Cost Accounting Standards

Cost Accounting Standards
CAS No	Title	Objective	Useful for
CAS1(Final)	Classification of Cost	For preparation of Cost Statements	Assessment of excise duty and other taxes, anti-dumping measures, transfer pricing etc.
CAS2(Final)	Capacity Determination	For determination of capacity	Proper allocation, apportionment and absorption of cost.
CAS3(Final)	Overheads	For Collection, Allocation, Apportionment and Absorption of overheads	Determining Cost of products, services or activities
Revised CAS3(Exposure Draft)	Overheads	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Overheads with reasonable accuracy.	Determining the Overheads with reasonable accuracy.
CAS4(Final)	Cost of Production for Captive Consumption	To determine the assessable value of excisable goods used for captive consumption.	Determining Cost of products, services or activities
CAS5(Final)	Average (equalized) Cost of Transportation	To determine averaged/equalized transportation cost	Calculating the amount of deduction from assessable value of excisable goods, freight subsidy, Insurance claim valuation, etc
CAS6(Final)	Material Cost	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the material cost with reasonable accuracy in an economically feasible manner.	Applicable to all cost statements which require measurement, assignment,   classification   and presentation of material costs. To be followed in all cost statements requiring assurance including attestation.
CAS7(Final)	Employee Cost	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Employee cost with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to cost statements which require classification, measurement, assignment, presentation and disclosure of Employee cost including those requiring attestation
CAS8(Final)	Cost of Utilities	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Cost of Utilities with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to cost statements which require classification, measurement, assignment, presentation and disclosure of Cost of Utilities including those requiring attestation
CAS9(Final)	Packing Material Cost	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Packing Material Cost with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to cost statements which require classification, measurement, assignment, presentation and disclosure of Packing Material Cost including those requiring attestation
CAS10(Final)	Direct Expenses	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Direct Expenses with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to cost statements which require classification, measurement, assignment, presentation and disclosure of Direct Expenses including those requiring attestation
CAS11 (Final)	Administrative Overheads	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Administrative Overheads with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to cost statements which require classification, measurement, assignment, presentation and disclosure of Administrative Overheads including those requiring attestation
CAS12 (Final)	Repairs And Maintenance Cost	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Repairs and Maintenance Cost with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to cost statements which require classification, measurement, assignment, presentation and disclosure of Repairs and Maintenance Cost including those requiring attestation
CAS13 (Final)	Cost of Service Cost Centre	To bring uniformity and consistency in the principles and methods of determining the Cost of Service Cost Centre with reasonable accuracy.	Applicable to the preparation and presentation of cost statements, which require classification, measurement and assignment of Cost of Service Cost Centre, including those requiring attestation

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