Need a little help? ACCA offers two categories of reduced subscriptions.
1. Extended-leave subscription
You may qualify for an extended-leave subscription if you're not in active employment and are in one of the following categories:
- raising a family full-time or are a full-time career
- re-entered full-time education
- experiencing long-term unemployment
- suffering a prolonged illness that’s prevented you from seeking employment
- left accountancy to pursue a religious vocation
2. Subscription assistance
This is available to our members who are in employment. Applications are currently open for the 2024 subscription year. If your application is accepted, your fees will be adjusted accordingly on your account and a confirmation email will be sent to you. Any application accepted in advance for the following year will reflect the reduced rate from January onwards.
To continue to be eligible for reduced subscriptions, you'll have to re-apply annually.
Applying for a reduced subscription:
If your account is currently active, apply via myACCA. You’ll be asked to submit evidence documents to confirm you earn less than the value stated on our website. Your supporting evidence helps us to fully assess your circumstances. The documents we require will vary depending on your circumstances but some examples of what may be accepted are:
- A tax return
- Confirmation you receive some form of government benefits.
- Letter of termination from employer
- A document from your local tax office confirming no tax paid for the year.
- Confirmation of salary from employer, e.g. a payslip or furlough letter or contract letter
But if you have documents which fall into another category, share them with us and we'll advise accordingly.
Please also note that:
- All documents should be officially translated into English if the original is in another language
- All documents should be no more than 3 years old. If they are older, please obtain more recent information before submitting your application.
- Bank statements cannot be accepted as evidence.
If your account is currently inactive and you're looking to apply for reduced subscription, press yes to contact us message below and fill in information listed above on the form. Please make sure you upload the any documents with the message for the team to process.
Please do not complete this form if you've already applied through your myACCA - we're unable to process more than one request. If you are having difficulty uploading documents to myACCA, choose to contact us and upload your documents to be reviewed by the team.
Please note your name, date of birth, email address must match what is on your myACCA account. If you require support to update any of your information, choose ‘Account access / management’ and then ‘Change my personal details’ on this form and one of the team will support your request.