In 1981, Delima Enterprise was founded by Encik Zayed in conducted trading and supplying related product including manpower supplies to oil and gas industries. In 2004, Delima Enterprise incorporated as Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd. It has two principal shareholders and controlling director who is Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah. Both of them are husband and wife. In 2006, the company submitted application to get a loan since the company gets several contract. The director of Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd tries to get a loan from MAYBANK and CIMB BANK. However, both bank required company’s Audited Financial Statements for the last two years.
3.0 CASE SUMMARY
This case is about an enterprise founded by family members and later was incorporated as Sdn Bhd. The shareholders are mainly the directors of husband and wife who involved in the management of the company. It was July, 2006 when Encik Zayed engaged the external auditor Aziz & Co(Chartered Accountant) introduced by his friend to perform the statutory audit for the period of 2003 to 2006. That was the first audit experience for Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah and it was a difficult learning experience. The Auditors expressed their intention to qualify the Financial Statements due to several unresolved issues. However, Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah tried to negotiate with the Auditor to not qualify the Financial Statements, failing which Encik Zayed planned to terminate the auditor’s appointment and appoint a new “friendly party” auditor. Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah were not familiar with Accounting Standards and the provisions of the Companies Act 1965, including their roles and duties as Company Directors. The company had maintained a very lean organization and had employed their owned family members as its employees and some did not have the necessary job experiences. Time was the essence and the Audited Financial Statements had to be issued to the bank at least by September, 2006, as Encik