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ACCA Ends Remote Exams Amid Rising AI Cheating

12/29/2025

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  • The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will end remote exams due to rising AI-powered cheating.
  • From March, online exams will be allowed only in exceptional cases.
  • ACCA Chief Executive Helen Brand said cheating methods have advanced faster than safeguards.
  • The move follows Financial Reporting Council (FRC) concerns about cheating in professional exams and multimillion-dollar fines for major firms, including the Big Four.