Payment of Ann. membership/cert. of practice fee for 2009-10

PAYMENT OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP/CERTIFACTE OF PRACTICE FEE FOR THE YEAR 2009-10

The annual Membership and Certificate of Practice fees (if member holds certificate of practice) became due and payable on 1st April, 2009. Circulars advising members to pay the membership/certificate of practice fee were sent to individual members in the month of April, 2009 and published in May, 2009 issue of the Journal.

Attention of all those members who have still not paid the annual membership fee/certificate of practice fee by 31st July, 2009 is invited to pay the fees immediately so as to reach the concerned Regional Office before 30th September, 2009.

The non-payment of annual membership/certificate of practice fee will have the following consequences:

• The member will not be eligible to use designatory letters CA. as a prefix to the name and ACA / FCA and designation Chartered Accountant .
• A member in practice will cease his right to practise as a Chartered Accountant.
• Such a member will not be eligible to train articled/audit assistant already receiving training under him.
• The member will not be eligible to train any new articled/audit assistant.
• Such a member will not be eligible to carry out audit/certificate/attest and other functions in view of (i) & (ii) above.

For, any other clarification, members are advised to contact the concerned Decentralized Offices of the Region.

Please pay your membership fee and avoid unwanted removal of your name.

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FOR THE ATTENTION OF MEMBERS

Membership and Certificate of Practice Fee for the year 2009-2010 - (09-06-2009) Annual Membership and Certificate of Practice fee for the year 2009-2010 was payable on 1st April 2009. The schedule of fee is as under:

Individual circulars have already been dispatched to members giving details of scales of fee and also the manner of remittance of the fee. The fee can, therefore, be remitted to the concerned Decentralized Office.

It may be noted that remittance of fee has to be made by cheque or demand draft in favour of Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India payable at a place where the concerned decentralized office is located.

Members can also pay fee in advance in accordance with the details given in the fee circular sent to members.

In case, members have not received the fee circular and entry on Record they are advised to contact the concerned Decentralized Office. Members are further requested to return the Entry on Record duly verified by them.

Members might be aware that the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Fund has been set up with the object, inter alia, of providing financial assistance to Institute s members and/or their families in distress. Chartered Accountants can become member of the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Fund either by paying ordinary membership fee of Rs. 500/-* annually or become life member thereof by paying one time amount of Rs.2500/-*. The fund has been providing financial assistance to the members and/or the families of the deceased member depending on the number of request received and the fund position. In order to provide assistance to more members and in a substantial manner, augmentation of the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Fund is necessary. Towards this direction, members are earnestly requested to contribute their mite while remitting their membership/certificate of practice fee for the year 2009-10. It is hoped that the members of the Institute would respond positively to this noble cause.



* The Council in its 287th meeting decided that the annual membership subscription be raised to Rs. 500/- from Rs. 100/- and life membership subscription be raised to Rs. 2500/- from Rs. 1000/-.