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CA, CS, CMA : (1) These Regulations may be called Regulations on Audit and Accounts (Amendments) 2020 (2) They shall come into force on the date...
CA, CS, CMA : Labour Department, Government of Haryana vide its Notification No. 11/38/2016-4Lab dated 10th August, 2016 formulated Third Party ...
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This Guidance Manual for Audit Quality deals with a firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control for audits and reviews of cost / financial statements, and other assurance and related services engagements. This Manual is to be read in conjunction with the requirements of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, related Regulations, the Code of Ethics and other relevant pronouncements of the Institute.
In connection with the recently issued circulars/notifications concerning cost accounting records and cost audit, following clarifications are issued: (a) That the companies covered under Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 shall only file a simple compliance report as per the notified Form-B (copy enclosed) and no other details of cost records are required to be filed with the Government. If all the products/activities of a company, excluding the exempted categories, are covered under cost audit, then the company will not be required to separately file the compliance report.
That the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 are not applicable to: (i) Wholesale or retail trading activities. (ii) Banking, financial, leasing, investment, insurance, education, healthcare, tourism, travel, hospitality, recreation, transport services, business/professional consultancy, IT & IT enabled services, research & development, postal/courier services, etc. unless any of these have been specifically covered under any other Cost Accounting Records Rules.
1. Whether a cost accountant appointed as cost auditor can authenticate the Compliance Report also? The Rules provide for authentication of Compliance Report [vide Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011] and certifying cost audit report [vide Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules 2011].
Master Circular No. 2/2011 The specified number of companies for the purpose of section 233B (2) read with section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 is to be computed for a given financial year with reference to the number of companies wherein he has been appointed as the cost auditor, including those wherein he is proposed to be appointed for which he has given his consent. The number of companies in respect of which cost audit reports have not been submitted and have become overdue shall also be taken into account for the purposes of ceiling under section 224 (18).
LIST OF INDUSTRIES AND THE PRODUCTS COVERED UNDER SECTION 209(1)(D) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 No Industry Products GSR NO. and Date Effective from Remarks 1. Cement Cement, Clinker 536 (E) dt. 11.9.1997* 11.9.1997* The Rules,1997 notified in suppression of GSR 1402 dt. 12.9.66 2. Cycles Cycles, component of cycles 311 dt. 2.3.1967 1.04.67 […]
Accounting regulator ICAI has accused state and central governments, and PSUs, of deliberately favouring chartered accountant companies having affiliations with multinational audit firms. ICAi accused that In certain cases, public sector undertakings, the government departments, central and state governments advertise for various professional services, wherein the basic eligibility requirement tends to favour multinational network accounting firms or other corporate entities.
From which date is Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011 effective from? -The Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011 have been issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Notification no. 430(E) dated 3rd June 2011. Cost Audit Reports submitted on or after 1st day of April, 2012, irrespective of the financial year for which the cost audit report is submitted, shall be governed by these Rules. Cost Audit Reports submitted till 31.3.2012 will be governed by the Cost Audit Report Rules, 2001.
What is the status of the 44 Cost Accounting Records Rules issued till the date of issue of Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011 and what is its applicability? The Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011 has superseded 36 cost accounting record rules [refer Annexure 1 of this FAQ]. The said Rules are applicable to all companies engaged in production, processing, manufacturing and mining activities as defined under Rules 2(j), 2(k), 2(l) or 2(o) respectively and where:
In a bid to contain frauds in banks, the Reserve Bank today asked lenders to rotate staff and put in place check and balances before giving high value loans. Banks may put in place a system wherein the concurrent audit can be undertaken in order to contain the frauds, RBI said in a notification.Banks should verify genuineness documents of title submitted as security for loans, especially for large value loans, it said.
