The IAB specialises in providing high quality, relevant financial and business qualifications for financial professionals and owners or managers of small businesses. It continues to be the leading international membership body for professional book-keepers. Established in 1973, the IAB now has many thousands of students and members worldwide.

The quality and integrity of IAB qualifications is assured though its ‘Recognition' status granted by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and also through the accreditation of its qualifications in England by the QCA and also by the regulatory authorities in Wales and Northern Ireland.  At the time of publication, most of the IAB qualifications are eligible for government funding in the United Kingdom.

The IAB is also an approved body in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007. This means that its members who are in practice are supervised by the IAB, including monitoring with the aim of ensuring that those members fulfil their obligations under these Regulations.  This is an important role for the IAB as it is now a statutory requirement in the United Kingdom that all providers of accountancy services to clients are either registered with and supervised by an approved body (which the IAB is) or otherwise registered and monitored by HM Revenue and Customs.

The IAB aims to provide a broad and valued range of services to its members and to provide qualifications designed by and with the expertise of professionals and employers.  IAB qualifications make a valuable contribution to the skills of individuals, businesses and the economy.  IAB qualifications – more than ordinary, they are extraordinary.

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The Institute and its objectives	What is book-keeping?
IAB brochure	Members of council
Overseas representatives	District societies