The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) is an autonomous body established under the Nepal Chartered Accountants Act, 1997 for regulationg the accounting profession in the country with an objective to enhance social recognition and faith in the Accounting Profession by raising public awareness towards economic development and creating awareness among the professionals about their responsibility towards the importance of accountancy profession.
The mission is to promote and regulate high quality financial reporting and auditing in Nepal, to develop and maintain the competence of professional accountants and enhance the reputation and role of accounting profession in all sectors of the economy. The Institute, having its head office at ICAN Marg, Satodobato, Lalitpur has network of 6 branches within the country and 2 foreign chapters respectively in Australia and United States of America (USA).
The institute having 21 years of glorious history of serving to the nation is proud to have more than 8,400 members across the country and abroad serving, in all fields, at various professional levels without limitation of their professional excellence and has current enrollment of more than 7,000 students who are pursuing their professional career with the Institute.