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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!

The CIMA pre-seen: retail therapy

The CIMA T4 pre-seen has hit the streets, and at 18 pages long there is a lot to digest. iCount’s Andy Booth said that ‘CeeCee’ should appeal to most students as it’s all about the retail industry – something we all know about!

Follow the code

The Financial Reporting Council has launched its consultation on its proposals to reform the UK’s Corporate Governance Code (the Combined Code). The code has been revised regularly, says the FRC, to ensure it reflects changing governance concerns and practices and economic circumstances

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.

CIMA Future – some frequently asked questions

CIMA’s Paul Weymouth answers some of your FAQs about the new syllabus

CIMA EXAMINERS – marks out of 10 for the November 2010 exams

With the help of experts at BPP we turn the tables on the examiners – how fair were the November exams?

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.


CIMA exam tips for November 2009

It is the last sitting of the old syllabus this November – here’s our top tips for the exams. Watch this space for more ‘guidance’.

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

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

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 world according to CIMA PQs

What were the main findings of CIMAs first-ever global salary survey of its PQs?

The life of an AAT exam paper

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

PASSING CIMA P9 – JUST STICK TO THE BASICS

This November will see the last sitting of CIMA P9 in its current format. I think it is fair to say that most Strategic Level students find that this paper generally causes them the greatest concern and worry.

CIMA EXAM TIPS for May 2009

May we help you out with our tips? The examiners don't like it but we know you want them! So here are our top tips for the May exam from BPP.

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

AAT tips for June 2009

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

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.

F1 and F7 ACCA exam tips

Straight from the horses mouth you have examiners, Bob Souster and Steve Scott on F1 and F7 respectively.

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

Going international

The ACCA's Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) is a hidden gem. It is available to all NQs and could make you more employable

The call that shamed accountancy

PQ Aaron Davie made the national press when he was found guilty of making a hoax telephone call. Tatiana Armstrong reports on the case and its wider implications for the accountancy bodies

Where's the urgency?

The swine flu pandemic could have a catastrophic impact on revision and the whole exam process for the UKs accountancy bodies.Read the accountancy bodies' responses in full here.

CIMA Tips May 09

Get your CIMA tips for the May exams, provided by top colleges LSBF and FBT now.

Karen Hornett from BPP's ACCA National Course Design Team provides you with everything you need to know for F5 Key skills

With global pass rates for F5 lower than any of the other ACCA papers it is clear that candidates are struggling

AAT December 2008 Exam Review

Fiona Williams, Sutton Coldfield College, provides a paper-by-paper account of the December sitting.

CIMA 2010 – the new syllabus

Ground-breaking Chartered Management Accounting qualification unveiled for 2010.

Online Filing

HMRC's Caroline Close explains why online filing of tax returns is the future.

AAT exams – Unit 10

Why does the AAT Unit 10 – Managing Systems and People in the Accounting Environment Project – cause so much heartache? Michael Brook offers some pointers.

CIMA November 2008 exam feedback

Chris Cain and Kieran Maguire, members of the PQ Exam Review Board take a look at the latest sitting.

Just a bunch of moaners!

Feedback from the December 2008 AAT exams

New penalties for incorrect returns

PQ Magazine joins forces with HMRC to offer you regular practical advice.

Navigating the VAT maze

When must a new business register for VAT? And when and why do businesses voluntarily register? We explain some of the mysteries that surround VAT

I Love TAX

The first in our series of TAX articles from HMRC. If you want to get ahead in TAX this is the place to be.

ACCA exams

P1, P2, P3 - your final test. How do you jump those hurdles?

CIPFA exam tips

Exam tips for the December 2008 exams

AAT tips

Who stole the tips?

ACCA exam tips

Top tips for the December 2008 sitting

IFRS3 and IAS27 – the pitfalls

Clare Finch considers the common misunderstandings associated with these new standards

TOPCIMA

How to tackle the November 2008 TOPCIMA exam

What CIPFA examiners want

Examiner Steven Daniels demystifies the CIPFA case study

CIMA exam tips

Exam tips for the November 2008 sitting.

Tricks of the trade

Get to know your capital allowances

Unlocking those extra marks

Nick Best reveals the secrets to unlocking those easy extra marks

Intangible assets

PQ magazine's resident IFRS expert, tackles IAS 38, which deals with the treatment of intangible assets

Keep your balance

There's a big difference between knowing your theory and applying it

Read the question!

David Sexton is SBM examiner for the CIPFA exams

CIMA exam tips

What is coming up in May 2008

CIPFA exam tips

A first - Exam tips for Public Sector sitters in June 08

ACCA exam tips

Our experts point you in the right direction for June 2008

AAT exam tips

All your exam tips for June 2008

CIMA exam tips

PQ Magazine provides you with timely advice on how you should be using those precious hours before exam day. Thanks go to BPP and Kaplan Financial

ACCA exam review board

What our panel thought of the June 2007 exams

AAT exam review board

What our panel thought of the June 2007 exams

AAT exam guidance

Here\'s your guide to your AAT exams

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ACCA exam review board

June 2006 feedback

AAT exam review board

June 2006 exam feedback

Marks out of 10

CIMA May 2006 examiner's report

ICAEW professional exams

Stephen Hills of the ICAEW looks some of the traps to avoid on your way to securing that pass mark

The future is online

Dispatches from the 2006 AAT conference in Solihull

Surviving CIMA paper 2

Low pass rates haunt this paper

What examiners want

The CIMA 2006 lecturer's conference

Wake up and smell the coffee

Top tutor gets lyrical over the TOPCIMA case study

Concentrated revision

Your top tips for the CIMA May sitting – from those who know

Straight from the horse's mouth Part 2

Part 2 of our round-up of what the examiners said at the Glasgow get-together. By Graham Hambly

The professionals

We take a look at the March ICAEW professional stage exams

AAT exams: Unit 10 – the 'P' all and end all

AATs, don't fall into the trap! Mike Stevens outlines some strategies to help get you through the problematic Unit 10 exam and out into the big, wide world

Pillars of wisdom

We look at what the examiners for the business management pillar want from CIMA sitters

Straight from the horse's mouth

Find out what the ACCA examiners had to say at the Glasgow teachers' conference

CIMA: Marks out of 10

New examinations, new examiners, but how good were their exams? Do they make the grade?

The life of an AAT exam paper

We take you through what happens to your exam paper

Portfolio checklist

Getting the portfolio right is paramount for AAT PQs. Claire Suthon explains all in a step-by-step guide.

20 managerial minutes

In the second part of his exclusive series, BPP's Peter Stewart explains the best way of using the 20-minute reading time available at some CIMA exam sittings.

Top of the tips

Once again we've got the hottest tips around for the CIMA exams – but don't forget to revise!

Want to test your reading speed?

Print out and read the following three paragraphs only once, ensuring that at the end you have assimilated and understood the issues facing the industry. Make sure you time yourself.

Fifty things to do to get you through the exams.

It does exactly what it says on the tin.

CIMA's exam paper trail

Susan Hoof, vice chair of CIMA's exam education board, explains the exam paper trail from exam hall to final mark

So you're resitting your AAT exams.

Failure comes to us all at some point in our lives – what's important is how we respond to it. So you failed your AAT exams and had time to digest the consequences, but how do you learn the lessons and improve next time?

20 Minute Warning

In the first of a two-part series, BPP\'s Peter Stewart explains the best way to spend the extra 20 minutes CIMA has given students taking exams.


CIMA EXAM TIPS for May 2009 P1 -P9

MAY WE HELP YOU OUT WITH OUR TIPS? The examiners don't like it but we know you want them! So here are our top tips for the May exam from BPP.