1. Audit of Hire Purchase & Leasing Company

2. Hire Purchase Companies
In case of hire purchase companies, auditor should consider following
matters:-
Ensure that hire purchase agreements is in writing & signed by all the parties.
Examine the hire purchase agreement noting the following matters:-
Hire purchase price
Cash price
Number of installments
Amount of installments
The date on which agreement shall be deemed to have commenced
The place of payment
The mode of payment
Due date of payment
The person to whom payment is to be made etc…

3. Ensure that installments are being received regularly and in case of old outstanding installments, appropriate provision have been made.
Where goods are repossessed by vendor on account of default made by hirer, ensure that such repossessed goods are valued at reasonable & consistent basis.

4. Leasing Companies Mode of operation:-
Lessee will select the equipment & satisfy himself about its functional fitness.
Lessee will approach lesser & submit lease proposal form.
Lease terms are broadly negotiated i.e. lease agreement will be finalised.
Lesser will place an order with manufacturer.
Manufacturer will deliver the equipment at site. (invoice)
Lessee will issue letter of acceptance.

5. AS19 Lease (types)
Financial lease risk Operating lease risk
& reward of ownership & reward of ownership
is transferred to lessee Is retained by lesser.
In case of leasing company, the auditor should consider following
matters:-
Examine the object clause of leasing company to see whether company can undertake activities in respect of capital goods, consumer durables etc… also see whether or not, company can undertake financial activity.
Ensure that there exist an appropriate credit appraisal system to access credit worthiness of lessee for example past record of debt repayment, capital strength, gross/net income per annum etc…
Examine lease agreement & noting the following matters:-
Description of lesser, lessee & equipment.
The location where equipment is to be installed.

6. Tenure of lease.
Amount of lease rent.
Due date of payment.
Any provision for late charges, deposit or advance.
Whether lease agreement gives right to lessee to sublet the equipment.
Examine lease proposal form submitted by lessee requesting the lesser to provide him equipment on lease.
See that invoice is being safely retained since lease is a long term contract.
Examine acceptance letter obtained from lessee indicating there in the equipment has been received in order & acceptable to the lessee.
Where lessee is a company ensure that board resolution has been passed authorizing particular director to execute lease agreement on behalf of lessee company.
See that copies of insurance policies have been obtained by the lesser for his records.