ACCA Exemption Calculator (Free Tool)
Find out exactly how many ACCA papers you can skip based on your prior qualifications — and what it'll take to qualify as an ACCA member.
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Free to use, no signup needed for the calculation.
What it does
Pick from 14 prior qualifications and your region, and get:
- Exempt papers (visualised against the 13 ACCA papers + 4 Strategic Professional)
- Remaining papers to sit
- Estimated time-to-qualify
- Total cost estimate including registration, annual subscription, exam fees, and the Ethics module
- Personalised next-paper recommendation based on your starting point
Supported prior qualifications
- B.Com (3-year, Indian university)
- BBA (Indian university)
- MBA (general)
- CA Inter (ICAI)
- CA fully qualified (ICAI)
- CMA Inter (ICAI / ICMAI)
- CMA fully qualified (ICMAI)
- CIMA / CGMA fully qualified
- CIPFA fully qualified
- AAT Level 4 (Professional Diploma)
- UK accounting degree (ACCA-accredited)
- FIA / CAT (ACCA Foundations)
- Non-accounting degree
- Secondary school only
Why this matters
Most prospective ACCA students massively over-estimate how long it will take them to qualify. CA Inter holders get 6 exemptions. CIMA-qualified members get 9. AAT Level 4 holders get the entire Applied Knowledge level. The calculator replaces 30 minutes of trawling through ACCA's exemption database — instant, accurate, region-aware.
Disclaimer
Exemptions shown are typical based on ACCA's published exemption database. Final exemptions are confirmed by ACCA after document verification and may vary based on year of study, course content, and grades achieved. Always verify with ACCA Global before committing.