Preparation and Dispatch of Requests & Receipt

of Replies
Request to be authorised by the client only.

Replies returned to the Auditor.

Reply- A Pre addressed envelope should be
enclosed with a request

Content Of Confirmation Requests.
The most commonly requested information is in respect of balances
due to or from the client entity on current, deposit, loan and other
accounts.

Advisable to request information about nil balances on accounts, and
accounts which were closed in the 12 months prior to the chosen
confirmation date.

Other information, such as the maturity and interest terms on loans
and overdrafts, unused facilities, lines of credit/standby facilities, any
offset or other rights or encumbrances, and details of any collateral
given or received.

The client entity and its auditors are likely to request confirmation of
contingent liabilities, such as those arising on guarantees, comfort
letter, bills and so on.

Banks often hold securities and other items in safe custody on behalf
of customers. A request letter may thus ask for confirmation of such
items held by the bank.

PROCEDURE
The banks will require explicit written authority from their client to disclose
the information requested.

The auditors' request must refer to the client's letter of authority and the
date thereof.Alternatively it may be countersigned by the client or it may
be accompanied by a specific letter of authority.

In the case of joint accounts, letters of authority signed by all parties will
be necessary.

Such letters of authority may either give permission to the bank to
disclose information for a specific request or grant permission for an
indeterminate length of time.

The request should reach the branch manager at least one month in
advance of the client's yearend and should state both that year-end date
and the previous year-end date. Followed by auditors checking
themselves that all standards are conformed.