Accreditation information for software companies
If you have a software product that you are looking to get accredited, the Institute’s Accredited IT Product Scheme will enable you to position yourself in a competitive marketplace.
The scheme will offer you credibility for your software and increase awareness of your product among finance professionals.
- Guide to joining the scheme
- ICAEW post evaluation visit form (Word 2mb/7 pages)
Benefits of joining the scheme
Your involvement with the scheme provides you with a host of benefits, including: presence at the Softworld exhibition; copy on relevant Institute promotional literature; and visibility on the Institute’s website. You will be offered a full marketing support package, including access to the Institute’s list rental scheme.
Evaluation
The Institute has a policy of appointing a top accountancy firm as the scheme’s independent assessor. This is currently Baker Tilly. The assessor has the final say as to whether a product has passed the accreditation process.
The scheme's independence is very important as it means software companies cannot simply pay to join the Scheme but must meet the required criteria laid out in the questionnaire.
Other recommended evaluators are also involved in the scheme, they are:
Questionnaires
The following list provides questionnaires and guidelines for the scheme
- Accounts Production questionnaire (Word 216kb/36 pages)
- Data Validation questionnaire (Word 224kb/30 pages)
- Electronic Document and Records Management questionnaire (Word 349kb/40 pages)
- E-Commerce questionnaire (PDF 144kb/29 pages)
- Financial Accounting questionnaire (Word 974kb/62 pages)
- Fixed Asset questionnaire (PDF 146kb/37 pages)
- Practice Management questionnaire (Word 358kb/59 pages)
- Tax Software questionnaire (Word 360kb/75 pages)
- SaaS Security and continuity processing and reporting questionnaire (Word 164kb/14 pages)
Contact us
If you would like more information or to discuss the scheme, please contact Craig McLellan on 020 7920 8954 or e-mail craig.mclellan@icaew.com

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