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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 ...
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A cost audit represents the verification of cost accounts and checking on the adherence to cost accounting plan. Cost audit ascertains the accuracy of cost accounting records to ensure that they are in conformity with cost accounting principles, plans, procedures and objectives. A cost audit comprises the following; -Verification of the cost accounting records such as the accuracy of the cost accounts, cost reports, cost […]
Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date for filing Cost Audit Report (Form CRA-4) for the Financial Year 2019-20 under the Companies Act, 2013 (Act): Applicability of Cost Records: The class of Companies which must maintain cost records is specified in the Section 148 (1) of the Act. The category of companies is […]
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
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, ‘A’ Wing Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R.P. Road, […]
MCA amended Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules due to implementation of GST, other procedural changes and consequent revision of connected forms i.e. CRA-1 and CRA-3 Posted On: 02 DEC 2019 3:12PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide Notification No. G.S.R. 792 (E) dated 15.10.2019 has amended the Companies (Cost […]
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.
As per section 148 of the Companies Act 2013, the specific companies are required to maintain the cost records (having turnover exceeding Rupees Thirty-Five Crores*) and/or are supposed file Cost Audit Reports (for companies having turnover exceeding Fifty/Hundred Crores*) with Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The Cost Audit Branch, Ministry of Corporate Affairs had issued an Exposure Draft for amendments to the Companies (Cost Records & Audit) Rules, 2014. However, due to certain technical issues, the new Taxonomy and the Validation Tool are yet to be made ready and as a result the MCA is yet to notify the changes that are required especially in connection with changes due to implementation of GST.
This Article is an effort to explain the provisions related to provisions of Cost Records & Audit under Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereto. 1. DEFINITIONS a) Cost Accountant means a cost accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and who holds a valid […]
Ministry of Corporate affairs (MCA) on 3rd December released Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2018. MCA has released draft rules earlier for public comments. However the rules published are very much different than what was being offered for public comments.
