IFAC hosted a Statements of Membership Obligations (SMOs) workshop in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 13 in cooperation with the Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa. More than 30 representatives from 17 professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) in Central and South America and the Caribbean attended to discuss regional issues affecting the profession.
The workshop focused on the progress in fulfillment of the SMOs in the region and provided a key opportunity for PAOs to share experiences, both successes and challenges, and identify opportunities for regional collaboration.
Common challenges in the region identified by PAOs include: fragmented and outdated legal framework; lack of technical and financial resources; changes in PAO governance and a lack of strategic planning; and the effective implementation of quality assurance systems.
To support establishing sound quality assurance systems, one of the key challenges identified during the workshop, IFAC will host a webinar during the second quarter of 2016, specifically targeting Latin America and Caribbean. If you are interested in being notified as details become available, please email compliance@ifac.org.
Workshop presentation are available online; please note, some presentations are in English and some are in Spanish.
- Addressing the SMOs: Jordan Experience
- Adopción de las Normas Internacionales y el Grado de Cumplimiento de las DOM en Latinoamérica: Desafíos y Factores de Éxito
- Workshop de las Declaraciones de Obligaciones de los Miembros (DOMs) -- Colegio de Contadores del Paraguay
- Workshop de las Declaraciones de Obligaciones de los Miembros (DOMs) -- Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa Rica
- Factores de Éxito y Retos en la Implementación de los Requisitos de las DOM -- Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Nicaragua
- Compliance Program Strategy—New Strategic Focus
- El Acceso a la Profesión y a la Educación Continua
- Creating Value for Professional Accountants in Business – Pakistan Experience
- SMOs as a driver of successful PAOs: ICPAU’s Experience
- Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of Barbados