Core Viewpoint - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has imposed administrative penalties on Lixin Certified Public Accountants for failing to perform due diligence in the audit of Shanghai Sierxin Technology Co., Ltd.'s IPO, which involved significant financial misstatements [1][14]. Group 1: Audit Failures - Lixin's audit report for Sierxin contained false records, with Sierxin overstating its 2020 revenue by 15.3672 million yuan, accounting for 11.55% of total revenue, and inflating its profit by 12.4617 million yuan, which represented 118.48% of total profit for that year [5][14]. - The audit procedures executed by Lixin were inadequate, including insufficient risk assessment, production audit, revenue audit, client visit procedures, cash flow verification, and related party loan expense audits [6][7][8][10][11][12]. Group 2: Specific Audit Procedure Failures - Risk assessment procedures were not properly executed, failing to identify significant fraud risks related to Sierxin's financial performance and management pressure [6]. - Production audit procedures were inadequate, as Lixin did not verify the actual production dates of products for which revenue was recognized [7]. - Revenue audit procedures were insufficient, with Lixin failing to adequately assess the legitimacy of software sales that contributed significantly to Sierxin's profits [8][9]. - Client visit procedures were superficial, lacking thorough investigation into contract anomalies and failing to corroborate evidence from other sources [10]. - Cash flow verification procedures were not properly conducted, leading to missed identification of fraudulent sales and misappropriation of funds [11]. - Related party loan expense audits were not adequately evaluated, resulting in improper accounting treatment [12]. Group 3: Penalties and Consequences - The CSRC ordered Lixin to correct its practices, confiscated its audit income of 1.547 million yuan, and imposed a fine of 3.094 million yuan [14]. - The responsible auditors, Wang Bin and Tang Cheng, received warnings and fines of 400,000 yuan each [14].