Members and prospective new members wishing to complete the Certificate of Professional Competence will have to demonstrate competence in the following areas:

Financial Accounting

preparation of accounts for:
sole traders;
partnerships;
limited companies

Taxation

preparation of accounts for:
adjusted profits computations;
capital allowance computations;
capital gains tax computations;
associated tax computations and returns.
computations of income assessed under Schedule E
computations of income derived from property and investment incomepersonal tax returns
Assessment can take several forms:
  • submission to the CPA, for central assessment examples of the candidates work and or
  • submission to an assessor, for devolved assessment examples of the candidates work.
  • There is an assessment fee to have the evidence assessed for the Certificate of Professional Competence.
  • If you wish to commence with the Certificate of Professional Competence then details are available from ACPA head office.

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