THE INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
(A Non Governmental Organisation )
Registered under Societies Registration Act,1860 (Maharashtra, India)
A voluntarily formed professional accountancy body of CPA's in India
Benefits of Membership
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Professional Designation of "Certified Public Accountant"- Members can use respective designation after their name. ( Ex. ACPA,CPA,FCPA Etc.)
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Membership Certificate - As a Confirmation of professional designation of The ICPA
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Professional Certification & Training as " CPA" - An online Skill Development Certification to upgrade your skills as CPA
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Practising Certificate- To further hold your self eligible for Public Practice as Professional Accountant
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Member ID Card
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Professional Practice Guide & Members Handbook
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CPD/CPE to Maintain Professional Standards
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Professional Resources, newsletter etc.
Work Area of The Institute & It's Members-
Institute’s members are largely practicing. They work specifically for SME’s which are otherwise known to be operating as-
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Sole proprietary firms
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Partnership Concerns/LLP’s
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Trust /Societies/Section 8 - Not for Profit Co's
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Private Limited Companies
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Cooperative societies (other than banks) etc.
(While mentioning above institute expressly intends to exclude any work of Large & Listed Public Co’s\chit funds\investments co’s\NBFC\mutual fund\share brokers\ banking\ electricity \insurance \ government enterprises)
Our institute’s membership doesn't confer any right to perform audit or attestation which is otherwise required to be performed by a qualified accountant as per the relevant statutes.
They render following services to above mentioned entities …
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Bookkeeping, Accounting & Compilation of year ending financial statements
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preparation of management or financial accounts for specific purposes
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Co operative Societies, Trust & Society Audits (by a em-paneled Certified Auditors / Govt Auditors only)
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Internal audit of accounting and internal control systems
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Advice or consultancy on accounting and financial reporting systems
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Payroll services & Labor Laws Consultancy/Compliance Services
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Dealing with all taxation matters (from registration, returns to assessment work as an AR)
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Other Business regulatory laws compliance and advisory services
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preparation of cash flows
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preparation of budgets and forecasts, projections
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business funding advice/ banking financial consultancy
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due diligence (i.e. investigations into the accounting or financial aspects of a transaction such as a company take-over)
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management consultancy on accountancy activities
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forensic accounting & fraud reporting