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q'ffi sTftEq ftfu:i7rolfiEmployee's Provident Fund Organisation

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341,fifrq frfu r+a,srdr tqtt,lv$ +ooosrt341, Bhavishy a Nidhi Bhavan, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400051

No. MH/PFlBAN/HRM-r/EM PANELMETr Or Ce/!A 1 Date: q Z *r7

Expression of lnterest (EOl) forEmpanelment of Chartered Accountant Firms

For Resional Office Mumbai l(Bandra)

Emplovees Provident Fund Orsanisation (EPFO)

1.. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, lndia (EPFO) is an autonomous body under theaegis of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of lndia (MoLE). The main objective ofthe Organisation is to provide old-age social security to the subscribers as per the provisions of EPF& MP Act 1952 and the three Schemes framed there under. For further information about EPFO, onemay visit the website www. epfindia.gov.in.

2. Regional Office, Bandra, EPFO proposes to form a panel of Chartered Accountant Firms(1oCA Firms) for initial period of three years from 1.4.2017 to 31..3.2020 for handling various mattersand allied activities, finalization of books of accounts, special audit, reconciliation of specific entriesappearing in books of accounts or any other matter relating to tax matter or accounts or bookkeeping. Re-audit of Exempted establishments etc as and when required.

3. Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria for Head Office:Applicant firms should be in existence for atleast 10 years

Applicant firms should have at least 5 full time partners with at least 1 full time FCAThe Applicant firm should be in the panel of C & AG

The partners must be member of lCAl and should have valid full time certificate of practice

issued by lCAl.

Applicant firm must have experience of auditing accounts/handling tax matters with GovtOrganisations/PSEs.

Average Annual Turnover of the firm of the last three years should be atleast Rs. 75 Lakhs.

Applicant firm or its partners should not have been held guilty of any professionalmisconduct under Chartered Accountants Act 1949{as amended) during past five years orpenalized under any of the tax laws by lCAl or any other statutory body.

Applicant firms or its partners should not be facing any investigation or enquiry by any tax

authority for violation of any of the tax laws.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

vi

(viii)

4. selection procedure:

a) All the applications received upto the last date shall be scrutinized by a Committee

appointed by the Competent Authority to decide the eligible firms.

Once a firm is declared as eligible then top 10 firms will be selected on the basis of points

scored on different criteria. Point system will be as follows:

Point S em

0.5 point for every calendar year from 10 years onwards - Maximum 15points

3 points each for first 5 partners and 1.5 points each for 6 onwards

1 point for every CA-Maximum 20 points

1 point for each lakh above 75 lakh

(b) EPFO, in case of necessity can add new firms in the panel

Nature of work:

Employees Provident Fund is a recognized Provident Fund under the provisions of lncomeTax Act 1961, therefore its income are non-taxable. However under certain circumstances variousprovisions of lncome Tax Act and other tax laws become applicable to EPFO. Apart from this,professional services are required also for finalization of books of accounts, special audit, systemaudit, performance audit, reconciliation of specific entries appearing in books of accounts or anyother matter relating to tax matter or accounts or book keeping etc. The nominated Firm would berequired to handle the case assigned as per the terms of reference.

6. Allotment of work:

To allot any work, a limited tender will be invited from the empanelled firms and followingthe General Financial Rules of the Central Government, the work will be allotted to a particular firm.

7. Application form:

lnterested parties may apply in the application format enclosed as Annexure'A' alongwiththe undertaking in the format as below:

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t............. the Ma naging Partners ofChartered Accountants,M/s..........................

do hereby verify, declare and undertake

a) That the particulars given above are complete and correct and that if any of thestatements made or the information so furnished in the Application Form is later found not

correct or false or there has been suppression of material information, the Firm would stand

disqualified from empanelment/allotment of work and might be liable for disciplinary action

under the Chartered Accounts Act 1949 and the regulations framed there under.

(i) Experience ofFirm

(ii)Full Time FCA

Partner

5 points for first partner and 2.5 points from 2" partner onwards

(iii)FullTime ACApa rtner

em pl es

(iv)Full Time CA

(v)Turnover

PointElisibilitv

b) Applicant firm or its partners should not have been held guilty of any professionalmisconduct under Chartered Accountants Act 1949(as amended) during past five years or

penalized under any of the tax laws by lCAl or any other statutory body.

c) Applicant firm or its partners should not be facing any investigation or enquiry by any taxauthority for violation of any of the tax laws.

d) That I and other Partners are in full time practice of Chartered Accountants.

Name & Signature of the Managing Partner of the Firm with Seal.

8 EOI should be superscripted as "Confidential - EOI for Empanelment of CharteredAccountant Firms"

To be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to:

ShTi PAWAN KUMAR SINGH,

ASSTSTANT PROVTDENT tUNO COM MrSSrON ER(EXEM pTtON )EMPTOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION

REGIONAL OFFICE :BANDRA

341, BHAVISHYA NIDHIBHAVAN, BANDRA EAST

MUMBAI 4OOO51

9. Last date of submission of EOI is 12:00 noon 22.3.2017

10 The offers shall be opened on 22.3.2011 03.00 p.m. and in the presence of the bidde(s) ifpresent.

11. EPFO, RO Bandra reserves the right to refuse/reject any or all offers without assigning anyreasons thereof.

(Pa n j Raman)Regional P.F. Commissioner I

R.O. Mumbai l(Bandra)

Annexure'A'

Application for empanelment of Chartered Accountant Firms for Employees Provident Fund

Organisation:

copy to be enclosed

S.NO. PARTICUTARS REMARKS

01 Name of the Chartered Accountants Firm

02 Registration No. (lCAl) of the Firm

03 Date of Constitution of the Firm and Constitution

Certificate ofthe Firm issued by the lCAlCopy to be enclosed

04 Proof of empanelment of C&AG

05 Name of the Panners with status(FCA or ACA)

06 Membership No of the Partners & Certificate of Practice

o7 Complete Address of the Head Office and the Branch wlthTelephone/Mobile/Fax with Email address

08 lncome Tax PAN of the Firm Copy to be enclosed

09 No of full time professionals with the firm:

a Full time FCA Partners

b Fulltime ACA Partners

c Full time CA employees

Whether there are any Court/Arbitration or any other Legal

case/Proceedings pending against the Firm/Partner

11 Average Annual turnover of the Firm for last 3 years

72 Proof of payment of Membership fee and certificate of practice

from lCAl for the year 2016-17

copy to be enclosed

13 lndicate the Tax/Audit work experience in the following Sectors

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