In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Cost Audit 2. Objectives of Cost Audit 3. Important Legal Provisions as to Cost Audit 4. Cost Audit Report Rules, 1996 5. Cost Accounting Records. Meaning of Cost Audit: The terminology issued by the CIMA defines Cost Audit as "the verification of the correctness of cost accounts and of the [...]
This article will help you to differentiate between Cost Audit and Financial Audit. Difference # Cost Audit: A. Scope: 1. The entire emphasis is on micro-aspects, the aggregates being considered for checks. 2. It is an examination of day-to-day operation, in so far as the cost records are designed in accordance with the cost accounting rules and maintained by the [...]
This article throws light upon the top two objects of cost audit. The objects are: 1. General Objects 2. Social Objects. Cost Audit: Object # 1. General Objects: The general objects of cost audit are: 1. To detect the errors of principle of cost accountancy, and frauds that are usually made in the cost records, 2. To verify the adequacy [...]