Filing of Cost Audit Report and Compliance Report in the extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) - Companies Law - 2/2013

General Circular No. 2/2013 52/17/CAB-2011 Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Cost Audit Branch ***** B-1 Wing, 2 nd Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003 Dated the January 31, 2013 To, The President, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, 12, Sudder Street, Kolkata 700 016 Subject: Filing of Cost Audit Report and Compliance Report in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) mode. Sir, In continuation of MCA s General Circular Nos. 8/2012 dated May 10, 2012 [as amended on June 29, 2012] and 18/2012 dated July 26, 2012 , it has been decided that all cost auditors and the companies concerned are allowed to file their Cost Audit Reports and Compliance Reports for the year 2011-12 [including the overdue reports relating to any previous year(s)] with the Central Government in the XBRL mode, without any penalty, within 180 days from the close of the company s financial year to which the report relates or by January 31, 2013, whichever is later. The Institute is requested to circulate this for the information of all concerned. (B.B.Goyal) Adviser (Cost) Tel: 011-24366005 Copy to: E-Governance Cell, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi with a request to upload this circular on the MCA s website. All Regional Directors / Registrars of Companies PS to CAM PS to Secretary / Additional Secretary PS to Joint Secretary (R) / Joint Secretary (M) / Joint Secretary (SP) / DII (UCN) / Economic Adviser