Commercial Accountants – Exemption from the Examination See explanation of the designation of:

Persons who have already passed certain contents of an examination comparable to the written part of the professional examination are exempted from taking the contents within the written part of the professional examination. The competent authority has to decide on the exemption by notice. Exemption from an examination must be requested from the competent authority.

Request for exemption from an examination

No special deadlines need be observed.

The request may be submitted personally or in writing in German to the competent authority.

Supporting documents concerning the examination already passed and where the content of which is comparable to the professional examination.

The President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (→WKO)German text

Complaints will be decided by the federal administrative court (Landesverwaltungsgericht) in question.

Commercial accountants - Exemption from examinationGerman text

§ 13 Abs 1 Bilanzbuchhaltungsgesetz (BiBuG 2014)