Thursday, 26 December 2024
Audit Firm and Auditor
- - Law on Securities No. 21 /NA, dated 10 December 2012 ( article 87 );
- - Regulation on Accounting and Auditing on Securities activities No. 001/LSC, dated 07 April 2015 ( article 17 )
- - Law on Securities No. 21 /NA, dated 10 December 2012 ( article 89 ) as the following:
- 1. An application pursuant to the form of the Lao Securities Commission (LSC);
- 2. A copy of an enterprise registration certificate;
- 3. A copy of a tax identification certificate;
- 4. By-laws of the company;
- 5. A copy of membership certificate of Chamber of Professional Accountants and Auditors;
- 6. Report on business operation and financial statements audited by an audit firm for the past
- three years prior to the date of application submission, exemption for new established audit
- firm. Financial statements shall be complete and accurate as stipulated in the Law on
- Accounting
- 7. Numbers and names of auditors together with their curriculum vitae and auditing experiences.
- In addition, there shall be additional supporting documents as stipulated in The Regulation on Accounting and Auditing on Securities activities No. 001/LSC, dated 07 April 2015 ( article 18 ) as the following:
- 1. A copy of a certified public accountant certificate or statutory auditor license of the audit
- firm’s board of director from the Ministry of Finance;
- 2. A copy of insurance agreement together with a professional indemnity insurance policy;
- 3. A business plan at least for the first three years after the approval;
- 4. Other documents as stipulated by the Lao Securities Commission (LSC).
I. Audit Firm
Conditions for an approval of Audit Firm
Application Documents for an approval of Audit Firm
- - Law on Securities No. 21 /NA, dated 10 December 2012 ( article 88 );
- - Regulation on Accounting and Auditing on Securities activities No. 001/LSC, dated 07 April 2015 ( article 19 )
- - Regulation on Accounting and Auditing on Securities activities, No. 001/LSC, dated 07 April 2015 ( article 20 ) as the following:
- 1. An application pursuant to the form of the Lao Securities Commission Office (LSCO);
- 2. A copy of a certified public accountant certificate and statutory auditor license from the
- Ministry of Finance;
- 3. Copies of a certificate relating to accounting and other related field regarding Finance,
- Banking, Business Management, Economics, Marketing, Statistics, Business Communication,
- Information Management, Code of Ethics and Law (if any);
- 4. A certificate of criminal record not exceeding 3 months;
- 5. A residence certificate;
- 6. A brief biography;
- 7. A copy of cooperation agreement of executive partner;
- 8. A curriculum vitae of executive partner.
- Obligations after approved by Lao Securities Commission Office (LSCO)
- 1. Reporting
- - Law on Securities No. 21 /NA, dated 10 December 2012 ( article 123 and 125 );
- - Regulation on Reporting No. 373/SECO, dated 24 February 2012 ( part V ).
- 2. Disclosure of Information
- - Law on Securities No. 21/NA, dated 10 December 2012 ( article 124 );
- - Decision on Regulation on Disclosure of Information No. 014 /SEC, dated 19 May 2011 ( part III ).
- 3. Maintenance of Information
- - Law on Securities No. 21/NA, dated 10 December 2012 ( article 126 ).
- Other required reports as stipulated by Lao Securities Commission Office (LSCO) in each period.
II. Auditor
Conditions for an approval of auditor
Application documents for an approval of auditor