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Ten difference between cost accountant and chartered accountant?

what is the difference between chartered accountant and cost accountant

Difference between cost
accountant and chartered accountant

Please type your question or comment here and then click Submit. Now i read in 3 2nd year commerce .And want tn study chatered accounting but how?

Hello friend,

Difference between cost accountant and chartered accountant is,

Cost Accountancy gives more weight-age to Cost Accounting as a subject. Or

you can say that it is like professional degree with Costing/ Cost Accounting as

a major subject. I hope you know what Cost Accounting means. This is

allocating costs to each unit produced. This is more useful in manufacturing

industries. Cost Accountants can do Cost Audit which is compulsory for certain

manufacturing companies under the Companies Act, 1956 in India.

-->As against this, Chartered Accountants get specialised knowledge in Taxation

and Auditing. They have to undergo practical training under a qualified Chartered

Accountant. They do the financial auditing meaning auditing the books of

accounts. All companies need to get their accounts audited by a qualified

Chartered Accountant under Companies Act 1956 in India. Further under the

Indian Income Tax Act, any entity having turnover exceeding a certain

threshold are to be audited under that Act.

We can list a lot of such things but I have given fundamental differences.

Hope your are reasonably clear now.

icwa students also studying income tax as well as indirect tax then why are icwa institute saying if icwa students goes to articleship only students goes to cost accountant and cost accountant firm (or)any organisations. if icwa students goes to chartered accountant firm they cannot appeal the final examinations.
sir plz tell me the reason for this...

Hiiii friend.......
Chartered Accountancy (CA) is one of the most highly wanted courses in India. It is important for students to register with the institute of Chartered Accountants of India to appear for the examination.

Eligibility:
If you have passed 10+2 from any stream from a recognized school, you are eligible to apply for the Common Proficiency Test (CPT).

Duration:
The course period is 1 year.
Subjects:
the topics include basic knowledge of Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Mercantile Law.

Cost Accountancy :
A cost accounting degree equips you with the knowledge on how to manage finance competently and ensure managerial decisions are well within the available resources.
Eligibility:
A student from any branch after having passed the 10+2 examination is eligible to appear for the Foundation Course.
There are two levels after the Course: the Intermediate and the Final Examination.

I M A STUDENT OF ICWA I M DO JOB AT A CA FIRM ,THAT JOB CAN GIVE EXPIRENCE FOR MY FUTURE LIFE?
ARNAB

I'm a 1pu stutend frm commerce stream . I don't which is better .either CA or ICWA .plz give ans to my q'tion

What is the 20 difference between a charted accountant and cost accountant