CA, CS, CMA : The reform shifts routine compliance to para-professionals, creating fee pressure and client shifts. Professionals must move towar...
CA, CS, CMA : Following anti-corruption protests, Ms. Karki becomes Nepal's first female interim prime minister. Her new cabinet includes Financ...
Income Tax : Explore reasons to include Cost Accountants in the Income Tax Bill 2025. Understand their role, expertise, and the legislative int...
Income Tax : Explore why Cost Accountants (CMAs) should be included in the definition of "Accountant" under the Income Tax Bill 2025 for a comp...
CA, CS, CMA : Direct taxation in India is plagued by mishandling, ignorance, and reliance on settlement schemes, risking the financial stability...
Corporate Law : ICMAI introduced strict advertisement guidelines prohibiting exaggerated claims and misleading content. The framework ensures ethi...
CA, CS, CMA : CAS-25 standardizes principles for inventory valuation, including cost components and NRV rules. It applies from 12 February 2026 ...
CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI has proposed structured rules governing merger and demerger of CMA firms, including mandatory agreements, name freezing, and...
CA, CS, CMA : ICMAI requires prior approval of network names and submission of formal agreements through prescribed forms. Detailed provisions g...
CA, CS, CMA : Proposed guidelines permit PCMA firms to change names with Council approval while retaining registration number and tenure, provid...
CA, CS, CMA : Kolkata High Court judgment on re-evaluation of answer scripts in Cost Accountancy exams. Analysis of regulations and court decisi...
CA, CS, CMA : Delhi High Court restrained Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India from using ICAI acronym, a trademark which stands registered in...
Corporate Law : Sanjay Ghiya Vs Union Of India (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court held that CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Or COMPANY SECRETARIES ...
CA, CS, CMA : CA V. Venkata Sivakumar Vs. The Secretary, Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India Use of acronym ICAI by Institute of Cost Account...
CA, CS, CMA : Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Vs The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Delhi High Court) Institute of Chartere...
Corporate Law : The amended guidelines mandate minimum CPE hours for all practicing members. Non-compliance will lead to discontinuation of the Ce...
CA, CS, CMA : The Institute of Cost Accountants of India grants a final extension until March 31, 2026, for CoP holders to clear the mandatory C...
CA, CS, CMA : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has updated member appointments for the Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, and Compa...
Corporate Law : ICAI amends 1959 regulations, replacing “Calcutta” with “Delhi” as the official head office location, effective April 25, ...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Corporate Affairs updates tribunal members for ICAI and ICMAI election dispute cases, effective from April 17, 2025....
CAS – 15 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION OVERHEADS The following is the COST ACCOUNTING STANDARD -15 (CAS-15) issued by the Council of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India on “SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION OVERHEADS”. In this standard, the standard portions have been set in bold italic type. These are to be read […]
The economic growth of any country has a significant impact on the lives of its citizens. It determines the standard of living of its people. India’s rate of economic growth was not remarkable last year. The reasons are mainly high inflation, huge fiscal deficit and slow industrial productivity.
In exercise of powers conferred by Regulation 146 of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959, the Council of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India hereby issues The Cost Accountants Chapters Bye-laws, 2013 with effect from 1st January, 2013 repealing the earlier Bye-laws called The Cost Accountants Chapters (Amendment) Bye-laws, 2010
Towards a service to our members, the Institute has provided FREE OF COST to its members an XBRL Software Tool for creation of Instance Documents of Cost Audit Report and Compliance Report using Costing Taxonomy and Business Rules published by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for e-filing of these reports in XBRL Format. The Software Tool can be downloaded from the Institute website.
The present day businesses are run by brands. It may be in the form of name, symbol, term, sign, design or any combination of these and signifies the services of any business and differentiates it from another. Branding is the visual voice of any enterprise. We CMAs have a glorious history of service to the nation. This does not mean that we do not need a brand.
Incorporation of company – 7. (1) There shall be filed with the Registrar within whose jurisdiction the registered office of a company is proposed to be situated, the following documents and information for registration, namely:— (a) the memorandum and articles of the company duly signed by all the subscribers to the memorandum in such manner as may be prescribed;
In continuation of this Ministry’s Circular No. 2/2012, dated 1st March, 2012 on registration of companies or LLPs where one of their objects is to carry on the profession of Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, Cost Accountant, Architect, etc.
We, the Cost and Management Accountants, also need to Invest to serve the community. But there is a difference between the investment of a businessman and a professional Accountant. The Investment of a businessman mainly comprises monetary matters whereas the investment of a CMA comprises time. We have to invest our time to enhance our competencies and better serve the society. This can be done by acquiring knowledge about the current changes as the present day economy is vibrant and volatile.
Filing of cost audit report with Central Government.- Every cost auditor or every lead cost auditor on behalf of all the cost auditors of a company, has to file its cost audit report and other documents as required under sub-section (4) of section 233B of the Act, and rules made thereunder with the Central Government using the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) Taxonomy given in Annexure III
The MCA XBRL Validation Tool (for costing taxonomy) has been developed and is currently under testing. The tool is likely to be released on 24th November, 2012. Filing of the Cost Audit Report and Compliance report on the MCA portal shall be enabled thereafter.
