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The function of the Board is to monitor compliance with the Sri Lanka Accounting Standards and the Sri Lanka Auditing Standards in the preparation, presentation and audit of financial statements of specified business enterprises.

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Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLAASMB) established under Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Act No. 15 of 1995, is Sri Lanka’s independent regulator responsible for monitoring compliance with standards in accounting and auditing, in relation to financial statements of entities specified in the act.

SLAASMB has been engaged in monitoring financial reporting by economically significant entities termed as SBEs since the year 2000 and in monitoring auditors since 2007.

Notice on Compliance

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Latest Findings

Sri Lanka Cement Corporation (SLCC) (2022)
- Not reflecting the investment in equity shares at its fair value (Paragraph 5.2.1 of SLFRS 9).
- Not recognizing certain lands in the financial statements of which SLCC has the control, right and potential to produce economic benefits from the lands (Paragraph 15 of LKAS1).

Local Loans and Development Fund (2023)
- Not applying the requirements of Sri Lanka Accounting Standard SLFRS 9, when preparing and presenting the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021, when SLFRS 9 is effective (References: Paragraph 7.1.1. of SLFRS 9).

State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka (2022)
   - Incorrectly recognizing a deferred tax asset relating to tax losses without assessing the availability of the future taxable profits.
   - Not amalgamating the revenue from all the projects in the financial statements.
   - Not recognizing an adequate allowance for impairment (LKAS 39)
   - Not making a reliable estimate of the long overdue payable for VAT, GST and NSL by not reconciling the differences between the payable balance recognized in the financial statements and the payable balance confirmed by the Inland Revenue Department.

Nawaloka Hospitals PLC (2023)
- Failing to maintain proper accounting records and not providing the required information to the auditor for the financial year ended 31 March 2022 (Reference: Section 6 (1) of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Act No. 15 of 1995).

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