A CA certificate confirming a sole proprietorship's existence, ownership, and turnover — commonly required for bank account opening, GST registration support, and loan applications.
This is to certify that ___ is a sole proprietorship concern owned and operated by ___ (PAN: ___), engaged in the business of ___, with its principal place of business at ___, as at ___, based on the books of account, income-tax records, GST registration (where applicable) and other documents produced before us and the information and explanations given to us.
This certificate is issued for the purpose of: ___.
A sole proprietorship has no legal identity separate from its proprietor; this certificate confirms that the named individual carries on business under the stated trade name, not the existence of a distinct legal entity. This certificate is based on the information furnished and verified to the extent considered necessary; it does not constitute an audit opinion within the meaning of the Standards on Auditing.
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.
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