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UNIQUE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION

Way to Authenticate Attested Documents

Time and again, various authorities across the country have reposed their faith in chartered accountants as professionals realising the work of their attributes like Integrity, Excellence and Independence. Based on the same, they are relying on various certifications being issued by chartered accountants in practice in the normal course of business. They look upto Chartered Accountants as reliable source of authentic information and to ensure compliance with various rules, regulations, procedures stipulated under different statutes. However, any instances have been brought to ICAI attention wherein financial statements and certificates issued either by nonmembers or members not holding Certificate of Practice have been relied upon by authorities as true statements and certificates. It needs no reiteration that a certificate issued by a practicing chartered accountant binds him to its accuracy and subject him to Disciplinary Proceedings of the Institute, in case a complaint in that regard is filed with the Institute by the concerned authorities (or any affected party).To ensure the authenticity of various statements and documents being certified/attested by Chartered Accountants, ICAI has introduced the new concept of Unique Document Identification Number. The said scheme is available at the link http://www.icai.org/uid UDIN is a maximum 32 character Unique Document Identification Number which will be issued to every document certified/attested by a Chartered Accountant and registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Step 1: Practicing Chartered Accountants can visit the link: www.icai.org/uid?mode=login and get themselves registered

Step 2: For initial registration, please click on “For first time sign up, click here”; on submission of member’s details as regards to Membership No., date of birth and date of enrolment as a member, a registration password will be generated which will be sent by the system to the e-mail ID provided and also to the mobile number registered with the ICAI. On non receipt of the password, please get in touch with the respective regional office for data correction. The board Numbers are: CRO: (0512) 3989398 (epjames@icai.in), ERO: (033) 39893989 (abasu@icai.in), NRO (011) 39893990 (hkjain@icai. org), WRO: (022) 39893989(marazak@icai.org), SRO (044) 39893989 (ysrawat@icai.in).