If you are an ISCA member interested in RFPA, you may ask ...

Yes.

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No, you should not register as RFPA with ISCA. You should register to be RFPA in the other ASEAN country/(ies) excluding Singapore, which you are interested to provide non-regulated professional accountancy services.

Assuming that you hold a valid ASEAN CPA title registered with ISCA, you should register to be RFPA with another participating ASEAN country (other than Singapore). See example below.

 Please click here to view the RFPA registration details (for eg. registration fee, duration of the application process, etc.) for the respective ASEAN markets.

Example*

Harry is a Singaporean and an ISCA member. He holds a valid ASEAN CPA title registered with ISCA. He is keen to provide non-regulated professional accountancy services in Myanmar but does not want to undergo extensive re-training or re-qualification procedures in order to qualify as an accountant in Myanmar. With the valid ASEAN CPA title in hand, Harry should register himself as a RFPA with the relevant body in Myanmar in order to effectively cross borders and provide non-regulated professional accountancy services in Myanmar.

*Note: This is an illustrative example to facilitate your understanding. Please check the RFPA registration process with the respective authorities of the ASEAN country which you are interested in.

Under the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Accountancy Services (MRAA), you shall be permitted to provide accounting services excluding signing off of independent auditor’s report and other regulated accountancy services that require domestic licensing in the said ASEAN market, (i.e. “non-regulated professional accountancy services”).

To view the full list of regulated and non-regulated professional accountancy services in ASEAN, please click here.