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A current guide to CA Proficiency 1, including 2025/26 E-Assessment platform delivery, Law for Accountants, Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Taxation I, paper timings, 50% pass rule, Law prerequisite, six-attempt limit, Learning Hub e-books, and 2026 summer and autumn exam dates.
CAP1 introduces core accountancy, finance, management accounting, tax, and law knowledge. Preparation should start with the current E-Assessment platform and the official paper-by-paper timing rules.
Use these points before preparing for Chartered Accountants Ireland CAP1 exams.
CAP1 is administered by Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Chartered Accountants Ireland states that all CAP1 exams in 2025/26 use the E-Assessment platform.
The five subjects are Law for Accountants, Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Taxation I.
Law is a 90-minute E-assessment; the other four CAP1 papers are each 2.5 hours.
An overall mark of 50% is required to pass each paper, and Law requires 25 marks out of 50.
Students may make a maximum of six attempts over three consecutive academic cycles.
Chartered Accountants Ireland states that students must pass CAP1 Law before being permitted to sit any of the CAP1 examinations.
All CAP1 exams in 2025/26 use the E-Assessment platform. Students should complete the platform training, technology checklist, and practice papers before exam week.
Law is shorter at 90 minutes, while Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Taxation I are each 2.5 hours. Revision blocks should mirror those timings.
CAP1 has a six-attempt limit over three academic cycles. Students should treat deferrals and no-shows carefully because attempt rules can affect progression.
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Chartered Accountants Ireland's CAP1 (CA Proficiency 1) level is the first professional accountancy exam stage and covers five subjects: Law for Accountants (ROI and NI), Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Taxation I (ROI and NI). For 2025/26, Chartered Accountants Ireland states that all CAP1 exams use the E-Assessment platform. The CAP1 assessment table lists Law for Accountants as a 90-minute E-assessment worth 100% of the paper, while Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Taxation I are each 2.5-hour exams worth 100% of the paper. An overall mark of 50% is required to pass each paper, and the Law exam requires 25 marks out of 50. Students must pass CAP1 Law before being permitted to sit other CAP1 examinations. The summer 2026 CAP1 exam week is 18-22 May 2026 with results scheduled for 29 May 2026; the autumn exam week is 14-18 September 2026 with results scheduled for 25 September 2026. CAP1 students may make a maximum of six attempts over three consecutive academic cycles, and from the 2025/26 academic year CAP1 textbooks are e-book only through the Learning Hub.
CAP1 has Law for Accountants, Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Taxation I.
For 2025/26, Law for Accountants is a 90-minute E-assessment, and Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Taxation I are each 2.5 hours.
Chartered Accountants Ireland states that an overall mark of 50% is required to pass each paper, and the Law exam requires 25 marks out of 50.
Yes. Chartered Accountants Ireland states that students must pass CAP1 Law before being permitted to sit other CAP1 examinations.
Students may make a maximum of six attempts over three consecutive academic cycles.
Check the student portal for CAP1 subjects, Law status, exemptions, exam sitting, and any deferral window before the main exams.
Read the E-Assessment guidance, complete technology checks, review sample papers, and practice navigating answer entry before timed work.
Prepare a separate timing strategy for the 90-minute Law E-assessment and each 2.5-hour CAP1 paper.
Work through Learning Hub e-books, adaptive learning materials, practice questions, mock feedback, and published exam guidance.
Align revision to the May or September exam timetable, note result dates, and track the six-attempt limit over three academic cycles.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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