IFAC guide to strengthening accountancy bodies
13 Dec 2005
The Developing Nations Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has released a guide entitled Establishing and Developing a Professional Accountancy Body to assist governments and others seeking to build accountancy capacity in various countries, and to help strengthen IFAC's current and future member organisations.
The guide is essentially a toolkit with Internet hyperlinks to access additional information. The guide addresses the following areas:
- Establishing a professional body;
- Roles and responsibilities of a professional accountancy body;
- Education and examinations; and
- Capacity development.