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Explore the key amendments to Section 148 under the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026, highlighting increased accountability for CFOs, MDs, and WTDs in cost records and audit, introduction of cost accounting standards, and enhanced governance over cost data for better policy decision-making.
A comprehensive analysis of inventory valuation under the Income-tax Act, 2025, covering Section 277, independent valuation under Section 268(5)(ii), ICDS compliance and reporting through Form 101 and Form 26.
Recently, the government initiated a few actions to ensure the operationalisation of the GSTAT mechanism. Now the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2025 (GSTATPR) have been released.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recently issued a number of notices to various companies for not complying with the various provision under section 148 of the Companies Act 2013 primarily for non filing of cost audit reports
Simple way of checking the applicability of Section 148 with regard to applicability of maintenance of Cost records or cost audit for 2024-25 is to review the financials of 2023-24 &Check the Total turnover of the Company
Recently, MCA issued various notices after reviewing the cost audit reports, and now ICMAI has come up with an advisory, which we need to follow. We request that you ensure the accuracy of the data, the timely completion of the data, and the filing of the cost audit report.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India on 27th Sep 2023 notified the Form 6D for Inventory Valuation. The budget 2023 brought in provision with regard to the Inventory Valuation by Cost Accountants on the directions from the Income Tax Department under section 142(2A).
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India has notified the amendment in the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 which mandates the directors to report on requirement and the maintenance of cost records under section 148 of the Companies Act 2013.
The government has started relying on the professional and has given certain certification powers to the professionals who are being regulated by the professional Institutes.
Though Companies Act mandated the maintenance of Cost Records and Cost Audit for companies fulfilling certain criteria, however, the companies used to ignore the mandate by simply mentioning in the Director's Report and CARO report that Section 148 is not applicable.
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