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The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is the national professional accountancy body of the Philippines. Explorers with an accounting background first formed the PICPA in November 1929.[2] The PICPA focuses on four areas of practice for a CPA: Public Practice, Commerce and Industry, Education, and Government.[2]
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 Logo of PICPA | |
| Abbreviation | PICPA |
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| Formation | November 1, 1929 |
| Legal status | non-stock corporation; accredited professional organization[1] |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Region | Philippines |
Official language | English |
President | Lope Laranjo Bato Jr. |
| Website | www |
The PICPA was established with the following aims and purposes:
- To enable the growth profession to discharge its public responsibilities more effectively;
- To promote and maintain high professional standards in the accountancy profession;
- To develop among its members high ideals of competence, ethical conduct, integrity, and civic consciousness;
- To foster cordial, harmonious, and fruitful relations among its members;
- To elevate the standards of accountancy education;
- To guard against the practice of the profession by unauthorized persons or entities and in general;
- To protect and enhance the integrity of the certificate of registration of the Certified Public Accountant;
- To develop a treaty of friendship among its members.[3]
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