• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free Notes, Lectures, Tests and Forums for ACCA and CIMA exams

  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Books
  • Forums
  • Ask AI
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • ACCA Forums
  • Ask ACCA Tutor
  • CIMA Forums
  • Ask CIMA Tutor
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Buy/Sell Books
  • All Forums
  • Latest Topics

20% off ACCA & CIMA Books

OpenTuition recommends the new interactive BPP books for March and June 2025 exams.
Get your discount code >>

ACCA to ICAEW

Forums › ACCA Forums › General ACCA Forums › ACCA to ICAEW

  • This topic has 6 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 2 months ago by jasmineflower36002.
Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • February 3, 2024 at 3:34 am #699638
    aiahadulislam
    Participant
    • Topics: 5
    • Replies: 3
    • ☆

    Hi!
    I am currently an ACCA student. Since I am a graduate, I am entitled to claim exemptions in a few papers. I am willing to claim exemptions in LW, PM, and FM. I have passed the remaining papers in Fundamentals and Skills level.
    If I want to transition to ICAEW after I complete the ACCA professional level, can I claim exemptions in ICAEW despite the 3 exemptions in ACCA?

    February 3, 2024 at 7:49 am #699657
    Kim Smith
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 133
    • Replies: 8284
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    Looking at this https://www.icaew.com/for-current-aca-students/credit-for-prior-learning/apply-for-credits-academic-qualification, I think you would claim exemptions based on your degree and for each ACCA exam passed separately if you “transitioned” before 5 years ACCA membership.

    If an ACCA member for 5 years you could apply for direct membership https://www.icaew.com/membership/becoming-a-member/members-of-other-bodies/members-of-other-bodies-a-z/acca-members-join-icaew

    But I have to ask “why”? The ACCA and ACCA qualifications are equivalent and membership of either are equivalent under UK law. So why pay much higher fees for everything?

    February 4, 2024 at 6:49 am #699703
    aiahadulislam
    Participant
    • Topics: 5
    • Replies: 3
    • ☆

    As far as I have heard, employers in the UK prefer ACA (ICAEW) for audit roles. I am not sure if this is true since I do not live in the UK.

    February 4, 2024 at 8:51 am #699711
    Kim Smith
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 133
    • Replies: 8284
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    A qualified accountant is a qualified accountant. In law, the ACCA has the same recognition as the regional Institutes of E&W, (ICAEW), Scotland (ICAS) and Ireland (ICAI).

    This job find site https://jobs.accaglobal.com/jobs/united-kingdom can be filtered for approved employers, by region and job role, sector, experience level, etc. In audit, there aren’t many job for newly qualified as compared to qualified because most firms will try and hang on to the trainees that they have qualified – but as many leave, their demand for experience increases. Adding letters ACA to ACCA will not make any difference.

    February 12, 2025 at 10:54 pm #715365
    HJohns
    Participant
    • Topics: 2
    • Replies: 22
    • ☆

    I live in the UK acca and icaew are equally desirable in audit and any other roles. To enter into audit as a new trainee requires passing the strengths assessments and other tough screening processes which have nothing to do with either bodies.

    February 25, 2025 at 12:43 pm #715575
    Anonymous
    Inactive
    • Topics: 0
    • Replies: 5
    • ☆

    ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is globally recognized and widely accepted in the UAE, making it a strong choice for finance professionals.
    ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) is prestigious, primarily UK-focused, but valued in auditing and corporate finance roles.
    ACCA to ICAEW: ACCA members can transition to ICAEW through Pathways, requiring additional exams.

    March 12, 2025 at 9:35 am #716099
    jasmineflower36002
    Participant
    • Topics: 0
    • Replies: 1
    • ☆

    Yes, ICAEW allows exemptions based on your ACCA qualifications, but the number of exemptions depends on ICAEW’s credit mapping. You can check eligibility on ICAEW’s website

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Primary Sidebar

Donate
If you have benefited from our materials, please donate

ACCA News:

ACCA My Exam Performance for non-variant

Applied Skills exams is available NOW

ACCA Options:  “Read the Mind of the Marker” articles

Subscribe to ACCA’s Student Accountant Direct

ACCA CBE 2025 Exams

How was your exam, and what was the exam result?

BT CBE exam was.. | MA CBE exam was..
FA CBE exam was.. | LW CBE exam was..

Donate

If you have benefited from OpenTuition please donate.

PQ Magazine

Latest Comments

  • thienan0110 on Interest rate risk management (1) Part 5 – ACCA (AFM) lectures
  • Venoth on Time Series Analysis – ACCA Management Accounting (MA)
  • mrjonbain on Professionalism, ethical codes and the public interest – ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
  • mrjonbain on Professionalism, ethical codes and the public interest – ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
  • kemo1000 on Financial instruments – convertible debentures – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)

Copyright © 2025 · Support · Contact · Advertising · OpenLicense · About · Sitemap · Comments · Log in