This document provides an overview of cost auditing. It defines cost auditing as checking costing systems and accounts to verify correctness and ensure adherence to cost accounting objectives. The objectives of cost auditing include determining and controlling costs to provide data for operational efficiency judgments. Cost auditing was first made mandatory in India and aims to curb profiteering and help pricing decisions. Key aspects reviewed in a cost audit are property/investment and efficiency. The cost auditor examines materials, labor, overhead records and more to assess performance and maximize returns.
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A power point presentation describing some basic definitions, father of cost accounting, Indian aspect of cost accounting and Various Methods and Techniques of costing.
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-Advantages of Management Accounting,
-Limitations of Management Accounting,
-Difference Between Management Accounting,Cost Accounting & Financial Accounting.
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Presented by: Aquib Ali, Ajay Gupta and Ashwin Showi. (M.Com students)
at the Bhopal School of Social Sciences(BSSS) on 6 September, 2017
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introduction of cost accounting , classification, cost sheet , tender sheet, etc. this ppt is prepared for all commerce and management students of all universities specifically for RTM Nagpur University. this ppt will gives basic insight about costing , cost acoun ting, cost accountancy, cost control, cost reduction.
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1.1 identify the type of accounting
1.2 difference between Cost Accounting , Cost Accountancy and Costing
1.3 understand the Management information needs
1.4 identify the objectives of cost accounting
1.5 difference between Cost Accounting Vs. Financial Accounting
1.6 identify the role of cost accountant
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2. INTRODUCTION
“It is the detailed checking of the costing system, technique
and accounts to verify their correctness and to ensure
adherence to the objective of cost accountancy.”-ICMA
LONDON
“An audit of efficiency ,minute details of expenditure while
the work is in progress and not a post –mortem .cost audit
is mainly a preventive measure ,a guide for management
policy and decision ,in addition to being barometer of
performance “- ICWAI INDIA
3. OVERVIEW
♦ India was the first country in South Asia (and perhaps in the
world) to make cost audit mandatory for some of its business
sectors. The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
(ICWAI) refers to cost audit as an audit of efficiency of minute
details of expenditure while the work is in progress and not a
post-mortem examination.
♦ Objectives of cost audit include the determination and control of
cost together with providing data for making judgements and
decisions on various matters, such as operational efficiency.
♦ GOI has added industries involved in the manufacturing of
plantation products together with the petroleum and
telecommunication industries in 2002 to the list of industries
requiring mandatory cost audits.
4. OBJECTIVES
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From the perspective of management:
Cost audit detects errors, frauds and misappropriation and hence
enhances efficiency.
From the perspective of shareholders:
Cost audit ensures that the valuation of closing stock and work-inprogress are correct, hence helps in the computation of more
accurate profit figures.
From the perspective of the government:
To curb the profiteering by the manufacturing concerns and help in
the decision to provide tariff protection to any industry.
From the perspective of customers:
Customers may obtain more benefit if the cost is reduced due to
effective control, implemented as a result of a cost audit.
From the perspective of cost accountants:
Cost accountants, who are employees of a company, obtain a
share of all benefits derived by the company from a cost audit.
5. Two aspect of Cost Audit
♦ Property audit :” audit of executive actions and plans
which have bearing on finance and profitabilty of the
concerns”
♦ Efficiency audit:”appraisal of performance of to
ascertain whether plan have been executed efficentley
“.audit is conducted to ensure that :
1. every rupee invested gives the maximum return
2. Balancing of investment between difffrent functions
of company designed to maximum return
6. COST AUDIT PROGRAMME
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The Cost Auditor should pay his attention to the
following records:
Record of Materials
Labour Records
Record of Overhead Charges
Depreciation
Work-in-Progress Records
Incomplete Records
Stores and Spare Parts Records
7. Difference between Financial
Audit and Cost Audit
Financial Audit
Cost Audit
It is statutority compulsory under
Companies
Act.
It is not compulsory except in
certain cases as
provided under section 233B.
It covers all the financial
transactions recorded
in financial books and financial
records
It covers only cost records and
cost accounts.
It aims to examine that the business
transactions have been recorded
correctly
It aims to verification of cost
accounts and
ensures the plan prepared in this
connection has
been duly executed.
It is concerned with the past and
historical in nature
It concerned with forward
looking approach.
8. Difference between Financial
Audit and Cost Audit (cont..)
Financial Audit
Cost Audit
Reporting the true and fair view of
the company's earnings and state of
affairs.
Cost Auditor is required to
report to the
management except statutory
audit.
Financial aspect of the accounts is
a matter of concern.
Cost aspect of account is of
main concern
It is concerned with the scrutiny of
reliability or otherwise of
transactions.
It is concerned with the
propriety and efficiency
of the transactions
9. Cost Audit Techniques and
Procedure
♦ Ascertai internal control
♦ Vouching
♦ Checking and ticking
♦ Test checking
♦ Valuation and verification
♦ Questionnaires
10. Advantages of Cost Audit to
management
♦ Provides reliable data for managerial decision
♦ Helps management to regulates production
♦ Acts as detection tool for error
♦ Helps in comparing actual results and budgeted
result
♦ Helps in finding profitability of different unit
11. Advantages of Cost Audit to
shareholders
♦ Ensure proper recording of cost data
♦ Helps to evalute managerial efficiency
♦ Ensures a true picture of company’s state of
affair
12. Advantages of Cost Audit to
consumers
♦ Reveals true cost of production
♦ Justify the price
13. Advantages of Cost Audit to
Goverment
♦ Helps “tarriff board”
♦ Help to meausre and improve the efficiency
of sick industrial unit
♦ Revael fraundulent intention of
management
♦ Help in pricing various commodities
♦ Helps in tax imposing decision