a CA. can do job as employee as well as continue practise???

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A Chartered Accountant generally cannot hold a full time job and practice simultaneously as per ICAI rules. A CA in employment must surrender COP. Part time COP may allow consultancy but no audit or certification work.

Mr.Rahul Gupta sir, Can a CA take Coaching Classes and Do Job together??? is it allowed By ICAI

agree with rahul

Mr Rahul,

I am practicing as a Proprietor in my owm firm, now i want to join another CA Firm as an Employee,

cai i eligible to do the same ??

I am a practicing CA (Partner in a CA firm). So can i join a permanent job in a privite co with COP.?? or I hv to surrender COP?

See this article for part time jobs for chartered accountant

https://www.sillyreading.com/2018/05/high-paying-part-time-jobs-chartered-accountant.H T M L

Can a govt employee who is CA get into practice
My wife is having over 5 years of experience and she is still practicing. She wants to now enroll her self into a job but every company requires a paysilp of last job. now how she can provide the payslips as she is working as a partner in the firm.
Please clarify me, I am doing job in icici bank. can i apply for cop and firm name registration ?
Is there any specific RULE to quote ?

Hello sir , I completed my postgradutation I'm 2013. Now currently am working as central government employee in CAG as a senior auditor since 5 years.. now I want to study CA course by direct route and I know the CA course follow up.. I have some doubts .. please calrify my doubts . if I complete the CA course, can I get the certificate of practice and join with my frnd partner firm ? Or can i get the partime time certificate of practice without quitting my current job ? 

Yes you can complete CA course and join as a partner after receiving COP from ICAI. But you cannot continue with your job side by side. There is no such thing as partial COP.

Hi I have small Doubt,

A CA is a sole proprietorship as well he is doing JOB. How ICAI institute know that he is doing both  . After Knowing to ICAI Post that what will happen to CA membership . Can u guide any one 

did you issue experience letter ?


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