In continuation of MCA’s General Circular Nos. 8/2012, dated 10-5-2012 [as amended on June 29, 2012], 18/2012, dated 26-7-2012 and 43/2012, dated 26-12-2012, it has been decided that all cost auditors and the companies concerned are allowed to file their Cost Audit Reports and Compliance Reports for the year 2011-12

As per General Circular number 43/2012 dated 26.12.2012, time limit to file Cost Audit Report and Compliance Report for the year 2011-12 [including the overdue reports relating to any previous year(s)] in XBRL mode, without any penalty has been extended upto January 31, 2013 or within 180 days from the close of the company´s financial year to which the report relates, whichever is later.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide General Circular No. 36/2012 dated 6th November 2012, clarified some of the issues relating to e-form Nos 23C and 23D with respect to death of existing cost auditor, resignation or change of cost auditor and additional fee thereof etc. It clarifies the following issues:

Filing of cost audit report with Central Government.- Every cost auditor or every lead cost auditor on behalf of all the cost auditors of a company, has to file its cost audit report and other documents as required under sub-section (4) of section 233B of the Act, and rules made thereunder with the Central Government using the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) Taxonomy given in Annexure III

Since 2nd May 2011 to 6th November 2012, Costing Profession of CMA passes through Sea Level changes; desired destination of the Central Government, Ministry of Company Affairs to cover all production, processing, manufacturing and mining companies (meeting specific criteria) under Cost Accounting Records ;Cost Compliance as per Section (d) of 1 of 209 and Cost Audit as per Sec 233B of Companies Act 1956.

Order [F. No. 52/26/CAB-2010], Dated 6-11-2012 – Consequent upon notification of the Product or Activity Group classification published vide S.O. 1747(E) dated 7th August, 2012 and in supersession of the earlier Orders issued vide even number dated 2nd May 2011, 3rd May 2011, 30th June 2011 and 24th January 2012, the Central Government hereby makes the following Order.

MCA is regularly receiving requests from the companies and cost auditors for making corrections in the e-forms 23C & 23D in respect of minor typographical errors or other mistakes such as incorrect financial year, incorrect name of the cost auditor or the cost audit firm, incorrect PAN number, incorrect scope of audit, etc.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Cost Audit Branch, invites comments/ suggestions on regulating Cost Audit Fee and fixing limit on the no. of Compliance Reports

GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 35/2012 Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide General Circular No. 15/2011, dated April 11, 2011 had prescribed a revised procedure to be followed for appointment of cost auditors. As per the revised procedure, each company is required to e-file its application with the Central Government in the prescribed Form 23C within ninety days from the date of commencement of each financial year, which shall be approved by MCA within 30 days.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has done a remarkable job for the industry by issuing notifications with regard to Common Cost Accounting Record Rules, 2011 and six other Specific Cost Accounting Record Rules. Earlier there were 44 Cost Accounting Record Rules for different Industries and Cost Records were required to be prepared as per specific formats mentioned under those rules