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CAPA Report Format — Corrective and Preventive Action (Word)

Record the problem, immediate correction, root cause, corrective and preventive actions, and the effectiveness check.

Free · CORAA original — SA-aligned
Updated 17 Oct 2026
Covers
Correction · cause · action
Closes on
Effectiveness check
Use
ISO, quality, audit
Format
Editable Word
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Your firm — letterhead
Appears at the top of the document as the audit firm letterhead.
Used as the letterhead block.
Engagement details
The client and period this document is for.
What’s inside

An excerpt from the template.

Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Report — ___

Period / scope: ___ | Prepared by: ___ | Reviewed by: ___ | Date: ___

CAPA reference: ___ | Raised from: audit / complaint / incident / review | Owner: ___

1. Description of the problem

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About this template

What you’re downloading, and when to use it.

This template follows the format published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in the AASB Audit Working Paper Templates (June 2023), the authoritative reference for Indian statutory-audit documentation. Fill in your firm’s letterhead and the engagement details on the form above, click Download Word file, and you’ll get a fully formatted .docx ready to use.

Everything is generated in your browser and on a stateless API endpoint — no account, nothing stored on our servers. We’ll ask for a work email once before your first download so we can send you the file and the occasional relevant update; after that, downloads on this device are instant. Edit freely in Word, Google Docs or Pages before sending to your client.

Common questions

FAQs.

What is the difference between correction and corrective action?
A correction fixes the problem in front of you. A corrective action removes its cause so it does not return.
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