ACCA charges a one-off registration fee, an annual subscription, and a fee per exam entry that depends on the level and on whether you enter by the standard or the late deadline. Fees are set in pounds sterling and rise a little most years. The figures below are the ones published for the 2026 sessions by ACCA and the main tuition providers; ACCA's own fees page is the final word.
| Fee | Standard entry | Late entry |
|---|---|---|
| Initial registration (one-off) | £89 | |
| Annual subscription | about £140 a year | |
| Applied Knowledge (BT, MA, FA), on demand | about £125 to £145, set by the exam centre | no late entry: on demand |
| Applied Skills (LW, PM, TX, FR, AA, FM) | about £173 | about £440 |
| Strategic Professional: SBR and the options (AFM, APM, ATX, AAA) | about £229 | about £475 |
| Strategic Professional: SBL | about £295 | about £475 |
Thirteen exams at standard entry (three Applied Knowledge, six Applied Skills, four Strategic Professional) come to roughly £2,500 to £2,700 in exam fees alone, before resits, the subscription and any tuition. Exemptions for a relevant degree remove the Applied Knowledge and some Applied Skills fees but carry an exemption fee of their own.
Resits are the hidden cost: ACCA pass rates for the Applied Skills papers run between about 40% and 55%, so a candidate who sits six Applied Skills exams typically pays for two or three resits. The cheapest fee you will ever pay is the one for an exam you pass first time, which is why question practice before the sitting matters more than any fee table.
Markline gives you the full question banks, timed mocks and marked written answers for every Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills paper, free for life.
Get free lifetime access ($0)About £173 for an Applied Skills exam and £229 to £295 for Strategic Professional at standard entry in 2026; late entry is roughly £440 to £475. Applied Knowledge exams are priced by the exam centre, about £125 to £145.
No. Exam fees are not refunded if you miss or withdraw from an exam after the deadline, so book by the standard deadline.
ACCA waives the first annual subscription when you register too late in the year to sit at least three sessions; after that it is billed each January.
Facts on this page were checked on 3 November 2026 against ACCA's published timetable and third-party summaries. Dates marked "not yet published" are not guesses from us; check accaglobal.com before you book.