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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 full Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus: 9 subjects, 50 chapters, 179 topics and 326 sub-topics, with 566 flashcards written against it.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) subjects
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has 9 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Business and Technology (BT) and Management Accounting (MA)
- Business Organisation and Environment · 4 topics
- Accounting and Reporting Systems, Control and Technology · 3 topics
- Leading and Managing People · 4 topics
- Cost Classification and Behaviour · 3 topics
- Costing Methods and Budgeting · 3 topics
- Decision Making and Performance Measurement · 4 topics
Financial Accounting (FA)
- The Context and Framework of Financial Reporting · 3 topics
- Recording Transactions and the Double Entry System · 4 topics
- Recording Specific Assets and Liabilities · 4 topics
- Control Accounts, Reconciliations and Error Correction · 3 topics
- Preparing Financial Statements · 4 topics
- Consolidated Financial Statements and Interpretation · 3 topics
Corporate and Business Law (LW) and Performance Management (PM)
- The English Legal System and Contract Law · 3 topics
- The Law of Torts, Employment and Agency · 3 topics
- Company Law and Corporate Governance · 3 topics
- Specialist Cost and Management Accounting Techniques · 4 topics
- Decision Making Techniques · 4 topics
- Budgeting, Standard Costing and Performance Measurement · 3 topics
Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA)
- Income Tax and National Insurance · 4 topics
- Corporation Tax, Capital Gains and VAT · 4 topics
- Audit Framework and Regulation · 4 topics
- Planning and Risk Assessment · 4 topics
- Internal Control and Audit Evidence · 4 topics
- Review and Reporting · 3 topics
Financial Reporting (FR)
- The Conceptual and Regulatory Framework · 3 topics
- Accounting for Tangible and Intangible Assets · 5 topics
- Accounting for Liabilities, Revenue and Tax · 4 topics
- Group Financial Statements · 3 topics
- Single Entity and Specialised Statements · 4 topics
- Analysis and Interpretation · 3 topics
Financial Management (FM)
- Financial Management Function and Environment · 3 topics
- Working Capital Management · 4 topics
- Investment Appraisal · 4 topics
- Business Finance and Cost of Capital · 4 topics
- Business Valuations and Risk Management · 4 topics
Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
- Leadership and Governance · 3 topics
- Strategy and Strategic Choice · 3 topics
- Risk and Control · 3 topics
- Technology, Data and Innovation · 4 topics
- Organisational Control, Finance and Ethics · 3 topics
- Professional Skills and Communication · 3 topics
Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)
- Fundamental Ethical and Professional Principles · 3 topics
- Reporting Financial Performance of Entities · 5 topics
- Groups and Consolidated Financial Statements · 4 topics
- Specialised Entities and Transactions · 3 topics
- Interpretation, Current Issues and Developments · 3 topics
Strategic Professional Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA)
- Advanced Financial Management (AFM) · 4 topics
- Advanced Performance Management (APM) · 4 topics
- Advanced Taxation (ATX - UK) · 4 topics
- Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) · 4 topics
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) flashcards
566 question-and-answer cards across 9 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Business and Technology (BT) and Management Accounting (MA) — 65 cards
- Financial Accounting (FA) — 70 cards
- Corporate and Business Law (LW) and Performance Management (PM) — 51 cards
- Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA) — 56 cards
- Financial Reporting (FR) — 80 cards
- Financial Management (FM) — 68 cards
- Strategic Business Leader (SBL) — 73 cards
- Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) — 52 cards
- Strategic Professional Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA) — 51 cards
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), Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Strategic Professional Options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA).
How many chapters and topics are in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) syllabus?
50 chapters and 179 topics, broken down further into 326 sub-topics, across 9 subjects. Taxation (TX - UK) and Audit and Assurance (AA) is the largest subject, with 23 topics in 6 chapters.
Are there Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) flashcards?
Yes — 566 question-and-answer flashcards in 9 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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