Hong Kong Management Association

Advanced Diploma in Professional Accounting Studies

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Course Information

Schedules
  • 8 Apr 2025 (Tue)
Registration period
4 Nov 2024 (Mon) - 11 Dec 2024 (Wed)
Price
HKD 23,000
(Tuition fee for Members:
HK$21,400
(HK$5,350 x 4 modules)
Tuition fee for Non-members:
HK$23,000
(HK$5,750 x 4 modules))
Study Mode
Duration
240 Hour(s)
Language
English
Location
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Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Professional Accounting Studies (DADAS) offered by The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) is specially designed for those who wish to enter in the accounting and finance industries at para-professional level. This programme provides a good opportunity for candidates to build up solid accountancy knowledge and techniques.

DADAS aims at developing students’ accountancy knowledge and skills at an advanced level. The curriculum is developed based on the syllabi of the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

DADAS graduates can articulate to BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (BAAF) offered by University of Greenwich in collaboration with HKMA. Graduates who have completed both programmes are eligible to apply for ACCA exam exemptions up to 9 papers (F1 – F9).

Who should apply?
Individuals who have an interest in accounting, finance, and related fields and want to develop their professional competencies in these areas.
Individuals which already working in junior-level accounting or finance-related roles who wish to enhance their knowledge and careers.
Individuals who want to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills covered in the ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills examinations.

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What You’ll Learn

DADAS 01 – Corporate & Business Law (60 hours)
This module aims to develop knowledge and skills in the understanding of the general legal framework. Specific areas of the law related to business and corporations will be explored to equip students with the basic knowledge and understanding required of an accountant.
Content:
- Essential elements of the legal system
- The law of obligations
- Employment law
- Formation and constitution of business organizations
- Capital and the financing of companies
- Management, administration and regulation of companies
- Corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour

DADAS 02 – Performance Management (60 hours)
This module aims to develop knowledge and skills in the application of management accounting techniques to quantitative and qualitative information for planning and control, decision making and performance evaluation.
Content:
- Information technology and Systems for
organizational performance
- Specialist cost and management accounting techniques
- Decision-making techniques
- Budgeting and control
- Performance measurement and control

DADAS 03 – Hong Kong Taxation (60 hours)
This module aims at introducing the underlying principles and rules of taxation in Hong Kong. It covers core areas of taxes including the scope of charge, computation, compliance and specific topics for each major type of tax through a variety of scenarios and situations. It develops students’ practical skills with detailed knowledge of taxation that an accountant would need to have.
Content:
- Tax System in Hong Kong and its administration
- Property Tax
- Salaries Tax
- Profits Tax
- Personal assessment

DADAS 04 – Financial Reporting (60 hours)
This module aims to develop knowledge and skills in understanding and applying international accounting standards and the theoretical framework in the preparation of financial statements of entities including groups and how to analyze and interpret those financial statements.
Content:
- Conceptual and regulatory framework for financial reporting
- Accounting for transactions in financial statements
- Analysing and Interpreting the financial statements of single entities and group
- Preparation of financial statements



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