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AIA — Association of International Accountants
The AIA is one of the five Recognised Qualifying Bodies that can award the statutory audit qualification — but it is not a Recognised Supervisory Body, so it cannot itself register and supervise statutory auditors.
✔ Verified by Verifera · 15 Oct 2026GuideRSBs and RQBs: Who Registers and Qualifies UK Auditors
The FRC recognises four Recognised Supervisory Bodies that can register and supervise statutory auditors — ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS and Chartered Accountants Ireland — and five Recognised Qualifying Bodies that can award the statutory audit qualification: those four plus the AIA.
✔ Verified by Verifera · 14 Oct 2026