Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana — regulatory body with exclusive statutory authority to regulate, train, certify and admit professionals into accountancy disciplines in Ghana.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) has announced a significant legal victory after the High Court affirmed its exclusive statutory mandate to regulate, train, certify and admit professionals into the accountancy profession in Ghana. …
… The more reason why the recent financial literacy sensitisation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) during the Accountants’ week in Ho should be applauded. …
… She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CITG), with experience advising multinational and local businesses on tax and regulatory compliance.
… She was also named National Overall Best Graduating Chartered Accountant at the March 2024 Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) examination, and has now taken three national awards in a single sitting on two separate occasions. …
Regional Minister and other dignitaries at the opening Ceremony President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), Augustine Addo, has stressed that public trust in institutions is now closely linked to accountability and ethical governance, urging accountants to …
Mr Augustine Addo, the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), has stated that the Institute continues to strengthen ethical training and disciplinary systems to prevent financial misconduct among accountants in Ghana. …
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) has called on the government to ensure transparency and accountability in policies and programmes aimed at developing the economy. …
The High Court has ruled that the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) holds exclusive statutory authority to regulate, train, certify and admit professionals into all disciplines of accountancy, including tax accounting. The court declared unlawful the activities of the Chartered Institute of Certified Tax Accountants, Ghana, and restrained it from advertising, training, certifying and admitting persons into membership programmes.
Why it matters
High Court affirms ICAG's exclusive regulatory authority over accountancy, a constitutional ruling clarifying professional governance boundaries.
The High Court has ruled that the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) holds exclusive statutory authority to regulate, train, certify and admit professionals into all disciplines of accountancy, including tax accounting. The court declared unlawful the activities of the Chartered Institute of Certified Tax Accountants, Ghana, and restrained it from advertising, training, certifying and admitting persons into membership programmes.
Ghana's informal sector, which employs approximately 80 percent of the national workforce and accounts for an estimated 27 percent to 40 percent of GDP, contributes less than 5 percent of total tax revenue. The Ghana Statistical Service reports that 92.3 percent of all businesses in Ghana are informal, placing a disproportionate tax burden on the formal sector.
An author travelled to Ho in May 2026 for the Accountants Conference, noting contrasts between poor road conditions en route from Accra and well-maintained roads within the Volta Region capital itself.
Ghana's economic recovery is attracting foreign investment, but many businesses fail to address tax and regulatory considerations during market entry, creating avoidable compliance risks and unexpected costs. Integrating tax planning into the broader market entry strategy helps businesses align operational structures with long- and short-term tax and regulatory requirements.
The article argues that while the Black Stars unite Ghanaians across political and social divides, the team's finances have become an opaque "black box" where successive governments fund participation in major tournaments without scrutiny, despite the country's economic challenges.
The National Media Commission has appointed Dr Isaac Okpoti Nai as Managing Director of New Times Corporation, which publishes Ghanaian Times and The Spectator newspapers. The appointment was made in consultation with the President and is effective June 5, 2026.
The Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CITG) held a graduation ceremony on 30 May 2026 at the University of Professional Studies in Accra, awarding the overall best graduating student honour to Abigail Cudjoe, who also won two individual paper awards. The institute recognised the leading candidate in each of its twelve examination papers from the February 2026 examinations.
The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) has stressed that public trust in institutions is closely linked to accountability and ethical governance, urging accountants to uphold integrity amid emerging technologies like AI and rising demands for transparency. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Accountants' Conference in Ho, attended by about 2,500 participants, he noted that sustainability reporting is becoming mandatory globally and emphasized Ghana's readiness for the future of professional accountancy.
The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana stated that the Institute strengthens ethical training and disciplinary systems to prevent financial misconduct among accountants, noting that ethical behaviour is shaped by professional training, work environment, and institutional culture.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana has urged the government to ensure transparency and accountability in policies and programmes aimed at developing the economy, stating that transparent leadership and ethical governance are essential to addressing challenges such as poverty, unemployment, and inequality.
Accountability — the obligation for those in power to explain and answer for their decisions and use of resources — is essential to nation building alongside economic growth and infrastructure. Without accountability, responsibility becomes vulnerable to misuse, inefficiency, and neglect.