MARIO R. LOZANO Certified Public Accountant INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT RITCHIEL C. MIRASOL Proprietress RITCHIELAYNE MERCHANDISE BLK 22 LOT 9 PHASE 1 PEACE VILLA SAN LUIS ANTIPOLO CITY Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements Opinion | have audited the accompanying financial statements of RITCHIELAYNE MERCHANDISE, which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2022 and the staterient of comprehensive income and the statement of cash flows forthe year then ended including summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes. In my opinion, the accompanying financial statements presented fairy, in all material respects, the financial position of RITCHIELAYNE MERCHANDISE as at December 31, 2022 and its financial performance for the yar then ended in conformity with the Philippine Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium Entities (PFRSs for SMES). Basis for Opinion | conducted my audit in accordance with Philippine Standards on Auditing (PSAs). My responsibilities under those are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of Financial Statements Section of my report. | am independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to my audit of the financial statement in the Philippines, the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants in the Philipines, and | have fuffiled the other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. | believe that the audit evidence | have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide as basis for my opinion. Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements. Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with PFRSs for SMEs and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue {as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concer and using the going concer basis. of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process. ‘Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements My objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as. a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes my pinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with PSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from Actor a nd are coraiennd maeili, chddunly or be oorogiety to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these.