Tax residence certificates

Many organisations on our Exchange service request a tax residence certificate to get confirmation that ACCA and its subsidiaries is tax resident in the UK and will pay tax on the income it will receive from the Exchange customer.

ACCA will contact HM Revenue & Customs in the UK to request the certificate. This will be different depending on what country the Exchange organisation is located.  The certificate confirms that the ACCA is resident in the UK in accordance with the Double Taxation Agreement between the UK and that particular country.

If you're paying through ACCA Learning, please request a tax residence certificate for this product.

Should an organisation require a tax residence certificate, please contact our Business Relations team at brelsupport@accaglobal.com

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Apostilled tax residence certificates

Your organisation may require your tax residence certificate to be apostilled. This means that the certificate once received from HM Revenue and customs must be sent to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office prior to being sent to you.

Please make the Business Relations team aware of this when requesting your tax residence certificate.

Please note that timescales to provide an apostilled certificate may take longer.

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Letter of confirmation of UK residence

For some countries e.g. Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan, there is no double taxation agreement between them and the UK.  HMRC can therefore only provide a ‘Letter of confirmation of UK residence for ACCA.’

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ACCA and ACCA UK subsidiary company registration numbers

ACCA’s or other ACCA subsidiaries certificate of incorporation and company numbers

ACCA is registered as a Royal Charter company and therefore does not have a certificate of incorporation with the current name so we have to provide alternative documents e.g. Letter from Privy Council. Sometimes a Companies House screenshot download might be sufficient.

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ACCA's Royal Charter

In certain situations you may need a copy of ACCA’s Royal Charter. Please find a copy in the related documents section on this page.

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Letter from Privy Council confirming ACCA’s status

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Bank account details

Many of our Exchange organisations require our bank account details to make payment. The bank details are found below:

Bank letter to confirm bank account details

We understand that partners on occasion may need a bank letter that confirms ACCA bank account details.

Please see the related documents section.

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ACCA and UK subsidiary company VAT registration numbers

Please find below details of ACCA VAT registration numbers:

VAT rates

Some customers require information about the VAT rates applicable.  ACCA subscriptions, registrations, exam fees and exemption fees are exempt from VAT in the UK. Therefore invoices will be raised with zero VAT for those types of supplies.

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Corporation tax reference number

For ACCA this number is 73640 02636 and can be found on the tax residence certificate. If the information is requested for other UK ACCA companies please see below

Tax clearance certificate - Ireland

Corporate customers in the public sector in Ireland may require ACCA’s Tax clearance certificate and details for Ireland. Please find the required details below:

Financial data

Sometimes customers might ask for recent financial data. We usually provide this information on an ACCA consolidated basis. Some information from the last 5 years is as follows:

Insurance certificates

A copy of ACCA’s insurance certificate can be found in the related documents section on this page.

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Form 10F

Some Indian companies will require a specific Form 10L to be completed. The information requested includes:

• ACCA company status

• ACCA’s Indian PAN (Permanent Account Number) which is AAFCT9541F

• Company of incorporation or registration 

• Corporation Tax reference number (see above)

• Period for which the residential status is for in relation to the invoices for goods and services

• Registered address in the UK

If you require a 10F form, please provide the period for which the services have been provided for.

Please contact brelsupport@accaglobal.com to request this form.

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DTAA information

Some Indian companies will request a DTAA confirmation which includes the following:

• DTAA confirmation – This confirms that ACCA is a tax resident in the UK and the benefit of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and the United Kingdom is available to ACCA.  

• ACCA’s Indian PAN (Permanent Account Number) which is AAFCT9541F

• Confirmation that ACCA does not have a permanent establishment in India as defined in the DTAA between ACCA and the UK 

• Details of what goods and services are supplied to the customer on the invoices

Please contact brelsupport@accaglobal.com to request this form.

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ISO certificates

ACCA has a ISO 22301 certification for the operation of its Business Continuity Management System. The current one expires on 26/9/2026.

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Utility bills

Some customers will require proof of registered address and a utility bill such as a rates bill for the UK offices is an option.

Please contact brelsupport@accaglobal.com to request this form.

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Science-based targets

ACCA has committed to Science-based targets and a letter from the SBT was provided.

Please refer to the related documents for the ACCA net zero approval document.

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Insurance certificates

In some cases a customer may request details of ACCA’s insurance cover and a copy of the certificate.

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