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Business Definition for: Chartered Accountant

  • in the United Kingdom, a qualified professional accountant who is a member of an Institute of Chartered Accountants. Chartered accountants are qualified to audit company accounts and some hold management positions in companies.
  • Abbr. CA

Additional Resources

British accountant loses accreditation after getting car from client.
By Robert Lea, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 17--A former Government adviser and high-flying partner in City firm Deloitte has been found guilty of fraud, struck off as a chartered accountant and branded a liar. Stephen...
Tags: accountant, audit, car, Deloitte LLP, FINANCE
Research articles 2004-11-17
The Monterey County Herald, Calif., Business People Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--AUDITOR, ACCOUNTANT JOIN KASAVAN AND POPE: The Certified Public Accounting Firm of Kasavan and Pope has added Prachi Shroff and Maria Ramirez to its staff. Shroff has been hired as an audit senior. She received her ...
Tags: accountant, Allstate Corp., industry, women
Research articles 1998-10-20
CAs & B Com grads take BPO career.
Aug. 13--BANGALORE, India -- After giving zero numeral to the world, India is now showing its expertise with numbers. Gone are the days when a student took up B Com in order to land up as a Chartered Accountant CA. In a country that has become th...
Tags: BPO, career, Computer Associates International Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-13
Cutting the tax law knot.
Jun 23, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Taxation software programs can save Australian businesses time in the preparation of returns. They can also help ensure more accurate information is supplied to the Australian Taxation Office. However, the advice is to talk to...
Tags: accountant, Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, Taxes
Research articles 2003-06-24
FSA hires Deloitte accountant as director
THE FINANCIAL Services Authority hired Kari Hale, a partner from Deloitte & Touche, yesterday to be a new director at the watchdog. Mr Hale, a chartered accountant, will have responsibility for financial management, strategic planning and risk assessment. The FSA also said it was promoting Peter Soden to become a...
Tags: accountant, Deloitte LLP, director, FINANCE, Investment, Strategy
Research articles 2004-02-05
RAILWAY SUICIDE OF NEIGHBOUR FROM HELL
A SELF-TAUGHT chartered accountant who mentally tortured neighbours, playing Open University tapes day and night, died when he chained himself to a railway, a Birmingham inquest heard. Neighbour from hell Thomas Edwin waved to the driver and smiled as the train approached at 90 mph. But...
Tags: accountant, Mr., Open University
Research articles 1998-08-07
Agreement With Accountant
This is a template for agreement between the Client and the Accountant. The Client, in order to properly conduct its business, employs the Accountant. The Accountant is duly licensed by the laws of the state and engaged in the business of providing independent accounting services and assistance to clients. This...
Tags: Accountant, Agreement, Home Business Online, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
Tools & templates 2007-12-01
Mandatory certification
In his letter to the editor, ("Mandatory Certification," "Letters," June 2005), Donald Robitaille called for mandatory certification to reach any management level within an internal audit function. I am an Australian chartered accountant CA, and for a long time I held the view that a CA--or a certified public...
Tags: audit, certification, CIA, FINANCE, Quality
Research articles 2005-10-01
FSA hires Deloitte accountant as director
THE FINANCIAL Services Authority hired Kari Hale, a partner from Deloitte & Touche, yesterday to be a new director at the watchdog. Mr Hale, a chartered accountant, will have responsibility for financial management, strategic planning and risk assessment. The FSA also said it was promoting Peter Soden to become a...
Tags: accountant, Deloitte LLP, director, FINANCE, Strategy, watchdog
Research articles 2004-02-05
Senior Executive Joins IntelGenx Technologies Corp. Management Team.
SAINT LAURENT, QUEBEC, May 30, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- IntelGenx Technologies Corporation (OTCBB:IGXT) announced today the appointment of Taylor Hutchison as Chief Financial Officer. Taylor Hutchison is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant, and holds an M.B.A. from Concordia University in Montreal. ...
Tags: CFO, Company, Concordia University, FINANCE, Hutchison, team
Research articles 2007-05-30
ICABC's honorary chartered accountants
The ICABC awards the designation Chartered Accountant Honorary to individuals who've provided outstanding service to the CA profession on behalf of the community. This year, the Institute is pleased to recognize three very deserving individuals. Marguerite Ford, CA Hon Former Vancouver City Councillor Marguerite Ford served as a Public Representative...
Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Institute, Vancouver
Research articles 2001-06-01
Senior Executive Joins IntelGenx Technologies Corp. Management Team
IntelGenx Technologies Corporation (OTCBB: IGXT) announced today the appointment of Taylor Hutchison as Chief Financial Officer. Taylor Hutchison is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant, and holds an M.B.A. from Concordia University in Montreal. Most recently he was a consultant for two public companies where he oversaw the consolidation,...
Tags: Company, Concordia University, Fax, FINANCE, Hutchison, team
Research articles 2007-05-30
Accountant threaten Tax Office with paper war.
Aug 13, 2002 The Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia's accountants are threatening to lodge tax returns by mail instead of online unless the Australian Taxation Office ATO fixes services. The main complaints put forward by the Institute of Chartered Accountant in Australia ICAA...
Tags: accountant, Australia, Australian Taxation Office, FINANCE, Taxes
Research articles 2002-08-13
Add An Accountant To Your Business Team
From the executive summary: ‘Good business accounting is not just about balance sheets and tax returns. With the help of a competent accountant, organizations can track their business's finances and make sure it is running at the optimum level. An accountant is a great resource to tap into for business...
Tags: Team, Business Consulting, Accountant, Business Services, Taxes, Balance Sheets, Free Trade, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance
White papers 2002-05-13
CA takes RBI to court over bank auditor selection.
Mar. 31--MUMBAI, India -- A chartered accountant has sued the Reserve Bank of India RBI over selection of bank auditors, who he claims have been picked in an arbitrary and unfair screening process. Tarun Ghia has sought details of CA firms selected Mar. 31--MUMBAI, India --...
Tags: bank, Computer Associates International Inc.
Research articles 2006-03-31
SEC names acting chief accountant
JACKSON M. DAY, CO-DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, HAS BEEN NAMED ACTING chief accountant of the Securities & Exchange Commission SEC. Day has served as deputy chief accountant since September 15, 2000. Before joining the SEC's staff, he was a partner in Ernst & Young's national office of professional practice in New...
Tags: accountant, accounting, FINANCE, SEC
Research articles 2002-12-01
aspiring black CA success rate soars
The number of black African passing Part 1 of the Qualifying Examination QE towards becoming a chartered accountant has improved by a dramatic 102% when compared to the 2003 number.
Tags: Computer Associates International Inc.
Research articles 2004-08-01
Synopsys, Chartered Team On Timing and Extraction Models - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing] - Company Business and Marketing
Mountain View, Calif.- Synopsys and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing are collaborating to develop silicon-calibrated technology files for Chartered's 0.25-micron process. The tools from Synopsys will enable Chartered customers to perform full-chip verification prior to final tape-out.
Tags: marketing, team
Research articles 1999-02-08
Robert Lord Joins Vaaldiam's Board
Mr. Robert Lord has joined the Board of Directors of Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. (TSX: VAA). Mr. Lord is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner of Ernst & Young LLP and its predecessors. He retired from his position as Vice-Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP in 2000. He then assumed...
Tags: board, chairman, Ernst & Young LLP, Lord, Mr.
Research articles 2006-07-24
Robert Lord Joins Vaaldiam's Board.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jul 24, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Mr. Robert Lord has joined the Board of Directors of Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. (TSX:VAA). Mr. Lord is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner of Ernst & Young LLP and its predecessors. He retired from his position as...
Tags: accountant, board, chairman, Ernst & Young LLP, Lord, Mr.
Research articles 2006-07-24