Representation to ICAI president against CAs enrolled with Urbanclap

Date: 28.09.2019

To,
The President
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi

Subject : Chartered Accountants getting empanelled with Urban clap, degrading the profession to rock bottom low.

Sir,

Amidst agitation being carried out by CA students under influence of revered faculties, another shocking instance has come to surface which has actually degraded the CA profession to as low as other daily wager jobs.

Urbanclap- an app which renders services of electricians, carpenters, house-keeping, cleaning services etc. has now chartered accountants on board. They have agreed to render services

1. At the doorstep of customer

2. Lowest prices

3. Fixed Prices

4. Free consultancy and

5. Personalised CA services (Pictures attached).

It is a big matter of concern for CA community that we are stooping so low that we have started comparing ourselves with skilled labour jobs and not professional assignments.

It is high time that ICAI must intervene and introspect what is happening and who is doing it. Because if this is not corrected at this moment, day is not far when CAs will be giving door to door services just like another beauty parlour. This thought not even horrifies me but also makes me unsure about my future as a practicing Chartered Accountant. Not only this while CA students agitation is heating up, most faculties have come out in open and have claimed that they dont recommend CA is a career option to anyone. They went on to say that CA must be chosen as the last resort, when a student has no other choice. I have openly protested it and has written an article few days back that CAs must value themselves first and then expect from clients. Urbanclap as a business cannot be blamed but those chartered accountants who have empanelled with them must be boycotted and their membership must be cancelled with immediate effect. I am also worried as to so called CAs empanelled with the App are actually CAs or some accountants who have ruined the markets to a large extent.

It is high time that ICAI should strengthen its code of conduct and take strict measures. More responsibility lies with the central council members who should now take up this matter before their self-interest. We need serious investigation in this regards. Because if no action is taken now, day is not far that members of the institute shall soon be on roads agitating to prevent their image from getting maligned.

Sir you are requested to take up this matter seriously with utmost priority.

—sd—–

(Keshav R Garg)
FCA

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