英國和美國讀會計degree的分別

I want to say this outright, unless you plan on getting the Practics Accountant ALL the way, it is not good to study in one place, then try to get PA in another.

IT WILL BE ALOT EASIER TO GET PA IN ONE PLACE FIRST, THEN MOVE

That is, if you want to study in US, you should get ACCA/AICPA member ship before going to UK for work.

If you want to get QP in UK, you better study all the way in the UK.

1)英國同美國既會計課程學術上會否有很大既分別?

NO, unlike gary's said, ONLY TAXATION/LAW is different (Which maybe 6 subjects), accounting principle is the same.

i)美國和英國學位既認受性在香港和英國的情況
ii)持美國degree返英國找工作會否很困難

i) HK WILL NOT REGONISE ANY DEGREE, they only regonise if you can pass the HKICPA/QP qualification, if you can pass them they won't care about your degree, even if your degree is from angola.

ii) You cannot work unless you either have AICPA/ACCA/QP qualification in the UK, it is not about your degree, but professional regonition

3)如果我要考ICAEW/ACCA/QP, 個degree對個試有冇影響?

Yes, you may need to have some bridging course done if you waish to use oversea qualification to claim local Professional Accountant Membership


UK i) Any degree without auditing is NOT a Professional Degree, so you should not be able to get QP done.

ii) Yes, a Professional Accountant must have a Professional Accounting Degree, which the local Assessment authority regonise as a Professional Accounting degree.

US i) You cannot take QP directly when you have a US Degree, the law and taxation Would be different, you must finish a master course or a bridging course beforeyo ucan get QP.

1. Yes because U.K. and U.S. are using different accounting principals.

2. Since HKICPA follows British styles, so American degree will not be as good as U.K. or Hong Kong degree (as bridging programs may be required). Also, currently HKICPA does not recognize CPA accredited by AICPA. So it is still a doubt that if you can practice.

3. Yes. See above.