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CFO & Director Accountability for Cost Records & Audit under Corporate Laws Amendment Bill 2026

CA, CS, CMA : The amendment introduces strict personal liability for senior management in maintaining cost records. It ensures accountability by...

April 16, 2026 2382 Views 0 comment Print

Inventory Valuation under Income-tax Act, 2025: A Critical Area for Financial, Tax & Cost Auditors

Income Tax : Inventory Valuation under the Income-tax Act, 2025: A Critical Area for Financial, Tax, and Cost Auditors - Analytical Study of ...

March 23, 2026 2853 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Seeks Further Clarifications on Inventory Valuation & Costing u/s 148(7)

Company Law : MCA has intensified scrutiny of Cost Audit filings and is issuing notices (currently for FY 2020–21) under Section 148(7) of the...

January 18, 2026 7836 Views 0 comment Print

Energy Sector: Cost Audit in Power, Oil & Gas

CA, CS, CMA : This explains why power, oil, gas, and coal companies fall under mandatory cost audit regulations. The key takeaway is that meetin...

January 7, 2026 711 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Audit Applicability on Industry

Company Law : This explains when manufacturing companies must undergo cost audit based on turnover thresholds. The key takeaway is that exceedin...

December 28, 2025 1992 Views 0 comment Print


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ICMAI release Code of Ethics Effective June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI issues revised Code of Ethics for CMAs, effective June 1, 2025, including independence standards for audit and assurance eng...

June 10, 2025 882 Views 0 comment Print

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 906 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 5616 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 2781 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 4152 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 1773 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 11364 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 8979 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 3225 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 22299 Views 1 comment Print


FAQs on Maintenance of Cost Records and Audit thereof 

April 27, 2022 14211 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 will be applicable in this case, subject to it meeting with the prescribed turnover threshold. However, if the company is engaged only in development of the software and not providing online education services, then it will not be covered under the said rules.

Form 23C Application to Central Government for appointment of cost auditor

December 23, 2021 1314 Views 0 comment Print

FILLING OF EFORM 23C – Form of application to the Central Government for appointment of cost auditor Attachments required with EFORM 23C ♦ Copy of the Board resolution of the company sanctioning the proposal for which the government approval has been sought is a mandatory attachment. ♦ Copy of the certificate obtained from cost auditor […]

Preliminary Notice for non-compliance u/s 148 of Companies Act, 2013 – Non- Appointment of Cost Auditor for FY 2016-17

December 3, 2021 7923 Views 1 comment Print

MCA has started identifying the companies who have not complied with the provisions with regard to the appointment of Cost Auditor due to ignorance or otherwise and have started issuing the notices like the one as is given below as preliminary Notices for year FY 2016-17.

Extension of last date of filing Cost Audit Report for F.Y. 2020-21

September 28, 2021 7656 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of last date of filing Cost Audit Report by MCA vide General Circular No. 15/2021 Dtd. 27th September, 2021 The MCA vide its General Circular dtd. 27th September, 2021, has extended the last date of filing Cost Audit Report (CAR) to the Board of Directors under rule 6(5) of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) […]

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

September 27, 2021 11364 Views 0 comment Print

Representations have been received from various stakeholders for extension of last date of filing of Cost Audit Report to the Board of Directors under Rule 6(5) of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

GST Era & Cost Records & Cost Audit Applicability on the basis of HSN

June 19, 2021 45441 Views 2 comments Print

All About Cost Audit Applicability and its disclosures in other statutory documents The pandemic has again brought the focus on the importance of cost management of resources in the most effective and most efficient manner. The government of India had already mandated the maintenance of Cost Records and Cost audits under Companies Act 2013. Through […]

Determining costing in Service Industry

April 20, 2021 28641 Views 0 comment Print

I. Introduction: Determining costing in a service industry is an essential concept since every service organization needs to ascertain its business overheads as service sector companies provide their customers with services or intangible products. Put simply, the term service costing or operational costing refers to the computation of the total operational cost incurred on each […]

How to determine costing in a manufacturing industry

April 13, 2021 14652 Views 0 comment Print

Determining an appropriate costing of your product can make or break your business. Most business owners fail to understand the importance of costing which can actually help your business avoid running into troubles such as loss of profits, time mismanagement and over budgeting.

Advisory on Treatment of Various Items of Cost in view of COVID19

April 4, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory on the Treatment of various items of Cost in light of Covid-19 pandemic & their Presentation / Disclosures in form CRA 3 of The Companies (Cost Records & Audit) Rules 2014 relating to the Accounting Period ending March 31, 2021

Cost Audit and Forms

February 15, 2021 12819 Views 0 comment Print

Pursuant to section 148 of the Company Act 2013 read with Cost (Records and Audit) Rules 2014 for appointment of Cost auditor in the company: Every company specified in item (A) of rule 3 i.e, of Regulated sectors having  overall annual turnover of the company from all its products and services during the immediately preceding financial […]

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