ICAN/ATS PROFESSIONAL EXAMS
ATS
It’s a professional exam run by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Requirements- 5 O’level credits which must include English and Mathematics and 3 credits in any subjects to make it 5 credits.
Duration- 18months
The exams are written March and September diets annually.
ATS has 3 levels
ATS 1
ATS 2
ATS 3
After ATS 3, the certificate to be given is AAT Associate Accounting Technician.
ICAN
Eligibility- AAT, HND, BSc and MSc holders.
It has 3 levels
FOUNDATION
SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL/FINAL
FOUNDATION(5 subjects)
– Management Information (MI)
– Financial Accounting(FA)
– Law
-Quantitative techniques
– Business Finance
Skills (6 subjects)
– Financial Reporting
– Management Governance and Ethics
– Public Sector Accounting and Finance
-Audit & Assurance
-Taxation
-Performance Management
Finals(5 subjects)
– Corporate Reporting
– Strategic Financial Management
– Advanced Audit and Assurance
– Advanced Taxation
Case study
* BSc Accounting (NOUN)to start write 1 subject at foundation level-management Information
*BSc Accounting (ICAN accredited universities)- 4 subjects at skills level
* BSc Accounting from foreign universities-to start from foundation level and write only law
* BSc non Accounting courses to start from foundation level.
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