
遏制會(huì)(huì )計(jì)審計(jì)違法違規(guī)行為,需要持續(xù)努力、久久為功。一方面,嚴(yán)厲打擊會(huì)(huì )計(jì)審計(jì)違法違規(guī)行為,發(fā)(fā)現(xiàn)一起、查處一起。另一方面,會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師事務(wù)(wù)所要增強(qiáng)自律性、公正性和專(zhuān)業(yè)(yè)化水平,堅(jiān)持職業(yè)(yè)道德操守。
備受關(guān)(guān)注的普華永道恒大地產(chǎn)(chǎn)案“重錘”落下。近日,監(jiān)管部門(mén)對(duì)普華永道作出高達(dá)4.41億元的頂格處罰。高額財(cái)產(chǎn)(chǎn)罰再加上嚴(yán)厲的資格罰,力度之大前所未有,彰顯出國(guó)家對(duì)財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假“嚴(yán)監(jiān)管、零容忍”的明確態(tài)(tài)度?!伴L(zhǎng)(cháng)牙帶刺”、有棱有角的嚴(yán)格監(jiān)管,有力規(guī)范財(cái)務(wù)(wù)審計(jì)秩序,促進(jìn)(jìn)注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)健康發(fā)(fā)展。
高質(zhì)(zhì)量的會(huì)(huì )計(jì)信息是市場(chǎng)(chǎng)經(jīng)(jīng)濟(jì)健康發(fā)(fā)展的基石。會(huì)(huì )計(jì)信息失真、財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假,嚴(yán)重?fù)p害公共利益,擾亂市場(chǎng)(chǎng)經(jīng)(jīng)濟(jì)運(yùn)行秩序。近年來(lái)(lái),恒大地產(chǎn)(chǎn)等一系列惡性財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假案件頻發(fā)(fā),造假規(guī)模觸目驚心,波及面廣,造成投資者巨大損失。
注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)作為市場(chǎng)(chǎng)經(jīng)(jīng)濟(jì)特別是資本市場(chǎng)(chǎng)的重要“看門(mén)人”之一,應(yīng)堅(jiān)守獨(dú)立客觀(guān)公正的立場(chǎng)(chǎng),把企業(yè)(yè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)舞弊行為有效辨別出來(lái)(lái)。但是,一些會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師事務(wù)(wù)所職責(zé)履行不到位,對(duì)企業(yè)(yè)財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假難辭其咎。從國(guó)際上看,防范企業(yè)(yè)財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假是普遍難題,會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師事務(wù)(wù)所審計(jì)失敗而受到嚴(yán)厲處罰也時(shí)(shí)有所見(jiàn)(jiàn)。近日,英國(guó)金融市場(chǎng)(chǎng)行為監(jiān)管局對(duì)英國(guó)普華永道處以1500萬(wàn)(wàn)英鎊的罰款。這也反映了各國(guó)監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)對(duì)審計(jì)違法違規(guī)行為嚴(yán)厲打擊的態(tài)(tài)度。
此次監(jiān)管部門(mén)開(kāi)(kāi)出的數(shù)億元“罰單”,體現(xiàn)了過(guò)(guò)罰相當(dāng)、公正執(zhí)法原則。監(jiān)管部門(mén)檢查顯示,普華永道明知恒大地產(chǎn)(chǎn)財(cái)務(wù)(wù)報(bào)表存在重大錯(cuò)報(bào)而不予指明,發(fā)(fā)表不恰當(dāng)?shù)膶徲?jì)意見(jiàn)(jiàn),出具虛假審計(jì)報(bào)告,其中的主要問(wèn)(wèn)題包括對(duì)恒大地產(chǎn)(chǎn)收入相關(guān)(guān)的主要審計(jì)程序的設(shè)計(jì)、實(shí)(shí)施存在嚴(yán)重缺陷,多項(xiàng)程序得出不實(shí)(shí)結(jié)論;喪失獨(dú)立性,為恒大地產(chǎn)(chǎn)編制合并財(cái)務(wù)(wù)報(bào)表,并在合并財(cái)務(wù)(wù)報(bào)表層面編制調(diào)整分錄以虛增利潤(rùn)等?!翱撮T(mén)人”不但沒(méi)(méi)把好門(mén),還突破誠(chéng)信操守底線(xiàn)、逾越法律紅線(xiàn),無(wú)(wú)疑應(yīng)嚴(yán)懲不貸。
值得注意的是,這次監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)不僅給予普華永道頂格財(cái)產(chǎn)(chǎn)罰,還進(jìn)(jìn)行了嚴(yán)厲的資格罰,也就是依據(jù)注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師法給予普華永道暫停經(jīng)(jīng)營(yíng)(yíng)業(yè)(yè)務(wù)(wù)6個(gè)(gè)月、撤銷(xiāo)普華永道廣州分所的處罰。普華永道由于暫停業(yè)(yè)務(wù)(wù)、聲譽(yù)(yù)重挫而大量流失客戶(hù)。這表明,違法違規(guī)必付出沉重代價(jià)(jià)。
處罰本身不是目的,而是為了更好地打擊財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假、規(guī)范財(cái)務(wù)(wù)審計(jì)秩序,促進(jìn)(jìn)注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)健康發(fā)(fā)展。注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)作為專(zhuān)業(yè)(yè)審計(jì)機(jī)構(gòu),發(fā)(fā)現(xiàn)與糾正財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假行為是其職責(zé)所在。提高注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)審計(jì)質(zhì)(zhì)量,遏制會(huì)(huì )計(jì)審計(jì)違法違規(guī)行為,需要持續(xù)努力、久久為功。
一方面,堅(jiān)持從嚴(yán)監(jiān)管、從嚴(yán)執(zhí)法,嚴(yán)厲打擊會(huì)(huì )計(jì)審計(jì)違法違規(guī)行為,發(fā)(fā)現(xiàn)一起、查處一起。只有重拳出擊、加大法律責(zé)任追究力度,讓違法者付出的代價(jià)(jià)遠(yuǎn)大于收益,才能有效防范遏制財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假。從去年財(cái)政部嚴(yán)厲處罰德勤、和信、亞太等會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師事務(wù)(wù)所,到證監(jiān)會(huì)(huì )近期對(duì)大華、天職國(guó)際進(jìn)(jìn)行重罰,再到此次對(duì)普華永道開(kāi)(kāi)出頂格罰單,顯示出監(jiān)管層保持嚴(yán)厲打擊會(huì)(huì )計(jì)審計(jì)違法違規(guī)行為的高壓態(tài)(tài)勢(shì),而且力度越來(lái)(lái)越大。
另一方面,會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師事務(wù)(wù)所要把誠(chéng)信建設(shè)作為發(fā)(fā)展的生命線(xiàn),增強(qiáng)自律性、公正性和專(zhuān)業(yè)(yè)化水平,提升專(zhuān)業(yè)(yè)勝任能力,堅(jiān)持職業(yè)(yè)道德操守。完善內(nèi)部治理,建立起科學(xué)(xué)有效的內(nèi)部管理體制和治理機(jī)制,不斷增強(qiáng)查錯(cuò)糾弊能力。
同時(shí)(shí),加強(qiáng)注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)基礎(chǔ)制度建設(shè)。比如,加快修訂注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師法,進(jìn)(jìn)一步完善行政強(qiáng)制措施、豐富監(jiān)管工具、細(xì)化處罰標(biāo)準(zhǔn)、加大處罰力度;完善會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師事務(wù)(wù)所組織形式相關(guān)(guān)規(guī)定等。建立健全制度化、常態(tài)(tài)化的長(zhǎng)(cháng)效機(jī)制,有利于促進(jìn)(jìn)注冊(cè)會(huì)(huì )計(jì)師行業(yè)(yè)更好地長(zhǎng)(cháng)遠(yuǎn)健康發(fā)(fā)展。
有效打擊、遏制財(cái)務(wù)(wù)造假任務(wù)(wù)艱巨。在持續(xù)保持高壓態(tài)(tài)勢(shì)的同時(shí)(shí),堅(jiān)持綜合施策、標(biāo)本兼治,行政監(jiān)管、市場(chǎng)(chǎng)約束、行業(yè)(yè)自律、社會(huì)(huì )監(jiān)督等多種方式手段協(xié)(xié)同發(fā)(fā)力,市場(chǎng)(chǎng)生態(tài)(tài)就會(huì)(huì )越來(lái)(lái)越清朗。 (本文來(lái)(lái)源:經(jīng)(jīng)濟(jì)日?qǐng)?bào) 作者:曾金華)