Cost Audit Report

Under Rule 6(6) of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 every company which is covered under these Rules, is required to furnish to the Central Govt., a copy of the Cost Audit Report, within 30 days of the receipt of the cost audit report by the company, in XBRL format in form CRA4. The cost auditor is required to furnish his report to the company within a period of 180 days from the closure of the financial year to which it pertains and the Board of Directors of the company is required to examine the same. This is provided in Rule 6(5) ibid.

Now vide an amendment to the aforesaid Rules,  where a company has got an extension of time to hold AGM, then the company may file the cost audit report in form CRA4 within the extended time for filing the financial statements.

A proviso has been added to Rule 6(6) as follows:

"Provided that the companies which have got extension of time for holding AGM under section 96(1) of the companies act, 2013 may file form CRA4 within the extended period of filing financial statements under section 137 of the companies act, 2013."

Mandatory Cost Audits

MCA has vide its order no. F.No.52/26/CAB-2010 dated 30th June 2011 mandated cost audits for some more industries such as cement, glass, tyres & tubes, steel, paper, insecticides, paints & varnishes & aluminium in respect of its accounting year which commences on or after 1st April, 2011. Conditions being turnover should exceed Rs.100 crores or the company is a listed one or about to be listed.