The Philippine Institute of Certified Accountants or PICPA is the accredited professional organization (APO) of CPAs by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and has been awarded twice as PRC most outstanding APO from among other professional organizations. PICPA was founded in November 1929 by a group of illustrious pioneers in the accounting profession: Enrique Caguiat, Santiago de la Cruz, Francisco Dalupan, Jaime Hernandez, Felipe Ollada, Ramon del Rosario, Antonio Sanchez, Jose Torres, Artemio Tulio, Clemente Uson and Jesus Zulueta. W. W. Larkin, holder of CPA Certificate No. 1, was its first president.
The group set forth the following objectives:
- To promote and maintain high professional and ethical standards among accountants;
- To advance the science of accounting;
- To develop and improve accountancy education;
- To encourage cordial relations among accountants, and
- To protect the Certificate of Certified Public Accountant granted by the Republic of the Philippines.
Over the years, PICPA has been sustaining its accreditation with PRC ...read more
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PICPA also functions as the policy making body of the following accounting organizations which function as its implementing arms:
- ACPAPP - Association of CPAs in Public Practice
- ACPACI - Association of CPAs in Commerce and Industry
- ACPAE - Association of CPAs in Education
- GACPA - Government Association of CPAs
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The professional organizations for Management Accounting fields are as follows:
- PAMA - Philippine Association of Management Accountants
- PIMA - Philippine Institute of Management Accounting
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