Dear Mr. Raj Kumar,

CCI is not exclusive platform CAs to PROMOTE this profession.

Read the official declaration of CCI (link below) which inter alia says ".........Initially it was a site meant for knowledge sharing among CAs but later with its gaining popularity it spread its wings amongst the whole finance professionals community.........." :

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Regards.

Rakesh Sir,

we can request you to put details of those CA Inter selected by  as per your vacancy so that doubts of CCI members will be cleared.

Sir , I think our Institutes are being directly/indirectly managed by GOI , thay are right authority to think enrollment , passing policy and other criteria. GOI incrased seats in iIt/IIm  and introduced reservation , what option they did.

Dear Mr. Raj Kumar

II always promote CA/CWA India need both professinals, CA are as important as CMA's , we need to respect both of profession.

As i told earlier there was no fight between both the profession, it start when ICWAI proposes name change,  now this issue is also over as GOI did best whatever they can do.

So better to work in tandem and grow both the profession.

Dear Rakesh Sir,

Could you please give your valuable suggestions and information about newly amended CAR and CARR in 2011. 

How to implement cost accounting system in organisations i.e, as of now no costing system in the company. After recent CARR 2011, the company mandatorily should maintain cost records and get the cost audit done.  In this situation how to implement cost accounting system.

Your suggestions are required.

Dear Uday

As per new cost accounting record rules, companies can design their own Costing system, but it should be based on CAS and GACCP issued  by the ICWAI. Previously this system was format based system designed by GOI.

For designing the costing system you can follow the below process.

Understanding of the process flow: In any type of organisation whether it is manufacturing or service, understanding of product or service process flow will be important to install the costing system, this process involves study the entire flow of the product or process from input stage to output stage of the product or service. This starts from the order receiving from the customer and how the same will be processed inside the organisation, what and all activities involved in the process and how it will be delivered to the customer. Understanding of process flow first steps to install the costing system in any organisation

2. Understanding of the Costing methods:  As I mentioned in the introduction each industry has got different costing methods involving in the operations. Costing methods are process costing, job costing, batch costing, service costing, contract costing etc. Manufacturing industries mostly apply process costing, job & batch costing system. Service costing and contract costing will apply for the service industries. So to study and understand the applicable method of costing is the next step to install the costing system.

3. Identifying the cost of an each activity: Based on the study of process flow as mentioned in the point No.1, we need to examine and identify the cost of on each activity, this method also called Activity Based Costing system (ABC).  Each and every activity need to be linked with the output product and service and also need to be examined the value addition of that activity to the end product and process. It will help to install the costing system effectively towards help to control the cost.

4. Understanding of the Prime cost structure: In any costing system we can have the prime cost which directly related to the activity of the operations. Prime cost which includes the Material, labour and other direct expenses which related to the manufacturing or operations. This is very basic understanding to install any costing system.

5. Understanding the nature of cost & Over head cost behavior: After Identified the cost of activities and prime cost structure, we need to examine and understand the nature of cost like fixed cost, variable cost, semi fixed or semi variable. Each cost has different nature with its related activity, nature purely based on the activity related. Based on this cost can be categorized as variable, fixed or semi fixed or semi variable. So carefully examine the activities and decide the nature of cost. This is very important step for further all the costing & management related analysis about the cost & profitability of the product or service.

6. Setting of proper allocation and apportionment methods: All the costs may not be possible to identify the specific activity. Some of the cost we unable to identify to the specific sector, like shared services department cost we unable to identify the specific activity, so while setting costing system we need to decide the correct cost allocation and apportionment method in the organistion.

7. Creating cost awareness: Costing is not only the function of cost department, costing is the collective function of all the departments. Also costing system not only for identify the cost of the product or process it also covers the cost control and cost optimization, so only costing team will not do this job, all the department should involve this process, example the cost of designing of the product should aware the designing team then only the cost control or optimization can be done, so installation of costing system should create the cost awareness to all in the organisation.

 Normally following cost records are useful in doing all above exercise,

Cost Accounting Records

1. Inventory

1. Raw Material

1. Goods Received Register
2. Bin Card
3. Material/ Stores ledger
4. Monthly stock statements showing opening balance , purchases during the month, issues during the month and closing stock of the all materials

2. Work –in-progress

1. Process Stock register

3. Finished Goods

1. Finished Goods Stock Register

2. Production & Consumption Records

1. Production Records
2. Raw material consumption register/ reports
3. Rejection/Wastage/Scrape reports
4. Ideal time report with reason
5. Machine utilization report

3. Utilities (Steam, Powers, electricity etc.)

1. Quantitative record of utilities purchased & Generated
2. Records of resources consumed for generation of utilities
3. Record of Cost  centre wise consumption of utilities

4. Repairs and Maintenance

1. Separate records for expenses of in- house maintenance department
2. Register / Cards showing material & Spares consumed & labor utilized
3.  Register showing dates when preventive maintenance carried in different departments
4. Register showing record of breakdown maintenance carried out in factory

5. Wages and Salary

1. Attendance register / Sheets
2. Labour Deployment records
3. Payroll
4. Leaves records
5. Over time records
6. Overtime payment records
7. Production incentive records and policy
8. Factory monthly and yearly holiday records
9. Payment of statutory liabilities records i.e. P.F., ESIC, PT, Bonus

6. Depreciation

1. Fixed Assets Register
2. Estimated Life of major assets

7. Sales

1. Sales register by products, market, customer in qty. and value
2. Sales Return register in qty. and value

you can contact with me on mail rakesh @ kataria-associates.com if you need further clarification

CMA Rakesh Kataria

email id is whowing wrong in the bove it should be rakesh @ kataria-associates.com