4th ASEAN CPA Conference under the theme “Advancing Sustainability and Professional Growth in ASEAN: The Intersection of Accounting, Fintech, and Regional Integration”

On Friday, July 18, 2025, the Accounting and Auditing Regulator (ACAR), in collaboration with the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), successfully organized the 4th ASEAN CPA Conference under the theme “Advancing Sustainability and Professional Growth in ASEAN: The Intersection of Accounting, Fintech, and Regional Integration”, presided over by H.E. Dr. Ngy Tayi, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, welcomed speech by H.E. Bou Tharin, Director General of Accounting and Auditing Regulator, at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Hotel.

Notably, Mr. Khun Darith, President of KICPAA, participated and delivered the closing remark, while Mr. Neou Remy, Vice President of KICPAA, presented on “The Strategic Role of CPAs in Promoting Reliable Sustainability Reporting”, and Mr. Chea Thourn, Deputy Executive Director of KICPAA, joined as a panelist for the discussion on the mobility of ASEAN CPA & RFPA across ASEAN.

The conference aimed to bring together the CPAs from across ASEAN countries to foster knowledge sharing and provide updates on the latest updates in accounting and auditing within each ASEAN member state. The 4th ASEAN CPA Conference successfully ended with participations from experts, professional accountants, and KICPAA members (individuals & firm representatives) with a total​ of 311 participants.

Induction Course

On July 11, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) organized a second Induction Course at the KICPAA Meeting Room for 10 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.

Sharing session on “The Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) Exam Preparation”

On the morning of July 10, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) and the Institute of Finance and Accounting (IFA) collaboratively organized a sharing session on “The Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) Exam Preparation” for 43 students at the Institute of Finance and Accounting. This event was led by our esteemed speaker, Mr. Chea Thourn, Deputy Executive Director of KICPAA. As result, this session provided valuable insights for students in terms of:

1. Understanding the importance of accounting and accounting profession

2. Understanding the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program

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

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

The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program on “International Accounting Standards (IAS) 36: Impairment of Assets” 

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of the Cam Accounting & Tax Service Company Limited., successfully hosted a workshop on “International Accounting Standards (IAS) 36: Impairment of Assets” on the morning of Friday, 4 July 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The session was a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was led by our expert speaker, Ms. Roda Alcantara, Director of Business Services.

The workshop was successfully conducted, attracting significant interest and participation from 48 attendees.

The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program on “QuickBooks Online Cambodia Version with Compliance Solution”

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with support from Cas-Biz Technology, successfully hosted a webinar on “QuickBooks Online Cambodia Version with Compliance Solution” in the morning on Tuesday, 1 July 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. Man Chouktekma, Assistant Account Manager of Cas-Biz Technology.

The webinar was successfully conducted engagingly and joyfully, attracting significant interest and participation from 399 attendees.

សិក្ខាសាលាផ្សព្វផ្សាយស្តីពី “យុទ្ធសាស្រ្តអភិវឌ្ឍន៍វិស័យគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម នៅកម្ពុជា ២០២៥-២០៣៥”

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃអង្គារ ៦កើត ខែអាសាឍ ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ សប្តស័ក ព.ស. ២៥៦៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១ ខែកក្កដា គ.ស.២០២៥ លោក ឃុន ដារិទ្ធ ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាលនៃ វិទ្យាស្ថានគណនេយ្យករជំនាញ និងសវនករកម្ពុជា (វ.គ.ស.ក.) លោក នៅ រ៉េមី អនុប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាលនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. និងលោកស្រី សាវុធ ដាលី នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. បានអញ្ជើញចូលរួមក្នុងកម្មវិធីសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សព្វផ្សាយស្តីពី “យុទ្ធសាស្រ្តអភិវឌ្ឍន៍វិស័យគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម នៅកម្ពុជា ២០២៥-២០៣៥” ក្រោមអធិបតីភាពដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ឯកឧត្តមបណ្ឌិត ងី តាយី រដ្ឋលេខាធិការនៃក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនិងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និងជាសមាជិកក្រុមប្រឹក្សាអាជ្ញាធរសេវាហិរញ្ញវត្ថុមិនមែនធនាគារ និងឯកឧត្តម ប៊ូ ថារិន អគ្គនាយកនៃនិយ័តករគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម ដោយមានការចូលរួមពី លោកស្រី នាន បូនី អគ្គនាយករងនៃ ន.គ.ស. លោក/លោកស្រី ប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋាន ប្រធានការិយាល័យ មន្ត្រីជំនាញនៃ ន.គ.ស. សមាជិក ស្ថាប័នពាក់ព័ន្ធ សាធារណជន និងអ្នកចូលរួម សរុបចំនួន៣៥០រូប នៅសណ្ឋាគារភ្នំពេញ។ ក្នុងនោះផងដែរ លោក ឃុន ដារិទ្ធ ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាលនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. បានចូលរួមវាគ្មិនកិត្តិយសក្នុងវេទិកាសំណួរនិងចម្លើយ ក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលាខាងលើផងដែរ ។ សិក្ខាសាលាត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងក្នុងគោលបំណង ដើម្បីបញ្ជ្រាបការយល់ដឹងបានកាន់តែទូលំទូលាយ និងស៊ីជម្រៅអំពី យុទ្ធសាស្រ្តអភិវឌ្ឍន៍វិស័យគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្មនៅកម្ពុជា២០២៥-២០៣៥ របស់និយ័តករគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម ក៏ដូចជាផ្សព្វផ្សាយ និងរួមចំណែកក្នុងការអភិវឌ្ឍវិស័យគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្មនៅកម្ពុជាបានកាន់តែរីកចម្រើននាពេលអនាគត។

សិក្ខាសាលានេះ បានបញ្ចប់ប្រកបដោយផ្លែផ្កា និងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការខ្ពស់។

កិច្ចប្រជុំពិភាក្សារវាងអង្គភាពសវនកម្មផ្ទៃក្នុងនៃអាជ្ញាធរសេវាហិរញ្ញវត្ថុមិនមែនធនាគារ (អ.ស.ហ.) និងវិទ្យាស្ថានគណនេយ្យករជំនាញ និងសវនករកម្ពុជា (វ.គ.ស.ក.)

នារសៀលថ្ងៃព្រហស្បត្តិ៍ ខែជេស្ឋ ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ សប្តស័ក ព.ស. ២៥៦៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី២៦ ខែមិថុនា គ.ស. ២០២៥ លោក នៅ រ៉េមី អនុប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាលនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. និងលោកស្រី សាវុធ ដាលី នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. បានអញ្ជើញចូលរួមកិច្ចប្រជុំពិភាក្សារវាងអង្គភាពសវនកម្មផ្ទៃក្នុងនៃអាជ្ញាធរសេវាហិរញ្ញវត្ថុមិនមែនធនាគារ (អ.ស.ហ.) និងវិទ្យាស្ថានគណនេយ្យករជំនាញ និងសវនករកម្ពុជា (វ.គ.ស.ក.) ក្រោមអធិបតីភាពដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ឯកឧត្តម ឈុន សម្បត្តិ ប្រធាននៃអង្គភាពសវនកម្មផ្ទៃក្នុងនៃអាជ្ញាធរសេវាហិរញ្ញវត្ថុមិនមែនធនាគារ (អ.ស.ហ.) ដោយមានការចូលរួមពី ប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋាន ប្រធានការិយាល័យ មន្ត្រីនៃអង្គភាពសវនកម្មផ្ទៃក្នុងនៃ អ.ស.ហ. និងមន្ត្រីនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. នៅបន្ទប់ប្រជុំនៃអង្គភាពសវនកម្មផ្ទៃក្នុង។ កិច្ចប្រជុំត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងក្នុងគោលបំណងដើម្បីជួបពិភាក្សា ពង្រឹង និងពង្រីកទំនាក់ទំនង សម្ព័ន្ធភាព និងលទ្ធភាពនៃកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការរវាងស្ថាប័នទាំងពីរនាពេលអនាគត។ កិច្ចប្រជុំត្រូវបានបញ្ចប់ប្រកបដោយផ្លែផ្កា សេចក្តីរីករាយ និងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការខ្ពស់។

Training of Trainers (TOT) on “Instruction on Teaching Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program”

On Saturday Morning, June 14, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) has conducted a Training of Trainers (TOT) on “Instruction on Teaching Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program” to lecturers of Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia. This TOT was held in the conference room of Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, Toul Kork Campus. The purpose of this training is to jointly develop new learning and teaching methods of the accounting and auditing profession and to increase the pass rate of students. Mr. Chea Thourn, Deputy Executive Director of KICPAA, was a trainer of this event and presented:

• Overview of KICPAA and Updates in the Accounting and Auditing Sector

• Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) Curriculum

• Learning and Teaching Methods in the ATQ Program

The course ended at 12:00 PM on the same day with a very fruitful and happy moment.

The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program on “Accounting in Business Growth”

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support from ECOVIS VSDK & PARTNERS CO., LTD., successfully hosted a webinar on “Accounting in Business Growth” in the morning of Thursday,12 June 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. Daratito Say, Advisory – Accounting, Tax, Audit, and Business Analysis of ECOVIS VSDK & PARTNERS CO., LTD..

The webinar was successfully conducted engagingly and joyfully, attracting significant interest and participation from 427 attendees.

Induction Course

On June 6, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) organized an Induction Course at the KICPAA Meeting Room for 12 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) to members, and especially 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 participate in additional self-development on a regular basis with various training courses organized by KICPAA. The program ended with fruitfulness, joy, and networking.

កម្មវិធីសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សព្វផ្សាយ “ច្បាប់ស្តីពីគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងបទប្បញ្ញត្តិពាក់ព័ន្ធ”

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃ អង្គារ ៨ កើត ខែជេស្ឋ ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ សប្តស័ក ព.ស. ២៥៦៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី៣ ខែមិថុនា គ.ស. ២០២៥ នៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ វ៉ាន់ដា លោកស្រី សាវុធ ដាលី នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃវិទ្យាស្ថានគណនេយ្យករជំនាញ និងសវនករកម្ពុជា (វ.គ.ស.ក.) និងមន្រ្តីជំនាញនៃ វ.គ.ស.ក. បានអញ្ជើញចូលរួម និងធ្វើបទបង្ហាញ ស្តីពី “វិជ្ជាជីវ:គណនេយ្យនៅកម្ពុជា” ក្នុងកម្មវិធីសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សព្វផ្សាយ “ច្បាប់ស្តីពីគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងបទប្បញ្ញត្តិពាក់ព័ន្ធ” ជូនសាស្រ្តាចារ្យ និងនិស្សិតនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យវ៉ាន់ដា ក្រោមអធិបតីភាពរបស់ លោក លី កុសល ប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋានកិច្ចការគតិយុត្តនិងអនុលោមភាព តំណាងដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ឯកឧត្តម ប៊ូ ថារិន អគ្គនាយកនៃនិយ័តករគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងលោកគ្រូបណ្ឌិត ប៉ែន សុវិបុល សាកលវិទ្យាធិការរង នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យវ៉ាន់ដា តំណាងដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ឯកឧត្តមបណ្ឌិត ហេង វ៉ាន់ដា ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាភិបាល នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ វ៉ាន់ដា ។

សិក្ខាសាលានេះរៀបចំឡើងដើម្បីបញ្រ្ជាបការយល់ដឹងបន្ថែមនូវការអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចជាសារវន្តចំនួនបីរួមមាន៖

១. ការកាន់បញ្ជីគណនេយ្យឱ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ

២. ការរៀបចំរបាយការណ៍ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុស្របតាមស្តង់ដាគណនេយ្យ និង

៣. ការដាក់របាយការណ៍ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុឱ្យរងសវនកម្មឯករាជ្យអនុលោមតាមច្បាប់ស្តីពីគណនេយ្យនិងសវនកម្ម និងបទប្បញ្ញត្តិជាធរមាន។

សិក្ខាសាលានេះមានការចូលរួមពី ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ សាស្រ្តាចារ្យ លោកគ្រូ អ្នកគ្រូ មន្រ្តី សិស្ស និងនិស្សិត សរុប៤១០រូប នៅសាលប្រជុំនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ វ៉ាន់ដា ។

សិក្ខាសាលាបានបញ្ចប់នៅវេលាម៉ោង ១០និង៥៥នាទីព្រឹក ប្រកបដោយផ្លែផ្កា និងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការខ្ពស់។

KICPAA Joined Over 1,000 Runners to Promote Financial Literacy!

On 1 June 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) proudly joined as one of the main organizers of the “Run for Financial Literacy” at Chroy Changvar Satellite City. The event was co-organized by FWD Cambodia, ACCA Cambodia, ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA), Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC), Chroy Changvar Satellite City, and was warmly supported by the public.

All the funds raised have been officially donated to the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) to produce financial literacy videos that will help people across Cambodia learn how to manage money wisely.

KICPAA was honored to be represented by:

– Mr. Khun Darith, President of KICPAA

– Mr. Neou Remy, Vice President of KICPAA

– Mrs. Savuth Daly, Executive Director of KICPAA

– Members and Secretariat Team of KICPAA

A big thank you to everyone who joined the run, supported the cause, and helped spread the message of financial education. Your energy and kindness made this event a success!

Together, we’re running for a brighter and smarter financial future for Cambodia.

140th AFA Council Meeting

On Saturday, 31 May 2025, as a member of the AFA Council and the host country, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) successfully hosted the 140th AFA Council Meeting.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Khun Darith, President of KICPAA; Mr. Nou Remy, Vice President of KICPAA; and Mrs. Savuth Daly, Executive Director of KICPAA.

The 140th AFA Council Meeting, convened annually, was chaired by Professor Dr. Doan Xuan Tien, President of the AFA Council; Mr. Ardan Adiperdana, Vice President of the AFA Council; and Mr. Eward Tanujaya, Executive Director of AFA, along with AFA Council Members. The meeting provided a strategic platform to discuss key priorities for the advancement and future direction of the accounting and auditing profession across the ASEAN region.

Established in 1977, the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) seeks to develop and promote the accountancy profession within ASEAN and to strengthen regional and international cooperation among its member bodies.

For the 2024–2027 strategic period, AFA is focused on the following priorities:

Advancing sustainability reporting

Driving digital transformation

Enhancing capacity building and professional development

Fostering regional collaboration

Monitoring the implementation of its strategic goals

Student Orientation on the “Providing scholarships for the Accounting Technical Qualification (ATQ) by ICAEW”

On May 20, 2025, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), in collaboration with the ACLEDA University of Business (AUB), conducted a student orientation on “Providing scholarships for the Accounting Technical Qualification (ATQ) by ICAEW” for approximately 23 students at the ACLEDA University of Business.

This session was held with the following objectives:

1. Inform students about the scholarship for the ATQ bridging program;

2. To highlight the importance of the scholarship;

3. To encourage students to apply for the scholarship and

4. To provide guidance and strategies for successful study and examination performance.

The orientation ended successfully on the same day, filled with active participation, camaraderie, and joyful sharing of experiences.