Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda
Abbreviation ICPA Uganda
Formation 31 August 1992 (1992-08-31)
Legal status Company limited by guarantee
Objective Education, licensing, and regulation of professional accountants
Headquarters 42 Bukoto Street
Kololo, Kampala, Uganda
Region served Uganda
Membership c. 2,000 (2016)[1]
Member's designations CPA
President Protazio Begumisa
Website www.icpau.co.ug

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA Uganda) is a professional body for certified public accountants (CPAs) in Uganda. As of July 2016, total membership was about 2,000 members.[1][2]

Location

ICPA Uganda maintains its headquarters at 42 Bukoto Street, on Kololo Hill in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2][3] The coordinates of the institute's headquarters are 0°20'27.0"N, 32°35'20.0"E (Latitude:0.340833; Longitude:32.588889).[4]

History

ICPA Uganda was established in 1992 by an act of parliament. The first five-member governing council was appointed by the minister of finance in 1993. The first duly elected seven-person council was installed on 8 November 1994 for a three-year renewable term.[5]

Overview

ICPA Uganda is a national professional accountancy organization established to regulate and maintain the standard of accountancy in Uganda. It is also mandated to regulate the conduct of all professional accountants in the country. The members of this organization are employed in public service, private enterprise, government, education, industry, and commerce.[2] In collaboration with the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the institute organises and administers the professional competency examinations that lead to the recognition of an accountant as a CPA in Uganda.[6][7][8]

Governing council

The eleven-person governing council is chaired by ICPA Uganda's president, Protazio Begumisa.[9]

The secretariat

The secretariat is headed by the chief executive officer, Derick Nkajja, who also serves as the secretary to the governing council.[7][10] He is assisted by four departmental heads, in the following areas:[11]

  1. Department of Examinations[7][8]
  2. Department of Governance & Public Relations
  3. Department of Technical Matters
  4. Department of Finance

International affiliations

ICPA Uganda has been a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) since 1997.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 ICPA Uganda (8 July 2016). "List of Members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda". Kampala: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA Uganda). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 IFAC (1 October 2016). "Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda". New York City: International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (1 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (1 October 2016). "The Geographical Coordinates of the Headquarters of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ↑ ICPA Uganda (1 October 2016). "The History of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda". Kampala: ICPA Uganda. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ↑ ICPA Uganda (1 October 2016). "The Public Accountants Examinations Board". Kampala: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA Uganda). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Martin Luther Oketch (8 July 2015). "More students fail accounting exams". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 Rwothungeyo, Billy (8 January 2014). "40.7 Percent Pass CPA Exams". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ↑ ICPA Uganda (1 October 2016). "Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda: Council Members". Kampala: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA Uganda). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Vision Reporter (27 February 2011). "Executive Watch: Derick Nkajja is the new chief executive officer of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA Uganda)". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. ↑ ICPA Uganda (1 October 2016). "Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda: The Secretariat". Kampala: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA Uganda). Retrieved 1 October 2016.

Coordinates: 00°20′27″N 32°35′20″E / 0.34083°N 32.58889°E / 0.34083; 32.58889

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