Core Objectives / Mission
(a) To help, support, promote and foster a sense of community, loyalty, fellowship, fraternalism, partnership and professionalism among the members of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) living in the United States of America;
(b) To conduct professional development seminars, training and education sessions for Chapter members as well members of other professional accounting bodies;
(c) Conduct regular meetings involving members for exchange of information on topics of mutual interests, by organizing technical sessions on accounting, auditing, taxation, information technology or any other topics which may be of interest to the members;
(d) To establish and maintain close relationship with ICAI, New Delhi, it’s Chapters and other organizations that have similar interests to attain synergies;
(e) To liaise, within the guidelines of the ICAI, with the professional bodies in USA e.g. AICPA and MACPA to increase and enhance the awareness of ICAI and its members to eventually promote mutual recognition and reciprocal arrangements;
(f) To support and provide guidance to members who wish to attain North American professional accounting designations;
(g) To provide financial assistance to post-secondary students in the accounting profession in form of scholarships and bursaries;
(h) Dissemination and informal consultation related to the development of accounting profession in different sectors by keeping members informed of the recent changes in accounting profession in USA, India and at an International level (Changes in accounting standards and regulations, corporate governance, and taxation or any other topic that may be relevant to the members);
(i) Facilitating and/(or) assisting ICAI New Delhi in conducting various ICAI examinations in the North America region.
Note on Operations: The operations of the Chapter are to be primarily carried out of Michigan