ASK-Consulting joined the International Association of Practicing Accountants on January 10, 2008.

IAPA (International Association of Practising Accountants) – is a global association of professional companies providing accountancy, audit, consulting, and legal services in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia, and Australia. Established in 1979, IAPA currently unites some 250 firms with branches and offices in 400 cities of 52 counties staffed by 10,000 specialists.

In its June 2007 issue, the Accountancy Magazine ranked IAPA 22nd in the rating of the WORLD TOP25 largest international audit networks and associations. IAPA unites independent firms and professional associations, both regional and national, and comprises the International Office (headquartered in the UK), the European and American branches, and five national accounting groups: Madison Accounting Group (Australia), BHD (Canada), UK200Group (United Kingdom), IAPA Deutschland AG (Germany), IAPA Malaysia (Malaysia).

You can find our partner in IAPA practically in any country of the world: Australia, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, North America and South America.

 

IAPA is an association of independent audit, accountancy and consultancy firms, meaning that each IAPA member firm is liable for its own work. Professional liability insurance is not mandatory in all countries where Association member firms are based.

Quality control at IAPA

НThe annual international IAPA conference on September 4-6, 2006, in Milan adopted the Quality Control Policies and Procedures Manual for Association members, effective since January 1, 2007.

To maintain and raise the image and prestige of IAPA membership, it is imperative for all Association members to adhere to high professional and ethical standards. All business orders received by member firms through IAPA are subject to monitoring by the Quality Committee. The Association has in place a procedure for reviewing claims against its member firms or their violations of the rules of conduct stipulated in the Association's Articles and other internal regulations.

The adopted Quality Control Policies and Procedures Manual describes the procedures practiced at the Association in the following areas:

The manual also requires all IAPA members to comply with IFAC standards in audit or their national standards where they are more rigorous.

For continued IAPA membership all its members must constantly comply with the following requirements:

Should IAPA members violate quality standards, one of the following disciplinary measures may be imposed depending on the severity of the violation: