The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana is a professional

accountancy Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys ...

organisation. It is the sole such organisation in

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation, and with the right to regulate the accountancy profession in Ghana. The Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 170, in 1963.Act 170 was repealed in 2020 after the President of the Republic of Ghana assented to a new Act, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana Act, 2020, Act 1058. Members of the organisation are the only persons recognized under the Companies Code (Act 179) 1963, to pursue

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s of company accounts in

. It is governed by a council of eleven members who are chartered accountants. The council, headed by a president, holds office for a period of two years. Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana is a member of two international bodies, the sub-regional ABWA or Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa, and the

International Federation of Accountants The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is the global organization for the accountancy profession. Founded in 1977, IFAC has 180 members and associates in 135 jurisdictions, representing more than 3 million accountants in public prac ...

(IFAC), the worldwide organization for the accountancy profession.

Past presidents

*Dr. R. S. Amegashie - 1963 to 1967 *Mr. S. W. Awuku Darko - 1967 to 1969 *Nana Aninkora Ababio (Mr. S. I. K. Boakye-Agyeman) - 1969 to 1974 *Mr. H. A. Dodoo - 1974 to 1976 *Mr. J. K. Dadson - 1976 to 1978 *Mr. D. H. Simpson - 1978 to 1980 *Prof. B. C. F. Lokko - 1980 to 1982 *Mr. J. K. Forson - 1982 to 1984 *Mr. E. M. Boye - 1984 to 1986 *Mr. S. O. Annan - 1986 to 1988 *Mr. K. N. Owusu - 1988 to 1990 *Nii Quaye Mensah - 1990 to 1992 *Mr. P. A. Abotsie - 1992 to 1994 *Mr. John Sey - 1994 to 1996 *Hon.

Albert Kan-Dapaah Albert Kan-Dapaah (born 14 March 1953) is a Ghanaian chartered accountant and politician. He is the current National Security Minister of Ghana since his appointment by President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2017. Early life and education Kan ...

- 1996 to 1996 *Mr. J. N. A. Hyde - 1996 to 1998 *Mr. F. D. Tweneboa - 1998 to 2000 *Ms. Aurore Lokko - 2000 to 2002 *Mr. J. A. Y. Klinogo - 2002 to 2004 *Mr. D. T. DAcquaye - 2004 to 2006 *Nana Prof. Ato Ghartey - 2006 to 2008 *Mrs. Cecilia Nyann - 2008 to 2010 *Mr. Joseph F. O. Blankson - 2010 to 2012

References

External links

Institute of Chartered Accountants-GhanaOfficial Facebook page
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