Australia In Australia, there are three legally recognised local professional accounting bodies which all enjoy the same recognition and can be considered as "qualified accountant": the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), CPA Australia (CPA) and the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). Other international bodies such as ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) enjoy recognition for the purposes of supporting their members in their careers. For instance, ACCA has achieved recognition by the Tax Practitioner Board, as Tax and BAS agents, in 2010.
aUstrALiA in AuSTRaliA, therE arE tHRee lEGally RecOgnised LOcaL proFESsIOnal aCCOuntiNG BOdiEs which AlL eNjoY tHe Same reCOgNition and Can be coNsIdeReD aS "quaLIfIeD accounTAnt": thE insTITutE of PUbLIc aCcoUntanTS (ipa), cpa AuSTrALiA (cpa) AND the chArtErEd aCcountantS austRaLiA and NeW zealaNd (cAaNz). other InteRnATional bODies SuCh as acca (thE associaTion of chArTeREd CertiFied aCCOuNtAnTS) and institute Of chartERed acCountantS in engLand ANd wales (iCAew) ENjoy rEcogNitiOn fOr tHE purPOSEs of suPportIng theiR meMBers In theiR cAreers. FOR iNsTance, acCa haS acHieveD recOgNiTion BY thE taX pRaCtitionER Board, as Tax AnD baS AgEnts, in 2010.