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- November 6, 2018 at 4:08 pm #484042
Hi
I’ve attended classes on International Variant. But i’ve planned to write Exam in UK Variant.
Can you please guide me on specific differences or Additional areas to be considered for preparation on UK Variant.
In this regard i went through all the Articles on Acca including Model papers, still not confident from Exam perspective.
Kindly help me..
November 6, 2018 at 4:32 pm #484043I am not familiar with UK variant but I believe there are some specifics in the following areas:
Ethics – Fee dependency and Audit partner rotation
Auditor’s reports – captions of elements and, very specifically, other matters prescribed by CA06 (relevant to ISA 720). I presume you have read “An update for P7 students on Key Audit Matters (P7 INT) and the Extended Auditor’s Report (P7 UK)”The main difference in the syllabus area is that UK includes F4. “Auditing aspects of insolvency (and similar procedures)” rather than F4. “The audit of performance information (pre-determined objectives) in the public sector” which is exclusive to INT.
In UK exam docs you also have more FRC documents than in INT and, of course, the assumed knowledge of FR will be that in SBR(P2)-UK, rather than INT.
That said, bear in mind that the examiner will aim to keep Qs as close as possible so as not to advantage or disadvantage candidates sitting different variants. I think the Approved Revision Kits now serve both variants – so as long as you disregard those Qs that are specifically INT, that should give you confidence.
November 16, 2018 at 8:33 pm #485035Yes I did on KAMS … Thanks for your positive response. Also I have got my fundamental papers exempt as I have equivalent qualification from India. Can you suggest me sources where I can update the FR standards that are applicable in UK… Again I have only IFRS with me..also I’ve not done SBR for which I’m planning to take next June
November 17, 2018 at 9:08 am #485059If you look at SBR exam docs you’ll find a summary of differences between IFRS and UK standards https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/f7/examinable%20documents/fr-sbr-examinable%20documents-S18-J19.pdf. For more details on any topic you could find the full text of the standards, for reference, on the FRC website. I think it would give you more confidence, however, if you practice some AAA questions to reassure yourself that this is an auditing exam – not a financial reporting exam.
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