Chartered Business Accountant in Practice (CBAP)

Your practice. Your clients. Your authority to operate

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Many people start doing private accounting work, helping friends with tax returns, doing bookkeeping for a few small businesses, or setting up companies.

 But without a professional designation, you:

  • Can’t legally do certain work (like tax advice or independent reviews)

  • Struggle to win bigger, better-paying clients

  • Risk making mistakes that could put you, and your clients, in trouble

CBAP changes that. It gives you formal recognition, legal protection, and the credibility that clients and regulators trust.

Become a CBAP

Join now and receive
the essential credential
for career development

R1953pm

for 3 months

Apply now
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PART

Start Your Practice, Get the CBAP

Your side hustle becomes a recognised profession.

What CBAP Means
CBAP tells the market you’re a qualified, ethical professional who can offer accounting, accounting officer and tax compliance services in your own name.

Become Chartered
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PART

Grow Your Practice, Add a Licence to your CBAP

The work you really want. The fees you really deserve.

Why a Licence Matters
Some work is restricted by law, like giving tax advice, performing assurance work, or handling business rescues. Without the right licence, you can’t legally do it, and you’ll lose clients to those who can.

Add a Licence

CAREER MAP

5-Step Accounting Cycle with CIBA Designations

Circular diagram illustrating a five-step process for Chartered Accountants in Practice using different stages: Record, Prepare, Report, Plan, Lead. The diagram features color-coded sections and entities such as Chartered FCA, Chartered BK, Chartered BAC, Chartered FAd, and Chartered FM.
A checklist with five steps related to financial processes: 1. Record - Transaction Capture, Bookkeeping, Journalising, Unadjusted Trial Balance; 2. Prepare - Adjusting Entries, Adjusted Trial Balance, Closing Entries; 3. Report - Financial Statements Draft, Financial Analysis & Review; 4. Plan - Financial Statements Compile, Financial Management, Tax Planning & Compliance, Budgeting & Forecasting; 5. Lead - Internal Controls, Risk Management, Strategic Reporting & Planning.
Diagram illustrating outsourced finance department processes, including stages like lead, plan, report, prepare, and record, with various related roles and services such as bookkeeping, accounting, tax, and business advisory.

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