Institute public accountants IPA

What is the eligibility for taking admission into the IPA course of the Institute public accountants?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) is one of the four legally recognized professional bodies for accountants in Australia. It represents more than 26,000 members and students.

Membership levels
Associate (AIPA)
Member (MIPA)
Fellow (FIPA)

History & Recognition
1923 - Institute of Factory and Cost Accountants, formed in Melbourne, Victoria.
1950 - Institute of Taxation and Cost Accountants, name change.
1957 - National Institute of Accountants, name change.
1967 - Institute of Commercial Studies, name change.
1970 - Institute of Affiliate Accountants, name change.
1988 - National Institute of Accountants, adoption of the precedent name.
2002 - NIA gazetted as an authorised assessing authority for skilled migration to Australia.
2004 - NIA became a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
2007 - NIA became a member of Asia Oceania Tax Consultants' Association (AOTCA).
2011 - Institute of Public Accountants, name change
2011 - IPA became a member of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA).
2012 - IPA launches "My Public Accountant" package for accountants in public practice.
2012 - Named in 2012 BRW Most Innovative Companies List
2013 - Launched the Public Accountant digital hub
2013 - The IPA celebrates its 90th birthday.

Representation
AASB Urgent Issues Group
Approved Auditors Subcommittee
ASIC Chairs Committee
ASIC Regional Liaison Group
ASX Corporate Governance Council
ASX Listed Entities Liaison Committee
ATO Accounting Working Group
ATO CEOs Forum
ATO Foreign Source Income Subcommittee
ATO GST Subcommittee
ATO Lodgement Working Party
ATO National Tax Liaison Group
ATO NTLG International Financial Reporting Standards Subcommittee
ATO Research Steering Committee
ATO Tax Reform Working Party
ATO Technical Issues Management Subcommittee
ATO/Tax Practitioner Forum
Australia China Business Council
Australia Malaysia Business Council
Bookkeeper Industry Advisory Group
Capital Gains Tax and Losses Subcommittee
CEDA CEOs Forum
CEDA CFOs Forum
Consultative Group to the Australian Accounting Standards Board
Council of Business Associations
Council of Small Business Associations COSBOA
Emerging Issues Taskforce
Financial Reporting Council
Fringe Benefits Tax Subcommittee
Innovation Business Services Australia Bookkeeper Advisory Committee
Insolvency Law Advisory Group
National Small Business Forum
National Superannuation Consultative Committee
NTLG Superannuation Subcommittee
Regional ATO/Tax Practitioner Forums
Regulatory Discussion Group
Skills Council of Victoria
Small Business Coalition
Standards Australia Financial Planning Subcommittee
Superannuation National Audit Consultative Committee
Sydney Research Group (Accounting)
Tax Pack Advisory Panel
Trans Tasman Accounting Standards Advisory Group

Course:
The IPA Program consists of two components:
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)
Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting) (MComm(ProfAcc)

Eligibility & Pathways
Current financial member of the IPA at the Associate (AIPA) level or higher
Student members are not eligible to enroll in the IPA Program.

Program Structure
Core subject
Professional Ethics
Elective options
Issues in Management Accounting
Commercial Law I: Principles of Australian Law
Managerial Finance
Advanced Financial Accounting
Legal Studies
Law of Commercial Associations
Financial Planning
Taxation Law
Advanced Taxation Law
Strategic Management for Professional Practice
Issues in Company Financial Reporting
Issues in Auditing and Professional Practice

Subject outlines 2014

The following subjects are on offer in 2014. Please click here for subject details.

GSB 410 Commercial Law I: Principles of Australian Law (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 600 Strategic Management for Professional Practice (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 604 Issues in Auditing and Professional Practice (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 602 Issues in Management Accounting (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 711 Managerial Finance (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 748 Legal Studies (pre-requisite to GSB 749) (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 606 Advanced Taxation Law (Elective: Trimester 1 2014)

GSB 749 Law of Commercial Associations (pre-requisite: GSB 748) (Elective: Trimester 2 2014)

GSB 613 Financial Planning (Elective: Trimester 2 2014) (pre-requisite: 18 credit points – can be waived for Bachelor of Accounting degree holders or MCOMPA students)

GSB 607 Professional Ethics (Core: Trimester 2 2014)

GSB 601 Issues in Company Financial Reporting (Elective: Trimester 3 2014) (pre-requisite: 18 credit points – can be waived for Bachelor of Accounting degree holders or MCOMPA students)

GSB 641 Advanced Financial Accounting (Elective: Trimester 3 2014)

GSB 750 Taxation Law (Elective: Trimester 3 2014)

Trimester duration
T1 2014

Trimester starts 24 February 2014

T2 2014

Trimester starts 30 June 2014

Admissions open Mid-March 2014

Admissions close 25 June 2014

T3 2014

Trimester starts 27 October 2014


Address:
Institute of Public Accountants
6/555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia ‎
+61 3 8665 3100 ‎

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