By Caroline Nassuuna
Communications Intern, ICPAU
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has announced its sponsorship offer of UGX 20 million to the Uganda Woodball Federation to facilitate the organisation of the 13th ICPAU Junior Woodball Championship 2023, which will be held at Amazima School in Njeru.
By Joan Abaasa,
Communications Intern,
ICPAU
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has unveiled the winners of the fourth cohort of the Student Scholarship Programme.
The 10 winners who applied for scholarships from June to July 2022 were announced by the President of ICPAU, CPA Constant Othieno Mayende on 28 March 2023. This was at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Kampala Skyz. The beneficiaries will use the scholarship package awarded to them to study the Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA) Course.
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has launched new
syllabuses for the Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA) and Accounting
Technicians Diploma (ATD) courses. The syllabuses have been approved by the
National Council for Higher Education as required by the Accountants Act, 2013 are
effective from 1 January 2023.
The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) on 4 October 2022 released the results of the September 2022 Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examinations. The examinations were held from 12 – 16 September 2022 at the UMA at the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) Lugogo Showgrounds, Multipurpose Hall, and for the CPA course only. There were 3,367 candidates. This compares favourably with similar diets in the past, that is, 93.8% in March 2022.
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), the Capital Markets Authority, Uganda Securities Exchange and Vision Group are set to hold the 2022 Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards on 9 November 2022.
The 2022 FiRe Awards will be held under the theme, Corporate Reporting: Strengthening Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting.
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) issued three Gold Awards at the 2022 Accountancy Service Awards held on 2 September 2022.
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has introduced the Unique Humanitarian Award, at the 2022 Accountancy Service Awards (ASA). The Award is aimed at recognising individuals who have impacted the community in the areas of humanitarian relief and assistance, human development, refugee assistance, civil society, equitable economic development, health, environment, education, population or public policy. Among other criteria, the nominee must demonstrate an innovative approach to humanitarian service.
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) will hold the 10th CPA Economic Forum from 20 – 22 July 2022. At the Forum, accountants will discuss a responsive economic development agenda.
The theme encompasses discussions around economic development strategies that address the most pressing needs of society in a timely manner.