ICAN
  • Members
  • Students
    • Home
    • My ICAN
      • Financial Status
      • Application for Induction
      • Profile Update
      • Examination Status
      • Professional Exam Dockets
      • Professional Exam Results
      • Professional Exam Number
      • ATSWA Financial Status
      • Application For Induction
      • Examination Status
      • Profile Update
      • ATSWA Registration Number
      • ATSWA Exam Dockets
      • ATSWA Exam Results
    • Registration
      • ATSWA
      • Professional
    • Exemption
      • ATSWA
      • Professional
    • Accredited Institutions
      • Recognised Tuition Centres
      • ICAN Accredited Tertiary Institutions
      • MCATI Institutions as at March 2022
    • Syllabus
      • ATSWA
      • Professional
      • Overview and Insight into the New Professional Exam Syllabus
    • Learning Materials
      • ATSWA Study Text
      • Professional Study Text
    • Scholarship Scheme
    • Transcript
      • Issuance of Transcript / Verification of Results
    • Tuition House Support Fund
      • Application Form for Grant
      • Application Form for Loan
    • FAQs
  • Faculty
    • Home
    • About Faculty
      • About Faculty
      • Faculty News letters
    • Board Members
      • Audit Investigations and Forensic Accounting
      • Consultancy and Information Technology
      • Corporate Finance Management
      • Financial Reporting
      • Insolvency and Corporate Re-Engineering
      • Public Finance Management
      • Taxation and Fiscal Policy Management
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Faculties
      • Audit Investigations and Forensic Accounting
      • Consultancy and Information Technology
      • Corporate Finance Management
      • Financial Reporting
      • Insolvency and Corporate Re-Engineering
      • Public Finance Management
      • Taxation and Fiscal Policy Management
      • FAQs
    • Upcoming Training
    • FAQs
    • Contact
  • MPD
    • Home
    • About MCPD
    • Why MCPD
    • Objective of MCPD Programme
    • MCPD Credit Hour Requirements
    • FAQs
    • Contact Us
  • R&T
  • Job

Exemption for Professional Practices

Registration Status
How to pay for Exemption
  • Professional Exemption Guide

      Academic Qualification Exemptions Fee N
    A Ph.D.(Accounting) with M.Sc. (Accounting) and B.Sc.(Accounting) All subjects in Foundation and Skills Levels
    135,100.00
    B M.Sc. (Accounting) obtained from ICAN
    accredited institutions in addition to B.Sc. in
    Accounting.)
  • All subjects in Foundation Level
  • B1.Financial Reporting
  • B2. Audit and Assurance
  • 91,100.00
    C M.Sc. (Accounting) obtained from ICAN
    accredited institutions but without B.Sc. in
    Accounting.
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A4. Management Information
  • 38,400.00
    D M.Sc. (Accounting) obtained from non-accredited
    institutions in addition to B.Sc. in
    any accounting related discipline.
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A5. Business Law
  • 38,400.00
    E B.Sc/HND (Accounting) obtained under the
    Mutual Co-operation Agreement with Tertiary
    Institutions (MCATI)
  • All subjects in Foundation and Skills Levels
  • 135,100.00
    F ATSWA (from year 2010)
  • All Subjects in Foundation Level
  • B2. Audit and Assurance
  • B3. Taxation
  • 91,100.00
    G ATS II (pre-2010)
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A2. Financial Accounting
  • A3. Management Information
  • 38,400.00
    H B.Sc./HND (Accounting) obtained from
    ICAN- accredited institutions in Nigeria.
  • All Subjects in Foundation Level
  • B2. Audit and Assurance
  • 80,100.00
    I B.Sc./HND (Accounting) obtained from
    recognised institutions in Nigeria but not yet accredited by ICAN
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A2. Financial Accounting
  • A4. Business Law
  • 38,400.00
    J B.Sc./HND (Accounting) obtained from
    foreign recognised institutions
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A2. Financial Accounting
  • 31,600.00
    K B.Sc./HND (Accounting)/ Masters in Accounting and Finance (MAF) obtained from foreign recognised institutions.
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A2. Financial Accounting
  • A3. Management Information
  • 38,400.00
    L B.Sc./HND (Accounting) obtained from
    recognised institutions in Nigeria and MBA Finance.
  • All Subjects in Foundation Level
  • B2. Audit and Assurance
  • B6. Corporate Strategic Management and Ethics
  • 91,100.00
    M B.Sc./HND (Accounting) obtained from
    recognised institutions in Nigeria but not yet
    accredited by ICAN plus MBA Finance.
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A5. Business Law
  • B6. Corporate Strategic Management and Ethics
  • 73,300.00
    N B.Sc. Economics A1. Business, Management and Finance 24,750.00
    O B.Sc. Economics/Statistics
    Economics/Computer Science
    A1. Business, Management and Finance 24,750.00
    P B.Sc. Actuarial Science
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    Q B.Sc./HND Insurance
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    R B.Sc./HND/B.A Business
    Admin/Management/Public Administration
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A1. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    S B.Sc./HND Banking and Finance
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    T B.Sc./HND Marketing
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    U MBA/MBF in addition to B.Sc./HND in non- accounting discipline
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    V B.Sc. (Ed.) Accounting or B.Ed. Business
    Education (Accounting option)
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A4. Business Law
  • 38,400.00
    W B.Ed. Education Management (Accounting
    Option)
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A2. Financial Accounting
  • A4. Business Law
  • 38,400.00
    X B.Ed(Business Education
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • 24,750.00
    Y B.Sc./B.A Commerce
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    Z B.Sc./HND Cooperative and Rural Development
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • A4. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    AA LL.B/LL.M/LL.D A4. Business Law 24,750.00
           

    Professional qualifications

      Qualifications Exemptions Approved Rate
    N
    a Associate Chartered Institute of Bankers of
    Nigeria (ACIBN)
    All subjects in Foundation Level and
  • B2. Audit and Assurance
  • B6. Corporate Strategic Management and Ethics
  • 91,100.00
    b Associate Institute of Financial Services, UK
    (Formerly Chartered Institute of Bankers,
    London)
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • 31,600.00
    c Associate Chartered Institute of Stock
    Brokers of Nigeria (ACIS)
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A5. Business Law
  • 38,400.00
    d Associate Institute of Chartered Secretaries
    and Administrators (AICSA)
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A5. Business Law
  • 38,400.00
    e Associate Chartered Institute of Insurance of
    Nigeria (ACIIN)
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A5. Business Law
  • 31,600.00
    f Associate Chartered Institute of Taxation of
    Nigeria (ACITN)
    All subjects in Foundation Level except
    Management Information (A4.) plus
  • B3 Taxation in Skills
  • 73,300.00
    g Certified National Accountant of Nigeria
    (CNA)
    All subjects in Foundation and Skills Levels 135,100.00
    h Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered)
  • A1. Business, Management and Finance
  • 24,750.00
    i Executive Management in Accounting (EMA) obtained from Federal Treasury Academy with effect from 1987 (Formerly Federal Treasury Training School)
  • All subjects in Foundation Level
  • >B2. Audit and Assurance
  • 80,100.00
    j ICAEW
  • All levels but to write examination of experience
  • 222,000.00
    k CIPFA, UK All levels except the following subjects in each
    of the level:
  • A5. Business Law
  • C4. Advanced Taxation
  • 203,300.00
    l CIMA, UK All levels except
  • C2. Advanced Audit and Assurance
  • 210,000.00
    m ACCA, UK
    CPA, USA
    ICAS, UK
    ICAI, UK
    All levels except the following subjects in each
    of the level:
  • A5. Business Law
  • B5. Public Sector Accounting & Finance
  • C4. Advanced Taxation
  • 192,300.00
    n ACCA, UK
    CPA, USA
    ICAS, UK
    ICAI, UK
    in addition to B.Sc In Accounting Obatain from Nigeria
    All levels except the following subjects in each
    of the level:
  • A5. Business Law
  • B5. Public Sector Accounting & Finance
  • C4. Advanced Taxation
  • 199,100.00
    0 AIA (Final) with effect from 1994
    AAT (UK)
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A4. Management Information
  • B2. Audit and Assurance
  • 73,300.00
    p AIA (Pre-1994)
  • A2. Business, Management and Finance
  • A3. Financial Accounting
  • A4. Management Information
  • 38,400.00
  • Exemption Rates Per Paper

    Levels

    Rates

     

    1 paper

    2 papers

    3 papers

    4 papers

    5 papers

    6 papers

    Foundation

    24,750.00

    31,600.00

    38,400.00

    45,200.00

    -

    -

    Skills

    34,900.00

    45,900.00

    56,900.00

    67,900.00

    78,900.00

    89,900.00

    Professional

    37,900.00

    50,300.00

    62,700.00

    75,100.00

    87,500.00

    -

ATSWA EXEMPTION

ATS EXEMPTION FEES

S/N

QUALIFICATION

LEVEL OF EXEMPTION

CURRENT RATE(=N=)

1 OND Accounting (Accredited Institution) Part I & II (All Subjects) 28,300.00
2 NCE Accounting (Accredited Institution) Part I & II (All Subjects) 28,300.00
3 OND Fin. Studies/Banking & Fin. Part I & PPFA in Part II 23,200.00
4 OND Bus. Studies/Bus. Admin. Part I (All Subjects except Law) 11,950.00
5 AAT U.K Parts I, II & III (Except Bus Law [I] Govt. Acctg [II] & PTCR [III]) 40,000.00
6 OND Statistics Q/A 9,800.00
7 OND Computer Science I.T 9,800.00
8 OND Insurance Q/A 9,800.00
9 OND Marketing Economics 9,800.00
10 Diploma in Accounting (Uni. Ben.) Parts I & II (Except Govt. Acctg) 26,550.00
11 Diploma in Public Accounting (Kad. Poly) Parts I & II (All Subjects) 28,300.00
12 Diploma in Public Accounting (Kwara Poly) Parts I & II (All Subjects) 28,300.00
13 Diploma in Accounting (Uni. P/H) Part I & PPFA in Part II 23,200.00
14 OND Accounting (NASFA) Parts I & II (All Subjects) 28,300.00
15 OND (Petroleum Marketing & Bus. Studies) Business Law 9,800.00
16 Diploma in Accounting (Olabisi Onabanjo Uni.) Parts I & II (All Subjects) 28,300.00
17 OND Accounting (Non Accredited Institution) Part 1 Only 13,400.00
18 OND Accounting&ATS1 Part11 only 14,850.00

Pay for ATSWA Exemption

Pay for ATSWA Exemption
logo

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) was established by Act of Parliament No. 15 of 1965. info.ican@ican.org.ng

+234905384710

About ICAN

  • Governance
  • Management Team
  • Vision and Mission
  • Technical Helpdesk
  • Contact Us

Sections

  • Members
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • MPD
  • Job Center

Journals

  • ICAN Students' Journal
  • The Nigerian Accountant
  • ICAN Technical Bulletin

Follow Us On

© ICAN