ACCA, being an advanced course looks to offer students benefits of prior knowledge, skills so that they can kickstart their professional journey as early as possible. As a student looking to enter ACCA certification journey, this article will be a one-stop solution for all your queries.
Overview of ACCA Course
ACCA course is divided into below three levels with students required to clear 13 papers, 20 hours of Ethics and Professional Skills Module (EPSM) and 36 months of Practical Experience Requirement (PER) to become a qualified ACCA.
| Applied Knowledge Level | Applied Skills Level | Professional Level |
| Accountant in Business | Corporate & Business Law | Strategic Business Leader |
| Management in Accounting | Performance Management | Strategic Business Reporting |
| Financial Accounting | Taxation | Advanced Financial Management |
| Financial Reporting | Advanced Taxation | |
| Audit and Assurance | Advanced Performance Management | |
| Financial Management | Advanced Audit and Assurance |
ACCA Exam Cycles
ACCA conducts exams four times during a year on a quarterly basis, i.e., March, June, September, and December. This offers students a lot of flexibility, options to choose from and plan their studies. Students can opt to appear for all papers at any time during the year, in the session of their choice, albeit on-demand CBEs.
On-demand CBEs
All papers of Applied Knowledge Level & Corporate and Business Law (F1-F4) are available round the year as part of on-demand CBEs for students to kickstart their ACCA journey.
Thus, students need not wait for specific months like March, September – they can thus appear for these exams in other months of the year as well.
ACCA Exam Dates 2023
March 2023 – ACCA exams (6-10 March)
| 06-03-2023 | 07-03-2023 | 08-03-2023 | 09-03-2023 | 10-03-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Assurance (AA) | Taxation (TX) MYS, UK | Performance Management (PM) | Financial Reporting (FR) | Financial Management (FM) |
| Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) INT, IRL, SGP, UK | Advanced Taxation (ATX) UK | Advanced Performance Management (APM) | Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) INT, IRL, UK | Advanced Financial Management (AFM) |
| Strategic Business Leader (SBL) | Advanced Taxation (ATX) MYS | Corporate and Business Law (LW) MYS |
June 2023 – ACCA exams* (5-9 June)
| 05-06-2023 | 06-06-2023 | 07-06-2023 | 08-06-2023 | 09-06-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Assurance (AA) | Taxation (TX) | Performance Management (PM) | Financial Reporting (FR) | Financial Management (FM) |
| Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) | Advanced Taxation (ATX) UK, ZAF | Advanced Performance Management (APM) | Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) | Advanced Financial Management (AFM) |
| Strategic Business Leader (SBL) | Advanced Taxation (ATX) CYP, HKG, IRL, MLA, MYS, SGP | Corporate and Business Law (LW) | ||
| Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)INT** | ||||
| Advanced Taxation (ATX) UK*** |
* All ACCA exams and variants are available during this session – apart from BT, MA, FA and LW exams (variants English and Global), which are available as on-demand CBE only.
** Malaysia market only
*** UK Market only
June 2023 – Foundations and niche exams** (5-9 June)
| 05-06-2023 | 06-06-2023 | 07-06-2023 | 08-06-2023 | 09-06-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations in Taxation (FTX) | Foundations in Financial Management (FFM) | Foundations in Audit (FAU) | Technician Role Simulation (TRS) *Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) | Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) |
* Selected markets only
** All other Foundation-level exams are available as on-demand CBE only.
Dates to Remember
ACCA exams are held round the corner, in March, June, September and December. Students need to keep this in mind to ensure they do not miss out on catching this bus.
Exam Days – During each session, exams are conducted across five days specified by ACCA before each term.
Paper-level Timelines – Below box provides a clear picture of various exams to be conducted during each window:
| Audit & Assurance | Taxation | Performance Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Management |
| Advanced Audit and Assurance | Advanced Taxation | Advanced Performance Management | Strategic Business Reporting | Advanced Financial Management |
| Strategic Business Leader | Advanced Taxation | Corporate & Business Law |
Exam entry opening date – Typically, registrations for each session begin around four months prior to the end of exams.
ACCA Exam Standard Entry Deadline – Standard registration deadline typically ends around 40 days before the commencement of exams.
Upon successful registration, students would then need to schedule their exams by accessing the exam planner via their myACCA account. Students can save at least 200 pounds by registering within a given deadline. Entry closes at 23:59 GMT.
Late Entry Deadline – Students who miss out to register themselves within the standard entry deadline, have another shot at registration which closes around 30 days prior to commencement of exams.
Students registering via late entry scheme would have to shell out an additional 200 pounds as exam charges.
Exam results – ACCA generally releases its exam results within three weeks of last date of exams.
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