I completed my actual 3.5 years of articleship on
27-05-2012 & started excess leave taken from 28-05-2012. I got
late to submit Form no. 108 so sent a DD of Rs. 100/- with
condonation letter. But my Form no. 107 was sent within 60
days but without franking. The date written on Form No. 107 was
28-05-2012 for starting excess leave. I received a letter from
Institute dated : 27-07-2012 stating they require franking copy of
form No. 107. The letter was received late by me but as soon i
received I did franking to Form no. 107 on 23-08-2012 and got it
attested from my principle & sent to the institute. After that
Institute did'nt demanded any documents. I had 4-5 phone calls
with Institute employees regarding calculation of my extension
period date. They said that my articleship will be calculated
from date written on form no. 107 i.e 28-05-2012. But today i got
a call from institute stating i should send Form No. 102 & 103
[Franking done] and articleship will be calculated from date of
franking or within 30 days. They have'nt sent me any
letter/notice related to this documentation requirement. My
query is I have done articleship uptill now & now they are saying
me they need more documents. What should I do because my
4.5 months will be wasted. Is'nt there any other way? Can I send
penalty for late franking? Or Can I send Form No. 102 & 103
dated 28-05-2012 with late fees and franking done on todays
date? Please tell me is there any way?
Articleship & franking
Ankita Chawla (CA Student + Graphologist + Accountant + Audit Assistant) (909 Points)
11 October 2012