ICAS is easier than ICAEW

I’ve been speaking to my friend at EY who’s sitting ICAS exam.

So far he’s sat 8 exams: 7 have been multiple choice and 1 has been coursework …

He says he has no more tax exams of which both were multiple choice …

This means there is no BPT equivalent in ICAS

Additionally, he’s learning the Scottish tax system despite working in London , meaning we can’t even have a conversation about tax/the budget because he has no idea how the English system works …

Seems to me that ICAS is less intense despite it having the same prestige as the ICAEW ACA