The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) will hold its annual Accountants' Week from November 12 through November 20, 2016 under the theme "Capitalizing on our past and building opportunities for the future" with events in New Providence and Grand Bahama.
The institute, which is currently celebrating its 45th anniversary of regulating the accounting profession in The Bahamas, will again make history as it partners with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to host joint seminars.
The AICPA, founded in 1887 in the United States, is the world's largest member association with more than 400,000 members in 145 countries in business and industry, public practice, government, education, student affiliates and international associates. It sets ethical standards for the profession, U.S. auditing standards, and develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination.
The seminars during Accountants' Week will see a line-up of dynamic local, AICPA, and other international speakers who will share perspectives on ethics and codes of conduct, national and international financial initiatives impacting future opportunities, strengthening accounting technical expertise, and soft skills in business. The sessions which include The Common Reporting Standard (CRS), Brexit, National Health Insurance, Pension Regulation, Gaming, Cyber Security, Succession Planning and Customer Service transcend the accounting profession and are relevant to the legal, economic and social environment which faces The Bahamas.
"With the current economic tests facing our nation, a well-informed and regulated accounting profession will help to uphold the creditability of the financial services industry as we deal with external assessments and local challenges. By joining BICA during Accountants' Week, local professionals will benefit from high quality educational seminars and be a part of history," said Darnell Osborne, BICA president.
The week-long activities will also include church services and charity events in Nassau and Freeport, as well as a fundraising effort to aid Hurricane Matthew relief.
For more information on the conference and registration, visit www.bicaevents.org.
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