Current Account KYC Documents - Partnership Firm

Proof of Existence (Any 1)

1. Certificate of registration under any Statue / Act or Professional bodies.
   • If the certificate is downloaded from the website, it should be self-attested by the customer and signed by the Relationship Manager / Branch Manager as "Downloaded/Checked at Branch".
   • For Partnership cases sourced in Andhra Pradesh State only, the acknowledgment issued by the Registrar of Partnership firms for any partnership that registers with them is accepted as proof of Registration of the firm. No separate registration certificate is required for such cases.
2. Business License issued by the State/Central Government authority.
3. Municipal Registration Certificate.
4. GST Certificate.
5. Valid Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registration certificate.
6. Valid License under the Explosives Act (in case of Industry of Hazardous nature like fireworks).
7. PAN card in the name of the firm.
8. Import / Export certificate in the name of the firm.
9. Self–signed cheque issued from the firm’s bank account with scheduled commercial bank (not older than 3 months).
   • In the case of rural branches, statements from Scheduled state Co-operative Banks, along with 1-month bank statement (which is printed and sent out by banks or which is on the bank letterhead / bank stationery).
10. Latest available acknowledged copy of Income Tax / Assessment order along with a printout from the PAN website confirming the PAN number and the name of entity (printout to be duly signed by Relationship Manager / Branch Manager).
11. Certificate issued by the respective government authority for units in Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Software Technology Park (STP), Export Oriented Unit (EOU), Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) and Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in the name of the entity mentioning the address allotted.
12. Registration certificate of recognized Provident Fund (PF) with PF Commissioner.
13. Certificate of registration / Certificate of Practice issued by professional bodies such as Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) / Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) / The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) in the name of the firm.

Proof of Address (Any 1)

1. Any of the Proof of Existence document, if it contains the address.
2. Telephone bill (landline / mobile) / Electricity bill of public and approved private operators / Water Bill issued by Municipality (not more than 3-months-old).
3. Property tax paid receipt / bill raised in the name of the firm.
4. 1-month account statement from an existing bank account maintained with a Scheduled Commercial Bank.
   • In the case of rural branches, statements from Scheduled State Co-operative Banks in the name of the firm having at least one customer-initiated transaction (not more than 3 months old).
5. Registered and stamped lease / rent / leave and license agreement in the name of the firm.
6. Property ownership deed, that is, title deeds of the property in the name of the firm duly stamped and registered.

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