Cash Audit
Audit of cash receipts and payments only is known as cash audit. Auditor should be careful while conducting cash audit because there are chances of frauds. An auditor should check in detail all the documents, voucher and books of accounts while conducting cash audit. An auditor should provide suggestions to the client in the report after finding out the position of cash to conduct various programs and to prevent misuse of cash. Its report is to be presented to the appointing authority.
Cost Audit
The term 'cost audit' refers to the audit of cost records. The cost auditor is appointed to check the cost accounting records in order to ascertain their accuracy and also to ensure that cost accounting plan as laid down by the company is carried out. Cost audit is an audit of actual performances. Cost audit acts as an effective managerial tool for the detection of errors, frauds, inconsistencies and irregularities in cost accounting records. Cost audit is different from the financial audit as the latter is an examination of financial books and records in order to see whether or not the financial statements represent a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the organization while the former is the verification of cost accounts and a check on adherence to the cost accounting plans.
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