Auditor Forms

Prepare an Audit Confirmation Letter for a Canadian company with this downloadable template.

• Each year, Canadian lawyers receive requests from the auditors of their corporate clients to provide information before they can audit the company's financial statements.
• The Audit Confirmation Letter template covers all of the information routinely requested by the auditors:
  • confirmation that the law firm is the solicitor of record for the corporation,
  • details of any claims against the corporation which the lawyers have been retained to handle,
  • any outstanding accounts owed by the company to the law firm,
  • any amounts held in the firm's trust account on behalf of the company.
• This letter format is compliant with the Joint Policy Statement of 2016 approved by the Canadian Bar Association and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Appoint auditors for a UK company with this free Board of Directors Resolution template.

• This Resolution can be used either for the appointment of the first auditors of the company, prior to the first general meeting, or to fill a casual vacancy in the office of auditor in between general meetings.
• The Resolution can be used by a private company limited by shares, in accordance with The Companies Act 1985.
• This free Directors Resolution to Appoint Auditors is a downloadable MS Word form.
• Intended for use only within the United Kingdom.

Prepare a resolution of the board to form an audit committee with this easy to use template form for USA corporations.

The Board of Directors will pass resolutions to:

• formally establish the audit committee and appoint the committee members,
• mandate how committee meetings will be held,
• set out how the committee will carry out its duties,
• establish a procedure for committee reports to be made to the Board.

These Directors Resolutions can be used throughout the United States. The template is editable and reusable. Buy and download your copy now.

Pass resolutions to form an audit committee with this set of Directors' Resolutions for a Canadian corporation.

• The resolutions deal with all matters relevant to the formation of the committee, including:
  • appointing the members of the audit committee,
  • determining how and when the committee will meet,
  • establishing how the audit committee will carry out its duties, and
  • setting procedures for the committee's reports to the Board.
• These template resolutions can be used by any business corporation incorporated under a Business Corporations Act throughout Canada, including the federal Act.

Prepare a Letter of Representation to your company's auditors with this downloadable template for Canadian corporations.

• The company's management acknowledges responsibility for maintaining an internal system of accounting controls that reduces the possibility of fraud, errors and irregularities.
• Management makes numerous representations to the auditors, including:
  • that the financial statements fairly present the company's financial position in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAPP);
  • that there have been no irregularities which might adversely affect the financial statements;
  • that the company has not violated any laws or regulations with respect to financial disclosure;
  • that the company has implemented internal controls intended to detect and prevent fraud and error;
  • that the financial statements record and disclose related party transactions, guarantees, material contracts, significant assumptions and methods of measurement.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Use this easy template to prepare minutes of an audit committee meeting for a Canadian corporation.

The form includes:

• Appointment of a chairman and secretary for the meeting.
• Waiver of notice and establishment of quorum.
• Review of the corporation's financial statements.
• Termination of the meeting.

The Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting is intended to be used by companies incorporated in Canada only. The template is fully editable and can be re-used as often as you like. Buy and download your copy now, and save 25% on your next purchase.

Give notice of the appointment of an auditor for a USA corporation with this downloadable form.

• The Notice Appointing Auditor of Corporation must be given by the corporation to the accountant(s) being appointed as the company's auditor for the ensuing fiscal year.
• Written notice must be given each year.
• Download a free copy of the Notice Appointing Auditor of Corporation for US-based companies.

Prepare Notices for appointing and removing the auditors of a Canadian corporation with this package of forms which contains the following items:

1. Notice Appointing Auditor: to be given by the corporation to the accounting firm being appointed as the company's auditor for the ensuing fiscal year.
2. Notice Removing Auditor: to be given by the corporation to its current auditors informing them that they are being removed from their appointment as the company's auditor.

Auditors are appointed each year. You can re-use these Canada Notices to Appoint and Remove Auditors as often as you require. Get your copy now.

Prepare a special resolution of shareholders to remove the auditor of a corporation with this easy template form for Canadian companies.

• In accordance with the company's bylaws, the shareholders can pass a special resolution to remove the current auditor from office.
• A replacement auditor is appointed to serve until the next annual meeting.
• The resolution must be signed by all of the shareholders, including those who do not hold voting shares.
• If your company is planning to change its auditors you need this downloadable Special Shareholder Resolution form.
• This template can be used in any province or territory of Canada which has a Business Corporations Act in effect.

A member of a UK company may propose a resolution to replace the auditors by serving the company with this Special Notice for Removal of Auditors.

• The notice must be sent to the company before the next annual general meeting, pursuant to section 511 of the Companies Act 2006.
• The company must immediately send a copy to the auditors and give notice to the members with a copy of the representations being made by the member proposing the removal.
• This notice is for private companies and should not be used for public interest companies under section 511A.