Anyone can call themselves as Accountant, however only a Chartered Accountant has the recognised skill and expertise by the governing Accounting body – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).
To be a Chartered Accountant, you must:
- Be a Member of CAANZ,
- Be bound by a Code of Ethics and must continuously undertake mandatory personal development training,
- And have trained for a minimum of seven years.
A Tax Agent is anyone who registers with the IRD to prepare client tax returns. Tax Agents are not necessarily Chartered Accountants.
HM Consultants Limited has 3 Members of the Institute, with Anna, Natasja and David being Chartered Accountants, in addition Anna holds a Certificate of Public Practice. Jasmine is a Provisional member of CAANZ and is currently undertaking her studies to become a Chartered Accountant.