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There are several situations when we can voice out our comments or decisions on important matters. One way is when we vote for our leaders during elections. We can also provide feedback to issues by writing or e-mailing to the editors of the various media outlets, including newspapers and other publications. However, most of us have not been exposed to this system of responding to surveys to provide inputs to relevant concerns. This should not be the case since surveys are useful tools in the communication of ideas, especially for accountants. The International Federation of Accountants (Ifac) has regularly been conducting surveys to generate feedback from accountants all over the world. The Ifac has conducted and released the results of its 2016 Global Small Medium Practice (SMP) Survey and disclosed a good number of findings.
The Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy (BOA) launched formally its “Let your voice be heard” Survey project during the oath taking ceremony of the new Certified Public Accountant (CPAs) in the Philippine International Convention Center on November 27.
This survey project consists of the BOA putting online surveys that are intended to provide feedback from the various stakeholders to the BOA on pertinent accountancy issues. Those responding to the surveys will be able to communicate to the BOA their perception and comments on relevant matters. Furthermore, the survey results can be the basis for the BOA to formulate appropriate measures affecting the profession.
Those who are expected to respond to the surveys include CPA, graduates of accounting programs, accounting students and other stakeholders. Since the surveys are online, the accomplishment and tabulation thereof is facilitated.
The CPA respondents to these surveys will be qualified to get Continuing Professional Development credits under the self-directed approach. BOA novelty items will also be given to the respondents via a “raffle” system.
The BOA has been conducting several surveys already and has been using the feedback therefrom in the programs and decisions that it has been formulating. To date, several surveys have been released and/or are ongoing. These include the Sectoral surveys for CPAs in Academe, Public Practice and Commerce and Industry; Survey on Satisfaction services of Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Picpa); Survey on Access to Accountancy web site and Facebook sites; New CPA Tracker Surveys; and various Mini Surveys.
The surveys which are still open and the links thereto are indicated below as follows:
- AE—https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPASurveyAE;
- PP—https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPASurveyPP;
- CI—https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPASurveyCI;
- New CPA Tracker Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cpatrackerand https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/102017cpatrack;
- Survey on Satisfaction on Picpa—https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/mspicpa; and
- Survey on FB and web site—https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/webfbfeedbck.
Those interested in taking the surveys have until December 31 to do this. The CPAs and the other accountancy stakeholders should take this opportunity to let their voice be heard by participating in these BOA online surveys. It is noteworthy to cite that over 9,200 respondents have already participated in the various BOA surveys.
Don’t be left behind. Go online and do your survey.
Chairman Joel L. Tan-Torres is the chairman of the Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy. He is a Certified Public Accountant who placed No. 1 in the May 1979 CPA Board Examinations. He is a partner of Reyes Tacandong & Co., CPAs. He was the former Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue from 2009 to 2010.
This column accepts contributions from accountants, especially articles that are of interest to the accountancy profession, in particular, and to the business community, in general. These can be e-mailed to boa.secretariat.@gmail.com.