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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....
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has done a remarkable job for the industry by issuing notifications with regard to Common Cost Accounting Record Rules, 2011 and six other Specific Cost Accounting Record Rules. Earlier there were 44 Cost Accounting Record Rules for different Industries and Cost Records were required to be prepared as per specific formats mentioned under those rules
The period of August and September is normally very busy for the accounting as the finalisation of accounts is done by maximum companies in this period only. As the Finance heads are busy with the finalisations of the books of accounts, they may skip some of the important notifications which may have an implication on the finances and regulatory compliances.
In the current economic scenario the members of the Institute are required to emerge as true friends of the Consumers by correctly pricing the natural resources, product and services on one side and assisting the Regulators on the other. The responsibility cast upon the members of the institute is a challenging one and we are taking it as an opportunity to prove our worth to the society.
Certificate of Practice of the members who have paid the prescribed fees and submitted the prescribed form for renewal of Certificate of Practice for 2012-2013 within due date but not having requisite CEP credit hours, shall be renewed upto 31st March, 2013 without creating a precedence and their Certificate of Practice so renewed shall be valid subject to their obtaining requisite CEP credit hours within 31st December, 2012 positively.
According to the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of England, Cost Audit is defined as the verification of Cost Accounts and a check on the adherence to the Cost Accounting plan. The cost audit therefore comprises: (a) the verification of the cost accounting records such as the accuracy of the cost accounts, cost reports, cost statements, cost data, costing techniques and (b) examining these records to ensure that they adhere to the cost accounting principle, plans, procedures and objectives. Generally, Cost audit is an audit process for verifying the cost of manufacture or production an article on basis accounts as regard utilization of material or labour or other cost
In view of grant of exemption by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India to the Intermediate qualified candidates of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India from passing their Common Proficiency Test, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India has granted exemption on reciprocal basis to the Intermediate Examination (by whatever name called) qualified candidates of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from passing the Foundation Course Examination of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India with immediate effect.
To organise focussed programs to keep the members abreast with the latest development in the profession on the maintenance of Cost Accounting Records and Cost Audit and filing of Cost Audit Report in XBRL mode, besides other important changes relating to Valuation Audit, CENVAT Audit, etc. To Issue remaining Cost Accounting Standards and Guidance Notes thereon To Issue Cost Audit and Assurance Standards
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide their General Circular No. 18/2012 dated 26th July, 2012 has said that all cost auditors and the concerned companies will be allowed to file their Cost Audit Reports and Compliance Reports for the year 2011-12 [including the overdue reports relating to any previous year(s)] with the Central Government in the XBRL mode, without any penalty, upto 31st December, 2012. For this purpose, it has further said that
To meet the requirement of professional skills in the current changing dynamic economic scenario, Cost Accountants in practice and service (members of ICAI) should equip themselves with the new skills and concepts to meet the challenges and render yeomen’s services to trade, commerce and industry. Therefore, the existing scheme for mandatory training to the members in practice and service under Continuing Education Programme (CEP) has been revised. The basic features of the revised scheme are:
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