries the lender. This explains the triggers and how the scope differs from a routine count.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

FMCG Damage and Expiry Claims: What Evidence an Auditor Accepts

Damage and expiry claims are the recurring dispute in FMCG distribution. This sets out what evidence an auditor will accept and what usually gets rejected.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Fixed Asset Verification Report Format: Sections, Evidence and Sign-Off

A verification report needs scope, method, sample basis, exceptions and a sign-off. This walks through each section and the evidence that supports it.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Fixed Asset Verification Errors: 8 Common Findings and What They Cost

Untagged assets, ghost entries, missed transfers and stale useful lives recur in almost every verification. These are the eight findings and their cost.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Fixed Asset Verification Checklist: What an Auditor Physically Inspects

An auditor sights the asset, reads the tag, tests condition and traces it to the register. This is the item-by-item list, not the wider project method.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Fabric Stock Verification: Counting Greige, Finished Goods and Trims by Weight

Fabric moves through greige, processed and finished stages, each measured differently. This explains how every stage is verified and then reconciled.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Distributor Stock Verification: Auditing Secondary Stock You Do Not Hold

Stock sitting with distributors is yours to account for and theirs to hold. This explains how secondary stock is verified when you do not control the site.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Depot Stock Reconciliation: Matching Depot Records to Head Office Books

Depot records and head office books drift apart through transfers, returns and timing. This explains how the reconciliation is built and where it breaks.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19