Gateway For Becoming ICPAN Member
A) The Criteria For Direct Membership
The Council of the Institute has approved the following criteria on Direct Membership application:
1. Accredited Nigerian Professional Institutions i.e. ICAN, PBA CANADA and ANAN with 1 year post
membership experience;
2. Staff of State Boards of Internal Revenue i.e. on Grade level 10 and above on Senior Inspector Cadre
or Asst. Manager Tax with Federal Inland Revenue Service with two (2) years post promotion experience
; or must have passed the JTB/FIRS final examination.
3. Lawyers i.e. three (3) years post call to bar and cognate experience.
If qualified based on the criteria above, please download and complete the Associate form, send to the
Institute’s Secretariat (Lagos or Abuja Liaison office) with your credentials duly attested by two financials
members of the Institute with an Application form fee of N10,000.00 (nonrefundable) payable as
follows:
The Institute’s professional full examinations are normally held twice a year in June and December in
designated centers in Nigeria.
B) The Criteria For Professional Examination
June Examination
Examination Application Closing Date April
December Examination
Examination Application Closing Date October
Any application for examination entry received after the closing date will be retained and entered in the
next examination. Confirmation of examination entry is by the examination summons including the
examination time table, which is sent out one month before the examination. The Institute’s full
examinations comprises of four levels, namely: Professional Examination Level 1 – 4
Exemptions
Registered students whose qualifications merit exemptions will be encouraged to apply for these
exemptions on a separate and prescribed form and will be required to pay a prescribed fee as may be
determined from time to time by the Board of Regent/Council. Exemption is only for level one.
Procedure
The Exemption form should be completed in full and returned to the institute with the following: (1.The
appropriate fee (2. Certified photo copies of the following by the sponsor who must be a member of the
Institute (2a. Relevant educational credentials (2b. Letter of registration with a professional accountancy
body if applicable (2c. Statement of the last examination result. (3. Supporting evidence of practical
experience if applicable (4. Letter of recommendation from the sponsor.
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Programme Outline
Professional
Level One
Paper 1 Financial Accounting 1
Paper 2 Economics
Paper 3 Law 1
Paper 4 Business Mathematics and Statistics
Paper 5 Public Administration
Paper 6 Management of Organizations
Level Two
Paper 7 Petroleum and Mineral Accounting
Paper 8 Cost Accounting
Paper 9 Auditing
Paper 10 Data Processing and System
Analysis
Paper 11 Taxation
Paper 12 Public Finance
Level Three
Paper 13 Financial Accounting 11
Paper 14 Law 2
Paper 15 Management Accounting
Paper 16 Management Information System
Paper 17 Public Sector Accounting
Paper 18 Quantitative Analysis
Level Four
Paper 19 Advance Financial Accounting
Paper 20 Taxation and Tax Management
Paper 21Auditing and Investigation
Paper 22 Financial Management
Paper 23 Petroleum Management
Paper 24 Managerial Economics
Diploma
Part One
1. Principles of Accounting
2. Economics
3. Business Mathematics & Statistics
4. Introduction to Business Management
5. Law 1
Part Two
1. General Studies
2. Public Accounting
3. Principles of Taxation
4. Public Administration
5. Auditing 1
6. Introduction to Computer and MIS (Data
Processing)
Part Three
1. Costing
2. Business Law
3. Public Accounting 11
4. Taxation and Tax Management
5. Auditing Practice
6. Research Methods/Project
Examination Fee
Examination fee shall be determined by the
Council from time to time.