ACCA与香港注册会计师HKCPA互认政策

　　In 2010, ACCA and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) renewed the existing Agreement for Recognition Arrangements (ARA). The renewed agreement will be in force until 30 June 2015.

　　The ARA outlines the necessary steps to be followed by ACCA and HKICPA members seeking membership of the other body. The ARA covers students who enrolled in ACCA on or after 16 August, 2004 and applies to ACCA members who qualified in the UK and Hong Kong.

　　Transition arrangements for students who enrolled on or before 15 August 2004 have been agreed separately.

　　ACCA与新加坡注册会计师互认政策

　　A milestone agreement affecting thousands of accountants and finance professionals in Singapore was signed by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) and ACCA in 2005.

　　The two accountancy bodies have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), which enables ICPAS members to be full members of ACCA and vice versa, and enjoy the benefits that both organisations can offer. Accountants working in public practice will still have to satisfy additional national requirements.

　　According to the MRA, only members of ICPAS who have completed the ICPAS Professional Examination and have satisfied ACCA's practical experience requirement will be eligible for admission into membership of ACCA. Only ACCA members who have completed the final part of the ACCA examinations and have satisfied the requirements on relevant practical experience, pre-admission course and proficiency in Singapore laws as prescribed by ICPAS shall be eligible for admission into membership of ICPAS.

　　ICPAS and ACCA already enjoy a strong and close working relationship, having worked together since 1983 through the ICPAS/ACCA Joint Professional Examination Scheme, which has helped to develop the accountancy profession in Singapore, the region and also internationally.

　　ACCA与马来西亚注册会计师互认政策

　　ACCA and The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) have signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) that provides a route for members of both MICPA and ACCA to join the other body, and enjoy the benefits which both respected designations can offer. Both institutions have joined forces to work on strengthening the Malaysian accountancy profession.

　　ACCA is the world‘s largest and fastest-growing professional international accountancy body and MICPA is an established professional accountancy body with technical excellence. It has over 3,000 CPAs engaged in public accounting practice and various fields of employment and close to 800 students pursuing the CPA qualification.

　　ACCA members may obtain MICPA membership by passing the MICPA Admitting Examination. Alternatively, ACCA members with more than five years' post-qualification experience can qualify for CPA membership by passing an interview with the MICPA Membership Admission Panel. Upon obtaining CPA membership they will gain a prestigious CPA designation with technical excellence.

　　MICPA members wanting to gain ACCA membership will have to prepare for and pass ACCA‘s Professional Accountant paper, P1, from the final level of ACCA’s examinations.

　　Alternatively, those MICPA members with more than five years' post-qualification experience can qualify for ACCA membership by taking the ACCA online Professional Ethics module, a key part of ACCA‘s revised 2007 professional syllabus or the ACCA Critical Incident Questionnaire. Upon obtaining the ACCA membership they will gain a globally-recognised and portable qualification.

　　Please note that both the Professional Ethics module and the Critical Incident Questionnaire will be made available during September.

　　For more information on this agreement, ACCA members should log in to myACCA, which you can access through Related Links on the left. MICPA members should refer to the Related Documents section below or click on the link in the External Links section.

　　ACCA与CGA互认政策

　　ACCA and the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) have a global mutual recognition agreement (MRA). Originally signed in 2006, the agreement was renewed in July 2011 and will run for another five years until 2016.

　　This MRA strengthens the already excellent relationship between the two bodies and has already provided a route for many qualified members of each association to become a member of the other body, and enjoy the benefits which both organisations can offer, which include increased international recognition and improved professional mobility.

　　Central to the agreement is the requirement that, in order to gain membership of each body, members of both bodies must successfully complete an overview course in Canadian/UK tax and law, approved by both ACCA and CGA-Canada. The CGA-Canada course is available online, enabling ACCA members to commence the application process to become members of CGA-Canada.

　　Please note that:

　　·members of both bodies who apply under the terms of this agreement will be required to maintain membership of their original designation

　　·the MRA does not convey practice rights; members of both bodies wishing to obtain a practising certificate for general public practice or audit work from either ACCA or CGA-Canada will have to meet the additional requirements specified by each body.

　　CGAs wishing to apply for membership of ACCA should use the application form in the 'Related Documents' area below. ACCA members can obtain the relevant CGA application form directly from CGA-Canada by using the external link on the bottom of this page.