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WIPRO Auditors Report



To the Members of Wipro Limited


Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements


We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Wipro Limited (‘the Company’), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after referred to as “standalone Ind AS financial statements”).


Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements


The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with relevant rules issued there under.


This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


Auditor’s Responsibility


Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.


We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.


We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.


An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements.


We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.


Opinion


In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India including the Ind AS, of the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2017 and its financial performance including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and changes in equity for the year ended on that date.


Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:


1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the order, to the extent applicable.


2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable, that:


(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;


(b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;


(c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss including other comprehensive income, the statement of cash flows and the statement of changes in equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;


(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with relevant rule issued there under;


(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;


(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B”; and


(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:


i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 16 and 34 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;


ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts


- Refer Note 18 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;


iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;


iv. According to the information and explanations given to us and the audit procedures performed including management representations obtained, we report that the Company did not have any cash in hand during the period from November 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016. Accordingly, the disclosure requirement as envisaged in Notification G.S.R 308 (E) dated March 30, 2017 as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during these period is not applicable to the Company. Refer Note 9 to the Standalone Ind AS financial statements.


In respect of the Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 of our report to the Members of Wipro Limited (“the Company”) for the year ended March 31, 2017, we report that:


i. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.


b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.


c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.


ii. The inventory, except goods-in-transit, has been physically verified by the management during the year and the discrepancies noticed on such verification between the physical stock and the book records were not material. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.


iii. During the current year, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to parties covered in the register required to be maintained under Section 189 of the Act. However, in an earlier year, an interest free loan was granted to a party (wholly owned subsidiary) covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.


a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to the parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act during the current year.


b) In the case of a loan granted to the party listed in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act, the loan is interest free and the principal is repayable on demand and the Company has not sought repayment of the loan during the current year.


c) There are no overdue amounts in respect of the loan granted to a party listed in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.


iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company does not have any transactions to which the provisions of Section 185 apply. The Company has complied with the provisions of Section 186 of the Act, with respect to the loans, investments, guarantees and security.


v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.


vi. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act, for any of the products or services rendered by the Company.


vii. a) According to the information and explanations


given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.


According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2017 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.


b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of income tax, duty of excise, duty of customs, sales tax and service tax, have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:





























































































































Name of the Statute



Nature of the dues



Amount unpaid March 31, 20179


('''' in millions)



Period to which the amount relates (Assessment year)



Forum where dispute is pending



The Income Tax Act, 1961



Income Tax and interest demanded



11,127



2001-02 to 2004-05



Supreme Court



The Income Tax Act, 1961



Income Tax and interest demanded



20,841



2005-06 to 2007-08



High Court 10



The Income Tax Act, 1961



Income Tax and interest demanded



3,101



2007-08 to 20111211



Income Tax Appellate Tribunal



The Income Tax Act, 1961



Income Tax and interest demanded



4,124



2013-14



Dispute Resolution Panel ***



The Income Tax Act, 1961



Income Tax and interest demanded



4



2012-13



Appellate Authorities



State Sales Tax/VAT and CST



Sales tax, interest and penalty demanded



2,772



1986-87 to 2015-16



Appellate Authorities



State Sales Tax/VAT and CST



Sales tax demanded



254



1998-99 to 2009-10



Appellate Tribunal



State Sales Tax/VAT and CST



Sales tax and penalty demanded



51



1999-00 to 2007-08



High court/ Supreme court



The Central Excise Act, 1944



Excise duty demanded



66



1995-96 to 2013-14



Appellate Authorities



The Central Excise Act, 1944



Excise duty demanded



177



2004-05 to 2010-11



CESTAT



The Central Excise Act, 1944



Excise duty demanded



1



2007-08



High Court/ Supreme Court



The Customs Act, 1962



Customs duty, interest and penalty demanded



296



1995-96 to 2009-10



Appellate Authorities



The Customs Act, 1962



Customs duty and penalty demanded



7



1991-92 to 2011-12



CESTAT



The Customs Act, 1962



Customs duty demanded



44



1990-91 to 1998-99



High court/ Supreme court



The Finance Act, 1994



Service tax demanded



109



2004-05 to 2010-11



Appellate Authorities



The Finance Act, 1994



Service tax demanded



386



2001-02 to 2011-12



CESTAT



viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of its dues to the banks and financial institutions. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to Government or debenture holders during the year.


ix. The Company did not raise any moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) during the year. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purposes for which they were raised.


x. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.


xi. According to the information and explanations give to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has paid/provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.


xii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi company.


xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.


xiv. According to the information and explanations give to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.


xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him.


xvi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.


Annexure - B to the Independent Auditor’s Report of even date on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements of Wipro Limited


Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause


(i) of Sub-Section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)


We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Wipro Limited (“the Company”) as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.


Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls


The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (‘ICAI’). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.


Auditor’s Responsibility


Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.


Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.


We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.


Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting


A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of Standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the Standalone Ind AS financial statements.


Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting


Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


Opinion


In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2017, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.


for B S R & Co. LLP


Chartered Accountants


Firm registration number: 101248W/W-100022



Jamil Khatri


Partner


Membership Number: 102527



Bangalore June 2,2017

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