Urgent-firm name approval of ca firm

Respected Expert,

We are going to start a new company..
Surname of both the partners are Shah & Mehta respectively.

So it is very much difficult to apply for 4 alternative names and we need your help..

1)Whether we can put & in between 2 surnames?
2)Is Simultaneously & Associates necessary?

Can we put name like
MEHTA & SHAH ASSOCIATES

3) can there be 2 & in name?
  ex- SHAH & MEHTA & ASSOCIATES?

4) Any other suggestions?

Plz help...

Replies (16)

SHAH MEHTA & ASSOCIATES.

 Mr. darshak Shah

I suggest you four following names :-

1. SM & Co.

2. MS & Co.

3. S & M Co.

4. M & S Co.

 

Regards

CA. MANAV GOEL

 

MS & CO.

You can apply for following 4 alternatives:

1. Shah & Mehta

2. Mehta & Shah

3.Shah Mehta & Co

4.Mehta Shah & Co

 

 

NAME OF THE PARTENRS

(i) DINESH KUMAR BATRA

(ii) RAJESH KUMAR CHOPRA

 

YOU CAN KEEP NAME DINESH & RAJESH OR BATRA & CHOPRA or vice-versa

https://nirc-icai.org/memberstforms/atfn.htm see this link you can get a idea 

 

Criteria For Approval of Trade/Firm Name

 

(a) A trade/firm name is restricted to the name/s of the proprietor / partners as it / they appear in the
Register of members.
(b) The only suffixes to be allowed in firm name are Either:- "& CO", "and CO", "& Company","
And Company
OR :- "& Associates"," And Associates".
(c) In case of partnership firm the firm name can be proposed by taking the first full name or the
surname of the partners by using "&" or "AND"
Examples:
NAME OF THE PARTNERS
(i) DINESH KUMAR BATRA (ii) RAJESH KUMAR CHOPRA
Combination of firm name :
DINESH & RAJESH OR BATRA & CHOPRA or vice-versa.
Approval of firm name not allowed by splitting the name of the member/partners :-example
BAT+RAJ=BATRAJ, PRA+BAT= PRABAT, DIN+RAJ=DINRAJ
Initials of first name or the full name are allowed : D R& CO /&Associates, D K B+ R K C=D K B K C &
CO/ & Associates
Initials of surname not allowed.:- BATRA, CHOPRA = B C & Co / & Associates OR C B & CO/ &
ASSOCIATES
Combination of initials of first name alongwith initials of surname not allowed = D + CHOPRA = D
CHOPRA & CO / & ASSOCIATES R + BATRA = R BATRA & CO / & ASSOCIATES
Originally posted by : Maruthi S

You can apply for following 4 alternatives:

1. Shah & Mehta

2. Mehta & Shah

3.Shah Mehta & Co

4.Mehta Shah & Co

So...U mean & Associates or & co cant be seperated?

 

Expample-

Mehta & Shah Associates

Isnt it allowed?

Thank You Everyone for Reply

Now One Simple question

Mehta & Shah Associates

Is it allowed?

Yes it is allowed.

you can go for it as first choice.

Okay...Thanx Mr Gupta..

Mehta & Shah Associates is not allowed.if u click the link which i have send then u will get better idea.

My Friend get the name Gupta Gaurkar & Associates, so i though this type of name is allowed.

Select four names in order of your preferences.

Apply in Form 117 for firm name approval

After approval you need to register your firm with approved name with the Institute in Form No 18

You will get registration letter from the Institute

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