SPECIAL FOCUS INSIDE COST ACCOUNTING CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED: JUSTICE LAHOTI theMANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTTHE JOURNAL FOR CMAs AUGUST 2013 VOL 48 NO. 8 `60 COST AUDIT & COMPLIANCE l USEFULNESS OF COST AUDIT REPORT IN EXCISE AUDIT l NEW MECHANISM OF COST AUDIT AND COMPLIANCe – A SANJEEVANI l Costing ‘CARe’ while CARING COST The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Statutory body under an Act of Parliament) www.icmai.in SPECIAL FOCUS INSIDE COST ACCOUNTING CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED: JUSTICE LAHOTI theMANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTTHE JOURNAL FOR CMAs AUGUST 2013 VOL 48 NO. 8 `60 CONTENTS Cover Story: Cost Audit & Compliance COST AUDIT 898 906 916 & COMPLIANCE l USEFULNESS OF COST AUDIT REPORT IN EXCISE AUDIT Usefulness of Cost Costing ‘Care’ while The need for Cost l NEW MECHANISM OF COST AUDIT AND COMPLIANCe – A SANJEEVANI l Costing ‘CARe’ while CARING COST Audit Report in Caring Cost Audit in the present (Statutory body under an Act of Parliament) www.icmai.in excise audit scenario 910 AUGUST 2013 VOL 48 NO. 8 `60 904 Statutory 918 The Management Accountant, New mechanism maintenance of cost Rule 1-2-3 of costing official organ of The Institute of Cost Audit and records & Cost Audit of Cost Accountants of India, compliance – A established in 1944 (founder Sanjeevani member of IFAC, SAFA and CAPA) EDITOR CMA Dr. Debaprosanna Nandy 881 From the Editor’s desk 933 Tax Titbits
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