CIPFA Student News

CIPFA abolishes exemption fees for AAT students

Students and members of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) will not have to pay a fee for examination modules at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) from which they are exempted.

The CIPFA announcement applies for all examinations scheduled between 1 May - 24 September 2010 and will save students up to £300. CIPFA is the only accountancy body not to charge such fees.

AAT full members are eligible for exemptions from the Financial Accounting and Management Accounting modules in the CIPFA examinations as well as Taxation if they have passed the relevant AAT tax modules. The remaining ten papers can all be completed within two years.

AAT members are also exempt from 200 of the 400 work-based experience days required to be demonstrated as part of the Initial Professional Development Scheme.

Adrian Pulham, CIPFA’s Director of Education & Training said: ‘The largest group of CIPFA students each year come through the AAT route and it’s clear that moving on to gain the CIPFA qualification is a major boost for earning potential and career prospects.’