Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Type Professional association
Purpose Encourage professionalism in accountancy in Zimbabwe
Official language
English
President
Canada Malunga[1]
Website http://www.icaz.org.zw/

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) is a professional accountancy body in Zimbabwe. It is the sole organization in Zimbabwe with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation.

ICAZ is a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).[2] ICAZ was a charter member of the Pan African Federation of Accountants, which was inaugurated on 5 May 2011.[3] ICAZ is also a full member of the Eastern Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants.[4]

In January 2010, 134 candidates to become chartered accountants passed part one of the Qualifying Examinations. With 216 students sitting the examination, the pass rate was 62%.[5] On 28 June 2011 ICAZ hosted a one-day tax conference in Harare with focus on taxpayers' rights to tax privacy, customs valuation of goods and international commercial terms.[6]

References

  1. "ZNCC congress commences". NewsDay. Jun 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  2. "The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe". ICAN. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. "NBAA BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE PAN AFRICAN FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTS (PAFA)" (PDF). NBAA. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. "ICAZ hosts tax conference". NewsDay. Jun 22, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  5. "Accountants Institute Happy With Results". The Herald. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  6. Pauline Mhuka (23 June 2011). "Icaz to Host Tax Conference". The Herald. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
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