FRN will be compulsory field for UDIN generation from 12 AM of 1st February 2022

Last updated: 31 January 2022

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced that the Firm Registration Number (FRN) will become a mandatory field for generating a UDIN from midnight on February 1st, 2022. This change aims to help firms track UDINs generated by their partners and allow firm heads to view these UDINs. For members not working for a firm, 'NA' or 'Not Applicable' can be entered.

UDIN Directorate
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
31st January, 2022

Sub: FRN will be compulsory field for UDIN Generation from 12.00 am of 1st February 2022

FRN Compulsory for UDIN from Feb 1st: ICAI Mandate

This is to state that Firm Registration Number (FRN) will be a compulsory field for generating UDIN from 12.00 am of 1st February 2022. The FRN will be displayed in the dropdown which will be fetched from the SSP database on real-time basis. If the member is not carrying out the assignment on behalf of any firm, then member can mention NA/Not Applicable/Individual Capacity in the place of FRN. The purpose of mandating the FRN is to enable the firms to consolidate the total UDINs generated by its partners on its behalf for its clients, prospectively.

Further, the head in charge of the firm, as per the SSP database, can view the list of UDINs generated by the partners on behalf of the firm prospectively. It may be noted that one firm cannot view the UDINs generated for another firm by a common partner.

Members may take a note of aforesaid information. For queries, please write to us at udin@icai.in.

UDIN Directorate

FAQ :

The FRN will be a compulsory field for UDIN generation from 12:00 AM on February 1st, 2022.

The purpose is to enable firms to consolidate UDINs generated by their partners for clients and allow firm heads to view these UDINs.

If you are not carrying out the assignment on behalf of any firm, you can mention 'NA', 'Not Applicable', or 'Individual Capacity' in the FRN field.

No, one firm cannot view the UDINs generated for another firm by a common partner.

For queries, you can write to the UDIN Directorate at udin@icai.in.

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