Commission and debenture audit
Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year
Subject: Auditing (ACC 255)
Unit 9: Audit of a Limited Company
Academic Year: 2083/84
Topic Objectives
After studying this topic, students should be able to:
- Explain the scope and key elements of commission and debenture audit.
- Apply the relevant accounting or audit procedures using the stated reporting framework and interpret the resulting evidence.
Curriculum Scope
- Audit of underwriting commission, transferfees, brokerage and commission
- Audit of debentures: Issued at par, discount and premium,redemption of debentures, regular redemption and redemption at par, premium and discount, redemptionthrough purchase in open market, conversion of debentures into shares
Detailed Microsyllabus
Issue-related charges
- Underwriting, transfer fees, brokerage and commission.
- Supporting contracts and authorization.
- Check classification and calculations.
Debentures
- Issue at par, premium or discount.
- Redemption, market purchase and conversion.
- Audit balances and supplied terms across the transaction.
Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 73–76.
Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.