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1.1 DEFINITION
(1) CIMA – According to Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London
(CIMA), cost audit is “the verification of the correctness of cost accounts and of the
adherence to the accounting plan.”
In other words, cost audit is the verification of the cost of production of any product,
service or activity on the basis of accounts maintained by an enterprise in accordance
with the accepted principles of cost accounting. This definition of Cost Audit is
relevant to the voluntary Cost Audit without any statutory backing.
(2) ICWA – Cost Audit and Assurance Standard 103 issued by the ICWAI states that –
The objective of an audit of Cost Statements is to enable the auditor to express an
opinion whether the Cost Statements are prepared, in all material respects, in
accordance with an applicable Cost reporting framework and give a true and fair view
of the Cost of a Product, activity or service. In the case of a Cost Audit under the Cost
Audit Report Rules in India, the objective is to express an opinion on whether the Cost
Statements subject to audit represent a true and fair view of the Cost of production,
cost of sales and margin of products covered by the Cost Audit.
1.2 MEANING:
Cost Audit is the verification of the cost accounts and of the adherence to the
cost accounting plan. That is, it not only involves the examination of cost accounts but
also the fact that plan prepared in this connection has been duly executed. The Indian
Companies Act has made provisions to perform cost audit to certain categories of
companies engaged in the production processing, manufacturing and mining activities
under section 209 and 233 B. It has however not been made compulsory for all the
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companies. The duties and powers of the Auditor are set out under section 227 of the
said Act. Cost Auditor will not submit his report to the members of the company but
will have to submit to the Company Law Board.
1.3 PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES
The following are some of the objectives for which cost audit is under taken:
To establish the accuracy of costing data. This is done by verifying the
arithmetical accuracy of cost accounting entries in the books of accounts.
To ensure that cost accounting principles are governed by the management
objectives and these are strictly adhered in preparing cost accounts.
To ensure that cost accounts are correct and also to detect errors, frauds and
wrong practice in the existing system.
To check up the general working of the costing department of the organization
and to make suggestions for improvement.
To help the management in taking correct decisions on certain important
matters i.e. to determine the actual cost of production when the goods are
ready.
To reduce the amount of detailed checking by the external auditor if effective
internal cost audit system is in operation
To advise management, on the basis of inter-firm comparison of cost records,
as regards the area where performance calls for improvement.
To promote corporate governance through various operational disclosures to
the directors.
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The social objectives of cost audit are-
To facilitate in fixation of reasonable prices of goods and services produced by
the enterprise.
To improve the productivity of human, physical and financial resources of the
enterprise.
To allocate optimum resources to the enterprise, productive and profitable
areas.
To available cost audited data as regard contracts containing escalation
clauses.
To facilitate in settlement of bills in the case of cost-plus contracts entered into
by the Government.
To pinpoint the areas of inefficiency and mismanagement, if any for the
benefit of shareholders, consumers, etc., such that necessary corrective action
could be taken in time.
1.4 ASPECTS
Cost audit offers valuable assistance to the management in its decision-making
process by examining the reliability of cost accounting data and information. Due to
the assistance provided by cost audit, management is in a position to know what price
is to be fixed for a product, whether the wastages are avoidable, whether to re-
organise sales or inventory systems, to make the work more efficient and so on. Also
cost audit is of great help in maintaining internal control and internal check and can be
of advantage even to the statutory financial auditor. Cost audit, apart from having all
the normal ingredient of audit i.e. vouching, verification, etc., has within its domain
elements of efficiency audit and propriety audit as well.
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Efficiency audit is directed towards the measurement of whether corporate plans have
been effectively executed. It is concerned with the utilisation of the resource in
economic and most remunerative manner to achieve the objectives of the concern. It
comprises of studying the plans of organisation, comparing actual performance with
plans and investigating the reasons for variances to take remedial action. For example,
the effective utilisation of capital is an organisation can be gauged by determining the
return on capital employed.
Propriety audit is concerned, with the executive actions and plans bearing on the
finances and expenditure of the company. The cost auditor has to judge:
(a) Whether the planned expenditure is designed to give optimum results.
(b) Whether the size and channels of expenditure were designed to produce the best
results.
(c) Whether the return from expenditure on capital as well as current operations could
be bettered by some other alternative plan of action.
1.5 WHEN DONE
Cost audit is basically carried out at the instance of the management for the above
advantages. Apart from this, different other circumstances also sometimes occasion
audit of cost accounts. The different types of cost audit are as follows:
i) Cost audit on behalf of the management: The principal object of this audit is
to see that the cost data placed before the management are verified and reliable
and prepared in such details as will serve the purpose of the management in
taking appropriate decisions. The detailed objectives include:
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a) Establishing the accuracy of the costing data, as for example, cost of
material used, allocation of wages into direct and indirect and on different
products, functions and cost centres.
b) Ensuring that the objectives of the cost accounting are being achieved
through appropriate collection, segregation, analysis and compilation of
data.
c) Ascertaining abnormal losses and gains along with the relevant causes,
expressed in financial terms in a manner that the person responsible for
such loss or gain is identified.
d) Determination of the unit cost of production in a precise but practicable
manner.
e) Establishing proper overhead rates for absorption of overheads by various
units of costs so that the cost is properly ascertained and there is no
significant over or under recovery of expenses.
f) Fixation of contract price and the determination of the additional or
supplementary charge that can be raised against customers for alterations,
etc.
g) Improving the quality of cost accounting system by obtaining the audit
observations and suggestions of cost auditor.
ii) Cost audit on behalf of a customer: in case of cost plus contracts, often the
buyer or the contractee insists on a cost audit to satisfy himself about the
correct ascertainment of cost. The provision for a cost audit in such a
circumstance is put in the relevant contract with the condition that the supplier
or the contractor will extend all co-operation to the cost auditor. The cost of
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production arrived at for this purpose may differ from the cost of production
ascertained for internal purpose.
iii) Cost audit on behalf of Government: sometimes, government is approached
with request for subsidies, protection, etc. Before taking a decision the
government may prefer to have the cost of production of the product
determined on the basis of cost audit to satisfy itself whether the need is
genuine or the industry seeking assistance is generally efficiently run. The
government, of its own also may initiate cost audit, in public interest to
establish the fair price of any product.
iv) Cost audit by trade association: where activities of a trade association
include maintenance of a price of the products manufactured by the member
units or where there is pooling or contribution arrangements, or uniform
costing the trade association may require the accuracy of costing information
submitted by the member-units checked. The trade association may seek full
information on the costing system, level of efficiency, utilisation of capacity,
etc.
v) Under companies Act- section 209 of the Companies Act, 12956 empowers
the government of India to order companies engaged in production,
processing, manufacturing or mining activities to maintain cost records in the
prescribed manner relating to utilisation of material, labour and other items of
cost. This would enable the management to identify the areas of inefficiencies
and high cost and take immediate corrective action. In exercise of these
powers, the Department of Company Affairs, Government of India, has issued
the “Cost Accounting (Records) Rules” in respect of a number of
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products/industries which are consumer oriented and earners of high profit
margin.
vi) Other Circumstances: Apart from the above reasons for going in for cost
audit, the under mentioned circumstances may warrant the introduction of
cost audit:
a) Pricing Fixation: The need for fixation of retention of price in the case of
materials of national importance like steel, cement etc. May cause a
necessity for cost audit. Also, to check excessive profiteering, cost audit
may be useful in knowing the true cost of production.
b) Cost Variation within the Industry: where the cost of production varies
significantly from unit to unit in the same industry, cost audit may be
necessary to find the reason for such differences.
c) Inefficient Management: where a factory is run inefficiently and
uneconomically, institution of cost audit may be necessary. It may be
particularly useful for the Government before taking up any further action.
d) Tax Assessment: where a duty or tax is levied on products based on cost of
production, the levying authorities may ask for cost audit to determine the
correct cost of production.
e) Trade Disputes: Cost audit may be useful in settling trade disputes about
claim for higher wages, bonus etc.
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1.5 USEFULNESS
Cost audit will prove to be useful to the management, society, shareholders and the
government because of the following:
1) Usefulness to the Management:
a) The management will get reliable data for its day to day operations like price
fixing, control, decision making, etc.
b) A close and continuous check on all wastes will be kept through a proper
system of reporting to the management.
c) Inefficiencies in the working of the company will be brought to the notice of
the management to take corrective action.
d) Management by exception becomes possible through allocation of
responsibilities to individual managers.
e) The system of budgetary control and standard costing will be greatly
facilitated.
f) A reliable check in the valuation of costing stock and work-in-progress can be
established.
g) It helps in the detection of errors and fraud.
2) Usefulness to the Society:
a) Cost audit is often introduced for the purpose of fixation of price. The prices
so fixed are based on the correct costing data an d so the consumers are saved
from exploitation.
b) Price increase by the industry is not allowed without proper justification as to
increase in cost of production; consumers are saved from unreasonable price
hike.
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c) Cost Audit is also useful for the purpose of cost control; cost reduction and
proper utilisation of scarce resources.
3) Usefulness to the Shareholders: Cost audit ensures that proper records are kept
as to purchases and utilisation of material and expenses incurred on wages,
overheads, etc. It also ensures that the unit has been run economically and
efficiently. Thus, the shareholders are assured of a fair return on their investment.
4) Usefulness to the Government:
a) Where the government enters into a cost plus contract, cost audit helps the
government to fix the price of the contract.
b) Cost audit helps the fixation of selling prices of essential commodities and
thus undue profiteering is checked.
c) Cost audit enables the government to focus its attention to inefficient units.
d) Cost audit enables the government to decide in favour of giving protection in
certain industries.
e) Cost audit facilitates settlement of trade disputes brought to the government.
f) Since cost audit ensures efficient running of the business and correct and
accurate use of cost data, a healthy competition is generated among the
various units in an industry. Thus it imposes an automatic check on inflation.
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1.6 FINANCIAL/ STATUTORY AUDIT V/S COST AUDIT
Financial Audit (FA) Cost Audit (CA)
1 FA is the audit of financial accounts. CA is the audit of cost accounts.
2 FA aims to know whether the
financial statements viz. Profit and
loss account and balance sheet present
a true and fair view of the business
results and financial position of the
business.
CA aims to determine the correctness
of the cost of each activity, and analyse
the propriety of expenditure and
efficiency of performance.
3 FA is concerned only with historical
data after the expenditure is incurred
and accounts are prepared.
CA also concerns itself with budgets
and has hence a focus on future.
4 FA can rely on the cost records for
data such as stock valuation,
expenditure, fixed assets etc.
CA can rely on FA for financial data
contained in the financial statements.
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2. COST AUDIT UNDER COMPANIES ACT
2.1 PROVISIONS OF S. 233B
TEXT
(1) Where in the opinion of the Central Government it is necessary so to do in
relation to any company required under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section
209 too include in its books of account the particulars referred to therein, the
Central Government may, by order, direct that an audit of cost accounts of the
company shall be conducted in such manner as may be specified in the order by
an auditor who shall be a cost accountant within the meaning of the Cost and
Works Accounts Act, 1959 (23 of 1950):
Provided that if Central Government is of opinion that sufficient number of cost
accountants within the meaning of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23
of 1959), are not available for conducting the audit of the cost accounts of
companies generally, that Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, direct that, for such period as may be specified in the said notification,
such chartered accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants Act,
1949 (38 of 1949), as possesses the prescribed qualifications, may also conduct
the audit of the cost accounts of companies, and thereupon a chartered
accountant possessing the prescribed qualifications may be appointed to audit the
cost accounts of the company.
(2) The auditor under this section shall be appointed by the Board of directors of the
company in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (IB) of section 224 and
with the previous approval of the Central Government:
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Provided that before the appointment of any auditor is made by the Board, a
written certificate shall be obtained by the Board form the auditor proposed to be
so appointed to the effect that the appointment, if made, will be in accordance
with the provisions of sub-section (IB) of section 224.
(3) An audit conducted by an auditor under this section shall be in addition to an
audit conducted by an auditor appointed under section 224.
(4) An auditor shall have the same powers and duties in relation to an audit
conducted by him under this section as an auditor of a company has under sub-
section (1) of section 227 and such auditor shall make his report to the Central
Government in such form 498 and within such time as may be prescribed and
shall also at the same time forward a copy of the report to the company.
(5) (a) A person referred to in sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 227shall
not be appointed or re-appointed for conducting the audit of the cost accounts of
that company.
(b) A person appointed, under section 224, as an auditor of a company, shall not
be appointed or re-appointed for conducting the audit of the cost accounts of that
company.
(c) If a person, appointed for conducting the audit of cost accounts of a company,
become subject, after his appointment, to any of the disqualifications specified in
clause (a) or clause (b) of this sub-section, he shall, on and from the date on
which he becomes so subject, cease to conduct the audit of the cost accounts of the
company.
(6) Upon receipt of an order under sub-section (1), it shall be the duty of the company
to give all facilities and assistance to the person appointed for conducting the
audit of the cost accounts of the company.
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(7) The company shall, within thirty days from the date of receipt of a copy of the
repost referred to in sub-section (4), furnish the Central Government with full
information and explanations on every reservation or qualification contained in
such report.
(8) If, after considering the report referred to in sub-section (4) and the information
and explanations furnished by the company under sub-section (7), the Central
Government is of opinion that any further information or explanation is
necessary, that Government may call for such further information and explanation
and thereupon the company shall furnish the same within such time as may be
specified by the Government.
(9) On receipt of the report referred to in sub-section (4) and the in formations and
explanations furnished by the company under sub-section (7) and sub-section (8),
the Central Government may take such action on the report, in accordance with
the provisions of this act or any other law for the time being in force, as it may
consider necessary.
(10) The Central Government may direct the company whose cost accounts have
been audited under this section to circulate to its members, along with the notice
of annual general meeting to be held for the first time after the submission of such
report, the whole or such portion of the said report as it may specify in this behalf.
(11) If default is made in complying with the provisions of this section, the
company shall be liable to be punished with the fine which may extend to five
thousand rupees, and every officers of the company who is in default, shall be
liable to be punished with imprisonment for a team which may extend to three
years, or with the fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
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2.2 QUALIFICATIONS OF COST AUDITORS [S. 226 r.w.S. 233B]
Section 233(B) of the Companies Act, 1956 provides that the Central Government
may, if it considers necessary, direct that the audit of cost accounts kept by a company
for a specified product or activity under Section 209(1)(d) shall be conducted by an
auditor who shall be a cost accountant within the meaning of the Cost and Works
Accountants Act, 1959. In other words, the Sec. 233B(1), in so far as it relates to
qualifications of cost auditor provides that a person holding certificate of practice
from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India only can be appointed as a
cost auditor. The cost auditor may be an individual cost accountant or a firm of cost
accountants with at least two partners. A firm of cost accountants can be constituted
with the previous approval of the Central Government/Institute as required under the
regulation 113 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 as amended from time
to time and in which all the partners are cost accountants holding certificate of
practice issued by the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. Section 224
(1-B) of the Companies Act, 1956 further provides that a person can be appointed as a
cost auditor only if he is not in full time employment elsewhere.
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2.3 DISQUALIFICATIONS OF COMPANY AUDITORS [S. 226 r.w.S. 233B]
Section 226 of the Companies Act, 1956 provides for the qualifications and
disqualifications of the auditors. Reading of sub-Section (3) of Section 226 implies
that the following persons cannot be appointed or reappointed as cost auditor of a
company –
(1) A body corporate;
(2) An officer or employee of the company;
(3) A person who is a partner, or who is in the employment, of an offi cer or
employee of the company;
(4) A person who is indebted to the company for an amount exceeding one
thousand rupees or who has given any guarantee or provided any security
in connection with the indebtedness of any third person to the company for
an amount exceeding one thousand rupees;
(5) A person holding any security of that company after a period of one year
from the date of commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act,
2000. (Explanation: “security” means an instrument which carries voting
rights);
(6) A person who is a director or a member of the private company,
(7) a person shall also not be qualified for appointment as auditor of a
company if he is, by virtue of sub-Section (3), disqualified for appointment
as auditor of any other body corporate which is that company’s subsidiary
or holding company or a subsidiary of that company’s holding company,
or would be so disqualified if the body corporate were a company,
(8) Under S.224 (1B), a firm which already holds the specified number of
company audits cannot accept any more company audits.[This does not
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apply to a private limited company, after the commencement of the
Companies Amendment Act, 2002].
An auditor, who after his appointment, becomes subject to any of the above
disqualifications, shall be deemed to have vacated his office as an auditor.
These disqualifications have been provided to ensure that the auditors are independent
and impartial.
2.4 RIGHTS OF COST AUDITOR
(a) Powers & Duties of Cost Auditor: an auditor shall have the same powers and
duties in relation to an audit conducted by him under this section as an auditor of a
company has under sub-section (1) of section 227. These rights are explained below.
1. The cost auditor enjoys the same powers and has the same duties as applicable
to the statutory auditor contained in Section 277(1) of the Companies Act,
1956 [vide Section 233B (4) of the Companies Act, 1956].
2. Like the auditor of financial accounts, the cost auditor also has the right of
access at all times to the books and vouchers, of the company (not necessarily
related to cost records or cost accounts) and he is entitled to require from the
officers of the company such information and explanations as he may consider
necessary in his duties as the cost auditor.
3. Sub-section (6) of Section 233B makes it a duty of the company to give all
facilities and assistance to the cost auditor.
4. It has also been provided in Rule 5 of the cost Audit (Report) Rules that the
company and every officer thereof, including persons referred to in Section
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2.5 DUTIES OF COST AUDITOR
The duties of the cost auditor are also similar to those of the (financial) auditor of the
company has under sub-Section (1) of Section 227 (Section 223B(4)).The duties of
the cost auditor inter-alia include:
(1) Proper Books: - To ensure that the proper books of accounts as required by Cost
Accounting Records Rules have been kept by the company so far as it appears
from the examination of those books and proper returns for the purpose of his
audit have been received from branches not visited by him;
(2) Prescribed Form: - To ensure that the Cost Audit Report and the detailed cost
statements are in the form prescribed by the Cost Audit Report Rules
(3) Verified Data: - To follow sound professional practices i.e. the report should be
based on verified data and observations may be framed after the company has
been afforded an opportunity to comment on them;
(4) Indirect Expenses: - The underline assumptions and basis for allocation and
absorption of indirect expenses are reasonable and are as per the established
accounting principles;
(5) Qualified Report: If the auditor is not satisfied in any of the aforesaid matters, he
may give a qualified report along with the reasons for the same;
(6) Submit Report: Sending the Report to the Cost Audit Branch within 180 days
from the end of the financial year with one copy to the company;
(7) Clarifications: Sending his replies to any clarification, that may be sought by the
Cost Audit Branch on his report, within 30 days from the date of receipt of
communication calling for such clarification.
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3. COST ACCOUNTING RECORD RULES AND COMPLIANCE REPORT
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 642
read with sub-section (4) of section 233B, and sub-section (1) of section 227 of the
Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and in supersession of the Cost Audit Report
Rules, 2001, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
1. Short Title and Commencement-
(1) These rules may be called The Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
2. Definitions and Interpretations. - In these rules, unless otherwise so provided,---
(a) “Act” means the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);
(b) “Cost Auditor” means an auditor appointed to conduct an audit of cost records,
under sub-section (2) of section 233B of the Act;
(c) “Form-I” means the Form prescribed in these rules for filing cost audit report
and other documents with the Central Government in the electronic mode;
(d) “Form-II” means the Form of the cost auditor’s report and includes auditor's
observations and suggestions, and Annexure to the cost audit report;
(e) “Form-III” means the Form of the performance appraisal report;
(f) “Product” means any tangible or intangible good, material, substance, article,
idea, know-how, method, information, object, service, etc. that is the result of
human, mechanical, industrial, chemical, or natural act, process, procedure,
function, operation, technique, or treatment and is intended for use, consumption,
sale, transport, store, delivery or disposal.
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(g) “Product Group” in relation to tangible products means a group of
homogenous and alike products, produced from same raw materials and by using
similar or same production process, having similar physical or chemical
characteristics and common unit of measurement, and having same or similar
usage or application; and in relation to intangible products means a group of
homogenous and alike products or services, produced by using similar or same
process or inputs, having similar characteristics and common unit of
measurement, and having same or similar usage or application;
(h) “Report” means cost audit report duly audited and signed by the cost auditor in
the prescribed form of cost audit report;
(i) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined, and
defined in the Act and rules made under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section
209 and sub-section (4) of section 233B of the Act shall have the same meanings
as assigned to them in the Act or rules, as the case may be.
3. Application –
(1) These rules shall apply to every company in respect of which an audit of the
cost records has been ordered by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of
section 233B of the Act.
(2) Every company as specified in sub-rule (1) shall, within ninety days of the
commencement of every financial year, file an application with the Central
Government seeking prior approval for appointment of the cost auditor, through
electronic mode, in the prescribed form, along with the prescribed fee as per the
Companies (Fees on Applications) Rules, 1999, and requisite enclosures.
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(3) Every cost auditor appointed under sub-rule (2) shall, within thirty days of
receipt of letter of appointment, inform his appointment to the Central
Government through electronic mode, in the prescribed form, along with the
requisite enclosures.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) and (3) above, every
company and every cost auditor shall follow the procedure prescribed vide
Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ General Circular No. 15/2011 [File No. 52/5/CAB-
2011] dated April 11, 2011.
4. Form of the Report –
(1) Every cost auditor, who conducts an audit of the cost records of the company,
shall submit the report along with auditor's observations and suggestions, and
Annexure to the Central Government in the prescribed form and at the same time
forward a copy of such report to the company.
(2) The cost audit report submitted on or after 1st day of April, 2012, irrespective
of the financial year of the company to which it relates, shall be in the form
prescribed under these rules.
(3) Every company as specified in sub-rule (1) of rule 3 shall, keep and maintain
cost details, statements, schedules, etc. for each unit and each product or activity
comprised in each product group, duly authenticated by atleast two Directors of
the company and the cost auditor.
(4) The cost details, statements, schedules, etc. of every company, as specified in
sub-rule (3), relating to a period of not less than eight financial years immediately
preceding a financial year, or where the company had been in existence for a
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period less than eight years, in respect of all the preceding years shall be kept in
good order:
(5) Every cost auditor, who submits a report under sub-rule (1), shall also furnish
performance appraisal report, duly authenticated by the cost auditor, to the
Board/Audit Committee of the company in the prescribed form.
(6) Every cost auditor, who submits a report under sub-rule (1), shall also give
clarifications, if any, required by the Central Government on the cost audit report
submitted by him, within thirty days of the receipt of the communication
addressed to him calling for such clarifications.
5. Time limit for submission of Report – Every cost auditor shall forward his
report referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 4 to the Central Government and to the
concerned company within one hundred and eighty days from the close of the
company’s financial year to which the report relates.
6. Cost Auditor to be furnished with the cost accounting records etc. – Without
prejudice to the powers and duties the Cost Auditor shall have under sub-section
(4) of section 233B of the Act, the company and every officer thereof, including
the persons referred to in sub-section (6) of section 209 of the Act, shall make
available to the cost auditor, such cost accounting records, cost statements, other
books and documents, and Annexure to the Report, duly completed, as would be
required for conducting the cost audit, and shall render necessary assistance to the
cost auditor so as to enable him to complete the cost audit and submit his report
within the time limit specified in rule 5.
7. Authentication of Annexure to the Cost Audit Report – The Annexure
prescribed with the cost audit report shall be approved by the Board of Directors
before submitting the same to the Central Government by the cost auditor. The
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Annexure, duly audited by the cost auditor, shall also be signed by the Company
Secretary and at least one Director on behalf of the company. In the absence of
Company Secretary in the company, the same shall be signed by at least two
Directors.
8. Penalties –
(1) If default is made by the cost auditor in complying with the provisions of rule
4 or rule 5, he/she shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to five
thousand rupees.
(2) If a company contravenes any provisions of these rules, the company and
every officer thereof who is in default, including the persons referred to in sub-
section (6) of section 209 of the Act, shall be punishable as provided under sub-
section (2) of section 642 read with sub-sections (5) and (7) of section 209 and
sub-section (11) of section 233B of Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
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ANNEXURE TO THE COST AUDIT REPORT
[See rule 2 and rule 6]
1. General Information
(1) CIN or GLN of the company:
(2) Name of the company:
(3) Registered office address:
(4) Corporate office address:
(5) E – mail address of the company:
(6) Company’s financial year to which the Cost Audit Report relates:
(7) Names, address, membership number and e-mail of the Cost Auditor(s):
(8) SRN Number and date of Filing of Form 23C with the Central
Government:
(9) Date of Board of Directors’ meeting wherein the Annexure to the cost
audit report were approved:
(10) No. of Audit Committee meetings held by the company, and attended
by the Cost Auditor.
2. Cost Accounting Policy
(1) Briefly describe the cost accounting policy adopted by the Company
keeping in view the requirements of the Companies (Cost Accounting
Records) Rules, 2011, the Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011,
cost accounting standards and its adequacy or otherwise to determine
correctly the cost of production / operation, cost of sales, sales realization
and margin of the product / activity groups under reference separately for
each product / activity group. The policy should cover, inter alia, the
following areas:
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(a) Identification of cost centres / cost objects and cost drivers.
(b) Accounting for material cost including packing materials, stores and
spares, etc., employee cost, utilities and other relevant cost
components.
(c) Accounting, allocation and absorption of overheads.
(d) Accounting for Depreciation / Amortization
(e) Accounting for by-products / joint-products, scraps, wastage, etc.
(f) Basis for Inventory Valuation
(g) Methodology for valuation for Inter-Unit/ Inter Company and Related
Party transactions.
(h) Treatment of abnormal and non-recurring costs including classification
of other non-cost items.
(i) In case the Company has adopted IFRS, variations (if any) in treatment
of cost accounting arising out of adoption of IFRS in Financial
Accounting.
(j) Other relevant cost accounting policy adopted by the Company.
(2) Briefly specify the changes, if any, made in the cost accounting policy for
the product / activity group(s) under audit during the current financial year
as compared to the previous financial year.
(3) Observations of the Cost Auditor regarding adequacy or otherwise of the
Budgetary Control System, if any, followed by the company.
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ANNEXURE TO THE COMPLIANCE REPORT
(See rule 2 and rule 5)
1. General
(a) Name of the company:
(b) Registered office address:
(c) Financial year to which the Compliance Report relates.
2. Quantitative Information
Sr.No.
Name of the Product/ Service Group Unit Annual Production
(Qty.)
Net Sales
(Qty.) (Value in Rupees)
A. Produced/ Manufactured Product Group1.
2.
3.etc.
B. Service Groups1.
2.
3.etc.
C. Trading Activities (Product group-wise)1.
2.
3.etc.
D. Other Income
Total Income as per Financial A/c
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3. RECONCILIATION STATEMENT
Net Margin (Profit / Loss) as per Cost Accounts (In Rs.)
A. From Produced / Manufactured Product Groups
B. From Services Groups
C. From Trading Activities
Total as per Cost Accounts
Add: Incomes not considered in Cost Accounts (if any)
Less: Expenses not considered in Cost Account (if any)
Add / Less: Difference in Stock Valuation
Profit / (Loss) as per Financial Accounts
Notes:
(i) For produced / manufactured product groups, use the nomenclature as used in
the central Excise Act / Rules, as applicable.
(ii) For services groups, use the nomenclature as used in the Finance Act / Central
Service Tax Rules, as applicable.
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