The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has informed the Chartered Accountants that the functionality of withdrawing of Form 15CB is available on the e-filing portal.
“A large extent of pendency for the updation of 15 CB forms at e-filing portal may be attributed to the non-availability of any options for their withdrawal from the portal. However, such withdrawal facility has now been enabled on the e-filing portal, facilitating the CAs to withdraw the 15CB forms by recording appropriate reasons, therein. The CAs have to thus withdraw the form 15CB within 7 days of its filing,” the ICAI said.
Member may like to refer the user manual for withdrawal of 15 CB form https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mpRJuVqTl5PTXEgtT5elAofbeFenuc8k/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110750202733036188520&rtpof=true&sd=true
CA can withdraw Form 15CB where 15CA Part-C has not been filed for corresponding 15CB-
Filing made after 1st April 2021 till 29th July 2022: Form can be withdrawn at any point of time.
Filing made on 30th July 2022 onwards: within 7 days midnight 23:59:59 hours from the date of successful submission of Form 15CB.
On click of Withdraw button, a popup screen containing below dropdowns are displayed for Reasons of withdrawal which is to be selected by CA.
CA is required to confirm “This is to inform you that you are agreeing to withdraw your Form 15CB. Upon withdrawal, selected Form 15CB will no longer be valid” to withdraw form.
Once Form is withdrawn, e-mail and SMS are sent to taxpayer and CA and status of Form 15CB is updated as “Withdrawn”.
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