Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

Overview:

Profession(s): Chartered Accountancy
Member Type(s): Chartered Accountants
Scope: Regional - Scotland
Formed: 1854
Members: 16,400
Address: CA House, 21 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH, UK
Website: www.icas.org.uk

Description:

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is the world’s first professional body of accountants, receiving its Royal Charter in 1854. It was the first to adopt the designation ‘Chartered Accountant’ and the designatory letters ‘CA’ are still an exclusive privilege in the UK for its 16,000 members.

Its members hold, often very influential, positions across the business sector – industry, commerce, public practice, financial services, education, local and central government. Their influence is not confined to the UK – with more than 2,000 of its members working overseas in nearly 100 countries.

Mission/Aims:

To uphold the integrity and standing of the profession of chartered accountancy in the interests of society and the membership through excellence in education and the development of accountancy and through service to members and the enforcement of professional standards.

Principal Activities:

Student and post-qualifying education
Technical services
Members services
Regulation and research

Affiliations:

Partner Associations:
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand (ICANZ)
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)