CMA Report Rejected by Bank — What to Do Next and How to Fix It
By Sharda Associates | CA Firm, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Your CMA report came back with a query letter, and you do not know what happens now. This is one of the most common calls our CA team receives. A business owner submitted their CMA report weeks ago; the bank finally responded, and instead of a sanction letter, there is a query letter listing problems they do not fully understand. DSCR below benchmark. Balance Sheet discrepancy. MPBF recalculation required. Historical figures not matching ITR. The first reaction is usually panic. Does this mean the loan is rejected entirely? Does the business have to start over? Will this affect future applications with the same bank? Here is what we tell every client in this situation. A CMA report return is not a final rejection. It is the bank's credit officer telling you exactly what is wrong with the document, which is actually useful information. Almost every returned CMA report can be corrected and resubmitted successfully, often...