Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
	Logo of PICPA
Abbreviation	PICPA
Formation	November 1, 1929; 95 years ago
Legal status	non-stock corporation; accredited professional organization
Headquarters	Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Region	Philippines
Official language	English
President	Lope Laranjo Bato Jr.
Website	www.picpa.com.ph

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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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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Certificate of Accreditation No. 6 awarded by Professional Regulation Commission on October 2, 1973
[2]
www.iaiglobal.or.id. "ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA)". www.aseanaccountants.org. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
[3]
PICPA Articles of Incorporation dated April 25, 1947, as amended in 1996

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Certificate of Accreditation No. 6 awarded by Professional Regulation Commission on October 2, 1973

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www.iaiglobal.or.id. "ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA)". www.aseanaccountants.org. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

[3] [3]
PICPA Articles of Incorporation dated April 25, 1947, as amended in 1996

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