Accounting & Finance
ACCA
Classroom ACCA tuition in Doha with an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Partner, from Applied Knowledge to Strategic Professional, with exam preparation and help with exemptions.
Course content
ACCA AA syllabus and topics
The Audit and Assurance syllabus has these main areas:
Audit and assurance, corporate governance, ethics and professional conduct
Accepting audit engagements, understanding the entity and assessing the risk of material misstatement
Internal controls and IT systems, and the role of internal audit
Audit evidence and International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
Subsequent events, going concern, written representations and the auditor’s report
Employability and technology skills
Source: ACCA’s Audit and Assurance International (INT) syllabus and study guide, September 2026 to June 2027. Check the current guide on accaglobal.com before your exam.
ACCA AA exam format
A three-hour computer-based exam. All questions are compulsory. Candidates have an extra 10 minutes to read the exam instructions.
Section A: three 10-mark case-based questions, each with five two-mark objective test questions.
Section B: one 30-mark and two 20-mark questions, mainly on planning and risk assessment, internal control and audit evidence.
ACCA reports no additions, deletions or amendments to the syllabus for September 2026 to June 2027.
Where AA fits in the ACCA Qualification
AA is one of the six Applied Skills exams, the second level of the ACCA Qualification. All six are compulsory unless you hold an exemption. Exemptions from earlier study can reduce the number of exams you sit.
Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) builds on AA at Strategic Professional level.
ACCA has announced a redesigned qualification from September 2027. See our ACCA course page for an overview, and check your own transition dates with ACCA.
Who should study ACCA AA?
ACCA students at Applied Skills level
Audit trainees and audit assistants
Internal audit and compliance staff
Studying ACCA AA at Leaders Training Centre
Classes run in the classroom at our centre in Doha. Contact an advisor for the next AA batch, timings and fees, or to check which exams you need after exemptions.
You register as an ACCA student and book your exams with ACCA. Leaders provides the tuition. For the whole qualification, see ACCA in Qatar.