American Bar Association

ABA

Activity-based Budgeting

ABB

Activity-Based Costing

ABC

Association of British Chambers of Commerce

ABCC

Association of British Insurers

ABI

accumulated benefit obligation

ABO

Accounting and Business Research

ABR

Asset-Backed Security

ABS

Accredited in Business Valuation

ABV

Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa

ABWA

account

a/c

Association of Certified Accountants

ACA

Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in           England and Wales

ACA

Accreditation Council for Accountancy

ACA

Audit(ing) Committee Center

ACC

Agricultural Credit Corporation Ltd.

ACC

Associate of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants

ACCA

Associate of the Association of Certified Accountants

ACCA

Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute

ACII

Accounting Standards Executive Committee (of the AICPA)

AccSEC

account  or  accountant

Acct.

Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

ACIS

Additional Collateralised Lending Facility

ACLF

Associate of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants

ACMA

Associate of the Chartered Institue of Management Accountants  

ACMA

Audit Committee Matching System

ACMS

Accelerated Cost Recovery System (USA) 

ACRS

Accounting Standards Executive Committee

AcSEC

Advance(d) Corporation Tax (UK only – no longer in use)

ACT

Association of Corporate Treasurers

ACT

American College Test

ACT

Australian Council of Trade Unions

ACTU

Actual Cash Value

ACV

Authorised Dealer

AD

Advance-Decline (line)

A-D

Association of Data Processing Service Organizations

ADAPSO

Asian Development Bank

ADB

Arrow Diagram Method

ADM

Administration   or  administrative  

adm.

Administration

Admin.

American Depository Receipt                                                 

ADR

Asset Development Reserve

ADR

Annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio

ADSCR

Approved deferred share trust

ADST

Account Executive

AE

Accounting Education Change Commission

AECC

Agri Export Zones

AEZ

Accounting Firms Associated Inc.

AFA

ASEAN Federation of Accountants

AFA

Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers Ltd.

AFBD

African Development Bank

AFDB

Average Fill Level

AFL

Available-For-Sale

AFS

Association of Government Accountants

AGA

Association of Government Financial Managers

AGFM