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Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Syllabus

Globally recognised UK-based chartered certified accountant qualification taken by aspiring professional accountants.. The complete Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) outline — 9 subjects, 50 chapters and 179 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.

9Subjects

50Chapters

179Topics

326Sub-topics

566Flashcards

~200hEst. first pass

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) subjects

Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.

Business and Technology (BT) and Management Accounting (MA)

6 chapters · 21 topics · 49 sub-topics

~25h first pass · 65 flashcards Financial Accounting (FA)

6 chapters · 21 topics · 32 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 70 flashcards Corporate and Business Law (LW) and Performance Management (PM)

6 chapters · 20 topics · 38 sub-topics

~25h first pass · 51 flashcards Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA)

6 chapters · 23 topics · 40 sub-topics

~25h first pass · 56 flashcards Financial Reporting (FR)

6 chapters · 22 topics · 33 sub-topics

~25h first pass · 80 flashcards Financial Management (FM)

5 chapters · 19 topics · 34 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 68 flashcards Strategic Business Leader (SBL)

6 chapters · 19 topics · 38 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 73 flashcards Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)

5 chapters · 18 topics · 32 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 52 flashcards Strategic Professional Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA)

4 chapters · 16 topics · 30 sub-topics

~20h first pass · 51 flashcards

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) flashcard decks

566 question-and-answer cards across 9 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.

How to work through the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus

The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.

Weight your plan accordingly: Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA) carries 23 topics while Strategic Professional Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA) carries 16. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

The ~200 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus FAQ

What subjects are in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus?

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) covers 9 subjects: Business and Technology (BT) and Management Accounting (MA), Financial Accounting (FA), Corporate and Business Law (LW) and Performance Management (PM), Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA), Financial Reporting (FR), Financial Management (FM), Strategic Business Leader (SBL) and Strategic Business Reporting (SBR), and 1 more. Together they contain 50 chapters and 179 named topics.

How much do you have to study for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)?

The full Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) outline breaks down into 50 chapters, 179 topics and 326 sub-topics. Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA) is the largest single subject with 23 topics across 6 chapters.

How long does it take to cover the whole Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus?

Roughly 200 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 10 weeks.

Are there Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) flashcards?

Yes — 566 question-and-answer flashcards across 9 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.

Is this Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus free to use?

Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.

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