About the Board

Cost Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

The Council of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India has constituted the Cost Auditing and Assurance Standards Board entrusting the responsibility to formulate standards and develop guidance notes in the areas of auditing, assurance, related services and quality control.

Objectives and Functions

The following are the objectives and functions of the Cost Auditing and Assurance Standards Board:

• To identify areas in which Standards on Quality Control, Assignment Standards, Standards on Auditing and Standards on Related Services need to be developed.
• To develop Standards on Quality Control, Assignment Standards, Standards on Auditing and Standards on Related Services so that they may be issued under the authority of the Council of the Institute.
• To develop Guidance Notes on issues arising out of any Standard or on auditing issues pertaining to any specific industry or on generic issues so that they may be issued under the authority of the Council of the Institute.
• To formulate and issue Technical Guides, Practice Manuals and other Papers under its own authority for guidance of Cost Accountants in the cases felt appropriate by the Board.
• To review the existing Standards, Guidance Notes, Technical Guides, Practice Manuals and other Papers to assess their relevance in the changed conditions and to undertake their revision, if necessary.
• To provide Interpretations or formulate General Clarifications, where necessary, on issues arising from the Standards.