The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) is the largest professional association in South Africa for qualified Professional Accountants (SA) and represents their interests in practice, commerce, industry, academia and the public sector. It actively advocates and promotes ethical and responsible behaviour within the profession in order to retain public trust and confidence.
SAIPA has the following professional accounting designations:
- Accounting Technician (SA) – SAIPA
- Professional Accountant (SA) – PA(SA)
- Professional Tax Technician (SA) – SAIPA
- Professional Tax Practitioner (SA) – SAIPA
- Professional Tax Specialist (SA) – SAIPA
At the time of writing, the most recent membership figures were given in SAIPA’s 2020 annual report, which showed that it had 10,991 professional accountants and 178 professional accounting technicians. SAIPA’s membership also included 3,542 professional tax practitioners, 46 professional tax technicians and 117 professional tax specialists.