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In pursuance of proviso to sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 10 of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959 as amended, the Council of the Institute at its 274th Meeting held on 18th May, 2012 has decided that the Certificate of Practice of the members who have paid the prescribed fees and submitted the prescribed form for renewal of Certificate of Practice for 2012- 2013 within due date but not having requisite CEP credit hours, shall be renewed upto 31st March, .. Full Article

ATTENTION: CAT LEVEL-1 STUDENTS APPEARING FOR EXAM ON 24.6.2012 All the CAT Level-1 students appearing for June'12 CAT Examination are hereby informed that in order to familiarise them with the new pattern of CAT Level-l exam two mock tests are scheduled at their respective CAT Study Centre/ROCC on the below mentioned dates: Full Article

Up to 31.03.2012, if the following 8 services provided by individuals or proprietary firms or partnership firms then these services shall be deemed to have been provided on the date on which payment is received: Full Article

It has been decided by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to mandate the cost auditors and the companies to file Cost Audit Reports (Form-I) and Compliance Reports (Form-A) for the year 2011-12 onwards (including the overdue reports relating to any previous year) in XBRL mode. Full Article

The value addition provided by a profession supplements and strengthens the statutory role which it normally plays under the legal framework by the government. As long as this aspect is recognized by the profession, the respect for it increases. Sometimes we get a rare opportunity to present this aspect to the Government during the formulation of the statute, so that the same can be incorporated in an appropriate form in the regulations. Our Institute utilized this oppor.. Full Article

The students may be pleased to know that the suggested answers for December 2011, has been hosted on the website and is available for download to registered students of the Institute. The Examination notice for June 2012 examinations has been issued and the students can also file the application on line. As a part of encouragement to this e-governance initiative, the application form fee of Rs.50/- is waived for those students who are filing on line application. Full Article

Cost Accounting Standards Board, the standard-setting body of the Institute, has approved the release of Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on Cost Accounting Standard - 9 on Packing Material Cost (CAS - 9). The proposed Exposure Draft may be modified in light of comments received before being issued in final form. Full Article

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India intends to draw a panel for acting as Observer at the examination centre’s in various cities during the Cost accountants examinations to be held from June 11 ‐ 18, 2012. Examination will be conducted in two sessions – (i) Morning session (9.30 A.M to 12.30 P.M.) and (ii) Afternoon session (2 P.M to 5 P.M) Full Article