Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili explained

Abbreviation:	ODCEC
Formation:	1 January 2008
Headquarters:	Rome, Italy
Region:	Italy

The Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili (ODCEC) (Italian for "Professional order of tax advisors") is the Italian professional accounting body offering the and qualifications. In 2008 it was created from the merger of the professional orders of and due to Legislative Decree No 139/2005. It is composed of different non-economic public bodies: the (Italian for 'National council of tax advisors') and the territorial entities.

History

The Decrees of the President of the Italian Republic No. 1067 and 1068 of 27 October 1953 established the territorial orders of (tax advisors with a degree in Economics) and the local colleges of and (tax advisors with a high school diploma), which would be coordinated, supervised and represented by the corresponding national board, at the Ministry of Justice of Italy.^{[1] [2]}

Both decrees were abolished by Legislative Decree No 139/2005, so the members of the territorial orders and local colleges were transferred to section A of ODCEC's professional register and it is now impossible to become a commercialista without a laurea magistrale.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 27 ottobre 1953, n. 1067. Normattiva. it. 15 November 2019.
2. Web site: Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 27 ottobre 1953, n. 1068. Normattiva. it. 15 November 2019.
3. Web site: Storia della professione. Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Roma. it. 15 November 2019.