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Cost Records & Audit in Construction Industry: Applicability & Benefits

CA, CS, CMA : Understand cost records and audit rules for the construction industry, including applicability, special features, and benefits for...

February 8, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Saving Ideas in Overheads Cost through Cost Records, Cost Audit and Cost Reporting System

CA, CS, CMA : Explore effective cost-saving strategies for overheads using cost records, audits, and reports. Learn classification, MIS reportin...

January 10, 2025 1224 Views 2 comments Print

Cost Saving in Employee Costs via Cost Records, Audits & Reporting System

CA, CS, CMA : Learn how cost records, audits, and analytical reports help reduce employee costs in various industries and improve efficiency in ...

December 5, 2024 381 Views 0 comment Print

Benefits of Cost Audit for Industry Efficiency and Profit

CA, CS, CMA : Discover how cost audit reports assist industries in optimizing resources, reducing costs, and improving profitability through det...

November 5, 2024 405 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Saving in Materials via Cost Audit & Reporting System

CA, CS, CMA : Discover cost-saving strategies for material costs in manufacturing through efficient cost records, audits, and reporting systems....

October 6, 2024 648 Views 0 comment Print


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Technical Guide on Cost Management in Healthcare Services

CA, CS, CMA : The Institute of Cost Accountants of India releases an Exposure Draft on Cost Management in Healthcare Services. Public comments a...

February 16, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

Govt. report on Cost Accounting Records & Cost Audit 2024

Company Law : Explore ICMAI detailed analysis of the Govt. committee report on enhancing cost audit effectiveness. Read insights & recommendatio...

July 10, 2024 3480 Views 0 comment Print

CAS-2 (Revised 2024) Cost Accounting Standard on Capacity Determination

CA, CS, CMA : Explore revised CAS-2 (2024) standard for capacity determination, issued by Institute of Cost Accountants of India, ensuring consi...

May 18, 2024 684 Views 1 comment Print

Guidance Note on Inventory Valuation under Income Tax Act 1961

Income Tax : Learn how to prepare Inventory Valuation Reports under Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 with our comprehensive Guidance...

May 10, 2024 3117 Views 0 comment Print

ICMAI Advisory: Unit of Measure & Cost Audit Report Submission

CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI issues advisory for members regarding Annexures in Cost Audit Reports & timely submission. Ensure compliance for statutory r...

May 10, 2024 810 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines for Mandatory Communication to Preceding Cost Auditor

CA, CS, CMA : A detailed guide from Institute of Cost Accountants of India about mandatory communication regulations for Cost Accountants. Under...

May 26, 2023 1185 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of last date of filing of Cost Audit Report to Board of Directors

Company Law : Representations have been received from various stakeholders for extension of last date of filing of Cost Audit Report to the Boar...

September 27, 2021 11070 Views 0 comment Print

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

Company Law : 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 ...

September 10, 2020 8736 Views 0 comment Print

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

Company Law : General Circular No. 17/2019- Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) for all eligible companies for the Financial Year 2...

December 30, 2019 3081 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2019

Company Law : The companies who have already filed their Cost Audit Report in form CRA-4 for the financial year 2018-19 with the Central Governm...

October 15, 2019 20736 Views 1 comment Print


Reporting Under Cost Audit aligned with Eight Digit Central Excise Tariff Code for Manufacturing Sector From 2014-15

June 18, 2015 5266 Views 0 comment Print

India is a country which introduced the concept of Cost Audits for the corporates. Till 2011, the cost audit report formats were never aligned with any of other statutory documents primarily. Now after realizing the need for the availability of production, capacity and costing data for policy decision making, in 2011 MCA brought in the concept of submission of Cost Audit Report containing costing at Product group level.

Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2015

June 12, 2015 6162 Views 0 comment Print

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

3 steps to becoming a Super Hero at Decision Making!

May 23, 2015 7812 Views 0 comment Print

. Trust your inner voice (your guts) This might sound cliché and you might give me an Oh Come On! Expression, but I request you to pause for a second, delve into your past, and experience the decision making process you undertook. Was it pure logic? Was it based on data? Was it influenced by relationship or the rapport with the person? What was it dude?

Industry / Sector / Product / Service to whom Cost Audit is applicable

April 26, 2015 7707 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the power, the Central Government issued Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, on 30th June 2014. Subsequently Government issued Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 on 31st December 2014. The amendment rules has introduced certain changes to the original rules . Thus Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 read with the Amendment Rules 2014.

Restriction on Income Tax Audit / Certification by Certain Auditors

March 3, 2015 52145 Views 0 comment Print

Certain accountants not to give reports/certificates The Act contains several provisions (e.g. section 44AB, section 80-IA, section 92E, section 115JB, etc.) which mandate the taxpayers to furnish audit reports and certificates issued by an ‘accountant’ for ensuring correct reporting/computation of taxable income by the tax payers. Explanation below section 288(2) of the Act defines an […]

All about form CRA-2 under Companies Act,2013

February 27, 2015 45942 Views 0 comment Print

Form CRA-2- Form of Intimation of appointment of cost auditor by the company to Central Government) Part I – Law(s) Governing the eForm CRA-2 eForm CRA-2 is required to be filed pursuant to section 148(3) of Companies Act, 2013 and rule 6(2) of the Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014 which are reproduced for […]

Invisible capital: Think Big & Think Professional Series-6

January 21, 2015 1954 Views 0 comment Print

In continuation to my previous article I find that while being students we easily create groups in the form of study circle and we miss the potentiality of the study circle when we get into the professional shoes. It’s immaterial that whether you are in your corporate field or practicing all you need is certain […]

Invisible Capital: CMA Compound your Career Growth Series-5

January 18, 2015 960 Views 0 comment Print

Last time I have covered about the practicing profession needs to be taken ahead. I found many appreciable comments and I also found the readers particularly the new comers in the profession of Cost Accounting are looking ahead for the same https://taxguru.in/chartered-accountant/invisible-capital-cost-accounting-sme-segment-part-4.html . Well today I will discuss about certain areas where the working cost […]

Cost Audit Deprived for the Automobile Industry

January 16, 2015 8032 Views 1 comment Print

The current status of the Automobile industry is that it’s crying and no one is bothered to hear the same. Before we get into the platform of debate I just want to accentuate few question about how government would find or measure the true potentiality after cost audit is abolished for the industry.

Cost Auditors, Cost Records And Cost Audit

January 6, 2015 62603 Views 6 comments Print

APPOINTMENT OF COST AUDITORS – The audit under sub-section (2) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) shall be conducted by a Cost Accountant in practice who shall be appointed by the Board on such remuneration as may be determined by the members (that means Shareholders to fix remuneration) in a following manner:

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