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AAT Exam Review Board

What were the June 2010 exams like? Our Exam Review Board experts take a look at the latest sitting

Your revised passport

The new AAT syllabus is here! So what does it all mean for current students?

Your Q&As

PQ asked Sarah Conyers of Eagle Education and Sandy Hood of Chichester College take a look at how the new syllabus will affect students in the transition phase

One qualification to rule them all

The AAT has finally unveiled its revised accountancy qualification. From 1 July, the NVQ and diploma routes will be replaced with one route to becoming an AAT.

Making the case for AAT

Lisa Dendle of recruiter Walker Dendle tackles your workplace issues. Here she offers advice on how to educate your boss to ensure they understand the importance of training – for both parties

Cracking the code

Our experts help you pass your AAT exams – so long as you follow their advice. So a big thank-you to top tutors Kirsty Blount, Rebecca Sargeant and Neil Young for their words of wisdom on passing ECR and MAC

That cheating heart

How well behaved are accountancy students in the exam hall? We asked the bodies

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.

AAT - PCR (June 2010 Exams)

One of the key topics, if not the key topic, on the unit nine (PCR) syllabus is budgeting. Section one of the exam focuses on the preparation of budgets and associated calculations. You need to be able to explain what a budget is; why it is prepared and what the advantages of using it are. You also need to be able to prepare one or more budgets, but not the entire range, from some detailed information.

AAT - Success at DFS

Students of AAT Unit 11 ‘Drafting Financial Statements’ face a challenging paper in June 2010. Not only is the syllabus vast with a significant amount of demands placed on students, but there is so much to remember in a relatively short space of time.

The Future of UK GAAP

ASB’s top man Ian Mackintosh talks to PQ magazine.

AAT Exams 2010

How to get a pass in FRA & PCV

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

ECR and PEV December 09 exam reviews

Sandy Hood of Chichester College takes a look at what the AAT examiners did to you in ECR and PEV

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.

New AAT qualification coming

A revised AAT Accounting Qualification, accredited with a Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) will be launched at the training providers conference this April.

AAT December exam tips

Crystal ball time – PQ magazine gets you exam ready for December with PQ magazine’s hot tips for the December.

AAT exam planning

PQ magazine’s former lecturer of the Year, Michael Brook, of Calerdale College gives readers some pertinent guidance for AAT students at all levels

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?

The life of an AAT exam paper

Rosemary Evans, chief assessor of unit 5 (FRA), explains how exams evolve from concept through to marking

AAT tips for June 2009

BPP provide what you want – AAT tips right here right now