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
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A.Comm.A
Associate of the Society of Commercial Accountants (1942-1974)
- A4S
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AA
Accountant-administratieconsulent
(Netherlands)
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AAA
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).
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AAAI
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).
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AAAP
Associate of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners
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AABA
Association for Accountancy & Business Affairs
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AAC
Audit and Assurance Council
(formerly the Auditing Practices Board)
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AACB
Associate of the Association of Certified Book-Keepers
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AADB
Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board
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AAFA
Association of Accountants, Financial Workers and Auditors of Republic of Macedonia
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AAG
Airline Accounting Guidelines
(issued by the International Air Transport Association)
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AAIA
Associate of the Association of International Accountants
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AALPFA
Associate of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
(Formerly the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants)
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AAMS
Accredited Asset Management Specialist (US)
(from the College for Financial Planning)
- AAOIFI
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AAP
Association of Accountancy Practitioners
Address: 74 Bradford Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 8LU Tel: 07880 623455
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AAPA
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
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AARF
Australian Accounting Research Foundation
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AAS
Australian Accounting Standard
- AASB
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AASE
Australian Associated Stock Exchange
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AASMB
Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board
(SLAASMB Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board)
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AASOC
Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (Canada)
known in French as the Conseil de surveillance de la normalisation en audit et certification (CSNAC).
- AAT
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AB3C
Auditing Board of the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland
It was replaced by the Audit Oversight Unit (AOU) in 2015.
- ABAF
- ABASA
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ABIAF
Association of British Independent Accounting Firms
ABIAF was dissolved on 6 January 2015.
- ABIAL
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ABM
Accountancy Board of Malta
- ABN
- ABS
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ABV
Accredited in Business Valuation (US)
(from AICPA)
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ABWA
Association of Accountancy Bodies of West Africa
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AC
Accounting Council
(Formerly Accounting Standards Board)
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ACA
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
also
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
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ACAP RM
Asociaţia Contabililor şi Auditorilor Profesionişti din Republica Moldova
(Association of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Moldova)
- ACAT
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ACAUS
Association of Chartered Accountants in the US
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ACB
Association of Certified Book-Keepers
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ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
also:
Associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
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ACEA
Associate of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
- ACEVO
- ACFE
- ACFEI
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ACIArb
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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ACIB
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
(now the London Institute of Banking & Finance )
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ACIBS
The Associateship Course
(Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)
- ACIE
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ACII
Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute
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ACIS
Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
(since 2019 The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland)
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ACMA
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
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ACMI
Associate of the Chartered Management Institute
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ACPA
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)
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ACRA
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Singapore)
or
Associate of the Corporation of Registered Accountants
(a designation of the Corporation of Accountants, 1891-1939)
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AcSB
Accounting Standards Board (Canada)
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AcSEC
Accounting Standards Executive Committee (US)
(now known as the Financial Reporting Executive Committee)
- ACT
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ACWA
Associate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (1919 – 1972)
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ADAA
Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority
- ADIT
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AECA
Asociacion Espanola de Contabilidad y Adminsitracion de Empresas
(Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration)
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AEP
Audit Engagement Partner
or
Accredited Estate Planner (US)
(from the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils)
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AFA
Associate of the Institute of Financial Accountants
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AFCA
Associate of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators
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AFM
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets)
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AFPC
Advanced Financial Planning Certificate
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AFROSAI
African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
- AFROSAI-E
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AFTA
Associate of the Federation of Tax Advisers
- AGA
- AGIG
- AIA
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AIAC
Associate of the Institute of Company Accountants (1928-1974)
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AICB
Associate of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
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AICM(Cert)
Associate Member of the Institute of Credit Management
- AICPA
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AIDB
Accountancy Investigation and Discipline Board
(was also the Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board)
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AIFA
Association of Independent Financial Advisers
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AIFP
Associate of the Institute of Financial Planning
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Aifs
Associate of the ifs School of Finance
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AIIT
Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation (IIT)
The IIT merged with the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 2012
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AIMC
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.)
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AIMgt
Previous qualification of the Institute of Management
(now the Chartered Management Institute).
For the current membership qualification, see CMI.
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AIMR
Association for Investment Management and Research
(now the CFA Institute)
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AISG
Accountants International Study Group
- AISMA
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AIU
Audit Inspection Unit
now the Audit Quality Review Team
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ALIA
Associate of the Life Insurance Association
now the Personal Finance Society
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ALPFA
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (US)
formerly the American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants
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AMCT
Associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
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AMIA
Affiliate member of the Association of International Accountants
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ANR
Agencija za javni nadzor nad revidiranjem
(Agency for Public Oversight of Auditing, Slovenia)
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ANTO
Accountancy National Training Organisation
(Closed on 31 March 2002 it was taken over by the Accountancy Occupational Standards Group)
- AOA
- AOB
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AOC
German Auditor Oversight Commission (Abschlussprüferaufsichtskommission
The term of office of the Auditor Oversight Commission (AOC) expired on 16 June 2016.
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AOSG
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
- APA
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APAK
German Auditor Oversight Commission (Abschlussprüferaufsichtskommission, APAK)
The term of office of the Auditor Oversight Commission (AOC) expired on 16 June 2016.
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APB
Auditing Practices Board (formerly the Auditing Practices Committee)
also
Accounting Principles Board (US)
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APC
Auditing Practices Committee
(replaced by the Audit and Assurance Council)
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APCIMS
Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
now The Wealth Management Association (WMA)
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APCTP
Association des Comptables du Tresor Public
(Association of the Accountants of the Treasury - France)
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APFA
Association of Professional Financial Advisers
formerly known as the Association of Independent Financial Advisers.
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APFS
Associate of The Personal Finance Society
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APMI
Associate of the Pensions Management Institute
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APOTEC
Associacao Portuguesa de Tecnicos de Contabilidade
(Portuguese Association of Accountants)
- APP
- APSF
- AQF
- AQR
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ARABOSAI
Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
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ARB
Accounting Research Bulletin
(from AICPA)
- ARC
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ARICS
Professional associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
now MRICS
- ARSP
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ASA
Accredited Senior Appraiser (US)
(from the American Society of Appraisers)
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ASAA
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).
- ASAF
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ASB
Accounting Standards Board
(formerly the Accounting Standards Committee)
also
(AICPA technical committee for auditing, attestation and quality control)
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ASC
Accounting Standards Committee (now the Accounting Council of the FRC)
also
Accounting Skills Certificate (ICAEW)
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ASCA
Associate of the Institute of Company Accountants (1990-2003)
also
Associate of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (1974-1990)
also
- ASCPA
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ASFA
Associate of the Society of Financial Advisers
now the Personal Finance Society
- ASIC
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ASIG
Auditing Special Interest Group of the British Accounting & Finance Association
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ASLG
Arab Sustainability Leadership Group
- ASOSAI
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ASPA
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)
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ASR
Accounting Series Releases
(from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
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ASWA
American Society of Women Accountants
Changed its name in Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance in 2013
- ATE
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ATII
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.)
- ATP
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ATT
Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians
- AuRC
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AuSB
Auditing Standards Board (Canada)
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AVA
Accredited Valuation Analyst (US)
(from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts)
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avnt
Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management
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AWSCPA
American Women's Society of CPAs joined AICPA in 2017
B
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BAAEC
Board of Accreditation of Accountancy Educational Courses
(Disbanded March 2001)
- BADCASS
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BAHA
British Association of Hospitality Accountants
- BAS
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BASE
Business, Accounting and Skills Education
national business competition from ICAEW aimed at sixth form students
- BBH
- BBHCASS
- BCASS
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BFA
Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy
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BFAS
Business Finance Advice Scheme
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BFP
(ICAEW)
- BICPA
- BRADCASS
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BSP
Business Sustainability Programme
(from ICAEW)
- BWMSCA
C
- C&NWCASS
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CA
Chartered Accountant
eg Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland or Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
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CA ANZ
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.
- CABA
- CABW
- CACIP
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CAFR
Camera Auditorilor Financiari din Romania
(Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania)
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CAI
formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
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CAIFS
Chartered Accountants Independent Financial Services
also
Chartered Associate of the ifs School of Finance
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CAJEC
Chartered Accountants Joint Ethics Committee
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CALC
General Charitable Trust of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- CALL
- CAPA
- CAPE
- CAPET
- CAQ
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CARB
Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board (Ireland)
The Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) ceased on 22 May 2020 and was replaced by the Professional Standards Board
- CAROSAI
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CAS
Chinese Accounting Standards
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CASSH
Chartered Accountants' Student Society Huddersfield
- CASSL
- CAT
- CATER
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CBA
Certified Bank Auditor (US)
designation from Bank Administration Institute
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CCAB
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
CCAB European Issues Task Force
now CCAB FEE
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CCAB IITF
CCAB International Issues Task Force
formerly CCAB IPCC
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CCAB IPCC
CCAB International Policy Coordinating Committee
now CCAB IITF
- CCASS
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CCM
Certified Cash Manager (US)
(from the Association for Financial Professionals)
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CCP
Certified Computing Professional (US)
(from Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals)
- CCRC
- CDCS
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CDIPAF
Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
(from ACCA)
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CDir
qualification from the Institute of Directors in the UK
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CEAOB
Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies
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CEBS
Certified Employment Benefits Specialist (US)
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CECCAR
Corpul Expertilor Contabili si Contabilior Autorizati din Romania
(Romanian Association of Certified Chartered Accountants)
- CeCM
- CeFA
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CeLTM
Certificate in Lifetime Mortgages
(from ifs School of Finance)
- CeMAP
- CeRCC
- CeRGI
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Cert IM
Certificate in Investment Management
- Cert IPSFR
- CertITM
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CertPFS
Member of the Personal Finance Society by Certificate
- CeSRE
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CF
Corporate Financier
designation offered by the ICAEW and Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants on completion of the Corporate Finance Qualification and work experience requirements
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CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst (US)
designation from the CFA Institute for CFA charterholders
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CFAB
Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business
(from ICAEW)
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CFC
Certified Financial Consultant (US)
(designation from the Institute of Financial Consultants)
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CFE
Confédération Fiscale Européenne (Tax Advisers Europe)
also
Certified Fraud Examiner (US)
(designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
- CFF
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CFM
Certified Financial Manager (US)
(designation from Institute of Management Accountants)
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CFP
Certified Financial Planner
(designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and Institute of Financial Planning)
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CFq
Corporate Finance Qualification
(from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the ICAEW)
- CFSA
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CGA
Certified General Accountant (Canada)
(designation from the Certified General Accountants Association, which joined CPA Canada in 2014)
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CGAP
Certified Government Auditing Professional (US)
(designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors)
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CGFM
Certified Government Financial Manager
(designation from the Association of Government Accountants)
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CGI
Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
Formerly ICSA: the Chartered Governance Institute
- CGMA
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ChFC
Chartered Financial Consultant (US)
(designation from The American College)
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CIA
Certified Internal Auditor (US)
(designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors)
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CIAS
Chinese Independent Auditing Standards
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CIB
Chartered Institute of Bankers
(now ifs School of Finance)
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CICA
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
(legacy member of CPA Canada, the national organization established to support unification of the Canadian accounting profession)
- CICPA
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CIFA
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.
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CIFP
Chartered Islamic Finance Professional
(from the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance)
- CIMA
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CIMgt
Companion of the Chartered Management Institute
- CIOT
-
CIP
Certificate in Investment Planning
(from the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)
- CIPD
- CIPFA
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CIRA
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (US)
(designation from the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors)
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CIRM
Certified in Integrated Resource Management
(from the Association for Operations Management; qualification discontinued in June 2008)
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CISA
Certified Information Systems Auditor (US)
(designation from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
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CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (US)
(designation from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium)
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CITP
Certified Information Technology Professional (US)
(designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
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CLU
Chartered Life Underwriter (US)
(designation from the The American College)
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CMA
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)
- CMAC
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CMC
Certified Management Consultant
(designation from the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes)
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CMIIA
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, UK
also
Certified Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (Institute of Internal Auditors, Australia)
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CNC
Conseil National de la Comptabilité
(now known as the Autorité des Normes Comptables)
- CNCC
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COFRA
Charities Online Financial Reporting and Accounts Awards (ICAEW)
- CONSOB
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CPA
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
- CPAB
-
CPASZ
Shenzhen Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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CPFA
Chartered Public Finance Accountant
(designation for members of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)
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CPI
Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency
(from the Insolvency Practitioners Association)
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CPIM
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (US)
(designation from the Association for Operations Management)
- CPOSA
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Cr.FA
Certified Forensic Accountant (US)
(designation from the American College of Forensic Examiners International)
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CRC
Comité de la Réglementation Comptable
(now known as the Autorité des Normes Comptables)
- CRUF
- CSC
- CSP
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CSPAAS
Consiliul pentru Supravegherea Publică a Activităţii de Audit Statutar
(Council for the Public Oversight of the Activity of the Statutory Audit of Romania)
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CSSF
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
(Luxembourg)
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CTA
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)
Designation for Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
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CTOC
Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
(Portugal)
(now known as Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
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CTPA
Corporate Transfer Pricing Association
-
CVA
Certified Valuation Analyst (US)
(designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts)
D
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DART
Development of Accountancy Resources Team
formerly Government Accountancy Service Management Unit
name changed to Finance Professionalism (FP) Team in 2004
- DChA
- DFSA
-
DipEF
Diploma in Executive Finance from the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
("for executives who are not accountants")
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DipEMA
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")
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DipPFS
Member by Diploma of The Personal Finance Society
- DLiP
-
DnR
(Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants)
-
DPB
Designated Professional Body
E
- EAA
- EAAA
- EACASS
- EAIG
- EASCA
- ECA
-
ECCAA
Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors
- ECGF
-
ECGI
European Corporate Governance Institute
-
ECSAFA
Eastern Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants
Ceased to exist in 2011.
-
ED
Exposure Draft for Statements of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAP)
Now called FRED (Financial Reporting Exposure Draft)
- EEG
- EFAA
- EFFAS
- EFMA
- EFRAG
-
EGAOB
European Group of Auditors' Oversight Bodies
It was disbanded by the European Commission in 2016.
- EGIAN
- EIRIS
- EITF
-
EMIG
Entertainment and Media Interest Group (ICAEW)
-
ES
(for auditors)
-
ETWE
Evidence of Technical Work Experience (now Practical Work Experience)
- EUROSAI
- EWI
F
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F.Comm.A
Fellow of the Society of Commercial Accountants (1942-1974)
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FAA
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).
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FAAI
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)
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FAAP
Fellow of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners
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FABRP
Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals
-
FACB
Fellow of the Association of Certified Book-Keepers
-
FAIA
Fellow of the Association of International Accountants
-
FAOA
Federal Audit Oversight Authority
(Switzerland)
- FAP
-
FAPA
Fellow of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants
(A subsidiary company of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
-
FAS
Financial Accounting Standard
- FASAB
- FASAC
- FASB
- FASNA
- FATF
-
FCA
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
also
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
also
-
FCCA
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
-
FCEA
Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
-
FCIArb
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
-
FCIB
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
-
FCII
Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute
-
FCIS
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
-
FCM
Federation des Experts Comptables Mediterraneens
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FCMA
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
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FCMI
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
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FCPA
Fellow of the Association of Certified Public Accountants (International)
-
FCPWA
Fellow of the Faculty of Community, Personal and Welfare Accounting
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FCRA
Fellow of the Corporation of Registered Accountants
(a designation of the Corporation of Accountants, 1891-1939)
-
FCT
Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
-
FCWA
Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (1919–1972)
-
FEE
Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens
(Federation of European Accountants)
changed its name to Accountancy Europe in December 2016
- FEI
- FESE
-
FFA
Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants
-
FFCA
Fellow of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators
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FFTA
Fellow of the Federation of Tax Advisers
FTA merged with IFA in 2009
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FIA
Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
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FIAB
Fellow of the International Association of Book-Keepers
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FIAC
Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants (1928-1974)
-
FICB
Fellow of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
-
FICM
Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management
-
FIFP
Fellow of the Institute of Financial Planning
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Fifs
Fellow of the ifs School of Finance
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FIIT
Fellow of the Institute of Indirect Taxation
The IIT merged with the Chartered Institute of taxation in 2012
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FIMgt
Previous qualification of the Institute of Management (now the Chartered Management Institute)
For the current membership qualification, see CMI
-
FIN
FASB Interpretation
-
FinREC
Financial Reporting Executive Committee
(formerly known as the Accounting Standards Executive Committee)
-
FinstD
Fellow of the Institute of Directors
-
FIOD
Fellow of the Institute of Directors
-
FIPA
Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
- FIRMA
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FLA
(Iceland)
-
FLIA (dip)
Fellow of the Life Insurance Association
(by Diploma)
-
FLIA (dip) Mgt
Fellow of the Life Insurance Association by Diploma +H15 Supervision & Sales Mgt Paper
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FMAAT
Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians
-
FMAC
Financial and Management Accounting Committee
now Professional Accountants in Business Committee
-
FMI
Financial Management Initiative
-
FNIA
Fellow of the National Institute of Accountants
(Australia)
-
FOF
under the auspices of IFAC
-
FP
Finance Professionalism Team
formerly Development of Accountancy Resources Team
-
FPC
Financial Planning Certificate
(The Certificate has been superseded by the RDR requirements to hold a Level 4 qualification)
-
FPFS
Fellow of The Personal Finance Society
-
FPMI
Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute
-
FRAB
Financial Reporting Advisory Board
(HM Treasury)
-
FRAG
Technical Release put out by the Financial Reporting and Auditing Group of the ICAEW
-
FRC
Financial Reporting Council (UK)
or
Financial Reporting Council (Mauritius)
or
Financial Reporting Committee (ICAEW) -
FRED
Financial Reporting Exposure Draft
- FReM
-
FRICS
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
-
FRR
Financial Reporting Release
(SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
And
Foreningen af Registerede Revisorer/Institute of Registered Accountants
(Denmark)
-
FRRP
Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP), 1991 -
part of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
-
FRS
Financial Reporting Standard
-
FRSME
Financial Reporting Standard for Micro-Entities (FRSME)
- FRSPBE
- FRSSE
-
FSA
Financial Services Authority
Replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in April 2013.
-
FSAA
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
(Korea)
-
FSCA
Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants (1990-2003)
also
Fellow of the Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (1974-1990)
-
FSF
Financial Stability Forum.
-
FSFA
Fellow of the Society of Financial Advisers
-
FSI
Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute
-
FSPA
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
-
FSS
(Korea)
-
FSSC
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
Federation of Tax Advisors
-
FTCA
Faculty of Taxation Consultants and Advisors (located at 18 Yorkers Gate, Malton, Yorkshire Tel: 01653 600 317)
- F-TEN
-
FTII
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
-
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
-
GAAS
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
-
GAPP
Generally Accepted Principles and Practices
-
GAS
Government Accounting Service
renamed Government Finance Profession in 2006
- GASB
-
GASMU
Government Accountancy Service Management Unit
name changed to Development of Accountancy Resources Team (DART) in 1996
-
GC100
Association for the General Counsel and Company Secretaries of FTSE100 companies
-
GCCAAO
Gulf Cooperation Council Accounting & Auditing Organisation
-
GCPAS
Verband der Certified Public Accountants in Deutschland E.V.
-
GFB
formerly the Government Accounting Service
-
GFRAC
Global Financial Reporting Advocacy Committee
(of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). Now the CFA Institute)
-
GFRS
Gibraltar Financial Reporting Standard
-
GHG
Government Hundred Group
- GIAS
- GISC
-
GNLSCA
Grimsby and North Lincolnshire Society of Chartered Accountants
- GPF
-
GRAP
Generally Recognised Accounting Practice
(South Africa)
- GRI
-
GSC
Global Steering Committee
under the auspices of IFAC
- GSCCA
-
GSCCAB
Gibraltar Society of Chartered and Certified Accountancy Bodies
-
GZIPCA
Guangzhou Institute of Certified Public Accountants
H
- H3C
- HAPS
- HCASS
- HDSCA
-
HEBICA
HeBei Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Information available on the SWEWE website.
-
HICPA
Hainan Provincial Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- HKICPA
-
HKSA
Hong Kong Society of Accountants
- HMRC
-
Hon FTII
Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
-
HOSPA
Hospitality Professionals Association
evolved from the British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA).
I
- IAAER
-
IAASA
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (Accountant Feb 2002)
-
IAASB
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
(Previously: International Auditing Practices Committee)
- IAB
-
IACJCE
Instituto de Auditores-Censores Jurados de Cuentas
(Institute of Sworn Auditors) (Spain)
- IAESB
- IAFA
- IAFEI
- IAI
-
IAIA
Italian Association of International Accountants
- IAPA
-
IAPC
International Auditing Practices Committee
-
IAPP
Independent Auditing Practice Pronouncement
(China)
-
IAPS
International Auditing Practice Statement
-
IAS
International Accounting Standard
-
IASB
International Accounting Standards Board
(Previously: International Accounting Standards Committee)
Also
Israel Accounting Standards Board
-
IASC
International Accounting Standards Committee
-
IASCF
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation
now the IFRS Foundation.
-
IBC
Institute of Business Consulting
now Institue of Consulting an organisation within the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
-
ICAA
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
- ICAB
- ICAC
-
ICAEW
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
- icag
-
ICAI
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
And
- ICAN
-
ICANZ
Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand
merged with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia in 2014 to form Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
- ICAP
-
ICAR
International Center for Accountancy Reform
-
ICAS
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
(Member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies)
- ICASL
-
ICCAP
International Coordination Committee for the Accountancy Profession
- ICMAP
- ICPAC
-
ICPAS
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore
-
ICPASA
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Africa
now South African Institute of Professional Accountants
-
ICSA
ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute
formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
now known as the The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland
-
ICWAI
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
formerly known as the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (although retaining their existing acronym).
- IDW
- IEC
-
IEKA
Albanian Institute of Authorised Chartered Accountants
- IESS
- IFA
- IFAC
- IFAD
- IFEC
- IFIAR
- IFoA
- IFP
-
IFRIC
International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
(Previously Standing Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board)
-
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standard
- IFS
-
IGAF
International Group of Accounting Firms
- IIA
-
IIN
International Innovation Network
Dissolved in 2020
- IMA
-
IMAAQ
Investment Management Asset Allocation Qualification - Qualification from the UK Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP)
-
IMC
Institute of Management Consultants
now Institute of consultingalso
Investment Management Certificate - Qualification from the CFA UK
- IMS
-
IMSIG
Interim Management Special Interest Group
now known as the Independent Advisers & Consultants Community
- INCEIF
- INTOSAI
- IOD
- IOMCASS
- IOSCO
- IPA
- IPC
-
IPD
Institute of Personnel and Development
now known as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
or
Initial Professional Development
-
IPFA
Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
no longer current qualification; now CPFA
-
IPSAS
International Public Sector Accounting Standard
(put out by IFAC Public Sector Committee)
-
IPSASB
International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
(previously the Public Sector Committee)
-
IQF
Insolvency Quality Forum
-
IRBA
Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors
(South Africa)
- IRCC
-
IRE
Institut des Reviseurs d'Enterprises
(Belgium)
-
ISA
International Standard on Auditing
(from the IFAC Handbook)
- ISACA
- ISAR
- ISC
-
ISCA
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
(formerly ICPAS)
- ISSB
- ITAC
- IVSC
- IWP
J
K
-
KACR
Komora Auditoru Ceske Republiky
(Czech Republic)
-
KIBR
Krajowej Izby Biegłych Rewidentów
(National Chamber of Statutory Auditors in Poland).
-
KWT
Kammer der Wirtschaftstreuhander
(Austria)
L
-
LAA
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
Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants
- LANSCA
-
LAR
(Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors)
-
LCA
Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors
(Lietuvos Auditorių Rūmai)
- LCASA
- LENCASS
-
LIA
Life Insurance Association
-
Lic. App
Licentiate of the Association of Accountancy Practitioners
-
LMAPC
Lifetime Mortgage Advice & Practice Certificate
- LSCA
M
-
MAAT
Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians
-
MABRP
Member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals
-
MAE
Member of the Academy of Experts
-
MAPC
Mortgage Advice and Practice Certificate
-
MAQ
Mortgage Advice Qualification
(Qualification for those advising on mortgages from the Chartered Insurance Institute
replaced by Certificate in Mortgage Advice)
- MASB
- MCA
- MCASS
-
MCMI
Member of the Chartered Management Institute
-
MCT
Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
- MDP
-
MEWI
Member of the Expert Witness Institute
-
MIAB
Member of the International Association of Book-Keepers
-
MICB
Member of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
-
MICM
Member of the Institute of Credit Management
-
MICM (Grad)
Graduate Member of the Institute of Credit Management
-
MIFP
Member of the Institute of Financial Planning
- MIIA
-
MIMgt
Previous qualification of the Institute of Management
(now the Chartered Management Institute).
For the current membership qualification, see MCMI
-
MinstD
Member of the Institute of Directors
-
MIPA
Member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
-
MLIA (dip) Mgt
Member of the Life Insurance Association
by Diploma +H15 Supervision & Sales Mgt Paper
-
MLIA(dip)
Member of the Life Insurance Association by Diploma
-
MLRO
Money Laundering Reporting Officer
-
MNIA
Member of the National Institute of Accountants
(Australia)
- MPF
-
MRICS
Professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
(Previously: ARICS)
-
MSFA
Member of the Society of Financial Advisers
-
MSI
Member of the Securities Institute
N
- NAO
- NARA
-
NAS
Non-Audit Services
- NASDA
- NBA
- NCASS
- NCPACA
- NDLSCA
- NDSCA
- NEYCAG
- NFL
-
NIA
National Institute of Accountants
(Australia)
-
NICPA
National Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(India)
- NIFA
- NIRI
-
NIvRA
Nederlands Instituut van Registeraccountants
Merged in January 2013 with NOvAA to form the NBA (Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants)
- NorSCA
- NOS
-
NOVAA
Nederlands Instituut van Accountants-Administratieconsulenten
Merged in January 2013 with NIVRA to form the NBA (Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants)
- NSAC
-
NSC
National Student Council
(ICAEW)
- NWCASS
- NZASB
- NZAuASB
-
NZICA
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
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
Ordre Des Comptables Agréés Du Québec
Quebec Institute of Chartered Accountants
-
ODCE
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (Eire)
(Accountant Feb 2002)
-
OEC
Ordre des Experts Comptables
(France)
-
OIC
Organismo Italiano di Contabilita
(Italian Accounting Committee)
-
OLACEFS
Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions
- ONECCA
-
OTOC
Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
(Chamber of Chartered Accountants - Portugal)
P
- PA
-
PAAA
Palestinian Association of Accountants and Auditors
-
PAC
Professional Accounting Certificate
(from ICAEW)
- PAFA
-
PAQ
Professional Accountancy Qualifications (Group)
- PCAOB
-
PCertB
Professional Certificate in Banking
(ifs School of Finance)
- PDLT
-
PFS
(formed in 2005 by the merger of the Life Insurance Association and the Society of Financial Advisers)
-
PIA
Personal Investment Authority
-
PIC
Professional Investment Certificate
(No longer available for new entrants but was designed as an additional qualification for investment advisers.)
- PII
- PIIA
- PIOB
-
PIPAA
Public Institute of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Tajikistan
-
PNA
Professional National Accountant
(Australia)
-
PNGAS
Papua New Guinea Accounting Standards
-
PNGIA
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants
now Certified Practising Accountants PNG (CPA PNG)
-
POB
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
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
Post qualification experience
-
PQWE
Post qualification work experience
- PRA
-
PSAC
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
Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
(Australia)
-
PSB
Professional Standards Board
(ICAEW)
-
PSC
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
Professional Standards Office
-
PSSRAP
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.
- PWE
Q
-
QAD
Quality Assurance Department
ICAEW department that conducts monitoring visits to firms that fall within the scope of the Practice Assurance (PA) scheme.
- QCA
-
QiCA
Qualification in Computer Auditing
(from the Institute of Internal Auditors)
-
QKB
Qualitätskontrollbehörde für Abschlussprüfer und Prüfungsgesellschaften
(Austrian Auditors Supervisory Authority)
- QPRT
R
-
R3
Association of Business Recovery Professionals
(R3 stands for Rescue, Recovery and Renewal)
-
RA
Registeraccountant
(Netherlands)
- RAB
-
RED
Reporting Exposure Draft
- RICS
-
RN
(Supervisory Board of Public Accountants - Sweden)
-
ROC
Revisores Oficiais de Contas
(designation from the Ordem dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas - Portugal)
-
RPA
Registered Professional Accountant
(designation from the Society of Professional Accountants of Canada)
-
RQB
Recognised Qualifying Body
-
RS
Reporting Standard
(from the IFRS)
-
RSB
Recognised Supervisory Body
S
- SAB
-
SAC
Standards Advisory Council
(now known as the IFRS Advisory Council)
- SAFA
- SAIGA
-
SAIPA
South African Institute of Professional Accountants
(formerly known as the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Africa)
-
SAO
Senior Accounting Officer
-
SAR
(issued by the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority)
-
SAS
Statements of Auditing Standards
(issued by the Auditing Practices Board; superseded in December 2004)
- SASB
- SCASS
-
SDICPA
Shandong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Information available on the SWEWE website.
- SDSCA
- SEC
- SECASS
-
SEEPAD
South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development
-
SELE
Silogos Egekrimenou Logiston - Elegton Ellados
Association of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Greece
- SESCA
- SEWCASS
-
SFAC
Statements of Financial Accounting Concept
(issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; now superseded)
-
SFAS
Statements of Financial Accounting Standard
(issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; now superseded)
-
SIAS
Specific Independent Auditing Standard
(China)
-
SIAT
Society of International Accounting Technicians
-
SIBR
Solicitors' Investment Business Rules
(replaced by the Solicitors' Financial Services Rules)
-
SIC
Standing Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board
(now known as the IFRS Interpretations Committee)
-
SIG
Formerly Special Interest Groups, now referred to as Communities
(ICAEW)
-
SIP
Society of Investment Professionals
(now known as the CFA Society of the UK)
-
SIR
Statements of Investment Circular Reporting Standard
(issued by the Auditing Practices Board)
-
SLAASMB
Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board
(SLAASMB Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board)
-
SMA
Society of Management Accountants of Canada
(also known as CMA Canada) part of CPA Canada
-
SOCPA
Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants
-
SOE
(Greek Institute of Certified Auditors and Accountants)
-
SOFA
Society of Financial Advisers
-
SOP
Statement of Position (from the AICPA)
- SOPP
-
SORP
Statement of Recommended Practice
- SOSCA
-
SOX
Sarbanes Oxley Act
-
SPA
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)
- SPAC
-
SPASAI
South Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions
The name was changed in April 2008 into Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI)
-
SQC
Smaller Quoted Companies
-
SRAP
Special Reports of Accountants Panel of the ICAEW's Audit and Assurance Faculty
-
SRO
Self Regulatory Organisation
-
SSAP
Statement of Standard Accounting Practice
Succeeded by Financial Reporting Standards (FRS)
-
STE
Structured Training in Ethics
- STEP
-
STP
Society of Turnaround Professionals
now called R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3 stands for "Rescue, Recovery and Renewal")
- SWECASS
- SWSCA
- SXICPA
T
-
TAC
Transnational Auditors Committee
under the auspices of IFAC
-
TCA
Technician in Costing and Accounting
-
TECH
Technical Release put out by the Business Law Committee of the ICAEW
-
TechRICS
Technical Surveyor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
-
TEP
Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner
(Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP))
- TIAG
-
TIEA
Tax Information Exchange Agreement
-
TOC
Tecnico oficial de contas
(accountant - Portugal)
-
TOPP
Training Outside Public Practice
-
TPAC
Technical and Practical Auditing
Committee of the Audit and Assurance Faculty (ICAEW)
-
TPQ
Tax Professional Qualification
(HMRC)
-
TR
Technical Release
(now continued by Technical Releases from individual Faculties and Departments of the ICAEW)
-
TSB
Technical Strategy Board (ICAEW)
- TVCASS
- TVSCA
-
TWE
Technical Work Experience
Now know as Practical Work Experience (PWE)
U
V
-
vBP
Vereidigte Buchprufer
(Certified Accountant, Germany)