1. Re staying in Aussie/M'sia obviously the future is better in the former. Let's put it this way - if u manage to get a job and PR I think its more valuable than an ACCA done in M'sia. But u hv yr personal reason(s) why you're coming back.
2. Master/ACCA - Former is more suitable if u wish to work in higher education like universities but ACCA is a professional qualification which means it is more useful in the commercial sector
3. ACCA is Aussieland may lack resources like Institutions and lecturers that teach ACCA. In Malaysia it's easily available
4. Cost definitely Msia wins outright.

Hope this helps. IMHO, if I had a choice, my statement in 1 abv still ranks foremost.

Are there any good ACCA tuition providers out there in Australia? You need to make sure there are good lecturers out there to guide you if you're not that committed in self studying.

Why don't you take CPA instead? Both ACCA and CPA provide the same recognition here in Malaysia but CPA is supposed to be easier. Why put in the extra effort in getting the same thing?

I believe professional qualifications provide better career prospects unless you are aiming to be a lecturer. Being a chartered accountant IMO is much better than having a Master in Accounting.

Assuming you are getting maximum exemptions from ACCA, you only need to take 5 papers. Each paper cost around RM1k+ (unless you are going to Sunway, Taylors, etc where you need to pay the registration fee, resource fee, etc), it will only cost you around RM6-7k assuming you did not fail any paper.

I have no comments on the quota since I have not seen any proof of such thing. You will know your exact marks for each paper and the answer scripts can be easily obtained from the ACCA website, looks quite transparent to me. And I always believe that quotas only affect weak students who always marginally pass their paper. If you are good, you don't need to care about any quota whatsoever.

In a nutshell, I believe taking CPA is a better route for you whether you're in Australia or Malaysia. May I know your reason for not considering CPA?

Self studying for ACCA might not be as easy as you think. Take a look at the past year Q&A to see whether you are capable of providing similar answers without going for tuition.

I have no idea whether ACCA has more preference compared to CPA by accounting firms or not, but both provides entrance to be a member of MIA. IMO, as long as you get the job done, any qualification is the same.

ACCA can be completed in a years time, assuming you obtain maximum exemption and you do not fail any papers and 3 years of practical experience to obtain membership. But since it is supposed to be harder than CPA, you actually need to put in effort in actually study while working (assuming you don't plan to study full time).

I've heard many cases where people have easily passed CPA exams with just 2-3 days of last minute studying and that is without going for classes or spending time actually reading the notes given. So this might be an important factor for you as well.

^ if u in KL, i d suggest u dun stick in 1 college for all papers. you should go for different lecturer for different papers

it is as simple as, not all famous + good lecturers are stationed at 1 college such as Sunway, Taylor etc. you are selecting the good lecturer and not the college

if u're free...mayb you should look at what people commented starting around dec

however you should beware of certain untrue statements

u can register with ACCA anytime u want earlier

but u can slowly decide bout tuition provider

however dun be too late until u missed some lessons

In Sunway, Ms Menon is very good and experienced in p2, but her notes is even thicker den BPP text book~ others lec i have no comment~ FYI, sunway will place new student to smaller class which is different lecture with their existing student except p2. check it out before you register~
classes adi started and u haven't enrol?

revision class b4 exam got la..

already told u go refer to different lecturers in different tuition centre for different papers

instead of going to UCSI (which I don think anyone here recommended before)

I might be wrong

examination hall is selected by ACCA

not the college

what I mean is go to other tuition providers for the class

i think u dun really noe the ACCA stuff well

But there is risk for crashing timetables during revision week, unless u just take 2 papers 

that will depend on which paper he pick ...

out of all P level , I think P1 no need go revision class

I just take the copy of Joey Wong's revision class note from my friend and the note is quite compact ( only like 5 pages!)

unlike my lecturer's note...full of words 

@ikki9394

u see

ACCA just like tuition

u just need to pick tuition centre to let them give u tuition on the paper u plan to take exam

so regardless of the tuition provider

at the end u'll have to go to exam hall specified by ACCA to take exam

it's just that some are famous like Sunway , some less famous

ultimately, you should choose different lecturers (different tuition centre) for different paper

after you have seek advice on the lecturers u intend to study with

because I can say there is no tuition centre that have the same quality for every paper they offer

if family can support then study full time and finish it asap

very easy...if you're young...lets say 21-22 y/o

become full time students and enjoy while u can before u start to work

if you're not that young anymore... be part time student and take 1 step at a time