ICAI to review YES Bank's financial statements for FY18 and FY19

Firms say there are limits to audits identifying ever-greening of loans, or flagging suspect collateral securities

The spotlight is back on the role of auditors in flagging the ongoing crisis at YES Bank. The accounting standard regulator, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), plans to review the financial statements of YES Bank for the financial year 2017-18 (FY18) and FY19, and check whether there have been any lapses on the part of the auditors.

The audit fraternity points out that one of the key challenges in undertaking audit of banks relates to reconciling divergences between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the banks when it comes to recognition of non-performing assets (NPAs).

“Over the last