Difference between CA and ACCA : which one is good for you ?

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CA & ACCA

ACCA course is, in many ways different from the CA programme. Where one is a globally recognised programme , the other is considered highly in India. Read the full article to know which is better for you. 

Well, we should not compare both the courses as both have there own place in Industry. But seeing countless queries on this topic, we have prepared this post about ACCA vs CA which is better in India, the difficulty, and everything else you need to know about these courses.  And why not, everyone wants to go with the best choice and when it is about career, then nothing could be more important.

Do you consider battery life while choosing a mobile phone or a laptop? Of course, we want the things we are buying to stay with us for long. So why we fail to consider the same thing while choosing a career. CA is the evergreen choice among students while the ACCA has been newly introduced in India. The flexibility of the ACCA course deviates some students from the most renowned and one of the respected course in India. But remember students, if something is easy to attain, it won’t have much value.

Difference between CA & ACCA
	CA	ACCA
Signing authority in India	Yes	No
Signing authority overseas	No	Yes
Recognition in India & overseas	India	India & Overseas
Time taken for full course	5 years	2.5 years
Exam pattern	Group system	One paper at a time
Frequency of attempts	6 monthly	3 monthly
Salary packages	₹5 - 8 lacs p.a.	₹5 - 8 lacs p.a.
Companies hiring	All companies	Big 4, MNCs
Countries recognised TOTAL FEE	India Below 1 lakh	180+ countries between 3-4 lakh

CONCLUSION :-

After reading this article, you have been cleared if you want to grow in India or set up your own practice, then you should go with Chartered Accountancy but if you planning to set up outside India, then ACCA will be a better option. But as far as today’s scenario is considered CA is better than ACCA in every perspective whether it is demand in Industry, scope, reputation, earnings, etc.

However, if you are not sure then you should go with CA, as after clearing Chartered Accountancy you will be given 9 exemptions out of 14 papers in ACCA which means your effort in doing ACCA will be less than even half after completing CA.