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05/09/2006
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Ltd - Who Are We?
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers is about bookkeepers helping bookkeepers.
We are an increasing association of Australian Bookkeepers, assisted by the established ICB UK association of 55,000 full members, looking to assist each other do our job better.
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A Professional Association
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A Member based association
Our aim is to help bookkeepers be better!
ICB will accredit your competence
We work with bookkeepers by setting standards and professional codes of conduct, we assist bookkeepers be better by providing resources, systems, checklists, guidance notes, links to advanced knowledge, pathways to appropriate education.
Supporting bookkeepers
Regional networks and network meetings, email news, industry information, bookkeeper telephone and email query support.
ICB.ORG.AU
A resource for bookkeepers: links, information, systems, checklists, tools, help
Accountants
Bookkeepers play a role in getting information to accountants. ICB’s aim is to improve that relationship, the communication and the effectiveness of the communication interchange. We provide guidance notes on interactions between accountants and bookkeepers.
Businesses
We help businesses have a more effective accounting and business process. ICB bookkeepers are about doing what they do well and letting you know before they are out of their depth. Our aim is for businesses to do their books effectively and correctly, using bookkeeping expertise and working with the businesses other advisors.
Government / ATO
ICB represents bookkeepers in government and specifically ATO forums to ensure bookkeepers have their view heard. ICB plays a key role in communication of reality to bookkeepers and providing feedback of the “bookkeeper’s reality” to government.
NOT all bookkeepers need a big stick and high level formal education. ICB is about helping ALL bookkeepers. We will accredit, work with, support, resource and represent the bookkeepers who will be the governments new “BAS Service Provider” and we will accredit, work with, support, resource and represent every other bookkeeper in doing their bookkeeping in the best, most efficient and most rewarding manner.
ICB is NOT a Training Organisation. We are not competing with training providers. ICB will accredit relevant training organisations who provide courses relevant to bookkeepers. We will direct bookkeepers to the trainers who provide the courses relevant to the education that you require. ICB recognises and will directly accredit approved training courses, together with experience gained where appropriate. We are working with a number of training providers to ensure appropriate courses exist and are accessible.
ICB is about and for bookkeepers!
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