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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has developed a strategic plan to ensure that accountants play transformational roles in the communities. The plan says accountants should demonstrate their relevance in communities other than only keeping books of accounts. During the opening of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants has registered an improvement in the pass rate, reversing a trend that has seen constant performance below 40 per cent over the years. In the May 2024 cohort, two examinations; Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD) and Certified Tax Advisors (CTA) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The pass rate for accountancy students continues to worry, with only 32.9 percent of the 3919 passing the August exams of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). This, however, is an improvement of 0.3 percent from the June 2023 exam. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), has released examination results for the May 2023 cohort revealing a decline in performance. According to the release, the pass rate for the Certified Public Accountants, for example, was 32 percent, having declined from 36 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professional accountants have joined efforts to push for better public finance management practices to support economic development. This comes as the government insists that there will be no new loans contracted in the next three years starting with the financial year 2023/24 as the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund-NSSF saga has made stronger the case for ring-fencing senior financial and accounting positions for licensed accountancy professionals in selected organizations, according to Minister Henry Musasizi. The State Minister for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development says that he supports any punishment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The accounting profession is not easy but requires attention and concentration for one to perform well. This is the message that Geoffrey Byamugisha, the chairperson of the Public Accountants Examinations Board delivered while releasing exam results for the September died in Kampala on Oct. 04. …

But Africa remains the most concerned region about consumer protection and cybersecurity risks | THE INDEPENDENT | Accountants now need to take advantage of the possibilities that come with FinTech given that the latter provides products that are solving actual problems, according to the Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Michael …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons employed in the public service sector as senior accountants or auditors could find themselves in trouble if they do not have professional accountancy qualifications or a practising certificate. A professional accountant is one who has taken and completed a course in one of the internationally …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants Uganda (ICPAU) has appealed to the informal sector and small enterprises to employ part-time accountants if they can’t afford to employ them full-time. ICPAU is a professional accountancy organization established by an act of parliament to regulate and …