Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

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Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Abbreviation	ICAS
Predecessor	Edinburgh Society of Accountants, Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries, Aberdeen Society of Accountants
Formation	11 December 1854; 169 years ago (1854-12-11)
Website	www.icas.com

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) is the world's first professional body of Chartered Accountants (CAs).^{[citation needed]}

ICAS act as a voice of the professional business community. Although other British accounting bodies use the title Chartered Accountant, the CA designation is unique to ICAS in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

ICAS has more than 21,000 members and students worldwide. ICAS members are business advisors, business owners and entrepreneurs. They play roles in 80% of the FTSE 100 companies.^[1] Half of ICAS members are based in Scotland; the other half work in England and around the globe.^[1]