Signing an audit report

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

18 June 2012 Dear All,

If a C.A is working full time for a CA firm but not as salaried employee but as an individual professional and is holding a full time COP, can he sign an Audit Report on behalf of the firm, or he needs to be partner in the firm to sign it?

CA CS Amit S. Kedia

CA CS Amit S. Kedia (Expert)
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18 June 2012 Only partners holding Valid COP can sign the audit report on behalf of the Firm.

CA Roshan Jha

CA Roshan Jha (Expert)
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18 June 2012 No, he can not sign audit reports on behalf of the firm. For signing audit reports he has to be the partner in the firm, as in audit reports capacity in which the person is signing report is also mentioned.