Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
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- Address:
- CA House
- 21 Haymarket Yards
- Edinburgh
- EH12 5BH
- United Kingdom
- 21 Haymarket Yards
- Phone:
- +44-131-3470100
- Professions:
- Accounting & Auditing
- Our members:
- Chartered Accountants
- Region of activity:
- Regional
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Scope of membership:
- Regional
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- Scotland, United Kingdom
Founded: 2000
Members: 16,400
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.
Member benefits
Please contact our office for member benefits
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)
- South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)