ACCA BT Exam Cost: Registration, Subscription and Exam Fees

What the ACCA Business and Technology exam costs

ACCA charges a one-off registration fee and an annual subscription. The fee for sitting BT at an exam centre is set by the centre itself, so ACCA does not publish one figure for it.

Initial registration	£89, once
Annual subscription 2026	£140
Exam fee at a centre	Set by the centre
Booking	On demand, directly with an exam centre

Initial registration

£89, once

Annual subscription 2026

£140

Exam fee at a centre

Set by the centre

Booking

On demand, directly with an exam centre

ACCA's fees

ACCA's fees page lists a one-time initial registration fee of £89 when you register as a student, and an annual subscription of £140 for 2026 to keep your student status active. It says fees for exams taken at computer-based exam centres are set by the centres themselves.

Remote exams

From March 2026 ACCA is withdrawing remote session exams, which are now available only in countries where it has no exam centre provision.

BT, MA and FA together

ACCA's study guide says the Diploma in Accounting and Business needs passes in Business and Technology, Management Accounting and Financial Accounting, plus its Foundations in Professionalism module. A resit means paying the exam fee again, so book once your timed practice exams are comfortably above 50%.

Try 3 questions

Question 1 · Section A · Syllabus A3, A6, A7, A82 marks

The external environment

Which of the following is an example of a business being affected by its physical environment, rather than affecting it? (2 marks)

It discharges waste water into a riverIts factory's night shift creates noiseIt clears woodland to build a car parkIts warehouse floods after record rainfall

Question 2 · Section A · Syllabus C5, C72 marks

Financial systems and technology

Sales staff at Penrith Co record orders in a spreadsheet. Each evening, accounts staff type the orders again into the accounting package.

What is the main weakness of this arrangement? (2 marks)

Sales staff will be able to post entries to the general ledger without approvalCustomers receive invoices before they orderKeying data twice wastes time and risks transcription errorsSpreadsheets cannot hold order data

Question 3 · Section A · Syllabus A1, A22 marks

Organisations and stakeholders

Which of the following is true of a limited company but not of a sole trader? (2 marks)

It can trade under a name different from the names of the people who own itThe owners are personally liable for all of the business's debtsIt must be in the public sectorThe business is a legal person separate from its owners

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to register with ACCA?

ACCA's fees page lists a one-time initial registration fee of £89.

What is the ACCA annual subscription?

£140 for 2026, according to ACCA's fees page.

How much is the BT exam fee?

For exams at a computer-based exam centre, ACCA says the fee is set by the centre, so check with the centre you book.