AAAProfessional level

Advanced Audit and Assurance

Complex audit engagements and assurance services.

Exam length
3 hours 15 minutes
Pass mark
50%
Level
Professional level
Exam availability
March, June, September, December

Some papers have fewer variants in March and September. Check ACCA for the latest dates.

01 / ABOUT THIS PAPER

Built around the AAA exam

Our AAA course is organised into six areas: Regulatory Environment, Professional & Ethical Considerations, Practice Management, Audit Planning & Risk Assessment, Audit Evidence & Procedures and Completion & Reporting. Each area comes with exam-style practice questions in the LMS.

Global pass rate: 42% (September 2026 sitting, source: ACCA)

02 / SYLLABUS

What the course covers

01

Regulatory Environment

  • International regulatory frameworks for audit and assurance
  • Professional ethics and ACCA's Code of Ethics
  • Legal and professional requirements
  • Money laundering regulations
  • Fraud and error responsibilities
02

Professional & Ethical Considerations

  • Fundamental ethical principles
  • Threats to independence and safeguards
  • Professional skepticism and judgment
  • Confidentiality and conflicts of interest
  • Quality control procedures
03

Practice Management

  • Accepting and continuing engagements
  • Client and engagement risk assessment
  • Fee setting and tendering
  • Using the work of experts and internal audit
  • Audit firm structure and governance
04

Audit Planning & Risk Assessment

  • Planning audit engagements
  • Assessing audit risk
  • Materiality considerations
  • Understanding the entity and its environment
  • Evaluating internal control systems
05

Audit Evidence & Procedures

  • Sufficient appropriate audit evidence
  • Audit sampling techniques
  • Specific audit areas and transactions
  • Audit of accounting estimates
  • Related parties and going concern
06

Completion & Reporting

  • Evaluating misstatements and audit findings
  • Subsequent events review
  • Auditor's reports and opinions
  • Emphasis of matter and other matter paragraphs
  • Reporting to those charged with governance
PRACTISE IN THE LMS

Practise AAA, marked instantly.

9
practice papers
49
questions today

Each with instant marks, feedback and a tip to improve. You always know whether your answer was right.

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03 / YOUR TEACHERS

Meet your teachers

SS
Sheikh Siyaf
Managing Director
JF
Javeriya Firdous
Academic Director

More teachers will be added soon.

04 / KEEP EXPLORING

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