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Related Party Transactions Internal Audit Checklist

Tests whether the entity's PROCESS for identifying, approving and disclosing related party transactions is designed and operating — a controls test, distinct from the transaction-level RPT register itself.

Free · CORAA original — SA-aligned
Updated 28 Jul 2026
Standard
Sec 188 Companies Act / AS 18 / Ind AS 24
Tests
Identification → approval → disclosure PROCESS
Not
A transaction-level register (see RPT Register)
Format
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS — INTERNAL AUDIT CHECKLIST

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Scope: tests whether the entity's PROCESS for identifying, approving and disclosing related party transactions (Sec 188 Companies Act 2013, AS 18 / Ind AS 24, Sec 40A(2)(b) Income-tax Act) is designed and operating effectively. This is a controls test, not the transaction-level register — see our Related Party Transaction Register template for that.

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How is this different from the RPT Register template?
The RPT Register is a working paper documenting the actual transactions found and testing each one against Sec 188/Rule 15(3) thresholds. This checklist instead tests the entity's underlying PROCESS — does it reliably identify related parties, capture transactions at the point they happen, route them for the right approval, and disclose them — independent of any specific transaction.
Why does the checklist emphasise capturing transactions "at the point of entry" rather than at year-end?
Year-end identification relies on someone remembering or reconstructing which transactions during the year involved a related party — a process gap that lets transactions slip through undetected or unapproved. A system flag on the related-party master at the point a transaction is booked is a stronger, preventive control than a year-end sweep.
What is the consequence of a related party transaction approved after the fact rather than before?
Sec 188(1) requires prior Board approval for RPTs outside the ordinary-course-and-arm's-length exemption — approval obtained after the transaction has already been executed does not cure the non-compliance and can attract penal consequences under the Companies Act, in addition to being a governance red flag in its own right.
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