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Cost and Works Accountants will now only be known as Cost Accountants, with Parliament approving amendments to the existing legislation earlier today. Also, there will be some brand confusion as the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India will now be called the Institute of Cost Accounts of India. As a consequence, the Chartered Accounts Institute and the Cost Accounts Institute will share the same acronym – ICAI.
Rajya Sabha has approved amendments to three separate acts – the Cost Accountants, Chartered Accountants and Company Secretary acts will also enable professionals to form limited liability partnerships and offer multidisciplinary services. Link To download the Acts are as Follows:- COMPANY SECRETARIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2011 THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2011 THE COST AND WORKS ACCOUNTANTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2011
The raging topic in the global economic forum is the sovereign debt crisis which is being faced by the European union. The stronger economies in that region are trying to salvage the situation by various interim as well as long-term measures. All these show the close connect between the international and the national issues.
Cost Accounting Standards Board, the standard-setting body of the Institute, has approved the release of Exposure Draft of Cost Accounting Standard – 14 on Pollution Control Cost (CAS – 14). The proposed standard may be modified in light of comments received before being issued as a standard in final form.
The Institute has already issued Three Frequently Asked Questions providing clarifications on questions raised by members and Industry in connection with the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011 and Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules 2011. Some of the clarifications issued in the first two FAQs have undergone changes in view of the Master Circular No. 2/2011 dated 11th November 2011, General Circular Nos. 67/2011 and 68/2011 dated 30th November 2011.
The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), UK on awarding the membership of CISI to ICWAI members and concessional fee for ICWAI students. The MOU was signed by M. Gopalakrishnan, President, and by Simon Culhane, Chief Executive, CISI in presence of Rakesh Singh, Vice President, ICWAI and other senior council members and officials of ICWAI yesterday in Mumbai.
In connection with the recently issued circulars/notifications concerning cost accounting records and cost audit, following clarifications are issued: (a) That the companies covered under Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 shall only file a simple compliance report as per the notified Form-B (copy enclosed) and no other details of cost records are required to be filed with the Government. If all the products/activities of a company, excluding the exempted categories, are covered under cost audit, then the company will not be required to separately file the compliance report.
That the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 are not applicable to: (i) Wholesale or retail trading activities. (ii) Banking, financial, leasing, investment, insurance, education, healthcare, tourism, travel, hospitality, recreation, transport services, business/professional consultancy, IT & IT enabled services, research & development, postal/courier services, etc. unless any of these have been specifically covered under any other Cost Accounting Records Rules.
1. Whether a cost accountant appointed as cost auditor can authenticate the Compliance Report also? The Rules provide for authentication of Compliance Report [vide Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules 2011] and certifying cost audit report [vide Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules 2011].
Master Circular No. 2/2011 The specified number of companies for the purpose of section 233B (2) read with section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 is to be computed for a given financial year with reference to the number of companies wherein he has been appointed as the cost auditor, including those wherein he is proposed to be appointed for which he has given his consent. The number of companies in respect of which cost audit reports have not been submitted and have become overdue shall also be taken into account for the purposes of ceiling under section 224 (18).
