Why does the Ministry of Finance want to interview Deloitte?

On the evening of February 3rd, an employee of Deloitte Beijing Company sent a PPT file of more than 50 pages to the company by email, reporting all kinds of non-compliant people and things during his four-year work.

The whistleblower reported the irregularities of Deloitte in the auditing process of several listed companies, including the audit project of Sinotrans Shandong Co., Ltd. 20 16, the audit project of R&B Education 20 17, and the audit project of China Qi Bo Environmental Protection (Holdings) Co., Ltd. 20 17.

The business scope of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants includes reviewing corporate accounting statements and issuing audit reports; Verify the capital of the enterprise and issue a capital verification report; Handle the audit business in matters of enterprise merger, division and liquidation, and issue relevant reports; Audit of annual financial accounts such as capital construction.

On February 5th, when answering a reporter's question, Gao Li, spokesperson of the CSRC, said that the CSRC had paid attention to an employee of Deloitte's report that Deloitte had violated the rules in the auditing process of several listed companies, and the relevant securities regulatory bureaus also received relevant reports. The CSRC has arranged for the relevant securities regulatory bureaus to check this report, and at the same time, the accounting firm is required to conduct internal self-inspection, and the follow-up matters are also being further followed up. ?

With the escalation and fermentation of the incident, on February 10, the Ministry of Finance attached great importance to the problem of employees' concealment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants, and immediately interviewed the main person in charge of the firm to understand the relevant situation and asked the firm to conduct a serious self-examination.

The Ministry of Finance will strengthen cooperation with the relevant regulatory authorities, strictly check the relevant declaration items, and insist on those who violate laws and regulations after verification? Zero tolerance? Seriously deal with it according to the law and regulations. At the same time, carry out special work in depth and continuously to improve audit quality. 202 1 focus on rectifying outstanding problems in the CPA industry, strictly enforce the law and supervise, effectively improve the practice quality of the CPA industry, and safeguard the interests of investors and the public.