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Obtain Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Within 2 Working Days
Digital Signature Certificate (1 No.)
Request for Class 3 DSC having 2 years validity
Purchase of DSC USB E-token
Documented follow up
A lot of documentation today is in electronic format and Digital Signatures help to establish the identity of the sender. Online transactions such as Income Tax E-Filing, Company or LLP Incorporation, etc are validated using DSC. Obtain your DSC along with an e-token without any hassles under the plan
Obtaining a Class 3 Digital Signature is mandatory in the following cases:
E-filing income tax returns in case of every registered trust, partnership firm, company, any other entity, or individual who is required to get tax audit under the Income Tax Act.
Company filings with MCA21( Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
MCA has mandated digital signatures for the following individuals:
Directors
Auditors
Company Secretaries - Whether in practice or in job
Bank Officials - for Registration and Satisfaction of Charges
Other Authorized Signatories
Digital Signature Certificate – How to get DSC, Benefits, DSC Classes 1,2 & 3
Digital Signature Certificate – How to get DSC, Benefits, DSC Classes 1,2 & 3
A Digital Signature Certificate is a secure digital key that is issued by the certifying authorities for the purpose of validating and certifying the identity of the person holding this certificate. Digital Signatures make use of the public key encryptions to create the signatures.
A digital signature certificate (DSC) contains information about the user’s name, pin code, country, email address, date of issuance of a certificate, and name of the certifying authority.
Benefits of a Digital Signature Certificate
Benefits of a Digital Signature Certificate
Authentication: Helpful in authenticating the personal information details of the individual holder when conducting business online.
Reduced cost and time: Instead of signing the hard copy documents physically and scanning them to send them via e-mail, you can digitally sign the PDF files and send them much more quickly. A Digital Signature certificate holder does not have to be physically present to conduct or authorize a business.
Data integrity: Documents that are signed digitally cannot be altered or edited after signing, which makes the data safe and secure. The government agencies often ask for these certificates to cross-check and verify the business transaction.
Authenticity of documents: Digitally signed documents give confidence to the receiver to be assured of the signer’s authenticity. They can take action on the basis of such documents without getting worried about the documents being forged.
CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES FOR ISSUANCE OF A DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE
The Controller of Certifying Authority for the purpose of issuing digital signatures in India has authorized eMudhra as one of the certifying authorities for issuance of Digital Signature Certificate. Other certifying authorities may include (n) Code Solutions, National Informatics Centre, Safescrypt, and Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology.
IMPORTANCE OF DSC FOR FULFILLING STATUTORY COMPLIANCES
Individuals and entities who are required to get their accounts audited have to file their income tax return compulsorily using a digital signature. Furthermore, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has made it mandatory for companies to file all reports, applications, and forms using a digital signature only.
Under GST also, a company can get registered only by verifying the GST application through a digital signature. The use of a digital signature is necessary even for filing all applications, amendments and other related forms.
CLASSES OF DSC
The type of applicant and the purpose for which the Digital Signature Certificate is obtained defines the kind of DSC one must apply for depending on the need. There are three types of Digital Signature certificates issued by the certifying authorities.
Class 1 Certificates: These are issued to individual/private subscribers and are used to confirm that the user’s name and email contact details from the clearly defined subject lie within the database of the certifying authority.
Class 2 Certificates: These are issued to the director/signatory authorities of the companies for the purpose of e-filing with the Registrar of Companies (ROC). Class 2 certificate is mandatory for individuals who have to sign manual documents while filing returns with the ROC. However, from 01.01.2021, the Controller of Certifying Authority has instructed to discontinue Class 2 Certificates and Class 3 Certificates will be issued in place of Class 2 Certificates.
Class 3 Certificates: These certificates are used in online participation/bidding in e-auctions and online tenders anywhere in India. The vendors who wish to participate in the online tenders must have a Class 3 digital signature certificate.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR DSC
Submission of a DSC duly filled application form by the applicant
Photo ID proof
Address proof
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