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Qualified accountants can be either Chartered Accountants (identifiable by the designatory letters ACA or FCA) or Chartered Certified Accountants (identifiable by the designatory letters ACCA or FCCA).
By using a qualified accountant you can be sure that:
they undertake compulsory continuous professional development to ensure their knowledge is up to date and their skills are maintained
they are bound by strong and enforceable rules regarding ethics and professional conduct