The Institute of Chartered Accountants(ICAG),Ghana have pointed out to the public,the ruling of the High Court with regard to the case of “Chartered Institute of Certified Tax Accountants, Ghana v. National Accreditation Board, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana and Attorney-General” where it was held that all disciplines of accountancy, including tax accounting, fall within the Institute’s mandate.
In a statement released on June 23,2026 the Institute stated that the court didn’t only rule in their favor but also classified the operations Chartered Institute of Certified Tax Accountants with regards to the regulation and certification of persons as Chartered Certified Tax Accountants as unlawful .
ICAG then added that the legal position was further strengthened by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana Act, 2020 (Act 1058), which vests in the Institute the sole statutory mandate to regulate, train, examine, certify, and admit persons into the accountancy profession in Ghana.
The Institute then went ahead to caution the general public, students, employers, and other stakeholders against enrolling with or relying on qualifications issued by any institution, body, or organisation that holds itself out as being authorised to train, certify, license, or regulate accounting professionals in Ghana without lawful authority.
ICAG added that is is prepared to challenge and take the appropriate measures to prevent unauthorised persons or institutions from misrepresenting themselves as professional accountancy bodies or offering professional accountancy qualifications contrary to law.
“ICAG remains committed to protecting the integrity of the accountancy profession and will take all appropriate measures to prevent unauthorised persons or institutions from misrepresenting themselves as professional accountancy bodies or offering professional accountancy qualifications contrary to law,” the Institute stated.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana was established by an Act of Parliament — the Chartered Accountants Act, 1963 (Act 170) — and was subsequently governed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana Act, 2020 (Act 1058), which repealed Act 170. Its members are the only persons recognised under the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) for the purpose of auditing company accounts.
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