Membership of PIPFA

[toinayat]

AoA

How I can get membership of PIPFA?

[Mahtab]

AOA Inayat
1.Welcome to the Forum
2.PIPFA's members fall in two categories -- Associate and Fellow.
Associate Public Accountants use designatory letters APA &
Fellow Public Accountants use designatory letters FPA.

• PIPFA's Membership covers the entire accounting community of Pakistan and comprises
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>(Inayat you can get PIPFA membership by having any of the following qualification)<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size=2 id=quote>

1.1 PIPFA qualified,

1.2 Members of ICAP/ICMAP,

1.3 Fully qualified from ICAP/ICMAP,

1.4 All but Final part qualified from ICAP/ICMAP,

1.5 SAS Examination of AGP or Equivalent Examination Qualified,

1.6 Govt. Officers of Audit & Accounts Service who qualified FPO Examination of FPSC

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> Associate membership of PIPFA known as Associate Public Accountant (APA)is granted on

1. qualifying All PIPFA examinations and 2 years practical experience

2.or the following basis

ICAP Fully qualified / PE-1 or PE-2 / Group I or II of old syllabus

ICMAPFully qualified / Upto Prof- III / Upto Part IV of old syllabus.

The Fellow membership known as Fellow Public Accountant (FPA) is allowed on
1.five years standing as APA or

2.upon fellow membership of ICAP or ICMAP. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size=2 id=quote>
Regards
Mahtab

[haroonattari]

Can anybody tell me about scope for PIPFA qualified (APA) in Pakistan or aborad.

Haroon Attari

[ausmanpk2001]

PIPFA qualified are "made" to work as middle level managers. One may get job in Pakistan but there would be very few chances to get to the senior/executive level. It could be better used as a stepping stone for other accounting qualifications e.g. CA gives Module A&B exempted on PIPFA.....

[Mahtab]

AOA

I am agree with ausmanpk2001

other professional bodies also allow exemptions to PIPFA qualified

for details please visit

http//www.pipfa.org.pk/downloads/PIPFA%20Career%20Plan.pdf Page 9

or www.pipfa.org.pk/memexemptions.ASP

Regards

Mahtab

[Muhammad Adnan Arshad]

PIPFA qualified (APA/FPA) are more welcomed in the government/public sector rather than the private sector. But, APA/FPA are also getting good salary packages in the private companies.

The best short cut is to first to do CA Intermediate (ICAP) & then get exemptions of 11 papers (approx) excluding "Advanced Financial Accounting" & "Cost & Management Accounting" of PIPFA.
4 papers of PIPFA-Foundation;
5 papers of PIPFA-Intermediate &
2 papers of PIPFA-Final Examinations.