ICAI proposes changes in Form 18 Change in Particulars of CA Firms

ICAI proposes changes in Form 18 Change in Particulars of CA Firms

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ICAI proposes changes in Form 18 Change in Particulars of CA Firms

ICAI proposes changes in Form 18 Change in Particulars of CA Firms

ICAI proposes changes in Form 18, vide Draft Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Regulations, 2020. A firm needs to Apply in Form 18 for registration of the firm within 30 days of the approval of the firm name. Any subsequent change in the particulars of the firm is intimated to the institute by submitting Form-18 duly signed within 30 days from the date of such change. Notification is given below for reference.

THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 10th December 2020

No. 1-CA(7)/197/2020.—The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, which the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India proposes to make, is hereby published, as required by sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India in which these draft regulations are published, are made available to the public;

Any person desiring to make any objection or suggestion in respect of the said draft regulations, may forward the same to the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India within the period so specified, addressed to the Acting Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI Bhawan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi– 110 002;

Any objection or suggestion which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of the period so specified will be taken into consideration by the Council.

Draft Regulations

1. (1) These regulations may be called the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988,-

(1) In Schedule ―A‖ to the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988, the following Form 18 shall be substituted:-

“ FORM ‘18’

(See Section 2(2) of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, Regulation 53B and Regulation 190 of the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988)

PARTICULARS OF OFFICES AND FIRMS

1. Name of firm/trade name of Chartered Accountant in practice

2. PAN number and GST Registration number of firm.

3. Name(s) of the proprietor/partners of firm with his/ their membership number(s)

Details of Partners Holding Certificate of Practice – (CA/CS/ ICWA)

S.N.Name of PartnerProfessional Qualifications*Membership

No.:

Whether membership is active

(Yes/ No)

Date from which Certificate of Practice held:

Details of Partners Holding Professional Qualifications Other than CA/ CS/ ICWA, permitted as per Regulation 53B

S.N.Name of PartnerProfessional Qualifications*Degree no.Name of University/ Institution which issued the Degree

4. (a) Date of formation of proprietory/partnership firm

(b) Date on which the present partnership was entered into

(c) Whether the partnership is supported by a Deed?

(d) Whether all the partners are sharing the profits of the firm?

5. Ref. No; Date and particulars of approval of trade/firm name obtained from the Council (applicable to cases where the firm was started on or after 1.1.1983)

6. Address of the Head Office of the firm/Chartered Accountant in practice.

7. (a) Address(es) of the branch office(s) of the firm/Chartered Accountant in practice, if any

(b) Date on which each branch office was opened

8. Name of the member, with a membership number who is in charge of each of the offices, i.e., head office and branch offices.

Head OfficeName of the member in-chargeMembership Number
Branch Office(s)Name(s) of the member(s) in-chargeMembership Number(s)

9. Whether the proprietor/any partner stated in serial number 3 above is/are partner or proprietor or paid assistant with any other firm(s) of chartered accountants in practice anywhere in India and whether any of them are engaged in a full time or a part-time occupation elsewhere?

10. If yes, give details in each case

Name of the Partner/ proprietor/paid assistantName(s) of the firm(s) of chartered accountants with which connectedCapacity in which connectedParticulars of full time or part-time occupation elsewhere if any

11. In the case of a firm, whether any partner is also                                YES                  NO
practicing in his individual name?

12. If yes, give name(s) and membership number(s) of the member(s)

13. Name(s) of the member(s) of the Institute with membership number(s) holding full-time employment in the firm/under the chartered accountant in practice and date of joining of each such member.

14. Whether any paid assistant stated at serial number 13                 YES                  NO
above is partner or proprietor or paid assistant with any other
firm(s) or chartered accountant in practice anywhere in India ?

15. If yes, give details:-

Name of the paid assistantName(s) and place(s) of firm(s) in which engaged as partner/ Proprietor/paid AssistantCapacity in which connected with the firm, i.e. as partner/ Proprietor/paid Assistant

16. Whether any paid assistant stated at serial number 13 above is practicing?

17. If yes, give name(s) and membership number(s) of the paid assistant(s)

Declaration

I/ We hereby confirm that the information given in this form is true and correct.

Signature(s) of the proprietor/
all partner(s) of the firm with
their membership number(s).]

Place:
Date:

RAKESH SEHGAL, Acting Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./407/2020]

Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 1st June, 1988 vide number 1-CA(7)/134/88 dated 1st June, 1988 and subsequently amended.

 

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