THE INSTITUTE OF company Secretaries of India MCA: August Shri Rajesh Verma. IAS Secretary Ministry of Corporate Affairs Government of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, Shastri Bhawan. New Delhi – 110 001 Subject: ICSI UDIN and eCSIN Guidelines – Reg. Respected Sir, Kindly refer to ICSI letter dated 19th December. 2019 and 3rd J...
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A provision for generating UDIN in bulk for Certificates has been incorporated in UDIN Portal. Using this facility now the members will be able to generate UDIN in bulk (uptil 300 UDINs) for various types of Certificates in one go. It can be done through uploading of excel file....
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Q.1 While conducting Bank Audit, whether separate UDINs are required to be generated for LFAR, Tax Audit, Statutory Audit Report etc.? Ans: No, since UDIN has to be generated per Assignment per Signatory on a given date, so one UDIN will suffice for the Bank Audit Report including LFAR and Certificates. However, separate UDIN will [&helli...
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ICAI requested CBIC to include a column for mentioning UDIN in all the forms related to their department. It is to be noted that CBDT has already assured ICAI to include UDIN in all its Audit Report and Certification from 1st April, 2020. UDIN curbs the malpractices of misrepresentation of Chartered Accountants’ services and forgeri...
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), being a proactive regulator of accountancy profession in India, has conceptualized and developed an innovative concept of Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) under which a unique number is now generated for every document certified/attested by a Chartered Accountant in pract...
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It has been noticed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India that Financial Documents / Reports / Certificates are being signed by Non-CAs misrepresenting themselves as CA Members thereby misleading the Regulators, Authorities and Stakeholders. To curb this menace and malpractices, ICAI has conceptualised and implemented an in...
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UDIN is Unique Document Identification number is system generated 18 digit number which needs to be mentioned on the documents either by printing or it can be handwritten on the document issued. This 18 digit number means first 2 digit means of the year (Current year i.e. in case of 2019 it would be 19) Next 6 digit would consist of the m...
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The role of the Company Secretaries as governance enablers in the Indian corporate scenario has been well acknowledged, both by the corporates and the Regulators. Company Secretaries, both in employment and in practice have distinct roles to play as far as the governance framework of the Indian corporate arena is concerned. The ICSI, too,...
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ICSI Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) Guidelines. (as approved by the Council in its 261st (Special) Meeting held on 27th June, 2019 at New Delhi and further amended by the Council in its 263rd Meeting held on 23rd September, 2019 at New Delhi) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Part II […]...
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Extension of time limit of UDIN generation from 15 days to 30 days – One Time Relaxation In response to the various representations received from Members at large for inability in generating UDIN due to floods in many parts of the Country and related internet issues, the Council at its 386th Meeting held on 18th […]...
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) for Practicing Cost Accountants/CMAs. Q.1 What is Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN)? What is the objective of UDIN? Ans. Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) is an 18-Digits system generated unique number for to be entered on every documen...
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Q. Why concept of UDIN is launched by an Institution? In an attempt to pursue heightened sense of self-governance and strengthen the practising side of the profession of Company Secretaries, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has rolled out a unique initiative in the form of Unique Document Identification Number or UDIN. Aimed ...
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UNIQUE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (UDIN) Guidelines 2019 is Approved by ICSI Council on 27th June, 2019 Objective of the Guidelines 1. enable the stakeholders to verify the authenticity of various documents certified by Company Secretaries in Practice; 2. prevent counterfeiting of various attestations / certifications; 3. provide ease...
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FAQs issued by UDIN Monitoring Group of ICAI Dated 2nd September,2019 1. If UDIN could not be generated at the time of signing the Audit Reports/Certificates, what steps should I follow? It is mandatory to generate UDIN while signing the Audit Reports/Certificates/Document. However, if any member is unable to generate UDIN as desired ab...
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The attestation of a Company Secretary (CS) on a certificate or any such document is of immense value since it usually signifies that the CS, in his professional opinion, has ensured that there is no misrepresentation by the entity issuing/submitting such a document. It was being observed that certain unscrupulous individuals were forging...
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UDIN (Unique Document Identification Number): A Blessing in Disguise for Professionals UDIN : What is Unique in Unique Document Identification Number ? The Concept of UDIN is a very much awaited decision and a welcome step towards better transparency in Certification of documents by various Professionals including Practising Chartered Acc...
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UDIN- ICSI Unique Document Identification Number [1]In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Part II of the Second Schedule to the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 as amended by the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006. The council member in its 261st meeting held on 27th June, 2019 issued Unique Document Identification Numb...
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UDIN 1. MEANING: It stands for UNIQUE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. The UDIN is an 18-Digit system generated number and it has the following format: For E.g.: 19A58903AKTSBN1659 First 2 Digits Last 2-Digit of the Current Year (in this case 19) Next 6 Digits ICSI’s Membership No. i.e., AAAAAA (in this case A58903) Next 10 Digits [&hell...
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Notification No.1-CA(7)/192/2019 -
(02/08/2019) -
A member of the Institute in practice shall generate Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) for all kinds of the certification, GST and Tax Audit Reports and other Audit, Assurance and Attestation functions undertaken/signed by him which made mandatory from the following dates through announcements published on the website of the IC...
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Chartered Accountants with fulltime Certificate of Practice should register and generate their UDINs on the UDIN Portal by registering the certificates attested/certified by them. I am happy to inform that the number of UDINs generated touched the noteworthy 2-million mark....
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Several times it has been noticed that non-CAs has been misrepresenting themselves as ICAI member and offering certification services to numerous Authorities and Stakeholders. Such malpractices started bringing a question on the authenticity of financial documents/certification done by actual ICAI Members in practice. Considering the rise...
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Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) is mandatory for all Certificates issued by Company Secretary in Practice w.e.f. 01st October 2019 Background: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) In the event of 20th National Conference of Practicing Company Secretaries held on 5th July, 2019 at Bangalore has introduced the...
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1. Letter dated 17th June, 2019 received from MCA regarding difficulty in filing Form INC 22A (ACTM). 2. Implementation of Employee Company Secretary Identification Number (eCSIN) Guidelines. 3. Implementation of Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) Guidelines....
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Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) being made mandatory from 1st July, 2019 for all Audit/Assurance/Attest function – (01-07-2019) It has been noticed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India that Financial Documents / Reports / Certificates are being signed by Non-CAs misrepresenting themselves as CA Members t...
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UDIN FOR Cost & Management Accountants (CMAs) in Full Time Practice-FAQs-ICMAI OF LATE BUZZ WORD IS UDIN NOW POPULAR IN PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITY REGARDING CERTIFICATION WORK DONE BY CMAs. Several times it has been noticed that non-CMAs has been misrepresenting themselves as ICMAI member and offering certification services to numerous A...
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Hello friends greetings for the day in the current article we will discuss about generation and other procedural requirement for Unique document identification number in case of Tax audit or GST Audit conducted by a CA. It has been made mandatory for all tax audit reports and GST Audit reports with effect from 1st April […]...
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Hello friends in the current article we will discuss about various issues involved during generation of UDIN by a practicing Chartered accountants. 1. Multiple reports under one assignment. Whether to issue multiple UDIN or one? In case there are multiple reports under single assignment undertaken by a member then there is no requirement ...
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It has been decided to require the members of ICAI to also mention the UDIN immediately after the ICAI’s membership number while signing audit reports. This requirement will be in addition to other requirements relating to the auditor’s signature prescribed in the relevant law or regulation and the Standards on Auditing....
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UDIN BEING MADE MANDATORY IN 2nd PHASE FOR GST & TAX AUDIT REPORTS You may be aware that Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) has been made mandatory as per the Council decision taken at its 379th Meeting held on 17th – 18th December, 2018 in the following phases: ♣ All Certification done by Practising CAs […]...
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