Cost Audit Notifications

Clarification on Appointment of Cost Auditor & Applicability of Cost Audit

Company Law - 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:...

Mandatory- Cost Compliance- Cost Audit

Company Law - 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...

Challenges in Finalization of Accounts for the year 2011-12 post new Cost Accounting Records Rules

Company Law - 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 spe...

Penalties for Non Compliance with Appointment of Cost Auditor

Company Law - The period of August and September is normally very busy for the accounting as the finalisation of accounts is done by maximum companies in this period only. As the Finance heads are busy with the finalisations of the books of accounts, they may skip some of the important notifications which may have an implication on the finances and reg...

Maintance of Cost Accounting Records & Compliance Certificate

Company Law - As per notification issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, dated 3rd June, 2011; The Companies (Cost Accounting Records), Rules 2011 shall apply to every company, including a foreign company, which is engaged in a) Production b) Processing c) Manufacturing d) Mining Activities ...

Summary of changes as per Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2017

Company Law - Pursuant to implementation of IndAS, the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 are to be amended to bring parity between financial records and cost records. Accordingly, the Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2017 have been placed on the Ministry’s website www.mca.gov.in for suggestions/ comments....

Draft Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2017

Company Law - 1. Material Costs-(a) Proper records shall be maintained showing separately all receipts, issues and balances both in quantities and cost of each item of raw material required for the production of goods or rendering of services under reference....

Cost audit fee & Limit on number of compliance reports

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

Stopping of Form I- Cost Audit Report and Form A- Compliance Report

Company Law - 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. ...

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Extension of Last Date of Filing Cost Audit Report for FY 2019-20

General Circular No. 29/2020 - (10/09/2020) - It has been decided that if cost audit report for the financial year 2019-20 by the cost auditor to the Board of Directors of the companies is submitted by 30th November, 2020...

Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) extended to 29.02.2020

General Circular No. 17/2019 - (30/12/2019) - General Circular No. 17/2019- Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) for all eligible companies for the Financial Year 2018-19, without payment of additional fee, has been further extended till 29.02.2020. General Circular No. 17/2019 F.No. 52/50/CAB/2019 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CO...

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2019

Notification No. G.S.R. 792(E). - (15/10/2019) - The companies who have already filed their Cost Audit Report in form CRA-4 for the financial year 2018-19 with the Central Government before the publication of this notification are not required to file their Cost Audit Report for the said financial year....

CRA-4 (Cost Audit Report in XBRL format) filing date extended

General Circular No. 11/2018 - (10/12/2018) - It has been decided to relax the additional fees payable by companies on CRA-4 (Cost Audit Report in XBRL format) upto 31.12.2018, wherever additional fee is applicable....

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018

G.S.R.1157(E). - (03/12/2018) - MCA notifies Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018 to further amend Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014....

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Extension of Last Date of Filing Cost Audit Report for FY 2019-20

General Circular No. 29/2020 10/09/2020

It has been decided that if cost audit report for the financial year 2019-20 by the cost auditor to the Board of Directors of the companies is submitted by 30th November, 2020...

Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) extended to 29.02.2020

General Circular No. 17/2019 30/12/2019

General Circular No. 17/2019- Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) for all eligible companies for the Financial Year 2018-19, without payment of additional fee, has been further extended till 29.02.2020. General Circular No. 17/2019 F.No. 52/50/CAB/2019 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 5th Floor, ‘A̵...

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2019

Notification No. G.S.R. 792(E). 15/10/2019

The companies who have already filed their Cost Audit Report in form CRA-4 for the financial year 2018-19 with the Central Government before the publication of this notification are not required to file their Cost Audit Report for the said financial year....

CRA-4 (Cost Audit Report in XBRL format) filing date extended

General Circular No. 11/2018 10/12/2018

It has been decided to relax the additional fees payable by companies on CRA-4 (Cost Audit Report in XBRL format) upto 31.12.2018, wherever additional fee is applicable....

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018

G.S.R.1157(E). 03/12/2018

MCA notifies Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018 to further amend Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014....

Revised Master Circular on Cost Accounting Records and Cost Audit

Master Circular No. 2/2011 11/11/2017

As per provisions of the Cost Audit Report Rules that are in force from time-to­-time, a cost auditor is required to comment on the scope and performance of internal audit of cost records. Hence it would tend to mitigate against the proper and dispassionate discharge of his duties if he was also the internal auditor of the company for t...

Summary of changes as per Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2017

Pursuant to implementation of IndAS, the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 are to be amended to bring parity between financial records and cost records. Accordingly, the Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2017 have been placed on the Ministry’s website www.mca.gov.in for suggestions/ comments....

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Draft Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2017

F.No. 1/40/2013 - CL - V

1. Material Costs-(a) Proper records shall be maintained showing separately all receipts, issues and balances both in quantities and cost of each item of raw material required for the production of goods or rendering of services under reference....

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Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2016

G.S.R. 695(E) 14/07/2016

Cost audit report means the duly signed cost auditor’s report on the cost records examined and cost statements which are prepared as per these rules, including attachment, annexure, qualifications or observations attached with or included in such report...

Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2015

Notification No. G.S.R. 486(E) 12/06/2015

G.S.R. 486(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 and section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014...

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