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Exception reports

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA BT – FIA FBT › Exception reports

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  • August 5, 2019 at 12:57 pm #526275
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    But the correct answer in bpp revision kit is stated as option B, although option a) seems more directly linked to exception reports.

    August 5, 2019 at 4:45 pm #526319
    Ken Garrett
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    I do not think (b) is correct. For example, exception reports can report:

    An employee who has submitted a large overtime claim.
    A Cr balance on a receivables ledger.
    A line of inventory which has had no sales for 6 months.

    All of these are worth investigating (they are exceptional) but none would be part of any budget so answer (b) [“The analysis of those items where performance differs significantly from standard or budget”] would not cover them.

    However, answer (a) [The reporting of unusual events, outside the normal course of events] does. In fact answer (a) embraces answer (b) because a significant departure from budget is (or should be) an unusual event.

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