ITAA is a mandatory membership organization for accountants and tax consultants established in accordance with the Law Concerning the Accountancy and Tax Professions (Law of 2019). ITAA is responsible for: (i) implementing initial and continuing professional development requirements specified in the law for its members; (ii) providing training and licensing examinations; (iii) maintaining a registry for accountants and tax consultants; (iv) conducting an investigation and disciplinary system for its members to ensure compliance with educational and ethical requirements; and (v) keeping members informed of any revised or new accounting and ethical standards. ITAA is a member of IFAC, Accountancy Europe, Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones, and the Confédération Fiscale Européenne, EFAA and ETAF. ITAA became member in 1977 under the name CNECB and has changed names and evolved since to become IEC in 1985 and merged with IPCF in 2019 into ITAA, its current name.