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Model formats for documents used often in practice. Download, adapt to your facts, and have the final document reviewed before you sign or file it.
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Business and partnership
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Partnership deed (model)A model deed with 21 clauses, a schedule of capital and profit-sharing, and drafting notes: remuneration and interest clauses written to meet section 40(b) of the 1961 Act (now section 35 of the 2025 Act), stamp duty, registration and TDS on payments to partners.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
Representation and authorisation
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Letter of authority to appear before authoritiesAuthorises a Chartered Accountant to appear, file and represent in a tax or other proceeding, including hearings by video conference, with notes for the income-tax and GST portals and tribunals.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
Replies and appeals
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Reply to an income-tax noticeA structured reply with facts, submissions, reconciliation and prayer, citing the right Act for the year (1961 or 2025), plus a pre-filing checklist.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
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Reply to a GST show cause noticeCovers preliminary objections, merits, input tax credit, reconciliation, interest and penalty, with notes on sections 73, 74 and 74A and early payment through DRC-03.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
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Grounds of appeal: first appealStatement of facts, numbered grounds and prayer for a first appeal, with the forum rules for income tax (Form 35, now Form 99) and GST (APL-01, 10% pre-deposit).Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
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Application for stay of demandSeeks a stay of recovery while an income-tax appeal is pending, under section 220(6) (now section 411(12)), with the CBDT 20% guideline and notes for GST.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
Audit and certification
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Management representation letterWritten representations under SA 580 and related Standards on Auditing, with Companies Act items on internal financial controls, Rule 11(e), (f) and (g) and dividends.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
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Net worth certificateTwo formats on the lines of the ICAI Guidance Note on Reports or Certificates for Special Purposes: for an individual (limited assurance, for example for a visa) and for an entity from audited financial statements (for example for a tender), each with its statement of net worth.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
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Engagement letter for professional servicesScope, responsibilities, KYC, fees, confidentiality, personal data, independence, working papers and governing law for a professional engagement other than an audit.Word (.docx) | Updated 7 November 2026 | Version 2.0Download
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