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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 3492 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 3123 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


Fiscal Deficit & Cost Audit Report Negligence

July 12, 2014 3000 Views 0 comment Print

Well India has presented its Budget and billions of analysis has been already executed. Well I find that this budget would be finding a hard place to land due to the recent COST AUDIT & COSTING METHODS abolishment.  Now my readers my say that extrapolating and trying to mix cost audit in everything I write. […]

Rising NPA…Cost Audit Might Have Helped

July 10, 2014 1455 Views 0 comment Print

Well COST AUDIT and COSTING METHODS have been abolished with the blessing of the lovers of the profession. The banking industry has undergone a sea change after the first phase of economic liberalization in 1991 and hence credit management. Well credit management in India in the recent times has been a key concern. I will […]

Removal of Cost Audit and Methods Would Catastrophic For Indian Economy

July 8, 2014 2708 Views 0 comment Print

In my previous article titled –Affect Of Removal of Cost Audit In Various Industries, I got couple of queries about the value of cost audit and cost methods compared to financial audit. Well I am not inclined to get into the long debate but only thing I would clarify if I don’t develop uniform costing […]

Affect Of Removal of Cost Audit In Various Industries

July 7, 2014 9282 Views 0 comment Print

Till date we are asking for our rights but now the time has come to let the world know that what this profession of COST ACCOUNTING and COST AUDIT has been doing for the Indian economy. The time has come to raise the values and the benefits the COST AUDIT and COST ACCOUNTING profession provides […]

Highlights of Companies (Cost records & audit) Rules 2014

July 5, 2014 33783 Views 8 comments Print

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the Companies (Cost records and audit) Rules 2014 under sections 148 & 469 Companies Act 2013 on 30th June 2014. These rules have lot of questions among the finance professionals about the limited scope of Cost records maintenance and Audit. Compare to the previous Companies Cost records & Audit rules 2011, most of the sectors are out of coverage under these new rules. I hereby discussing about the highlights & main points in the Companies (Cost records and Audit) Rules 2014.

Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014

June 30, 2014 65471 Views 2 comments Print

These records shall also indicate the basis followed for arriving at the rates charged or paid for such goods or services so as to enable determination of the reasonableness of such rates in so far as they are in any way related to goods/services under reference.

Due date to file e-Form 23C for Appointment of Cost Auditor extended to 30.11.2013

November 1, 2013 1874 Views 0 comment Print

It has now been decided to extend the last date of filing and to relax the additional fee applicable on e-form 23C to 30th November, 2013 or within 30 days of the commencement of the company’s financial year to which the appointment relates, whichever is later.

Cost Audit as per Companies Act, 2013

September 22, 2013 36930 Views 5 comments Print

This article contains the description of some provisions related to cost audit as per companies Act, 2013. When cost audit is required:-Central government may direct to conduct cost audit in respect of companies engaged in the production of such goods or providing such services and have a net worth or turnover as may be prescribed.

Cost Audit may cover more industries in Private Sector specially all petroleum, power firms

April 1, 2009 495 Views 0 comment Print

The government may rectify the present system of selective cost audit that covers only a few companies while many others, mainly those in the private sector, are left out, according to a senior official in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). For instance, in the petroleum sector, only the public sector companies are covered, leaving […]

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