A to Z of accountancy abbreviations

Associate of the Society of Commercial Accountants (1942-1974)

Accounting for Sustainability

Accountant-administratieconsulent

(Netherlands)

American Accounting Association

also

Accountants and Auditors Association (United Arab Emirates)

also

Authority of Audit and Accounting (Lithuania) until 1 January 2016 when it merged with two other bodies to form the Authority Of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation And Insolvency Management (AVNT).

Associate of the Institute of Administrative Accountants

(no longer a valid qualification- the body is now called Institute of Financial Accountants, and their qualification is AFA).

Associate of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners

Association for Accountancy & Business Affairs

Audit and Assurance Council

(formerly the Auditing Practices Board)

Associate of the Association of Certified Book-Keepers

Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board

Association of Accountants, Financial Workers and Auditors of Republic of Macedonia

Airline Accounting Guidelines

(issued by the International Air Transport Association)

Associate of the Association of International Accountants

Associate of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting

(Formerly the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants)

Accredited Asset Management Specialist (US)

(from the College for Financial Planning)

Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions

Association of Accountancy Practitioners

Address: 74 Bradford Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 8LU Tel: 07880 623455

Association of Authorised Public Accountants

A subsidiary company of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

also

Associate of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants

Australian Accounting Research Foundation

Australian Accounting Standard

Australian Accounting Standards Board

also

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (Canada)

Australian Associated Stock Exchange

Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board

(SLAASMB Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board)

Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (Canada)

known in French as the Conseil de surveillance de la normalisation en audit et certification (CSNAC).

Association of Accounting Technicians

Auditing Board of the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland

It was replaced by the Audit Oversight Unit (AOU) in 2015.

Association of British Accountants in France

Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of South Africa

Association of British Independent Accounting Firms

ABIAF was dissolved on 6 January 2015.

Association of British and Irish Accountants in Luxembourg

Accountancy Board of Malta

Accounting Bodies Network

Alternative Business Structure 

Accredited in Business Valuation (US)

(from AICPA)

Association of Accountancy Bodies of West Africa

Accounting Council

(Formerly Accounting Standards Board)

Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

also

Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

Asociaţia Contabililor şi Auditorilor Profesionişti din Republica Moldova

(Association of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Moldova)

Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers

Association of Chartered Accountants in the US

Association of Certified Book-Keepers

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)

also:

Associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Associate of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

American College of Forensic Examiners International

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers

(now the London Institute of Banking & Finance )

The Associateship Course

(Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)

Association of Charity Independent Examiners

Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute

Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

(since 2019 The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland)

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

also

Associate of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan

also

Associate Cost and Management Accountant of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India

Associate of the Chartered Management Institute

Associate of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland

also

Associate of the Association of Certified Public Accountants (International)

also

Affiliated Conference of Practicing Accountants International

also

Associate of the Association of Certified Public Accountants

(formerly known as the Corporation of Public Accountants)

Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Singapore)

or

Associate of the Corporation of Registered Accountants

(a designation of the Corporation of Accountants, 1891-1939)

Accounting Standards Board (Canada)

Accounting Standards Executive Committee (US)

(now known as the Financial Reporting Executive Committee)

Association of Corporate Treasurers

also

Association for Computers and Taxation (US)

Associate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (1919 – 1972)

Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority

Advanced Diploma in International Taxation

offered by the Chartered Institute of Taxation

Asociacion Espanola de Contabilidad y Adminsitracion de Empresas

(Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration)

Audit Engagement Partner

or

Accredited Estate Planner (US)

(from the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils)

Associate of the Institute of Financial Accountants

Associate of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators

Autoriteit Financiële Markten (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets)

Advanced Financial Planning Certificate

African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

African Organization of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions

Associate of the Federation of Tax Advisers

Association of Government Accountants (US)

Accountants Group in Germany

Association of International Accountants

Associate of the Institute of Company Accountants (1928-1974)

Associate of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers

Associate Member of the Institute of Credit Management

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

or

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

Accountancy Investigation and Discipline Board

(was also the Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board)

Association of Independent Financial Advisers

now known as the Association of Professional Financial Advisers

Associate of the Institute of Financial Planning

Associate of the ifs School of Finance

Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation (IIT)

The IIT merged with the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 2012

Associate of the Institute of Management Consultancy

(which merged with the Institute of Business Advisers in 2007 to form the Institute of Business Consulting,

which was renamed Institute of Consulting in 2011.)

Previous qualification of the Institute of Management

(now the Chartered Management Institute).

For the current membership qualification, see CMI.

Association for Investment Management and Research

(now the CFA Institute)

Accountants International Study Group

Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants

Audit Inspection Unit

now the Audit Quality Review Team

Associate of the Life Insurance Association

now the Personal Finance Society

Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (US)

formerly the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants

Associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers

Affiliate member of the Association of International Accountants

Agencija za javni nadzor nad revidiranjem

(Agency for Public Oversight of Auditing, Slovenia)

Accountancy National Training Organisation

(Closed on 31 March 2002 it was taken over by the Accountancy Occupational Standards Group)

Auditing Oversight Authority (Slovak Republic)

Auditors Oversight Board (Egypt)

Audit Oversight Board (Malaysia)

German Auditor Oversight Commission (Abschlussprüferaufsichtskommission

The term of office of the Auditor Oversight Commission (AOC) expired on 16 June 2016.

Accountancy Occupational Standards Group

The AOSG was an independent organisation formed by four of the main professional accountancy bodies (AAT, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW) for the development and promotion of national occupational standards in accountancy and the continuation of key activities previously managed by ANTO.

In April 2008 the functions of AOSG were transferred to the Financial Services Skills Council - see FSSC.

Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group

Association of Practising Accountants

German Auditor Oversight Commission (Abschlussprüferaufsichtskommission, APAK)

The term of office of the Auditor Oversight Commission (AOC) expired on 16 June 2016.

Auditing Practices Board (formerly the Auditing Practices Committee)

also

Accounting Principles Board (US)

Auditing Practices Committee

(replaced by the Audit and Assurance Council)

Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers

now The Wealth Management Association (WMA)

Association des Comptables du Tresor Public

(Association of the Accountants of the Treasury - France)

Association of Professional Financial Advisers

formerly known as the Association of Independent Financial Advisers.

Associate of The Personal Finance Society

Associate of the Pensions Management Institute

Associacao Portuguesa de Tecnicos de Contabilidade

(Portuguese Association of Accountants)

Association of Partnership Practitioners

Accountancy Profession Strategic Forum

Audit Quality Forum 

Audit Quality Review

Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

Accounting Research Bulletin

(from AICPA)

Accounting Regulatory Committee

Professional associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

now MRICS

Auditor Regulatory Sanctions Procedure

Accredited Senior Appraiser (US)

(from the American Society of Appraisers)

Associate of the Society of Accountants and Auditors

(this body was later known by the names: Society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors, Society of Incorporated Accountants). No longer an active qualification (the Society was dissolved in 1957 and members joined the ICAEW, ICAI and ICAS).

Accounting Standards Advisory Forum

Accounting Standards Board

(formerly the Accounting Standards Committee)

also

Auditing Standards Board (US)

(AICPA technical committee for auditing, attestation and quality control)

Accounting Standards Committee (now the Accounting Council of the FRC)

also

Accounting Skills Certificate (ICAEW)

Associate of the Institute of Company Accountants (1990-2003)

also

Associate of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (1974-1990)

also

Arab Society of Certified Accountants

Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants

Associate of the Society of Financial Advisers

now the Personal Finance Society

Australian Securities and Investment Commission

Auditing Special Interest Group of the British Accounting & Finance Association

Arab Sustainability Leadership Group

Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

Associate of the Society of Practising Accountants

(located at the Corporation of Public Accountants/Association of Certified Public Accountants at 52, Market Street, Wigan, Tel:01942 510145)

Accounting Series Releases

(from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

American Society of Women Accountants

Changed its name in Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance in 2013

Authorised Training Employer 

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

(from 1 Jan 2003 existing members can call themselves either ATII or CTA. New members must call themselves CTA.)

Authorised Training Principal  

Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians

Audit Regulatory Committee

Auditing Standards Board (Canada)

Accredited Valuation Analyst (US)

(from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts)

Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management

American Women's Society of CPAs joined AICPA in 2017

Board of Accreditation of Accountancy Educational Courses

(Disbanded March 2001)

Bristol and District Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

British Association of Hospitality Accountants

now Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA)

Business Advice Service

and

Board for Actuarial Standards

Business, Accounting and Skills Education 

national business competition from ICAEW aimed at sixth form students

Beds, Bucks and Herts District Society of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW)

Beds, Bucks & Herts Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

Birmingham Chartered Accountants' Student Society

Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy

Business Finance Advice Scheme

Business Finance Professional

(ICAEW)

Beijing Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Bradford and District Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

Business Sustainability Programme

(from ICAEW)

Birmingham and West Midlands Society of Chartered Accountants 

Chester and North Wales Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

Chartered Accountant

eg Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland or Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

formed by the merger of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2014.

Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

Chartered Accountants for Business in Wales 

Chartered Accountants' Charities Investment Pool

Camera Auditorilor Financiari din Romania

(Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania)

Chartered Accountants Ireland

formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

Chartered Accountants Independent Financial Services

also

Chartered Associate of the ifs School of Finance

Chartered Accountants Joint Ethics Committee

General Charitable Trust of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Chartered Accountants' Library Limited

Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants

Committee on Accounting for Public-benefit Entities

Chartered Accountants' Permanent Education Trust

Center for Audit Quality

Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board (Ireland)

The Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) ceased on 22 May 2020 and was replaced by the Professional Standards Board

Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

Chinese Accounting Standards

Chartered Accountants' Student Society Huddersfield

Chartered Accountants' Student Society of London

Certified Accounting Technician (ACCA)

and

Chartered Accountants' Trustees Ltd

Chartered Accountants' Trust for Education and Research

Certified Bank Auditor (US)

designation from Bank Administration Institute

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies

The major accountancy bodies in the UK and Ireland first joined together in 1974 to form the CCAB. It provides a forum in which matters affecting the profession as a whole can be discussed and co-ordinated and enables the profession to speak with a unified voice to the government. Currently made up of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW); the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS); the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland (ICAI); the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

CCAB Ethics Group

CCAB European Issues Task Force

now CCAB FEE

CCAB International Issues Task Force

formerly CCAB IPCC

CCAB International Policy Coordinating Committee

now CCAB IITF

Cumberland Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

Certified Cash Manager (US)

(from the Association for Financial Professionals)

Certified Computing Professional (US)

(from Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals)

Conseil Canadien sur la Reddition de Comptes

Certified Documentary Credit Specialist

(from the ifs School of Finance)

Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance

(from ACCA)

Chartered Director

qualification from the Institute of Directors in the UK

Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies

Certified Employment Benefits Specialist (US)

(from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans)

Corpul Expertilor Contabili si Contabilior Autorizati din Romania

(Romanian Association of Certified Chartered Accountants)

Certificate in Commercial Mortgages

(from ifs School of Finance)

Certificate for Financial Advisers

(from ifs School of Finance)

Certificate in Lifetime Mortgages

(from ifs School of Finance)

Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice

(from ifs School of Finance)

Certificate in Regulated Customer Care

(from ifs School of Finance)

Certificate of Regulated General Insurance

(from ifs School of Finance)

Certificate in Investment Management

(from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment)

Certificate in International Public Sector Financial Reporting

Certificate in International Treasury Management

(from the Association of Corporate Treasurers)

Member of the Personal Finance Society by Certificate

Certificate in Supervising in a Regulated Environment

(from ifs School of Finance)

Corporate Financier

designation offered by the ICAEW and Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants on completion of the Corporate Finance Qualification and work experience requirements

Chartered Financial Analyst (US)

designation from the CFA Institute for CFA charterholders

Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business 

(from ICAEW)

Certified Financial Consultant (US)

(designation from the Institute of Financial Consultants)

Confédération Fiscale Européenne (Tax Advisers Europe)

also

Certified Fraud Examiner (US)

(designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)

Certified in Financial Forensics Credential

(from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)

Certified Financial Manager (US)

(designation from Institute of Management Accountants)

Certified Financial Planner

(designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and Institute of Financial Planning)

Corporate Finance Qualification

(from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the ICAEW)

Certified Financial Services Auditor

(from the Insitute of Internal Auditors)

Certified General Accountant (Canada)

(designation from the Certified General Accountants Association, which joined CPA Canada in 2014)

Certified Government Auditing Professional (US)

(designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors)

Certified Government Financial Manager

(designation from the Association of Government Accountants)

Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland

Formerly ICSA: the Chartered Governance Institute

Chartered Global Management Accountant

Chartered Financial Consultant (US)

(designation from The American College)

Certified Internal Auditor (US)

(designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors)

Chinese Independent Auditing Standards

Chartered Institute of Bankers

(now ifs School of Finance)

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

(legacy member of CPA Canada, the national organization established to support unification of the Canadian accounting profession)

Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Certificate in Investment and Financial Advice

The Securities & Investment Institute issued notification of the withdrawal of the qualification in October 2006 stating that the exam would be fully withdrawn on 30 September 2007.

Chartered Islamic Finance Professional

(from the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance)

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Companion of the Chartered Management Institute

Chartered Institute of Taxation

Certificate in Investment Planning

(from the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (US)

(designation from the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors)

Certified in Integrated Resource Management

(from the Association for Operations Management; qualification discontinued in June 2008)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (US)

(designation from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (US)

(designation from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium)

Certified Information Technology Professional (US)

(designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)

Chartered Life Underwriter (US)

(designation from the The American College)

Certificate in Management Accountancy, Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants, "will be issued to a Member, Fellow or Associate who holds the position of a financial executive, controller or director of a standing organisation approved by the Council."

also

Certified Management Accountant (US)

(designation from the Institute of Management Accountants)

also

Certified Management Accountant (Canada)

(designation from the Society of Management Accountants of Canada, part of CPA Canada.

Certificate in Mortgage Advice

(from the Chartered Insurance Institute)

Capital Markets Advisory Committee

Certified Management Consultant

(designation from the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes)

Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, UK

also

Certified Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (Institute of Internal Auditors, Australia)

Conseil National de la Comptabilité

(now known as the Autorité des Normes Comptables)

Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (France)

Charities Online Financial Reporting and Accounts Awards (ICAEW)

Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Italy)

Certified Public Accountant

(designation used by professional bodies such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland)

also

Certified Practising Accountant (Australia)

(designation of CPA Australia)

also

Chartered Professional Accountant

(designation of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada)

Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board

(Japan)

Canadian Public Accountability Board

Shenzhen Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Chartered Public Finance Accountant

(designation for members of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)

Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency

(from the Insolvency Practitioners Association)

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (US)

(designation from the Association for Operations Management)

Commission for Public Oversight of Statutory Auditors

(Bulgaria)

Certified Forensic Accountant (US)

(designation from the American College of Forensic Examiners International)

Comité de la Réglementation Comptable

(now known as the Autorité des Normes Comptables)

Corporate Reporting Users' Forum

Codes and Standards Committee (FRC)

Customer Service Professional

(from ifs School of Finance)

Consiliul pentru Supravegherea Publică a Activităţii de Audit Statutar

(Council for the Public Oversight of the Activity of the Statutory Audit of Romania)

Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

(Luxembourg)

Chartered Tax Adviser
(designation from the Chartered Institute of Taxation)

also

Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (South Africa)

also

Certified Trust Auditor (US)

(designation from the Fiduciary & Investment Risk Management Association)

Designation for Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas

(Portugal)

(now known as Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas

Corporate Transfer Pricing Association

Certified Valuation Analyst (US)

(designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts)

Development of Accountancy Resources Team

formerly Government Accountancy Service Management Unit

name changed to Finance Professionalism (FP) Team in 2004

ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting 

Dubai Financial Services Authority

Diploma in Executive Finance from the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants

("for executives who are not accountants")

Diploma in Executive and Management Accountancy from the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants

("restricted to Fellows of the Institute and must pass the Diploma Exam")

Member by Diploma of The Personal Finance Society

Developing Leadership in Practice 

Den norske Revisorforening

(Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants)

Designated Professional Body

European Accounting Association

East Anglian Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

European Audit Inspection Group

East Anglian Society of Chartered Accountants 

European Court of Auditors

Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors

European Corporate Governance Forum

European Corporate Governance Institute

Eastern Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants

Ceased to exist in 2011.

Exposure Draft for Statements of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAP)

Now called FRED (Financial Reporting Exposure Draft)

Emerging Economies Group

European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs

European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies

European Financial Management and Marketing Association

European Financial Reporting Advisory Group

European Group of Auditors' Oversight Bodies

It was disbanded by the European Commission in 2016.

European Group of International Accounting Networks and Associations

Ethical Investment Research Service

Emerging Issues Task Force

Entertainment and Media Interest Group (ICAEW)

now the Entertainment, Sport & Media Community

Ethical Standards

(for auditors)

Evidence of Technical Work Experience (now Practical Work Experience) 

European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions

Expert Witness Institute

Fellow of the Society of Commercial Accountants (1942-1974)

Fellow of the Central Association of Accountants

(No longer an active qualification- the Central Association of Accountants was absorbed by the Institution of Certified Public Accountants, a predecessor body of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, in 1933).

Fellow of the Institute of Administrative Accountants

(No longer a valid qualification- the body is now the Institute of Financial Accountants and their Qualification is FFA)

Fellow of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners

Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals

Fellow of the Association of Certified Book-Keepers

Fellow of the Association of International Accountants

Federal Audit Oversight Authority

(Switzerland)

Fraud Advisory Panel

Fellow of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants

(A subsidiary company of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

Financial Accounting Standard

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council

(USA)

Financial Accounting Standards Board

Forensic Accountants Society of North America (US)

Financial Action Task Force

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

also

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

also

Financial Conduct Authority

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers

now London Institute of Banking & Finance

Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

Federation des Experts Comptables Mediterraneens

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

and

Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada

and

Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan

and

Fellow Cost and Management Accountant of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India

Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute

Fellow of the Association of Certified Public Accountants (International)

Fellow of the Faculty of Community, Personal and Welfare Accounting

Fellow of the Corporation of Registered Accountants

(a designation of the Corporation of Accountants, 1891-1939)

Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers

Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (1919–1972)

Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens

(Federation of European Accountants)

changed its name to Accountancy Europe in December 2016

Financial Executives International

Federation of European Securities Exchanges

Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants

Fellow of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators

Fellow of the Federation of Tax Advisers

FTA merged with IFA in 2009

Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Fellow of the International Association of Book-Keepers

Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants (1928-1974)

Fellow of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers

Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management

Fellow of the Institute of Financial Planning

Fellow of the ifs School of Finance

Fellow of the Institute of Indirect Taxation

The IIT merged with the Chartered Institute of taxation in 2012

Previous qualification of the Institute of Management (now the Chartered Management Institute)

For the current membership qualification, see CMI

FASB Interpretation

Financial Reporting Executive Committee

(formerly known as the Accounting Standards Executive Committee)

Fellow of the Institute of Directors

Fellow of the Institute of Directors

Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association

The Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association

(USA)

Felag loggiltra Endurskooenda

(Iceland)

Fellow of the Life Insurance Association

(by Diploma)

Fellow of the Life Insurance Association by Diploma +H15 Supervision & Sales Mgt Paper

Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians

Financial and Management Accounting Committee

now Professional Accountants in Business Committee

Financial Management Initiative

Fellow of the National Institute of Accountants

(Australia)

Forum of Firms

under the auspices of IFAC

Finance Professionalism Team

formerly Development of Accountancy Resources Team

Financial Planning Certificate

(The Certificate has been superseded by the RDR requirements to hold a Level 4 qualification)

Fellow of The Personal Finance Society

Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute

Financial Reporting Advisory Board

(HM Treasury)

Technical Release put out by the Financial Reporting and Auditing Group of the ICAEW

Financial Reporting Council (UK)

or

Financial Reporting Council (Mauritius)

or

Financial Reporting Committee (ICAEW)

Financial Reporting Exposure Draft

Financial Reporting Manual

Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Financial Reporting Release

(SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

And

Foreningen af Registerede Revisorer/Institute of Registered Accountants

(Denmark)

Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP), 1991 -

part of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

Financial Reporting Standard

Financial Reporting Standard for Micro-Entities (FRSME)

Financial Reporting Standard for Public Benefit Entities

Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities

Financial Services Authority

Replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in April 2013.

Fellow of the Society of Accountants and Auditors

(this body was later known by the names: Society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors, Society of Incorporated Accountants). No longer an active qualification (the Society was dissolved in 1957 and members joined the ICAEW, ICAI and ICAS).

Financial Services Commission

(Korea)

Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants (1990-2003)

also

Fellow of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (1974-1990)

Financial Stability Forum.

Now Financial Stability Board

Fellow of the Society of Financial Advisers

Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute

Fellow of the Society of Practising Accountants

(located at the Corporation of Public Accountants/Association of Certified Public Accountants at 52, Market Street, Wigan, Tel:01942 510145)

Foreningen af Statsautoriserede Revisorer/Institute of State-Authorized Public Accountants

(Denmark)

Financial Supervisory Service

(Korea)

Financial Services Skills Council.

Now Financial Skills Partnership

(In April 2008 the FSSC became the standard setter for National Occupation Standards for accountancy and related occupations - taking over the role previously performed by the Accountancy Occupational Standards Group)

Federation of Tax Advisors

Faculty of Taxation Consultants and Advisors (located at 18 Yorkers Gate, Malton, Yorkshire Tel: 01653 600 317)

Financial Talent Executive Network 

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

From 1st Jan 2003 existing members can call themselves either FTII or CTA (Fellow ). New members must call themselves CTA (Fellow).

Global Accounting Alliance

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

Generally Accepted Principles and Practices

Government Accounting Service

renamed Government Finance Profession in 2006

Governmental Accounting Standards Board

Government Accountancy Service Management Unit

name changed to Development of Accountancy Resources Team (DART) in 1996

Association for the General Counsel and Company Secretaries of FTSE100 companies

Gulf Cooperation Council Accounting & Auditing Organisation

Verband der Certified Public Accountants in Deutschland e.V

Government Finance Profession

formerly the Government Accounting Service

Global Financial Reporting Advocacy Committee

(of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). Now the CFA Institute)

Gibraltar Financial Reporting Standard

Government Hundred Group

Government Internal Audit Standards

General Insurance Standards Council

Grimsby and North Lincolnshire Society of Chartered Accountants

Global Preparers Forum

Generally Recognised Accounting Practice

(South Africa)

Global Reporting Initiative

Global Steering Committee

under the auspices of IFAC

Guernsey Society of Chartered and Certified Accountants

Gibraltar Society of Chartered and Certified Accountancy Bodies

Guangzhou Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Haut Conseil du commissariat aux comptes

Higher Apprenticeship in Professional Services 

Humberside Chartered Accountants' Student Society 

Humberside and District Society of Chartered Accountants

HeBei Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Information available on the SWEWE website.

Hainan Provincial Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Hong Kong Society of Accountants

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs

Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

Hospitality Professionals Association

evolved from the British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA).

International Association for Accounting Education Research

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (Accountant Feb 2002)

International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

(Previously: International Auditing Practices Committee)

International Association of Book-keepers

Instituto de Auditores-Censores Jurados de Cuentas

(Institute of Sworn Auditors) (Spain)

International Accounting Education Standards Board