I am a newly qualified Chartered Accountant and would like to change my signature before applying for membership.
Is it mandatory for my signature as a CA member to be the same as the one used in my government documents and bank records?
If I change my signature at this stage, will I also be required to update it across all my official documents and bank accounts?

Employee house hold luggage transported by gta.
Bill is in the name of employee. Expenses debited under staff welfare expenses. But payment made by company.
Is RCM applicable under GTA service.

Dear Experts,

I am a recently qualified Chartered Accountant from the May 2025 examination. I re-joined my articleship firm as an employee in December 2025. I obtained my Certificate of Practice (COP) in February 2026. However, my employment details have not yet been updated by the auditor in the SSP portal of ICAI.

I seek clarification on the following:

1. Does “part-time COP” mean holding a COP while being employed in a corporate organization (non-CA firm) only?
2. After my employment details are updated in the SSP portal as an employee of a CA firm, will I still be considered as holding a full-time COP?
3. Can I sign reports or undertake assignments for my personal clients while continuing employment with the audit firm, irrespective of whether it is considered full-time or part-time COP?
4. Is written consent from employer firm mandatory before signing independent reports?
5. Are there any restrictions under the ICAI Code of Ethics regarding dual practice and employment under another CA?
6. Is prior permission or intimation to ICAI required before accepting personal assignments while being employed in a CA firm?
7. Is there any requirement to register a proprietary firm separately in SSP portal for intimation to ICAI before signing personal assignments?
8. if ICAI not allowed to practice my own while doing employment in CA firm, Can be sleeping partner with another CA alongwith employment in CA firm?
9. Are there any specific ICAI regulations governing the rights and restrictions of a COP holder employed in a CA firm, particularly regarding signing authority and independent practice?

Before deciding whether to continue employment with the CA firm while holding COP or to start independent practice, I would like to understand the legal and ethical position clearly.

I request the experts to kindly guide me.

Thanking you in advance.

Dear Sir,
I filed TDS return for the period Q3. But in that mismatch or not entered the short deduction certificate number. Now how to rectify that.
Can anyone help me out.

A private Trust intends to Gift some land to a society for running a school.
My questions are:-

(1) whether this transaction is treated as Capital Gain in the hands of Trust u/s 50C ?
(2) And what about Society ? Will they have to pay tax ? As they will receive Immovable property without any consideration [Section 56(2) ]

Need Tax opinion,Our business model is to buy land, convert it to non Agricultural land, develop a solar park by taking approval from govt and sell the full project(EPC+ land) to different customers, we treat such land as inventory. We completed 1 solar park earlier. For our 2nd project, we bought land but due to operational issues we couldn’t start EPC and now we are planing to setup SPV and transfer this land including appovals taken as a capital. Want to understand the Tax implications on this transfer. 1.Whether this transfer is Taxable ? if yes then under what sec ? 2.If Taxable what should be the sale consideration (We receive shares in the SPV)? 3. Can this treated as slump sale or demerger ?

A Hindu person died intestate in tamilnadu. He have a self acquired property in tamilnadu. He has 3 sons and one daughter. Son 1 died left with one son and five daughters and out of them one daughter died already and her husband is alive. Son 2 have one son and one daughter. Son 3 married but no issues. Daughter of deceased married in 1966. I want to know to share their proportionate share among them. How much each coparceners have entitlement of such land?

I am paying monthly Rent of Rs. 40,000/- & Rs. 1,25,000/- to Single Owner for 2 Property at different location. Now i want to deduct TDS u/s 194IB.

Just want to confirm that can i deduct TDS on 1,25,000/- or Total 1,65,000/- (40K + 125K).

Payment of rent is paid seperately by 2 different cheque resp

Kindly advise on the procedures to be followed for

(1) transferring the electronic ledger balances to the new entity
(2) Advance for service was received in the old entity ( Firm) and actual invoice is received by new entity ( P Ltd Co) . How to deal this situation ?

Pls help

My salary income is 8 lacs and short term capital gain under sec 111A is 2 lacs for the financial year 2025-26? Is rebate under sec 87 a applicable for short term capital gain income under new tax regime?