A to Z of accountancy abbreviations
Look up organisations, qualifications, designations, standards and other abbreviations.
The inclusion of an organisation in this list (and any associated qualification or post nominal letters) does not confer any status or recognition. You should always seek to establish the criteria for membership, regulatory framework and standards of ethical/professional conduct to satisfy your requirements.
A
AA
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Accountant-administratieconsulent
(Netherlands)
AAA
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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).
AAAI
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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).
AAAP
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Associate of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners
AAC
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(formerly the Auditing Practices Board)
AACB
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Associate of the Association of Certified Book-Keepers
AADB
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Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board
AAFA
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Association of Accountants, Financial Workers and Auditors of Republic of Macedonia
AAG
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Airline Accounting Guidelines
(issued by the International Air Transport Association)
AAIA
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Associate of the Association of International Accountants
AALPFA
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Associate of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
(Formerly the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants)
AAMS
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Accredited Asset Management Specialist (US)
(from the College for Financial Planning)
AAP
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Association of Accountancy Practitioners
Address: 74 Bradford Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 8LU Tel: 07880 623455
AAPA
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Association of Authorised Public Accountants
also
Associate of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants
AARF
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Australian Accounting Research Foundation
AAS
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Australian Accounting Standard
AASB
ExpandAASB
Australian Accounting Standards Board
also
AASE
ExpandAASE
Australian Associated Stock Exchange
AASMB
ExpandAASMB
Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board
(SLAASMB Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board)
AASOC
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Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (Canada)
known in French as the Conseil de surveillance de la normalisation en audit et certification (CSNAC).
AB3C
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Auditing Board of the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland
It was replaced by the Audit Oversight Unit (AOU) in 2015.
ABIAF
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Association of British Independent Accounting Firms
ABIAF was dissolved on 6 January 2015.
ABM
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Association of Accountancy Bodies of West Africa
AC
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Accounting Council now Corporate Reporting Council
(Formerly Accounting Standards Board)
ACA
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Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
also
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
ACAP RM
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Asociaţia Contabililor şi Auditorilor Profesionişti din Republica Moldova
(Association of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Moldova)
ACB
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Association of Certified Book-Keepers
ACCA
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Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
also:
Associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACEA
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Associate of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
ACIArb
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Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
ACIB
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Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
(now the ifs School of Finance)
ACIBS
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The Associateship Course
(Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)
ACII
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Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute
ACIS
ExpandACIS
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
ACMA
ExpandACMA
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
ACMI
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Associate of the Chartered Management Institute
A.Comm.A
ExpandA.Comm.A
Associate of the Society of Commercial Accountants (1942-1974)
ACPA
ExpandACPA
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)
ACRA
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Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Singapore)
or
Associate of the Corporation of Registered Accountants
(a designation of the Corporation of Accountants, 1891-1939)
AcSB
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Accounting Standards Board (Canada)
AcSEC
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Accounting Standards Executive Committee (US)
(now known as the Financial Reporting Executive Committee)
ACWA
ExpandACWA
Associate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (1919 – 1972)
ADAA
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Advanced Diploma in International Taxation
(offered by the Chartered Institute of Taxation)
AECA
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Asociacion Espanola de Contabilidad y Adminsitracion de Empresas
(Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration)
AEP
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Audit Engagement Partner
or
Accredited Estate Planner (US)
(from the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils)
AFA
ExpandAFA
Associate of the Institute of Financial Accountants
AFCA
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Associate of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators
AFM
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Autoriteit Financiële Markten (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets)
AFPC
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Advanced Financial Planning Certificate
AFROSAI
ExpandAFROSAI
African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
AFROSAI-E
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Associate of the Federation of Tax Advisers
AGIG
ExpandAIAC
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Associate of the Institute of Company Accountants (1928-1974)
AICB
ExpandAICB
Associate of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
AICM(Cert)
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Associate Member of the Institute of Credit Management
AICPA
ExpandAIDB
ExpandAIDB
Accountancy Investigation and Discipline Board
(was also the Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board)
AIFA
ExpandAIFA
Association of Independent Financial Advisers
now known as the Association of Professional Financial Advisers
AIFP
ExpandAIFP
Associate of the Institute of Financial Planning
Aifs
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Associate of the ifs School of Finance
AIIT
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Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation (IIT). The IIT merged with the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 2012
AIMC
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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.)
AIMgt
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Previous qualification of the Institute of Management
(now the Chartered Management Institute).
For the current membership qualification, see CMI.
AIMR
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Association for Investment Management and Research
(now the CFA Institute)
AISG
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Accountants International Study Group
AIU
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Audit Inspection Unit
now the Audit Quality Review Team
ALIA
ExpandALIA
Associate of the Life Insurance Association
now the Personal Finance Society
ALPFA
ExpandALPFA
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (US)
formerly the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants
AMCT
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Associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
AMIA
ExpandAMIA
Affiliate member of the Association of International Accountants
ANR
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Agencija za javni nadzor nad revidiranjem
(Agency for Public Oversight of Auditing, Slovenia)
ANTO
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Accountancy National Training Organisation
(Closed on 31 March 2002 it was taken over by the Accountancy Occupational Standards Group)
AOC
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German Auditor Oversight Commission (Abschlussprüferaufsichtskommission
The term of office of the Auditor Oversight Commission (AOC) expired on 16 June 2016.
AOSG
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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.
AOSSG
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German Auditor Oversight Commission (Abschlussprüferaufsichtskommission, APAK)
The term of office of the Auditor Oversight Commission (AOC) expired on 16 June 2016.
APB
ExpandAPB
Auditing Practices Board (formerly the Auditing Practices Committee) now the Audit and Assurance Council
also
Accounting Principles Board (US)
APC
ExpandAPC
Auditing Practices Committee
(now the Audit and Assurance Council)
APCIMS
ExpandAPCIMS
Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
now The Wealth Management Association (WMA)
APCTP
ExpandAPCTP
Association des Comptables du Tresor Public
(Association of the Accountants of the Treasury - France)
APFA
ExpandAPFA
Association of Professional Financial Advisers
formerly known as the Association of Independent Financial Advisers.
APFS
ExpandAPFS
Associate of The Personal Finance Society
APMI
ExpandAPMI
Associate of the Pensions Management Institute
APOTEC
ExpandAPOTEC
Associacao Portuguesa de Tecnicos de Contabilidade
(Portuguese Association of Accountants)
AQF
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ExpandARABOSAI
ExpandARABOSAI
Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
ARICS
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Professional associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
now MRICS
ASA
ExpandASA
Accredited Senior Appraiser (US)
(from the American Society of Appraisers)
ASAA
ExpandASAA
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).
ASB
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Accounting Standards Board
(formerly the Accounting Standards Committee) now the Corporate Reporting Council
also
(AICPA technical committee for auditing, attestation and quality control)
ASC
ExpandASC
Accounting Standards Committee (now the Accounting Council)
also
Accounting Skills Certificate (ICAEW)
ASCA
ExpandASCA
Associate of the Institute of Company Accountants (1990-2003)
also
Associate of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (1974-1990)
also
ASFA
ExpandASFA
Associate of the Society of Financial Advisers
now the Personal Finance Society
ASIG
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Auditing Special Interest Group of the British Accounting & Finance Association
ASOSAI
ExpandASPA
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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)
ASR
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Accounting Series Releases
(from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
ASWA
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American Society of Women Accountants
Changed its name in Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance in 2013
ATII
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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.)
ATT
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Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians
AuRC
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Auditing Standards Board (Canada)
AVA
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Accredited Valuation Analyst (US)
(from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts)
B
BAAEC
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Board of Accreditation of Accountancy Educational Courses
(Disbanded March 2001)
BAHA
ExpandBAHA
British Association of Hospitality Accountants
BASE
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Business, Accounting and Skills Education
national business competition from ICAEW aimed at sixth form students
BBHCASS
ExpandBFA
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Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy
BFAS
ExpandBRADCASS
ExpandBSP
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Business Sustainability Programme
(from ICAEW)
C
CA
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Chartered Accountant
eg Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland or Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
CA ANZ
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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.
CAFR
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Camera Auditorilor Financiari din Romania
(Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania)
CAI
ExpandCAI
formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
CAIFS
ExpandCAIFS
Chartered Accountants Independent Financial Services
also
Chartered Associate of the ifs School of Finance
CAJEC
ExpandCAJEC
Chartered Accountants Joint Ethics Committee
CALC
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General Charitable Trust of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
CAQ
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Chinese Accounting Standards
CBA
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Certified Bank Auditor (US)
designation from Bank Administration Institute
CCAB
ExpandCCAB
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 EG
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CCAB EITF
ExpandCCAB EITF
CCAB European Issues Task Force
(now CCAB FEE)
CCAB IITF
ExpandCCAB IITF
CCAB International Issues Task Force
formerly CCAB IPCC
CCAB IPCC
ExpandCCAB IPCC
CCAB International Policy Coordinating Committee
now CCAB IITF
CCM
ExpandCCM
Certified Cash Manager (US)
(from the Association for Financial Professionals)
CCP
ExpandCCP
Certified Computing Professional (US)
(from Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals)
CDCS
ExpandCDCS
Certified Documentary Credit Specialist
(from the ifs School of Finance)
CDir
ExpandCDir
qualification from the Institute of Directors in the UK
CEAOB
ExpandCEAOB
Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies
CEBS
ExpandCEBS
Certified Employment Benefits Specialist (US)
(from the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans)
CECCAR
ExpandCECCAR
Corpul Expertilor Contabili si Contabilior Autorizati din Romania
(Romanian Association of Certified Chartered Accountants)
CeCM
ExpandCeFA
ExpandCeLTM
ExpandCeLTM
Certificate in Lifetime Mortgages
(from ifs School of Finance)
CeMAP
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ExpandCeRGI
ExpandCert IPSFR
ExpandCert IM
ExpandCert IM
Certificate in Investment Management
CertITM
ExpandCertPFS
ExpandCertPFS
Member of the Personal Finance Society by Certificate
CeSRE
ExpandCF
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Corporate Financier
designation offered by the ICAEW and Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants on completion of the Corporate Finance Qualification and work experience requirements
CFA
ExpandCFA
Chartered Financial Analyst (US)
designation from the CFA Institute for CFA charterholders
CFAB
ExpandCFAB
Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business
(from ICAEW)
CFC
ExpandCFC
Certified Financial Consultant (US)
(designation from the Institute of Financial Consultants)
CFE
ExpandCFE
Confédération Fiscale Européenne
also
Certified Fraud Examiner (US)
(designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
CFF
ExpandCFM
ExpandCFM
Certified Financial Manager (US)
(designation from Institute of Management Accountants)
CFP
ExpandCFP
Certified Financial Planner
(designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and Institute of Financial Planning)
CFq
ExpandCFq
Corporate Finance Qualification
(from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the ICAEW)
CFSA
ExpandCFSA
Certified Financial Services Auditor
(from the Insitute of Internal Auditors)
CGA
ExpandCGA
Certified General Accountant (Canada)
(designation from the Certified General Accountants Association, which joined CPA Canada in 2014)
CGAP
ExpandCGAP
Certified Government Auditing Professional (US)
(designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors)
CGFM
ExpandCGFM
Certified Government Financial Manager
(designation from the Association of Government Accountants)
ChFC
ExpandChFC
Chartered Financial Consultant (US)
(designation from The American College)
CIA
ExpandCIA
Certified Internal Auditor (US)
(designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors)
CIAS
ExpandCIAS
Chinese Independent Auditing Standards
CIB
ExpandCIB
Chartered Institute of Bankers
(now ifs School of Finance)
CICA
ExpandCICA
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
(legacy member of CPA Canada, the national organization established to support unification of the Canadian accounting profession)
CIFA
ExpandCIFA
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.
CIFP
ExpandCIFP
Chartered Islamic Finance Professional
(from the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance)
CIMgt
ExpandCIMgt
Companion of the Chartered Management Institute
CIOT
ExpandCIP
ExpandCIP
Certificate in Investment Planning
(from the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)
CIRA
ExpandCIRA
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (US)
(designation from the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors)
CIRM
ExpandCIRM
Certified in Integrated Resource Management
(from the Association for Operations Management; qualification discontinued in June 2008)
CISA
ExpandCISA
Certified Information Systems Auditor (US)
(designation from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
CISSP
ExpandCISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (US)
(designation from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium)
CITP
ExpandCITP
Certified Information Technology Professional (US)
(designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
CLU
ExpandCLU
Chartered Life Underwriter (US)
(designation from the The American College)
CMA
ExpandCMA
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, a legacy member of CPA Canada, the national organization established to support unification of the Canadian accounting profession)
also
Certificate in Mortgage Advice
(from the Chartered Insurance Institute)
CMAC
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Certified Management Consultant
(designation from the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes)
CMIIA
ExpandCMIIA
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, UK
also
Certified Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (Institute of Internal Auditors, Australia)
CNC
ExpandCNC
Conseil National de la Comptabilité
(now known as the Autorité des Normes Comptables)
CNCC
ExpandCNCC
C&NWCASS
ExpandCOFRA
ExpandCOFRA
Charities Online Financial Reporting and Accounts Awards (ICAEW)
CONSOB
ExpandCONSOB
CPA
ExpandCPA
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)
CPAAOB
ExpandCPAAOB
Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board
(Japan)
CPASZ
ExpandCPASZ
Shenzhen Institute of Certified Public Accountants
CPFA
ExpandCPFA
Chartered Public Finance Accountant
(designation for members of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)
CPI
ExpandCPI
Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency
(from the Insolvency Practitioners Association)
CPIM
ExpandCPIM
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (US)
(designation from the Association for Operations Management)
CPOSA
ExpandCPOSA
Commission for Public Oversight of Statutory Auditors
(Bulgaria)
CRC
ExpandCRC
Comité de la Réglementation Comptable
(now known as the Autorité des Normes Comptables)
Cr.FA
ExpandCr.FA
Certified Forensic Accountant (US)
(designation from the American College of Forensic Examiners International)
CRUF
ExpandCSP
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ExpandCSPAAS
Consiliul pentru Supravegherea Publică a Activităţii de Audit Statutar
(Council for the Public Oversight of the Activity of the Statutory Audit of Romania)
CSSF
ExpandCSSF
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
(Luxembourg)
CTA
ExpandCTA
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)
CTA (Fellow)
ExpandCTA (Fellow)
Designation for Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
CTOC
ExpandCTOC
Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
(Portugal)
(now known as Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
CTPA
ExpandCTPA
Corporate Transfer Pricing Association
CVA
ExpandCVA
Certified Valuation Analyst (US)
(designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts)
D
DART
ExpandDART
Development of Accountancy Resources Team
formerly Government Accountancy Service Management Unit
name changed to Finance Professionalism (FP) Team in 2004
DFSA
ExpandDipEF
ExpandDipEF
Diploma in Executive Finance from the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
("for executives who are not accountants")
DipEMA
ExpandDipEMA
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")
DipPFS
ExpandDipPFS
Member by Diploma of The Personal Finance Society
DLiP
ExpandDnR
ExpandDnR
(Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants)
DPB
ExpandDPB
Designated Professional Body
E
EAIG
ExpandECA
ExpandECCAA
ExpandECCAA
Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors
ECSAFA
ExpandECSAFA
Eastern Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants
Ceased to exist in 2011.
ED
ExpandED
Exposure Draft for Statements of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAP)
Now called FRED (Financial Reporting Exposure Draft)
EEG
ExpandEGAOB
ExpandEGAOB
European Group of Auditors' Oversight Bodies
It was disbanded by the European Commission in 2016.
EIRIS
ExpandEITF
ExpandEMIG
ExpandEMIG
Entertainment and Media Interest Group
(ICAEW)
ES
ExpandES
(for auditors)
EUROSAI
ExpandEWI
ExpandF
FAA
ExpandFAA
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).
FAAI
ExpandFAAI
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)
FAAP
ExpandFAAP
Fellow of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners
FABRP
ExpandFABRP
Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals
FACB
ExpandFACB
Fellow of the Association of Certified Book-Keepers
FAIA
ExpandFAIA
Fellow of the Association of International Accountants
FAOA
ExpandFAOA
Federal Audit Oversight Authority
(Switzerland)
FAP
ExpandFAPA
ExpandFAPA
Fellow of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants
FAS
ExpandFAS
Financial Accounting Standard
FASAC
ExpandFASAC
Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council
(USA)
FATF
ExpandFCA
ExpandFCA
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
also
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
also
FCCA
ExpandFCCA
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
FCEA
ExpandFCEA
Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
FCIArb
ExpandFCIArb
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
FCIB
ExpandFCIB
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
FCII
ExpandFCII
Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute
FCIS
ExpandFCIS
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
FCM
ExpandFCM
Federation des Experts Comptables Mediterraneens
FCMA
ExpandFCMA
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
FCMI
ExpandFCMI
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
F.Comm.A
ExpandF.Comm.A
Fellow of the Society of Commercial Accountants (1942-1974)
FCPA
ExpandFCPA
Fellow of the Association of Certified Public Accountants (International)
FCPWA
ExpandFCPWA
Fellow of the Faculty of Community, Personal and Welfare Accounting
FCRA
ExpandFCRA
Fellow of the Corporation of Registered Accountants
(a designation of the Corporation of Accountants, 1891-1939)
FCT
ExpandFCT
Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
FCWA
ExpandFCWA
Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (1919–1972)
FEE
ExpandFEE
Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens
(Federation of European Accountants)
changed its name to Accountancy Europe in December 2016
FFA
ExpandFFA
Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants
FFCA
ExpandFFCA
Fellow of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators
FIA
ExpandFIA
Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
FIAB
ExpandFIAB
Fellow of the International Association of Book-Keepers
FIAC
ExpandFIAC
Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants (1928-1974)
FICB
ExpandFICB
Fellow of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
FICM
ExpandFICM
Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management
FIFP
ExpandFIFP
Fellow of the Institute of Financial Planning
Fifs
ExpandFifs
Fellow of the ifs School of Finance
FIIT
ExpandFIIT
Fellow of the Institute of Indirect Taxation
FIMgt
ExpandFIMgt
Previous qualification of the Institute of Management (now the Chartered Management Institute)
For the current membership qualification, see CMI
FinREC
ExpandFinREC
Financial Reporting Executive Committee
(formerly known as the Accounting Standards Executive Committee)
FinstD
ExpandFinstD
Fellow of the Institute of Directors
FIOD
ExpandFIOD
Fellow of the Institute of Directors
FIPA
ExpandFIPA
Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
FIRMA
ExpandFIRMA
The Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association
(USA)
FLA
ExpandFLA
(Iceland)
FLIA (dip) Mgt
ExpandFLIA (dip) Mgt
Fellow of the Life Insurance Association by Diploma +H15 Supervision & Sales Mgt Paper
FLIA (dip)
ExpandFLIA (dip)
Fellow of the Life Insurance Association
(by Diploma)
FMAAT
ExpandFMAAT
Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians
FMAC
ExpandFMAC
Financial and Management Accounting Committee
FMI
ExpandFMI
Financial Management Initiative
FNIA
ExpandFNIA
Fellow of the National Institute of Accountants
(Australia)
FP
ExpandFP
Finance Professionalism Team
formerly Development of Accountancy Resources Team
FPC
ExpandFPC
Financial Planning Certificate
(The Certificate has been superseded by the RDR requirements to hold a Level 4 qualification)
FPFS
ExpandFPFS
Fellow of The Personal Finance Society
FPMI
ExpandFPMI
Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute
FRAB
ExpandFRAB
Financial Reporting Advisory Board
(HM Treasury)
FRAG
ExpandFRAG
Technical Release put out by the Financial Reporting and Auditing Group of the ICAEW
FRC
ExpandFRC
Financial Reporting Council (UK)
or
Financial Reporting Council (Mauritius)
FRED
ExpandFRED
Financial Reporting Exposure Draft
FReM
ExpandFRICS
ExpandFRICS
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
FRR
ExpandFRR
Financial Reporting Release
(SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
And
Foreningen af Registerede Revisorer/Institute of Registered Accountants
(Denmark)
FRRP
ExpandFRS
ExpandFRS
Financial Reporting Standard
FSA
ExpandFSA
Replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in April 2013.
FSAA
ExpandFSAA
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).
FSC
ExpandFSC
(Korea)
FSCA
ExpandFSCA
Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants (1990-2003)
also
Fellow of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (1974-1990)
FSF
ExpandFSF
Financial Stability Forum.
FSFA
ExpandFSFA
Fellow of the Society of Financial Advisers
FSI
ExpandFSI
Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute
FSPA
ExpandFSPA
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)
FSR
ExpandFSS
ExpandFSS
(Korea)
FSSC
ExpandFSSC
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)
FTA
ExpandFTA
Federation of Tax Advisors
FTCA
ExpandFTCA
Faculty of Taxation Consultants and Advisors (located at 18 Yorkers Gate, Malton, Yorkshire Tel: 01653 600 317)
F-TEN
ExpandFTII
ExpandFTII
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).
G
GAA
ExpandGAAP
ExpandGAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAS
ExpandGAAS
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
GAPP
ExpandGAPP
Generally Accepted Principles and Practices
GAS
ExpandGAS
Government Accounting Service
renamed Government Finance Profession in 2006
GASMU
ExpandGASMU
Government Accountancy Service Management Unit
name changed to Development of Accountancy Resources Team (DART) in 1996
GC100
ExpandGC100
Association for the General Counsel and Company Secretaries of FTSE100 companies
GFB
ExpandGFB
formerly the Government Accounting Service
GFRAC
ExpandGFRAC
Global Financial Reporting Advocacy Committee
(of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). Now the CFA Institute)
GFRS
ExpandGFRS
Gibraltar Financial Reporting Standard
GHG
ExpandGHG
Government Hundred Group
GNLSCA
ExpandGNLSCA
Grimsby and North Lincolnshire Society of Chartered Accountants
GPF
ExpandGRAP
ExpandGRAP
Generally Recognised Accounting Practice
(South Africa)
GSCCAB
ExpandGSCCAB
Gibraltar Society of Chartered and Certified Accountancy Bodies
H
HEBICA
ExpandHEBICA
HeBei Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Information available on the SWEWE website.
HICPA
ExpandHICPA
Hainan Provincial Institute of Certified Public Accountants
HKSA
ExpandHMRC
ExpandHon FTII
ExpandHon FTII
Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
HOSPA
ExpandHOSPA
Hospitality Professionals Association
evolved from the British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA).
I
IAASA
ExpandIAASA
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (Accountant Feb 2002)
IAASB
ExpandIAASB
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
(Previously: International Auditing Practices Committee)
IACJCE
ExpandIACJCE
Instituto de Auditores-Censores Jurados de Cuentas
(Institute of Sworn Auditors) (Spain)
IAI
ExpandIAI
Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants
IAIA
ExpandIAIA
Italian Association of International Accountants
IAPC
ExpandIAPC
International Auditing Practices Committee
IAPP
ExpandIAPP
Independent Auditing Practice Pronouncement
(China)
IAPS
ExpandIAPS
International Auditing Practice Statement
IAS
ExpandIAS
International Accounting Standard
IASB
ExpandIASB
International Accounting Standards Board
(Previously: International Accounting Standards Committee)
Also
IASC
ExpandIASC
International Accounting Standards Committee
IASCF
ExpandIASCF
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation
now the IFRS Foundation.
IBC
ExpandIBC
Institute of Business Consulting
(founded in April 2007 by the merger of the Institute of Business Advisers and the Institute of Management Consultancy)
ICAA
ExpandICAA
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia
(merged with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2014 to form Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).
ICAC
ExpandICAC
Instituto de Contabilidad y Auditoria de Cuentas
(Spain)
ICAEW
ExpandICAEW
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
icag
Expandicag
The Institute of Chartered Accountants
(Ghana)
ICAI
ExpandICAI
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
And
ICAN
ExpandICAN
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal
also
ICAEW Careers Adviser Network
ICANZ
ExpandICANZ
Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand
(name changed to New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA)
subsequently merged with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia in 2014 to form Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).
ICAR
ExpandICAR
International Center for Accountancy Reform
ICAS
ExpandICAS
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
ICCAP
ExpandICCAP
International Coordination Committee for the Accountancy Profession
ICPAS
ExpandICPAS
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore
ICPASA
ExpandICPASA
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Africa
now South African Institute of Professional Accountants
ICSA
ExpandICSA
ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute
formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
ICWAI
ExpandICWAI
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
formerly known as the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (although retaining their existing acronym).
IEC
ExpandIEKA
ExpandIEKA
Albanian Institute of Authorised Chartered Accountants
IFA
ExpandIFA
Institute of Financial Accountants
And
Independent Financial Adviser
IFEC
ExpandIFEC
Institut Francais des Experts Comptables
(France)
IFoA
ExpandIFRIC
ExpandIFRIC
International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
(Previously Standing Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board)
IFRS
ExpandIFRS
International Financial Reporting Standard
IFS
ExpandIFS
(Previously known as the Institute of Financial Services, Chartered Institute of Bankers)
Also
IGAF
ExpandIGAF
International Group of Accounting Firms
IMA
ExpandIMA
Institute of Management Accountants
(USA)
IMAAQ
ExpandIMAAQ
Investment Management Asset Allocation Qualification - Qualification from the UK Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP)
IMC
ExpandIMC
Institute of Management Consultants
now Institute of consulting
also
Investment Management Certificate - Qualification from the CFA UK
IMS
ExpandIMSIG
ExpandINTOSAI
ExpandIOD
ExpandIOMCASS
ExpandIPD
ExpandIPD
Institute of Personnel and Development
now known as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
or
IPFA
ExpandIPFA
Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
no longer current qualification; now CPFA
IPSAS
ExpandIPSAS
International Public Sector Accounting Standard
(put out by IFAC Public Sector Committee)
IPSASB
ExpandIPSASB
International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
(previously the Public Sector Committee)
IQF
ExpandIQF
Insolvency Quality Forum
IRBA
ExpandIRBA
Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors
(South Africa)
IRE
ExpandIRE
Institut des Reviseurs d'Enterprises
(Belgium)
ISACA
ExpandISAR
ExpandISC
ExpandISCA
ExpandISCA
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
(formerly ICPAS)
ITAC
ExpandITAC
(from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors)
IWP
ExpandIWP
Institut Osterreichischer Wirtschaftsprufer
(Austria)
J
JAC
ExpandJAC
Joint Audit Committee
JDipMA
ExpandJDipMA
Joint Diploma in Management Accounting Services (1966-1981)
JDS
ExpandJDS
Joint Disciplinary Scheme
JIBC
ExpandJIBC
Joint Investment Business Committee
JIC
ExpandJIC
Joint Insolvency Committee
JIEB
ExpandJIMU
ExpandJIMU
Joint Insolvency Monitoring Unit
(Disbanded in 2004)
JMU
ExpandJMU
Joint Monitoring Unit
K
KACR
ExpandKACR
Komora Auditoru Ceske Republiky
(Czech Republic)
KIBR
ExpandKIBR
Krajowej Izby Biegłych Rewidentów
(National Chamber of Statutory Auditors in Poland).
KWT
ExpandKWT
Kammer der Wirtschaftstreuhander
(Austria)
L
LAA
ExpandLAA
Licentiate 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)
LACPA
ExpandLACPA
Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants
LAR
ExpandLAR
(Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors)
LCA
ExpandLCA
Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors
(Lietuvos Auditorių Rūmai)
LIA
ExpandLIA
Life Insurance Association
Lic. App
ExpandLic. App
Licentiate of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners
M
MAAT
ExpandMAAT
Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians
MABRP
ExpandMABRP
Member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals
MAE
ExpandMAE
Member of the Academy of Experts
MAQ
ExpandMAQ
Mortgage Advice Qualification
(Qualification for those advising on mortgages from the Chartered Insurance Institute
replaced by Certificate in Mortgage Advice)
MCMI
ExpandMCMI
Member of the Chartered Management Institute
MCT
ExpandMCT
Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
MEWI
ExpandMEWI
Member of the Expert Witness Institute
MIAB
ExpandMIAB
Member of the International Association of Book-Keepers
MICB
ExpandMICB
Member of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
MICM
ExpandMICM
Member of the Institute of Credit Management
MICM (Grad)
ExpandMICM (Grad)
Graduate Member of the Institute of Credit Management
MIFP
ExpandMIFP
Member of the Institute of Financial Planning
MIIA
ExpandMIMgt
ExpandMIMgt
Previous qualification of the Institute of Management
(now the Chartered Management Institute).
For the current membership qualification, see MCMI
MinstD
ExpandMinstD
Member of the Institute of Directors
MIPA
ExpandMIPA
Member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
MLIA(dip)
ExpandMLIA(dip)
Member of the Life Insurance Association by Diploma
MLIA (dip) Mgt
ExpandMLIA (dip) Mgt
Member of the Life Insurance Association
by Diploma +H15 Supervision & Sales Mgt Paper
MLRO
ExpandMLRO
Money Laundering Reporting Officer
MNIA
ExpandMNIA
Member of the National Institute of Accountants
(Australia)
MPF
ExpandMRICS
ExpandMRICS
Professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
(Previously: ARICS)
MSFA
ExpandMSFA
Member of the Society of Financial Advisers
MSI
ExpandMSI
Member of the Securities Institute
N
NAO
ExpandNAS
ExpandNAS
Non-Audit Services
NCASS
ExpandNFL
ExpandNIA
ExpandNIA
National Institute of Accountants
(Australia)
NICPA
ExpandNICPA
National Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(India)
NIvRA
ExpandNIvRA
Nederlands Instituut van Registeraccountants
Merged in January 2013 with NOvAA to form the NBA (Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants)
NOVAA
ExpandNOVAA
Nederlands Instituut van Accountants-Administratieconsulenten
Merged in January 2013 with NIVRA to form the NBA (Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants)
NSAC
ExpandNSC
ExpandNSC
National Student Council
(ICAEW)
NDSCA
ExpandNWCASS
ExpandNZASB
ExpandNZAuASB
ExpandNZICA
ExpandNZICA
New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
(merged with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia in 2014 to form Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).
NZSA
ExpandNZSA
New Zealand Society of Accountants
(name changed to Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand in 1996, then to New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) before merging with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia in 2014 to form Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).
O
OCAQ
ExpandOCAQ
Ordre Des Comptables Agréés Du Québec
Quebec Institute of Chartered Accountants
ODCE
ExpandODCE
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (Eire)
(Accountant Feb 2002)
OEC
ExpandOEC
(France)
OIC
ExpandOIC
Organismo Italiano di Contabilita
(Italian Accounting Committee)
OLACEFS
ExpandOLACEFS
Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions
ONECCA
ExpandOTOC
ExpandOTOC
Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
(Chamber of Chartered Accountants - Portugal)
P
PA
ExpandPAAA
ExpandPAAA
Palestinian Association of Accountants and Auditors
PAQ
ExpandPAQ
Professional Accountancy Qualifications (Group)
PCAOB
ExpandPCertB
ExpandPCertB
Professional Certificate in Banking
(ifs School of Finance)
PDLT
ExpandPDLT
PFS
ExpandPFS
(formed in 2005 by the merger of the Life Insurance Association and the Society of Financial Advisers)
PIA
ExpandPIA
Personal Investment Authority
PIC
ExpandPIC
Professional Investment Certificate
(No longer available for new entrants but was designed as an additional qualification for investment advisers.)
PIIA
ExpandPIOB
ExpandPIPAA
ExpandPIPAA
Public Institute of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Tajikistan
PNA
ExpandPNA
Professional National Accountant
(Australia)
PNGAS
ExpandPNGAS
Papua New Guinea Accounting Standards
PNGIA
ExpandPNGIA
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants
now Certified Practising Accountants PNG (CPA PNG)
POB
ExpandPOB
Public Oversight Board (established to oversee IFAC's public interest activities)
also
Public Oversight Board (USA)
and
Professional Oversight Board (UK). From 2 July 2012 work on professional oversight will be carried out by the Conduct Committee of the Financial Reporting Council.
POBA
ExpandPOBA
Professional Oversight Board of the Accountancy Profession
Renamed as the Professional Oversight Board in 2005/6 to reflect its 'responsibilities for overseeing the regulation of the actuarial profession in addition to its previous responsibilities for the accountancy profession.'
PQE
ExpandPQE
Post qualification experience
PQWE
ExpandPQWE
Post qualification work experience
PSAC
ExpandPSAC
Public Sector Audit Sub-Committee
Committee of the ICAEW Audit and Assurance Faulty which promotes the interest of members working in the public sector.
PSASB
ExpandPSASB
Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
(Australia)
PSB
ExpandPSB
Professional Standards Board
(ICAEW)
PSC
ExpandPSC
Public Sector Committee
now the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board IPSASB - under the auspices of IFAC
also
Practitioner Services Committee
Committee of the Audit and Assurance Faculty, advising on the implications of auditing and regulatory developments for sole practitioners and small firms.
PSO
ExpandPSO
Professional Standards Office
PSSRAP
ExpandPSSRAP
Public Sector Special Reports of Accountants Panel
Panel of the ICAEW Audit and Assurance Faculty dealing with the special reports of accountants and auditors in the public sector by negotiating with government.
Q
QAD
ExpandQAD
Quality Assurance Department
ICAEW department that conducts monitoring visits to firms that fall within the scope of the Practice Assurance (PA) scheme.
QCA
ExpandQiCA
ExpandQiCA
Qualification in Computer Auditing
(from the Institute of Internal Auditors)
QKB
ExpandQKB
Qualitätskontrollbehörde für Abschlussprüfer und Prüfungsgesellschaften
(Austrian Auditors Supervisory Authority)
R
R3
ExpandR3
Association of Business Recovery Professionals
(R3 stands for Rescue, Recovery and Renewal)
RA
ExpandRA
Registeraccountant
(Netherlands)
RAB
ExpandRAB
Resource accounting and budgeting
or
RED
ExpandRED
Reporting Exposure Draft
RN
ExpandRN
(Supervisory Board of Public Accountants - Sweden)
ROC
ExpandROC
Revisores Oficiais de Contas
(designation from the Ordem dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas - Portugal)
RPA
ExpandRPA
Registered Professional Accountant
(designation from the Society of Professional Accountants of Canada)
RQB
ExpandRQB
Recognised Qualifying Body
RSB
ExpandRSB
Recognised Supervisory Body
S
SAB
ExpandSAB
(from the US Securities and Exchange Commission)
SAC
ExpandSAC
Standards Advisory Council
(now known as the IFRS Advisory Council)
SAIPA
ExpandSAIPA
South African Institute of Professional Accountants
(formerly known as the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Africa)
SAO
ExpandSAO
Senior Accounting Officer
SAR
ExpandSAR
(issued by the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority)
SAS
ExpandSAS
Statements of Auditing Standards
(issued by the Auditing Practices Board; superseded in December 2004)
SDICPA
ExpandSDICPA
Shandong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Information available on the SWEWE website.
SEEPAD
ExpandSEEPAD
South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development
SELE
ExpandSELE
Silogos Egekrimenou Logiston - Elegton Ellados
Association of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Greece
SFAC
ExpandSFAC
Statements of Financial Accounting Concept
(issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; now superseded)
SFAS
ExpandSFAS
Statements of Financial Accounting Standard
(issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; now superseded)
SIAS
ExpandSIAS
Specific Independent Auditing Standard
(China)
SIAT
ExpandSIAT
Society of International Accounting Technicians
SIBR
ExpandSIBR
Solicitors' Investment Business Rules
(replaced by the Solicitors' Financial Services Rules)
SIC
ExpandSIC
Standing Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board
(now known as the IFRS Interpretations Committee)
SIG
ExpandSIG
Formerly Special Interest Groups, now referred to as Communities
(ICAEW)
SIP
ExpandSIP
Society of Investment Professionals
(now known as the CFA Society of the UK)
SIR
ExpandSIR
Statements of Investment Circular Reporting Standard
(issued by the Auditing Practices Board)
slaasmb
Expandslaasmb
Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board
(SLAASMB Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board)
SMA
ExpandSMA
Society of Management Accountants of Canada
(also known as CMA Canada)
SOE
ExpandSOE
(Greek Institute of Certified Auditors and Accountants)
SOFA
ExpandSOFA
Society of Financial Advisers
SOPP
ExpandSORP
ExpandSORP
Statement of Recommended Practice
SOSCA
ExpandSOX
ExpandSOX
Sarbanes Oxley Act
SPA
ExpandSPA
Society of Professional Accountants
(previously Small Practitioners Association)
and
Society of Practising Accountants (located at the Corporation of Public Accountants/Association of Certified Public Accountants at 52, Market Street, Wigan, Tel:01942 510145)
SPASAI
ExpandSPASAI
South Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions
The name was changed in April 2008 into Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI)
SQC
ExpandSQC
Smaller Quoted Companies
SRAP
ExpandSRAP
Special Reports of Accountants Panel of the ICAEW's Audit and Assurance Faculty
SRO
ExpandSRO
Self Regulatory Organisation
SSAP
ExpandSSAP
Statement of Standard Accounting Practice
Succeeded by Financial Reporting Standards (FRS)
STP
ExpandSTP
Society of Turnaround Professionals
now called R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3 stands for "Rescue, Recovery and Renewal")
SWSCA
ExpandSXICPA
ExpandT
TAC
ExpandTAC
Transnational Auditors Committee
under the auspices of IFAC
TCA
ExpandTCA
Technician in Costing and Accounting
TECH
ExpandTECH
Technical Release put out by the Business Law Committee of the ICAEW
TechRICS
ExpandTechRICS
Technical Surveyor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
TEP
ExpandTEP
Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner
(Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP))
TIAG
ExpandTIAG
TIEA
ExpandTIEA
Tax Information Exchange Agreement
TOC
ExpandTOC
Tecnico oficial de contas
(accountant - Portugal)
TOPP
ExpandTOPP
Training Outside Public Practice
TPAC
ExpandTPAC
Technical and Practical Auditing
Committee of the Audit and Assurance Faculty (ICAEW)
TPQ
ExpandTPQ
Tax Professional Qualification
(HMRC)
TR
ExpandTR
Technical Release
(now continued by Technical Releases from individual Faculties and Departments of the ICAEW)
TSB
ExpandTSB
Technical Strategy Board (ICAEW)
TWE
ExpandU
UDVA
ExpandUDVA
Úrad pre dohľad nad výkonom auditu
(Auditing Oversight Authority, Slovakia)
UEC
ExpandUEC
Union Européenne des Experts-comptables Economique et Financiers
UITF
ExpandUITF
Urgent Issues Task Force
(of the Accounting Standards Board)
UPP
ExpandUPP
Undergraduate Partnership Programme
(ICAEW)
V-Z
vBP
ExpandvBP
Vereidigte Buchprufer
(Certified Accountant, Germany)
WMA
ExpandWMA
The Wealth Management Association (WMA)
(Formerly the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers)
WP
ExpandWP
Wirtschaftsprufer
(Certified Auditor, Germany)
WPK
ExpandWPK
(Germany)
XBRL
ExpandXBRL
eXtensible Business Reporting Language
XJICPA
ExpandXJICPA
Xinjing Institute of Certified Public Accountants
XRB
ExpandXRB
(New Zealand)
YCAG
ExpandYCAG
Young Chartered Accountants' Group
YCAN
ExpandYCAN
Young Chartered Accountants' Network
ZHICPA
ExpandZHICPA
Zhuhai Institute of Certified Public Accountants