Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has released the December 2021 examinations which were attempted by 4,162 candidates. They were released on Jan.19 in Kampala by CPA Geoffrey Byamugisha, the chairperson of Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) and other top officials. The body …
Read More »Accountants body prepares crackdown on non-professional practitioners
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 …
Read More »ICPAU sued over amendment of membership criteria
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking to quash the law that gives powers to the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda to make changes in the eligibility criteria of its members. Sarah Anena contends that section 12(s) of the Accountants Act of …
Read More »ICPAU advises SMEs to employ part-time accountants
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 …
Read More »ICPAU releases October examination results showing better performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Oct.27, the Chairperson of the Public Accountants Examinations Board, Geoffrey Byamugisha and Derrick Nkaja, the CEO of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda and other officials released the October 2021 examination results. “We are grateful to the Ministry of Education and Sports …
Read More »CPA Constant Othieno Mayende is new ICPAU president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has at its 26th annual meeting this week elected CPA Constant Othieno Mayende and CPA Josephine Ossiya as President and Vice President respectively. CPA Mayende succeeds CPA Frederick Kibbedi, the 8th President of …
Read More »Court throws out ICPAU, Nandala Mafabi consent agreement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has quashed an agreement reached between the Institute of Certified Public Accounts of Uganda -ICPAU and Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi in which ICAPU considered his application for a practicing certificate and his name included on the new council members. …
Read More »ICPAU to hold 11 th edition of financial reporting awards
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda is teaming up with the Capital Markets Authority, the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Vision Group to hold the 11th edition of the Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards, executives said on June 15 at a virtual press conference. …
Read More »EAC governments need budgets of survival and recovery
2021 EAC congress of accountants exposes economic integration opportunities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda on April 14-16, hosted the third East African Congress of Accountants to deliberate about economic integration issues. The congress that attracted about 1,000 participants both online and physical, was held at a time Ugandan …
Read More »ICPAU releases March 2021 examination results as number of accounts soar
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) through its examination body arm, the Public Accountants Examinations Board, has released the March 2021 examinations which were conducted from March 15-19 at the Kampala examinations centre. A total of 3,180 students attempted the March 2021 examinations. …
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