Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
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Institute of Certified Bookkeepers | |
Formation | November 1996 |
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Type | Not-for-profit |
Purpose | Promote the bookkeeping profession |
Location |
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Membership | 150,000 students |
Website | www |
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers ("ICB") is a British
Global presence
Since its inception in the UK, ICB has set up International offices and agents in 19 other countries. It has had offices in Australia since 2002, offices in Russia and other countries in eastern Europe and central Asia (trading as ICFM) since 2006, in Ghana since 2009, in India since 2010, and in Ireland since 2013.[2][citation needed]
Membership
Money laundering supervision
ICB has been an HMT-appointed Money Laundering Supervisor since the UK Money laundering Regulations Act of 2007 came into force. The act requires all bookkeeping practices to be supervised by such a body. ICB automatically covers all of its members who take out an ICB Practice License. Over 3,000 bookkeeping practices in the UK are supervised by ICB.[citation needed]
Annual events
In 2009, ICB established its annual Bookkeepers Summit, a conference of ICB students and members, and the LUCA awards, its annual awards dinner, which takes place each year in London. The summit is attended by hundreds of ICB students and members. Guests attend talks covering a range of industry-related topics and have the opportunity to network with fellow bookkeepers. The annual LUCA Awards were created to recognize bookkeeping, study, and training excellence. They are attended by nominated ICB students, members, and partners from the UK and around the world.[citation needed]
In 2013, ICB launched its National Bookkeeping Week; a week of events held across the country for the purpose of raising the profile of bookkeeping as a profession and recognizing its importance to businesses.[citation needed]
Partners
ICB has had a strategic partnership with Sage software for several years,[4] and has partnered with several additional software providers, including Intuit,[5] Big Red Cloud, ClearBooks, AE Comply, and Receipt Bank, since then. ICB also partnered with Startup Loans in 2013, to give further support to small businesses and emphasize to them the importance of good bookkeeping.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Garry & June share 25-year story". www.bookkeepers.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Global Impact".
- ^ "Find out more about ICB membership benefits".
- ^ "Sage Advice United Kingdom - Wisdom for smarter businesses".
- ^ "Smart, Simple Accounting Software | QuickBooks UK".