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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs extends the deadline for filing the Cost Audit Report in XBRL format for the financial year 2025-26. Companies do not pay additional fees for filings made until 31 December 2026. Filings made after this date attract all applicable fees and additional fees. These fees apply from the original due date under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014. This relaxation applies to all stakeholders required to file form CRA-4.
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General Circular No. 06/2026 F.No. Policy-17/52/2020-CL-V YR AIBR /Government of India HTGRE BT TATTT /Ministry of Corporate Affairs 3rd Floor, Room No. 13020, Wing-D, Kartavya Bhavan-1, Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi, 110001 Dated: 27" October, 2026
To The DGCoA, The Cost Audit Branch, All Regional Directors, All Registrar of Companies, All Stakeholders.
Subject: Relaxation of additional fees and extension of time for filing CRA-4 (Cost Audit Report in XBRL format) - regarding.
Sir/Madam,
Keeping in view the requests received from various stakeholders requesting an extension of the due dates for filing Cost Audit Report, for the financial year 2025-26, it has been decided that any filing of CRA-4 (Cost Audit Report in XBRL format) for the said Financial Year made up to 31.12.2026 would not attract payment of any additional fees.
Any filings made subsequent to the currency of this General Circular would attract payment of all fees, including additional fees, as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, from the date when such filings were actually due under Rule 6(6) of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
Yours faithfully,
ndrajit Vania) Joint Director (Policy)
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