Institute of Certified Practising Accountants

The Institute of Certified Practising Accountants (ICPA) was founded in 2001 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. It is a professional organisation representing practising accountants.

The Association's headquarters are in Hornchurch

Hornchurch

Hornchurch is a large suburban town in England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Hornchurch is in North-East London .It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan. It comprises a number of shopping...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Designation

The ICPA offers its members
the designation of
Certified Practising Accountant (ICPA).

Membership requirements

The ICPA does not require its members to have achieved or possess any formal professional accountancy qualifications. It does however require a prospective member to have relevant accountancy experience, 5 or more years in practice or 10 years in the accountancy profession. Membership is granted subject to the payment of a monthly membership fee.

Recent developments

The ICPA is vocal in its opposition to the legal protection of the term accountant in the United Kingdom. It is currently running a campaign entitled ‘Accountants Under Fire’ to oppose any such legislation in the UK.

External links

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