The Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) is a parastatal educational institution established by the Institute of Accountancy Arusha Act of 1990. The overall control and supervision of the Institute is vested in its Governing Council.
The Institute has, over time, developed several certificate, undergraduate, postgraduate and Masters programmes, which it offers fulltime for one year for certificate, postgraduate and Masters programmes and three years for undergraduate programmes.