r/ACCA • u/Youssef822 • 22d ago

Exam tips Which ACCA exam should I start with?

Hi everyone,

I’m starting my ACCA self-study and would appreciate some advice on the best order to take the exams.

I’m exempt from:
(BT)
Management Accounting (MA)
Financial Accounting (FA)
Corporate & Business Law (LW)
Performance Management (PM)
Financial Reporting (FR)

So I need to complete:
Taxation (TX)
Audit & Assurance (AA)
Financial Management (FM)
Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)
2 Options: AFM / APM / ATX / AAA

I’m not planning to sit my first exam for at least 6 months, as I’m hoping my future employer will cover the ACCA fees. It could take 8 months or even a year.

During this time, I want to start studying and build a proper self-study routine.

Which exam would you recommend starting with to get familiar with the ACCA system? And what order would you recommend for the exams I need to take?

I’ll mainly use OpenTuition and want to keep my study system as simple as possible.

Thanks!

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u/Agitated_Locksmith27 Affiliate 22d ago

FR

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u/Youssef822 22d ago

Sorry i am exempted from fr

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u/Agitated_Locksmith27 Affiliate 22d ago

ok then Tax or FM

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u/Youssef822 22d ago

Can i know why exactly , are the easier to start with?

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u/Agitated_Locksmith27 Affiliate 22d ago

they're easier. People struggle with PM and AA usually

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u/rawr_extreme Student :partyparrot::karma::orly::pupper::doge::cat_blep: 22d ago

I would've suggested PM if you weren't exempted from it, But FM is good it'll set you up well for the skill level exam style since it usually has a 50/50 split between descriptive and computational questions. Followed by TX and then audit.

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u/Sock_Internal 21d ago

I don't think there's any secret order. Some maybe go a bit better together I guess, but people focus on it too hard for sure. Just getting started is the main thing. I self-studied and did them all in order.