ICAI releases Annual Membership Fees Structure for the year 2023-2024



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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the annual membership and Certificate of Practice (COP) fees for the 2023-2024 financial year. These fees were due on 1st April 2023 and must be paid by 30th September 2023. Members can pay online through the Self-Service Portal (SSP), with options for advance payment for up to 10 years. The fee structure varies based on membership category (Associate or Fellow) and whether the member holds a COP, with discounts available for opting for e-journals.

Members & Students Services (Grievances Handling and e-Sahaayataa) Directorate
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
26th May, 2023

ANNUAL FEE CIRCULAR 2023-24

M&SS/Fee-Circular/2023-24 

ICAI Annual Membership Fees 2023-24 Released

Members are advised to remit Annual Membership/Certificate of Practice fees for the year 2023-2024, which became due for payment on 1st April, 2023 and needs to be paid on or before 30th September, 2023. All Members are requested to pay the fee immediately as Tax Invoice (in terms of GST Liability) has been already generated. The applicable amount of Annual Membership/Certificate of Practice Fee including GST is given below.

Members may also pay total fees in advance for Membership/COP in exact amount for 10 years (1+9 years) along with GST. In such case, any upward revision in amount of fee in future, their Membership/COP will not be removed/cancelled from the Register of Members/COP on account of fee revision. [It may be noted that an ACA who has paid advance membership fee for a period not exceeding 10 years and at a later stage opts for FCA status then the member is required to pay difference of fee (the difference of fee in conversion from ACA to FCA and Fellow Member Admission Fee) for the remaining period.]

Annual Membership Fees Structure for the year 2023-2024

Srl. No Categories Associate Fellow
1 Members Holding COP
(Includes Membership fees and COP fees)
Rs. 5310 Rs. 8260
2 Members not Holding COP    
2(i) Age below 60 years as on 01.04.2023 Rs. 1770 Rs. 3540
2(ii) Age above 60 years as on 01.04.2023 Rs. 1298 Rs. 2714
Note: The Fees above are inclusive of GST @ 18%

ICAI is promoting "I GO GREEN with ICAI" scheme under which Member opting e-journal will be given a discount of Rs.590/- (including Rs. 90 GST) on total amount of Membership Fees.

Air Mail charges payable for CA Journal (in case of members abroad) Rs. 2478/- including GST (not applicable if member opts for e-journal).

We appeal to all our members to contribute generously to Chartered Accountants Benevolent fund (CABF)

Chartered Accountants Benevolent Fund (Optional)
Life Membership Rs.10000/- (If not a Life Member)
Yearly Subscription Rs. 1000/-
Voluntary Contribution A respectable amount
S Vaidyanath Aiyar Memorial Fund (Optional)
Life Membership Rs.1000/- (If not a Life Member)
Yearly Subscription Rs.50/-
Voluntary Contribution A respectable amount

Payment of fee shall be made online through Self-Service Portal (SSP) at the link https://eservices.icai.org/

Procedure for Payment of Annual Membership/COP Fees of Partner by the Firm

The Partner has to give consent for payment of fees by the Firm through his login on SSP. Click "Pay Now/Give consent" >> Select Yes (see screenshot) >> Select Firm >> select Journal Type >> Check details >> select "I agree" >> Submit.

After that HI (Head Incharge) of the Firm will login to his account on SSP >> will click "Firm Function" >> will click "ICAI Bulk Renewal Form for HI" >> will click on "Bulk Renewal Form" >> will select FRN >> select check box "Make payment for Partners" >> Click "Proceed" >> Details of the Partners who have provided their consent will appear >> Proceed and make payment.

User Manual for annual Membership and COP payment is available at the link https://resource.cdn.icai.org/61637sspfaq-50147mem-fee.pdf

FAQ :

The annual membership and Certificate of Practice fees for 2023-2024 became due on 1st April 2023 and must be paid on or before 30th September 2023.

Members can pay their annual membership and COP fees online through the Self-Service Portal (SSP) at https://eservices.icai.org/.

Fees are divided into Members Holding COP and Members not Holding COP. For those not holding COP, there are further sub-categories based on age (below or above 60 years as on 01.04.2023). Fees also differ for Associate and Fellow members.

Yes, members opting for the e-journal under the 'I GO GREEN with ICAI' scheme will receive a discount of Rs. 590/- (including GST) on their total membership fees.

Yes, members have the option to pay their total fees in advance for Membership/COP for 10 years (1+9 years) along with GST. This protects against future fee revisions.

A partner must first provide consent via their SSP login. Subsequently, the Firm's Head Incharge can log in to SSP, navigate to 'Firm Function' and 'ICAI Bulk Renewal Form for HI', select the partners who have consented, and proceed with the payment.




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