World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) is held every four years. It has sponsored and organised by various national accounting organisations, and today is organized by the International Federation of Accountants

International Federation of Accountants

International Federation of Accountants is the global organization for the accountancy profession. IFAC has 164 member and associates in 124 countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 2.5 million accountants employed in public practice, industry and commerce, government, and academe...

 (IFAC), the worldwide organization for the accountancy profession. The Congress gives accounting professionals the opportunity to share their views on the current issues and trends in the profession.

World Congress of Accountants held to date

To date there were 17 WCOA:

1st World Congress of Accountants (St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, USA, 1904)

2nd World Congress of Accountants (Amsterdam, Holland, 1926)

3rd World Congress of Accountants (New York, United States of America, 1929)

4th World Congress of Accountants (London, United Kingdom, 1933)

5th World Congress of Accountants (Berlin, Germany, 1938)

6th World Congress of Accountants (London, United Kingdom, 1952)

7th World Congress of Accountants (Amsterdam, Holland, 1957)

8th World Congress of Accountants (New York, United States of America, 1962)

9th World Congress of Accountants (Paris, France, 1967)

10th World Congress of Accountants (Sydney, Australia, 1972)

11th World Congress of Accountants (Munich, Germany, 1977)

12th World Congress of Accountants (Mexico City, Mexico, 1982)

13th World Congress of Accountants (Japan, Tokyo, 1987)

14th World Congress of Accountants (Washington, USA, 1992)

15th World Congress of Accountants (Paris, France, 1997)

16th World Congress of Accountants (Hong Kong, People Republic of China, 2002)

17th World Congress of Accountants was held in Istanbul in November 2006. Its major theme is 'Accountants: generating economic growth and stability worldwide’.

18th World Congress of Accountants, 2010, Kuala Lumpur

The 18th World Congress of Accountants was held in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia in November 2010. The theme for this world congress was Accountants: Sustaining Value Creation. This world congress was hosted by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Malaysian Institute of Accountants

The Malaysian Institute of Accountants is a statutory body responsible to regulate the accountancy profession in Malaysia. It is the sole organisation in Malaysia with the right to determine whether or not a person is qualified to be recognised as an accountant by virtue of the power provided by...

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External links

• The official website of the International Federation of Accountants