Author: Koem Prek

On the morning of Thursday, October 16, 2025, Mrs. Savuth Daly, Executive Director of the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), was invited as an honored guest to attend the Certificate and Award Presentation Ceremony at ACLEDA University of Business (AUB). The event was​ organized to celebrate the outstanding students of the university who had successfully completed and passed the ATQ examinations. The event was attended by professors and approximately 250 students, at AUB and concluded on the same day with great success and remarkable achievements.

On 07 October 2025, Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) and Cambodia Mekong University (CMU) successfully conducted a Student Orientation on “The Understanding of Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program and Careers in Accounting and Auditing in Cambodia” for 158 students at CMU, Phnom Penh. The orientation received a lot of interest from students. It was a fruitful orientation for students in terms of the following:

1. Understanding of the importance of accounting and the accounting profession

2. Understanding of the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program

3. Encouraging registration for ATQ exams

4. Tips on how to study and get good results in the ATQ exam.

The event ended at 11:10 a.m. on the same day with a very fruitful and happy moment.

On October 2, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) organized the fourth Induction Course at the KICPAA Meeting Room for 9 new members in 2025. The purpose of this training is to introduce the understanding of the Institute, its membership, and obligations, the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) policy, Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program to members, and especially to congratulate the new members. As a result of this training, all the new members who participated were proud to be members of KICPAA and committed to participate in additional self-development on a regular basis with various training courses organized by KICPAA. The program ended with fruitfulness, joy, and networking.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of Allnison Auditing and Consulting Co., Ltd., successfully hosted a webinar on “IFRS Related to the Construction Sector” on the morning of Tuesday, 30 September 2025, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The session was a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was led by our expert speaker, Ms. Eunice Chu, IFRS Instructor.

The workshop was successfully conducted, attracting significant interest and participation from 484 attendees.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) held a webinar on “Refreshing Accounting for an Accountant on Accounting for Property, Plant and Equipment” on the morning of Friday, 19 September 2025, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM by our honored speakers, Mr. Say Sokheng, Managing Partner of DFC.

The Webinar is a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was successfully conducted with significant excitement and interest by 64 participants.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of Lochan & Co (Cambodia) Company Limited, successfully hosted a webinar on “Generative AI with Prompt Engineering — Unlocking the Next Era of Accounting, Finance, and Productivity” on the morning of Wednesday, 17 September 2025, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The session was a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was led by our expert speaker, Mr. CA Suraj Jain, Senior Consultant of Lochan & Co (Cambodia) Company Limited.

The workshop was successfully conducted, attracting significant interest and participation from354 attendees.

On September 12, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) organized a third Induction Course at the KICPAA Meeting Room for 7 new members in 2025. The purpose of this training is to introduce members to the Institute, its membership and obligations, the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) policy, and the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ). We also extend our congratulations to the new members. As a result of this training, all the new members who participated were proud to be members of KICPAA and committed to participating in additional self-development on a regular basis with various training courses organized by KICPAA. The program concluded with a sense of fruitfulness, joy, and networking.

 

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of Baker Tilly (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., successfully hosted a webinar on “IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers” on the morning of Thursday, 11 September 2025, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. The session was a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was led by our expert speaker, Ms. Esther Cheah, Partner, Quality Assurance & Technical Department of Baker Tilly Malaysia.

The workshop was successfully conducted, attracting significant interest and participation from470 attendees.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) held a webinar on “Refreshing Accounting for an Accountant on Accounting for Inventory” on the morning of Monday, 8 September 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM by our honored speakers, Mr. Pisey Daung, Associate Partner, Tax & Accounting of DFC.

The Webinar is a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was successfully conducted with significant excitement and interest by 78 participants.

On Thursday, September 4, 2025, at Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, Accounting and Auditing Regulator (ACAR), in collaboration with Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) and ACCA Cambodia, co-organized the Cambodia Accounting Forum 2025 under the theme “Regulatory Harmonization: Sustainability Reporting and Digital Financial Reporting”. This forum was highly presided over by H.E. Dr. AUN Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance, and Chairman of the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority (FSA), and was welcomed by H.E. Dr. NGY Tayi, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the member of the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority, accompanied by H.E. BOU Tharin, Director General of the Accounting and Auditing Regulator.

This forum focuses on:

-Discussion on National Development Progress

-Formulation of a Shared Strategic Vision for the Advancement of the Accounting and Auditing Profession

-Highlighting the Potential of Sustainability Standards and Digital Financial Reporting in Driving Growth within the Financial Sector

-Exploring Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the Cambodia International Financial Reporting Standards (CIFRS), the Cambodia International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (CIFRS for SMEs), and the Cambodia Reduced Financial Reporting Framework (CRFRF)

-Ensuring Financial Stability as a Core Principle of the FinTech Development Policy of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The participants from KICPAA include Mr. Khun Darith, President of KICPAA, Mr. Neou Remy, Vice President of KICPAA, and GC members, as well as the secretariat.

This forum is attended by His and Her Excellencies, the Secretary of State and Under-Secretary of State, as well as management and officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, representatives from other relevant line ministries, business owners, representatives of not-for-profit entities, and esteemed guests from both national and international backgrounds, totaling 1242 participants.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) held a webinar on “Refreshing Accounting for an Accountant on Accounting for Revenue” on the morning of Friday, 29 August 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM by our honored speakers, Mr. Say Sokheng, Managing Partner of DFC.

The Webinar is a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was successfully conducted with significant excitement and interest by 87 participants.

On the afternoon of August 19, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) conducted an online sharing session under the topic “Financial Dashboard and Data Storytelling with Microsoft Excel”, which led by Mr. Ban Sethy, a lecturer in Finance, Accounting, and Tax, QuickBooks, and Advanced Excel. This sharing session is a part of student support for TQ2: IT Skills and Software of the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program. This online sharing session was a great success with the participation of approximately 277 members of the public and students from KICPAA Training Organizations and other institutions. As a result, this session provided valuable insights for the Public and students in terms of:

1. The key financial metrics (profitability and liquidity ratios analysis)

2. How to collect, clean, and analyze financial data

3. How to create interactive dashboards using Excel tools

4. Interpreting dashboard insights for decision-making.

The event ended on the same day with a successful and fruitful moment.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of Baker Tilly (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., successfully hosted a webinar on “Tax Health Check for a Merchandising Company” on the morning of Friday, 15 August 2025, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. The session was part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was led by our expert speaker, Oknha Tan Khee Meng, Managing Partner.

The webinar was successfully conducted, attracting significant interest and participation from 481 attendees.

 

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ៥រោច ខែស្រាពណ៍ ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ សប្តស័ក ព.ស. ២៥៦៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែសីហា គ.ស. ២០២៥ នៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យភ្នំពេញអន្តរជាតិ លោកស្រី សាវុធ ដាលី នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃវិទ្យាស្ថានគណនេយ្យករជំនាញនិងសវនករកម្ពុជា (វ.គ.ស.ក.) និងមន្រ្តីជំនាញនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. បានអញ្ជើញចូលរួម នឹងធ្វើបទបង្ហាញអំពី វិជ្ជាជីវៈគណនេយ្យនៅកម្ពុជា​ ក្នុងកម្មវិធីសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សព្វផ្សាយ “ច្បាប់ស្តីពីគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងបទប្បញ្ញត្តិពាក់ព័ន្ធ ” ជូនសាស្រ្តាចារ្យ និងនិស្សិត​នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យភ្នំពេញអន្តរជាតិ ក្រោមអធិបតីដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ឯកឧត្តម ប៊ូ ថារិន អគ្គនាយកនៃនិយ័តករគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងលោកជំទាវបណ្ឌិត ទេព កូលាប សាកលវិទ្យាធិការ នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យភ្នំពេញអន្តរជាតិ។

សិក្ខាសាលានេះរៀបចំឡើងដើម្បីបញ្រ្ជាបការយល់ដឹងបន្ថែមនូវការអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចជាសារវន្តចំនួនបីរួមមាន៖

១. ការកាន់បញ្ញីគណនេយ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ

២. ការរៀបចំរបាយការណ៍ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុស្របតាមស្តង់ដាគណនេយ្យ និង

៣. ការដាក់របាយការណ៍ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុឱ្យរងសវនកម្មឯករាជ្យអនុលោមតាមច្បាប់ស្តីពីគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងបទបញ្ញត្តិជាធរមាន។

សិក្ខាសាលានេះមានការចូលរួមពីថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ សាស្រ្តាចារ្យ លោកគ្រូ អ្នកគ្រូ មន្រ្តី សិស្ស និងនិស្សិត សរុប១០១​រូប​ នៅសាលប្រជុំនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យភ្នំពេញអន្តរជាតិ ។

សិក្ខាសាលាបានបញ្ចប់នៅវេលាម៉ោង ១១និង០០នាទីព្រឹក​ ប្រកបដោយផ្លែផ្កា និងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការខ្ពស់។

In the spirit of national unity and following the high directive of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN MANET, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, issued on August 5, 2025, regarding the direct provision of assistance to frontline areas — on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), led by Mr. KHUN Darith, President of the KICPAA, with the honored presence of H.E. Dr. NGY Tayi, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, handed over a charitable donation to support heroic soldiers and displaced civilians.

The donation was collected from KICPAA and its members, as well as the public. It was channeled through the Samdech Techo Voluntary Youth Doctor Association (T.Y.D.A.) in support of emergency relief efforts for Cambodian soldiers and citizens affected by the recent conflict on the Cambodia–Thailand border.

The total donation amounted to KHR 44,350,000, which was allocated to food, medical supplies, and cash assistance packages, as follows:

1. 50 kilograms of sausage, 50 kilograms of dried fish, and 50 kilograms of salted fish

2. 100 boxes of Doliprane and 100 boxes of Berocca

3. Cash assistance packages totaling KHR 35,000,000

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all fellow Cambodians, KICPAA members, and generous members of the public who donated through KICPAA. We respectfully offer our best wishes to all donors for continued happiness, prosperity, and well-being. May you always be blessed with the four Buddhist virtues: Longevity, Nobility, Health, and Strength.

We sincerely hope that this charitable donation will provide meaningful support to our heroic soldiers and displaced citizens during this time.

As Cambodian citizens, we love peace and fully support the Royal Government of Cambodia.