Tony John (Chartered Accountant) (6085 Points)
20 August 2013While doing e-filing for AY 2013-14, the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss are to be scanned and attached along with 3CA/ 3CD.
My query is whether the said Financial Statements need to be signed by the auditor and client before it is scanned (after converting it to PDF document) or does converting the Excel sheet to PDF suffice (without the auditor and client signing)?
Anyway the auditor shall digitally sign after all the documents are uploaded.
Please help.
shivaji prasad bhimavarapu
(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT)
(2391 Points)
Replied 20 August 2013
In my opinion, The statements should be signed by auditor as well as assessee. It is as good as filing the statements and audit report filing physically as we used to do earlier by this year we are filing them electronically, without going to the IT Department.
Mihir
(Wealth Manager)
(5293 Points)
Replied 20 August 2013
The balance sheet and profit & loss account needs to be signed before scanning and uploading it on the website.
Kanhaiya
(Nangia & Co.)
(1981 Points)
Replied 20 August 2013
Radhe Radhe,
yes it should be duly signed by CA and assessee
RAJAT
(Partner)
(72 Points)
Replied 21 August 2013
CA Siddharth Mehra
(Chartered Accountant)
(145 Points)
Replied 21 August 2013
yes it is safe to first sign then scan your balance sheet and profit & loss a/c
CA B PALANIKUMAR
(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT)
(59 Points)
Replied 21 August 2013
In my opinion it should sign by both CA as well as the assesee. Because the DS used by CA is covers 3CA or 3CB and 3CD only not B/s and P and L.
CA M.MD SAREEF
(+91-90920-53115 )
(708 Points)
Replied 21 August 2013
PDF PRINT WITH "SD- AND CLIENT NAME" and "SD-AUDITOR NAME And MEM NUMBER"
MAY BE SUFFICE
SINCE IT IS ANY WAY DIGITALLY SIGNED JUST LIKE ROC E-FILLING
BUT BEING FIRST YEAR WE CAN MANUALLY SIGN AND SCAN FOR SAFER SIDE TILL CLARIFICATION FROM DEPT COMES OFFICIALLY
Tony John
(Chartered Accountant)
(6085 Points)
Replied 21 August 2013
The Digital signature covers only the 3CA/ 3CD part and not the Balance Sheet and P/L part.
JAYESH SHAH
(PROPRIETOR)
(24 Points)
Replied 22 August 2013
P & L and BS only are required to be attached or the whole report with Directors Report/Auditors report and notes to the accounts also?
ANIL CHAKRAVARTHY ISUNOORU
(TAX PROFESSIONAL)
(26 Points)
Replied 28 August 2013
Using the latest version of Adobe Reader PDF documents can be digitally signed. Hence PDF documents generated by conversion of excel files can be digitally signed by the assesse as well as the CA. Can we upload the Balance Sheet and P&L Account in PDF format digitally signed by assesse and CA?
PRITI SINGH
(2 Points)
Replied 27 March 2021
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