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 available in MS Word format and is editable and reusable.

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.

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.