Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) is set to oversee the assessment of the Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD), a role previously played by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). Dr. Derick Nkajja, CEO of ICPAU announced the development …
Read More »ICPAU roots for a ‘corporate leadership ready to lead change’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recent and current global occurrences have made the corporate world a more uncertain space for managers, calling on them to embrace change in all forms. Over the last five years, the world has experienced the global pandemic Covid-19, an armed conflict between rich nations: …
Read More »ICPAU: Accountancy exam failure rates worrying
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The pass rate for accountancy students continues to worry, with only 32.9 percent of the 3919 passing the August exams of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). This, however, is an improvement of 0.3 percent from the June 2023 exam. According to …
Read More »PAEB releases May exam results for accountant students
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) on June 26 released the results of the May 2023 examinations. The examinations were conducted from May 29 – June 2 at seven examination centres namely – Arua, Fort …
Read More »Females shine in ICPAU accountancy exams as failure rates grow
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), has released examination results for the May 2023 cohort revealing a decline in performance. According to the release, the pass rate for the Certified Public Accountants, for example, was 32 percent, having declined from 36 …
Read More »ICPAU’s 2023 FireAwards to focus on ESG reporting
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has unveiled the 2023 prestigious FireAwards scheduled to take place on November 1, 2023, under the theme “ESG: Reporting as Brand Storytelling.” The launch of the awards was held in Kampala on June 20 by ICPAU executives …
Read More »Accountants push for priority spending as Govt suspends borrowing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professional accountants have joined efforts to push for better public finance management practices to support economic development. This comes as the government insists that there will be no new loans contracted in the next three years starting with the financial year 2023/24 as the …
Read More »Institute of Accountants to hold first PFA meet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT l The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) will hold the inaugural Public Finance Management (PFM) Conference from 18 – 20 April 2023 at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe. The conference will be both physical and online. It targets accounting officers, policymakers, planners, …
Read More »ICPAU publishes list of licensed accounting firms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has published the list of accounting firms and practising accountants licensed to operate in Uganda as at March 31, 2023. The list contains 248 accounting firms and 398 practising accountants. There are 10 new firms and 21 …
Read More »ICPAU holds 13th graduation ceremony
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) held the 13th graduation ceremony in which graduands were awarded with qualifications in the areas of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, Certified Tax Advisor and Accounting Technicians Diploma courses. The graduands completed their studies between 2020 …
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