Letter of Authority to Chartered Accountant - File Returns and Represent

I / We, ___, PAN ___, of ___, hereby authorise ___, Chartered Accountants, ___, represented by ___ (M.No. ___), to act on my / our behalf for the following purposes in respect of ___:

• Prepare and file returns, forms and statements under the ___.
• Receive notices, orders and communications, and reply to them.
• Appear before and represent me / us before the authorities, in the matters listed here.
• Obtain copies of records and information from the authorities.
• Sign and submit documents, applications and responses within this scope.

This authority is valid from ___ until ___ unless revoked earlier in writing. I / We confirm that the information we give you is true and complete, and that we remain responsible for the returns and statements filed on our behalf.

Where a portal requires it, I / we will also add the firm as authorised representative on the portal. Where the client is a company or firm, this letter is to be supported by a board resolution or partners authority.

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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