Accounting & Commerce

Its a matter of choice. A choice that you have to make. But on a personal note, I myself am pursuing Baf and CA together. And trust me, its an add on due to the following reasons. It stands out in the market as B.Com is to mainstream. That's how you are different than your other competitors. Its always beneficial to have a good degree and Baf is latestly doing great in the job networkThe portion of your Baf course (upto ty) are -: subjects such as various types of accounts I. e financial accounting is your Accounts paper 1&5, Cost & Management accounting is paper 3, Tax is paper 4, auditing is paper 6 of Ipcc. This means portion runs parallel and you don't have to put in extra efforts for studying baf subjects (except one extra theory subject per semester which is affordable) unlike B.Com. Helps in time managementHave compulsory internships and a handful of presentations (depending from college to college) in the course helping you boost your self confidence, brush your soft skills and gives you a good experience of work zones which is significant in today competitive world. I know attendance in college is mandatory and all for such courses, but if you are pursuing an additional degree along side the college authorities to consider if you talk about it to them (Atleast mine were very supportive about the fact and welcoming open heartedly)
I believe nobody likes to be ordinary. So I think my choice to go along with baf and CA is still one decision I would never regret in the educational passage of my life since I was always interested in accounts. So look into your interests. Go through the syllabus of both courses. And then decide! I assure you that you wouldn't regret it too.

Both CPA and ACCA are premier accounting degrees from the USA and UK, respectively. Both are equivalent to the CA qualification in India. The Key difference between CPA and ACCA is the GAAP they specialize in. CPAs are considered experts in USGAAP (used by companies listed on NYSE), while ACCAs work with UK GAAP (used by companies listed on LSE). Both accountants are considered equally well versed with IFRS (widely used in Europe). Another major comparison point is the number of exams, while ACCA has up to 16 subjective style exams, CPA only has 4 objective style exams. ACCA may take multiple years to complete, whereas most people can complete CPA in one year. However, this difference in style of testing doesn't result in a difference in salary. Both accountants get paid comparably and being a CA on top, surely adds value.