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Unpacking Cost Records and Cost Audit: Key Compliance for Indian Companies under the Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Section 148 of India's Companies Act mandates cost record maintenance (Form CRA-1) for companies in specified sectors with over Rs...

October 7, 2025 3117 Views 0 comment Print

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 3924 Views 4 comments 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 2136 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 954 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 5625 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 912 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 5625 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 2790 Views 1 comment Print

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

CA, CS, CMA : Advisory on the Treatment of various items of Cost in light of Covid-19 pandemic & their Presentation / Disclosures in form CRA 3 ...

April 4, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Advisory on Filing of Cost Audit Report for year 2017-18

Company Law : The companies which produce products covered under excise even after July 1st, 2017 will continue to furnish the information in t...

July 17, 2018 7875 Views 2 comments 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 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018

Company Law : MCA notifies Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018 to further amend Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2...

December 3, 2018 9342 Views 0 comment Print

GST details in Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2018

Company Law : Pursuant to introduction of GST, the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 are to be amended to incorporate resultant cha...

August 6, 2018 4137 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2017

Company Law : 1. These rules may be called the Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2017. 2. In the Companies (cost records and a...

December 7, 2017 3333 Views 0 comment Print

Revised Master Circular on Cost Accounting Records and Cost Audit

Company Law : 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 ...

November 11, 2017 3312 Views 0 comment Print


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

June 19, 2021 45447 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 […]

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 under The Companies Act 2013 & Rules

October 19, 2020 268125 Views 2 comments Print

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 […]

Extension of last date for filing Cost Audit for FY 2019-20

September 13, 2020 7767 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Cost Records & Audit under Companies Act, 2013 & Rules thereto

May 10, 2019 78744 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Responsibility of Directors: As Regards Maintenance of Cost Records

April 12, 2019 13587 Views 4 comments Print

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India has issued a guidance note on the RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTORS: AS REGARDS MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS in January 2019. The guidance note aims to provide the guidance to the company to obtain a Assurance Certificate for Maintenance of Cost Records before incorporating the disclosure with regard to the Cost Records in Director’s Report

Amendments in Companies Cost Records and Audit Rules

December 4, 2018 3552 Views 0 comment Print

The much awaited demand of the stake holders with regard to the fine-tuning of Companies Cost Records and Audit Rules has been met with though not fully by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018

December 3, 2018 9342 Views 0 comment Print

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

GST details in Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2018

August 6, 2018 4137 Views 0 comment Print

Pursuant to introduction of GST, the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 are to be amended to incorporate resultant changes. Accordingly, the Draft Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2018 have been placed on the Ministry’s website www.mca.gov.in for suggestions/ comments.

Product Costing – Creation of Costing bill of material (BOM) – SAP

July 25, 2018 51732 Views 1 comment Print

Product cost – Expenses attributable to a particular product is Product Cost. Product costing is part of controlling module in SAP. Pre-requisites 1. Material Masters of RM, SFG, FG 2. Bill of Materials, Routing, Master Recipe 3. Work centers / Resources or equipment ID’s\ 4. Activity Types 5. Configuration – WIP, Variance, and Settlement 6. […]

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