ACCA Exam Review Board |
| Our ACCA Exam Review Board goes over the June 2010 sitting with a fine tooth comb |
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A matter of substance |
| It’s vital that you understand the concept of lease accounting. Here Martin Jones explains a topic you are very likely to be tested on |
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What examiners want |
| Exam reviews of F7, F8, F9, P1, P2 & P3 |
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F8 Worse than death |
| Since the new syllabus was introduced in 2007, the F8 pass rate has hovered around 38%. This suggests it is one of the more difficult fundamental papers and it is more difficult, statistically, than any of the core professional papers. |
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Doubletrouble |
| Income tax basis periods continue to cause students problems in the exam hall. Lynne Wiseman offers some pointers on the best way to showcase your talents |
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That cheating heart |
| How well behaved are accountancy students in the exam hall? We asked the bodies |
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ACCA Exam Tips June 2010 |
| Health warning
These should only be used in conjunction with proper studying.
We cannot guarantee that these topics will appear in the actual exam as we have not seen the exam papers. Examiners are not predictable so it is vital that all core syllabus areas are revised fully.
For F7, F8 & P2 see this months magazine |
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Accounting for Leases and Hire Purchase Contracts |
| In this article we take a look at the accounting treatment for leases and Hire Purchase contracts from the perspective of both the lessee and the lessor. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Techniques |
| Don’t forget the following advice while in the exam |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F4GLO (Business and Company Law – Global variant) |
| The F4 paper contains 10 compulsory 10-mark questions, testing knowledge and understanding across the whole syllabus. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F4ENG (Business and Company Law) |
| The F4 paper contains 10 compulsory 10-mark questions, testing knowledge and understanding across the whole syllabus. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F5 |
| The pass rates for F5 have traditionally been very poor. This seems to be due to the big gap between F2 and F5 (or perhaps also because many exempt students do not even take F2). |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F6ENG |
| This is the sixth exam of the new syllabus. The examiner, David Harrowven has established a consistent pattern, although the world pass rate has varied between 45% and 61%. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F7ENG |
| The examiner is Steve Scott, he has not published any articles in Student Accountant since August 2008. That article was on IFRS 3 (revised 2008), in the article he did state that he would be examining the new method of calculating non-controlling interest on a regular basis. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F8ENG (Audit and Assurance) |
| The examination in June 2010 will be the second examination set by the new examiner, Pami Bahl. So there is no past history to give any indication of what will be examined. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) F9ENG (Financial Management) |
| The examiner identifies eight key areas of the syllabus |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) P1ENG (Professional Accountant) |
| The examiner, David Campbell, has now settled into his style and format. No changes are expected. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) P2ENG |
| The examiners name is Graham Holt, he wrote 2 articles which were based on IFRS 3 (revised 2008) that appeared in the February and April 2009 Student Accountant. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) P4ENG (Advanced Financial Management) |
| The examiner, Professor Bob Ryan, considers this paper to be at the level of a Master’s degree in finance. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) P5ENG |
| There are many articles on the ACCA web site relating to P5. It is recommended that you read them all, as the examiner often tests these. |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) P6 |
| This is the sixth exam of the new syllabus under the current examiner, Rory Fish. The world pass rate have varied over the five previous diets from 28% (Dec 07); 36% (June 08); 41% (Dec 08), 37% (June 09) and 39% (Dec 09). |
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ATC's ACCA Exam Tips (June 2010) P7 (Advanced Audit and Assurance) |
| Liz Weaver, the examiner, is now well into her style. Do not expect any changes in her examination approach. Remember that P7 is a required examination on the road to becoming a registered auditor |
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The Future of UK GAAP |
| ASB’s top man Ian Mackintosh talks to PQ magazine. |
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ACCA Exams 2010 |
| How to pass the third level P1, P2 & P3 |
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ACCA Exams 2010 |
| Passing F7 |
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A global perspective - Sir David Tweedie |
| PQ magazine last interviewed Sir David Tweedie, head of the IASB, seven years ago for our launch issue – in January 2003. So we thought it was about time we caught up with accountancy’s main man to find out what has changed in the intervening years |
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ACCA exams - MARKS out of 10 |
| So what would we give the examiners for their efforts in December? Surely no-one dares to mark them – oh yes we do, with our help of our friends at BPP! |
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Measuring Goodwill |
| Following the revisions to IFRS3 Business Combinations and IAS27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements in January 2008 there is now a new way of measuring the goodwill that arises on the acquisition of a subsidiary. |
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ACCA exam tips for December exams |
| What do our experts think is coming up in December’s exams?
Here are top tips. More help coming here soon, promise
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Little Miss IFRS |
| IASB has published an IFRS for SMEs, so is this the beginning of the end for UK GAAP? And do acronyms rule? |
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ACCA Exam Tips for June 2009 from 7city |
| Top tutors 7 city provide you with what they think the examiners were thinking about 18 months ago when they wrote the June exam |
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ATC International exam tips for ACCA papers F4 and F7 June 09 |
| PQ Magazine is now read by PQs in Ireland, Pakistan, Malaysia and Zambia, to name a few, so we thought we would get the international view and ATC International have provide a wealth of exam tips. |
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F1 and F7 ACCA exam tips |
| Straight from the horses mouth you have examiners, Bob Souster and Steve Scott on F1 and F7 respectively. |
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ACCA Teachers' Conference |
| In yet another PQ magazine exclusive, ACCA examiners outline what they want from exam sitters. So do yourself a favour and read on |
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