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GUIDELINES FOR PAYMENT OF MEMBERSHIP FEE AT REDUCED RATE
 
The guidelines for payment of membership fee at reduced rate have been revised w.e.f 6th April, 2009 as follows:

Eligibility :

A member of the Institute may obtain approval for payment of membership fee at a reduced rate by making an application to the Secretary in plain paper declaring that :-

1. His age is 60 years or above.
2. He is not engaged in any gainful employment or practice.

Evidence :

The member concerned is required to produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Institute of his age and retirement.

Fees :

Upon approval from the Institute to pay membership fee at reduced rate, the member concerned shall pay a reduced annual membership fee as under:
Associate Member: Rs. 100/- (upto 2009-10) and Rs.125/- (from 2010-11 onwards)
Fellow member :Rs. 150/- (upto 2009-10) and Rs.250/- (from 2010-11 onwards)

Members who have attained 60 years of age or above may kindly send a signed application in plain paper to the Secretary, The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, 12, Sudder Street, Kolkata – 700 016 with the following declarations in terms of Regulation 7(4) of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959 to the effect that they:
    1. Have attained the age of 60 years or above;
    2. Are not engaged in any gainful employment or practice.
The following clarifications are given in this context:

    1. If a member is engaged in any occupation during a part of a financial year by way of employment, practice or any other manner, he will be required to pay full amount of membership fee pertaining to that financial year.
    2. A member continuing to be engaged in practice from 1st April to 30th June of a particular year from the previous year shall be entitled to pay membership fee at reduced rate from that financial year onwards subject to fulfilment of other conditions in terms of Regulation 7(4) of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959.
    3. A member desirous of paying membership fee at reduced rate with retrospective effect shall be permitted to do so subject to fulfilment of other conditions in terms of Regulation 7(4) of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959. If the name of a member is removed from the Register of Members for non-payment of fees but otherwise fulfils the conditions in terms of Regulation 7(6) of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959, he shall also be permitted to pay membership fee at reduced rate with retrospective effect, but will have to pay restoration fee at prescribed rate and submit Form ‘H’ in terms of Regulation 17 of the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959.
 
 
 
 
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