[PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) 0F THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY]

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS

(DEPARTMENT OF COMPANY AFFAIRS)

Notification

               

                                     New Delhi, the 31ST August, 2000

               

               

G.S.R. 693(E) –In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section  (1) of section 642, read with clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Cost Accounting Records (Textiles) Rules, 1977, namely: -

               

1    (1) These rules may be called the Cost Accounting records (Textiles) Amendment Rules, 2000.

               

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

               

2.              In the Cost Accounting Records  (Textiles) Rules, 1977 (herein after referred to as the said rules), in rule 4,-

 

(a) in  sub-rule (1), after the letters, words and figures “1st day of July 1977,”,  the words, letters and figures “till the 31st  day  of  March,  2001, or the  close of the   relevant financial year in 2001,"  shall be inserted;

 

(b) after sub-rule (2),the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:-

 

"(2A) Every company to which these rules apply shall, in respect of each of its financial year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2001 keep proper books of account containing, inter-alia, the particulars specified in Schedule III annexed to these rules and Proformae A, B, C, D-1, D-2, D-3 and E mentioned in the said Schedule relating to the utilization of materials, labour and other items of cost in so far as they are related to the manufacturing, processing or production of textiles products:

               

Provided that if the said company is manufacturing any   other  product(s)or is engaged in other activities in addition to manufacture of textiles product, the particulars relating to utilization of materials, labour and other items of cost in so far as they are related  to manufacture of such other products or activities shall not be included in the cost of textiles products referred to in sub-rule (2) of this rule.

 

(2B) The books of account referred to in sub-rule (2A),  shall  be kept on a regular basis in such  manner so as to make it possible to calculate the cost of production and cost of sales of each type of  textiles products manufactured or produced for every financial year from the particulars entered therein. Every such books of account and the proformae specified in the said Schedule III,  shall be completed not later than ninety days from the close of the financial year of the company to which they  relate.

               

(2C) The statistical and other records shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Schedule III, which shall be such as to enable the company to exercise, as far as possible, control over  various operations and costs with a view to achieve optimum economies in cost. These records shall also provide the necessary data required by the Cost Auditor to suitably report on all the points referred to in the Cost Audit (Report) Rules, 1996, as amended from time to time.”;

 

(c) in sub-rule (3), for the words, brackets and figures, “the provisions of sub-rule (1) and (2)”, the words, brackets, figures and letters, ”the provisions of sub-rules (!),(2),(2A),(2B) and (2C) of this rule,” shall be substituted.                

 

 

 

3.  In the said rules, after Schedule II, the following Schedule shall be inserted, namely: -

               

 

"SCHEDULE III

[See rule 4(2A)]

                             

1.   MATERIALS:

            

(1) The proper records shall be maintained showing all receipts, issues and balances both in quantities and cost of cotton, man-made fibres and filament yarn made from man-made fibre, waste cotton, yarn, cloth in grey stage etc.  These records shall contain such details so as to enable the company to determine the quantity and cost of receipt  (including all direct charges upto the works in respect of major raw materials, issues and balances in quantity as well as value of each item of all such raw materials. The basis on which said quantities and cost of issue and consumption have been calculated, shall be indicated in the cost records and followed consistently. In the case of imported raw materials, proper records shall be maintained showing FOB value, overseas freight, insurance, customs duty and inland freight charges.  If both indigenous and imported materials are consumed, the records showing details of percentage mix of the same, have to be maintained for each item. In the case of imported raw material, proper records shall be maintained showing license-wise allowed quantities, actual quantities imported, actual quantities consumed, quantities in stock and quantities yet to be imported out of total licensed quantities.

                

(2) The proper records shall be maintained separately showing the receipts, issues and balances both in quantities and cost of each item of dyes, sizing materials and processing chemicals used in the manufacture of textiles. The cost shall include all direct charges upto works. The issues, consumption shall be properly identified with the departments, cost-centres and products manufactured.

                            

(3) The proper records shall be maintained to show the quantity and realizable value of usable soft waste collected from each mixing in each cost centre of spinning department and also of hard waste collected, type-wise, blend-wise, and cost centre-wise separately from spinning department and pre-weaving department, quantities reused in the waste plant, if any, sold out with sales realization thereof and the balance lying in stock. The quantity of these wastes collected at regular intervals shall be reconciled with such wastes for which due credit is accorded to the respective production on technical basis or past performance or trial run during the said period. In the case of certain by-products recovered, which cannot be reused in the process and are sold or disposed of without further processing, the realisation from such sales shall be recorded and adjusted against the process concerned on a reasonable and equitable basis and applied consistently. In case further processing is necessary to make the by-products usable or saleable, as the case may be, adequate records of the cost involved for such further processing shall be maintained. If such processing is done by any outside agency, records to show the quantity sent for processing, quantity received after processing and the cost incurred thereon shall be maintained in detail.  The net realisation, if any, shall be adjusted against the major process relating to such by-product. The basis adopted for determining cost of the by-products shall be equitable and consistent. Records indicating the actual sales realisation of by-products shall also be maintained.

 

 

(4) Where any dyes, sizing materials and processing chemicals are produced by the company separate records showing the quantity and cost of such materials produced shall be maintained. The cost of manufacture of such materials shall be charged at cost, on the basis of actual issues, to the production or process or manufacturing of the product concerned under sub-rule (2).

                

 (5) The proper records shall be maintained to show the receipts, issues and balances, both in quantities and cost of each item of consumable stores, other chemicals not covered by sub-rule (2), tools and machinery spares.  The cost shall include all direct charges upto works. 

 

(6) The proper records shall be maintained indicating the quantity of chemicals or materials recovered from different process and sales realization.  Appropriate credit should be given to the respective cost centre or department of such sales realization.

               

(7) In the case of consumable stores and small tools, the cost of which are insignificant, the company may, if it so desires, maintain such records for the group of such consumable stores and tools.

                                                                    

(8) The cost of consumption of consumable stores, small tools and machinery spares shall be charged to the relevant cost centre or department on the basis of actual issues.

               

(9) The proper records shall be maintained showing the quantity and value of wastage other than that mentioned in sub-rule 2A, spoilage, rejections and losses of raw materials, process materials, consumable stores whether in transit, storage, manufacture or at any other stage. The method followed for adjusting the above losses as well as the income derived from the disposal of rejected and waste materials including spoilage, if any, in determining the cost of product, shall be indicated in the cost records. Any abnormal wastage or spoilage or rejection shall be indicated distinctly and separately along with reasons thereof. The records shall also be maintained to indicate the value of raw materials and components, finished and semi-finished, which  have not moved for more than twelve months.

               

 (10) Where any credit under Modified Value Added Tax  (MODVAT) or any other benefit of the nature of MODVAT credit under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), are available on any item of material, the cost of such material should be shown after adjusting such credit or benefits.

               

      (11) If any of the materials purchased is processed by an outside party proper records shall be maintained for the quantity sent for processing, quantity received after processing, by-products received, if any, and the cost involved in processing.

 

 

 

2.   SALARIES AND WAGES:

               

(1) The proper records shall be maintained to show the attendance and earnings of all employees of the cost centres or departments  and  the work on which they are employed. The records shall also indicate the following separately for each cost centre or department:

               

(a)  piece rate wages (wherever applicable);

(b) incentive wages ,either individually  or collectively  as  production  bonus  or  under any other scheme based on output;

(c) overtime wages;

          (d) earnings of casual labour;

          (e) bonus or gratuity;

          (f) contribution to superannuation scheme; and

          (g) any other earning.

               

(2) The records shall be maintained in such a manner as to enable the company to furnish necessary particulars under this head in Proformae A,B,C,D-1,D-2,D-3 and E of Schedule III annexed to these rules. The records may be maintained to book these expenses cost centrewise or departmentwise under mixing and blow room, carding, combing, drawing, slubbing, inter, roving, ring frames, winding, reeling, doubling, warping, sizing, loom, bleaching, dyeing, printing, finishing, packing etc. with reference to activities relating to the production of Textiles.  Where the employees work in such a manner that it is not possible to identify them with any cost centre or department, the labour charges shall be apportioned to the cost centres or departments on equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently.

               

(3) The idle labour cost shall be separately recorded under classified headings indicating the reasons therefor. The method followed for accounting of idle time payments in determining the cost of the product shall be disclosed in the cost records.

               

(4) Any wages and salaries allocable to capital works such as additions to plant and machinery, buildings or other fixed assets shall be accounted for under the relevant capital heads.

       

 3.  SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXPENSES:

 

The detailed records shall be maintained to indicate expenses incurred in respect of each service department or cost centre like laboratory, welfare, transport etc. These expenses shall be apportioned to other services and production departments on equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently. Where these services are utilised for other products of the company also, the basis of apportionment of such expenses to any type of textiles products and to the other products shall be equitable and reasonable and applied consistently.

              

4.   UTILITIES:

 

(1) Water:- The proper records showing the quantity and cost   of treated or cooling water produced and consumed, if any, for  the  manufacture of any type of textiles products in     different cost centres or departments shall  be maintained. The cost of treated water shall be apportioned to the cost centres or departments concerned on an equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently.

               

         

(2) Steam:-  Where  steam  is  raised  by  the company, proper records showing the quantity and cost of steam  raised  and  consumed  for the manufacture of the textiles products shall be maintained. The cost of steam consumed shall be apportioned to the textiles plant and other units of the company on an equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently. Where steam is raised and supplied by any other unit of the company to the Textiles plant, the cost of steam so supplied shall be charged to the Textiles Plant on actual cost basis.

 

(3) Power:- The proper records shall be maintained for the units and cost of power consumed for the production of textiles products in different cost centres or departments.   Where power is generated by the company itself, adequate records, showing all elements of cost shall be maintained to show the cost of power generated and consumed for the production of the textiles products in different cost centres or departments. The records shall also indicate installed capacity, number of units generated, losses and consumption in each cost centre or department separately.  Where power is generated and supplied by any other unit of the company to the Textiles plant adequate records shall be maintained to indicate the quantity and cost of power so supplied.   The cost of power allocated to the production or manufacture of  Textiles products  shall  be  on  an equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently. The records should state clearly the measures taken on conservation of energy and its corresponding impact on unit cost of production.

               

(4) Humidification:- The proper records shall be maintained to enable the determination of the cost of humidification and its distribution to different cost centres or departments 

 

 

(5) Other Utilities:-  The proper  records  showing quantity  and  cost  shall  be  maintained  in respect of any other utilities   produced or purchased   by   the   company   for  the  production or manufacture of textiles products.

 

     (6) The cost statement for each utility shall be maintained in

      Proforma A.   

 

5.   WORKSHOP OR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OR TOOL ROOM:

               

(1) The proper records showing the expenditure incurred by the workshop or tool room under different heads and on repairs and maintenance in the various cost centres or departments shall be maintained. The records shall also indicate the basis of charging the workshop or tool room expenses to different cost centres or departments.  Where maintenance work is done by direct workers of any production cost centre or department, the wages and salaries of such workers shall be treated as direct expenses of the respective cost centre or department. If the services are utilised for other products also, the manner of charging a share to such products shall be equitable and reasonable and clearly indicated in records and applied consistently. In addition to the above, records should indicate the amount and also the proportion of closing inventory of stores and spare parts representing items which have not moved for over 24 months.

               

(2) The expenditure on major repair works from which benefit is likely to accrue for more than one financial year shall be allocated over the period expected to benefit on an equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently. Such cost shall be shown separately and the method of accounting and the basis of the allocation of such costs shall also be clearly indicated in the cost records.

 

               

6.   DEPRECIATION:

               

The basis on which depreciation is calculated and allocated or apportioned to the various cost centres or departments and absorbed on all products shall be clearly indicated in the cost records. If depreciation charged or chargeable to the cost centres or departments is in excess or lower than the depreciation calculated by applying the rates of depreciation prescribed under the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 205 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), such amount of excess or lower depreciation shall be indicated clearly in the cost records. The cost records shall also show the effect of such excess or lower depreciation as the case may be, on the cost per unit of textiles product. The cumulative depreciation charged in the cost records, against any individual item of asset shall not, however, exceed the original cost of the respective asset.

 

7.   OTHER OVERHEADS:

               

(1) The proper records shall be maintained for the product under reference showing the various items of expenses comprising the other overheads.  These expenses shall be analysed, classified and grouped according to functions, namely, works, administration, selling and distribution.

               

(2) Where the company is manufacturing products other than the textiles product the records shall clearly indicate the basis followed for apportionment of the common overheads including head office expenses of the company to such products and textiles products, including capital works. Where certain expenses forming part of overheads can be identified with a particular activity or a product, such expenses shall be first segregated and charged to the relevant activity or product and thereafter the residuary expenses under the above categories of overheads shall be apportioned on a reasonable and equitable basis and applied consistently. The overheads chargeable to capital works shall be indicated separately in the cost records. The basis of apportionment or absorption of overheads to the cost centres or departments and products shall be indicated in the cost records. The records shall be maintained in such a manner as to indicate the details of works, administration, selling and distribution overheads.

             

8.   ROYALTY OR TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW FEE:

               

The adequate records shall be maintained showing the royalty and/or technical know-how fee including other recurring or non-recurring payments of similar nature, if any, made for the product under reference to collaborators or technology suppliers in terms of agreements entered into with them. Such records shall be kept separately in respect of each such collaborator or supplier.    The basis of charging such amount, including lump sum payment, to the products shall be indicated in the cost records.        

 

 

9.   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES:

               

(1) The proper records showing the details of expenses, if any, incurred by the company for the research and development work on the product covered under these rules according to the nature of development of products, existing and new product and processes, development of process of manufacture, existing and new, design and development of new plant facilities and market research for the existing and new products, shall be maintained separately.

               

(2) The method of charging these expenses to the cost of textiles products and all other products shall be indicated in the cost records.  Where the utility of such research and development work extends over more than one financial year, such expenses shall be treated as deferred expenses and charged to the cost of production of the textiles products and all other products if any, on an equitable and reasonable basis and applied consistently.

               

 (3) The expenses incurred by the Research and Development Department for providing technical know-how to outsiders shall be recorded separately and excluded from the cost of textiles products. The amount recovered for providing technical know-how to outsiders shall also be indicated separately and excluded from the income arising from the sale of textiles products.

               

10.  QUALITY CONTROL:

               

The adequate records shall be maintained to indicate the expenses incurred in respect of quality control department or cost centre for product under reference. Where these services are also utilised for other products of the company, the basis of apportionment to textiles products and to other products shall be equitable and reasonable and clearly indicated in the records and applied consistently.

               

11.  INTEREST:

 

The proper records shall be maintained for interest charges paid. The amount of interest shall be allocated or apportioned to the product covered by these rules and other activities on a reasonable and equitable basis and followed consistently.  The basis of further charging of the share of the interest to the various types of such products shall also be reasonable and equitable and the same shall be followed consistently. The basis of such allocation or apportionment shall be spelt out clearly in the cost records or statements.

 

              

12. EXPENSES OR INCENTIVES ON EXPORTS:

               

The proper records showing the expenses incurred on the export sales, if any, of the textiles products shall be separately maintained so that the cost of export sales can be determined correctly.  Separate cost statement shall be prepared for textiles products exported giving details of export expenses incurred or incentive earned. In case, duty free import are made, the cost statements should reflect this fact. If the duty free imports have been made after actual production, the statement should reflect this fact also.

               

13.  PACKING EXPENSES:

        

(1) The proper records shall be maintained showing the quantity and cost of various packing materials and other expenses incurred on packing for marketing of the textiles products. Where such expenses are incurred in common for other products also, the basis of apportioning the expenses between the relevant products shall be equitable and reasonable and applied consistently.

 

               

(2) The detailed records of the expenses incurred on export packing, if any, shall also be kept separately and exhibited in the relevant cost statements for exports.

               

14. WORK IN PROGRESS AND FINISHED STOCK:

               

The method followed for determining the cost of work in progress and finished stock of the textiles products shall be indicated in the cost records so as to reveal the cost element that have been taken into account in such computation. The appropriate share of conversion cost upto the stage of completion shall be taken into account while computing the cost of work-in-progress. The method adopted for determining the cost of work-in-progress and finished goods shall be followed consistently.

              

15.  COST STATEMENTS:

               

(1) The cost statement showing details of installed capacity, production, wastage, issues and sales of the current financial year and previous year shall be prepared for each process adopted in manufacture or production of textiles products in Proformae A,B,C,D-1,D-2, D-3 and E.

               

(2) The product emerging from a process, which forms raw material for a subsequent process, shall be valued at the cost of production up to the previous stage.

               

(3) If the company is operating more than one plant or factory, separate cost statements as specified above shall be prepared in respect of each plant or factory.

 

(4) The cost statements shall be prepared count-wise or  denier-wise or  sort-wise for items whose production is substantial and which constitute eighty five percent or more of the total value of production and for the remaining items whose production is relatively negligible and where all such items put together constitute nearly fifteen percent of the total value of production, combined cost statements shall be prepared for groups of counts or  deniers or  sorts.

 

 

16.  PRODUCTION RECORDS:

               

Quantitative records of all finished goods, whether packed or unpacked, issues for sales and balances of different types of the product under reference produced by the company shall be maintained.

               

17.  RECONCILIATION OF COST AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS:

    

(1) The cost statements shall be reconciled with the financial statements for the financial year specifically indicating the expenses or incomes not considered in the cost records or statements so as to ensure accuracy and adjudge the profit of the product under reference with the overall profit of the company. Variations, if any, shall be clearly indicated and explained.

               

(2) A statement showing the total expenses incurred and income received by the company under different heads of accounts and the share applicable to the products shall be prepared and reconciled with the financial statement.

               

18. ADJUSTMENT OF COST VARIANCES:

               

Where the company maintains cost records on any basis other than actual such as standard costing, the records shall indicate the procedure followed by the company in working out the cost of the product under such system. The method followed for adjusting the cost variances in determining the actual cost of the product shall be indicated clearly in the cost records. The cost variances shall be shown against the separate heads and analysed into material, labour, overheads and further segregated into quantity, price and efficiency variances. The reasons for the variances shall be duly explained in the cost records or statements.

             

19.  STATISTICAL RECORDS:

               

(1) The records regarding available machine hours or direct labour hours in different production departments and actually utilised shall be maintained for production of textiles and shortfall suitably analysed. Suitable records for computation of idle time of machines shall also be maintained and analysed.

               

(2) The adequate records shall be maintained to enable the company to identify the capital employed, net fixed assets and working capital separately for the production or manufacture of textiles products and other products and other activities. Fresh investments on fixed assets that have not contributed to the production of textiles during the relevant period shall be indicated in the cost records. The records shall, in addition, show assets added as replacement and those added for increasing existing capacity.

 

(3) Whenever WTO provisions are attracted, proper records shall be maintained to identify the competitiveness of the product in the domestic as well as global market and the expenses, if any, incurred to combat the competition arising out of WTO provisions.  Adequate statistical records shall also be maintained to identify the market share of the product manufactured and the likely impact thereon on account of competitive goods imported into the country.  These records shall indicate, inter alia, the total volume of imports, names of importers, countries of origin and contain such empirical evidence as to show whether such imports can be construed as dumping and affecting the market share of the product. Proper records shall also be maintained, containing such details as may be necessary to show that the export price of the product is not such as to be construed as dumping in the importing country, by applying the provisions of WTO regarding anti dumping measures under Article VI of GATT 94.

 

 

     20.  CAPTIVE CONSUMPTION:

 

If textiles product is used for captive consumption proper records shall be maintained showing the quantity and cost of each item of textiles product transferred to other departments or units of the company for self consumption. The rates at which such transfers are effected shall be at cost only.

 

 

21.  POLLUTION CONTROL:

               

Expenditure incurred by the company on various measures to protect the environment like effluent treatment, control of pollution of air, water, etc., should be properly recorded.

 

                              

22. HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT:

               

Expenditure incurred by the company on the human resources development activity shall be recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFORMA A

Name of the company

     Name and address of the factory

  

Statement showing the cost of Utility like Power, Steam, Water, etc., produced and consumed during the year/period

   

A    Quantitative Information :

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SerialNumber

Particulars

Current Year (unit)

Previous Year (unit)

1.

Installed capacity

 

 

2.

Quantity produced

 

 

3.

Capacity utilisation

 

 

4.

Quantity re-circulated

 

 

5.

Quantity purchased

 

 

6.

Consumption including other losses

 

 

7.

Net units consumed

 

 

 

 

B    Cost Information:

SerialNumber

Particulars

Quantity

Rate

(Rupees)

per unit

Amount

(Rupees)

(in lacs)

 Cost  unit        

per

(Rupees)

 

 

 

 

 

Current

Year

Previous Year

A 1.

Materials(specify)

(a)

(b)

(c)