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ACCA F1 Key to success

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ACCA F1 Accountant in Business – Nature of the paper

ACCA F1 Paper – Accountant in Business – is a foundation paper which introduces a wide range of accounting and business terminology, and information about the business environment. The syllabus is very wide, but not deep.

Structure of the ACCA F1 paper

The exam consists of two sections:

  • Section A  contains 16 one mark objective questions and 30 two mark questions objective test questions (pick one answer from a number of alternatives).
  • Section B will contains 6 four mark multi-task questions. Multi-task questions (MTQs) contain a series of tasks which relate to one or more scenarios.

Emphasis of the ACCA F1 exam

The syllabus and study guide take you through:

• Work effectively in accountancy and finance
• Principles of internal control
• Evaluating accounting systems
• Professional ethics in accounting and finance
• Professional values and basic business legislation
• Business environment, structure and governance
• Leadership management and communication

How to pass ACCA F1 exam

Use the OpenTuition ACCA F1 lectures along with the Course Notes. Make sure you know the many theories that the syllabus contains.

When you are confident of a topic, then practise relevant test questions in any question banks you have available. You need to purchase Revision Kit from approved ACCA publishers.

There are links to an ACCA test and ACCA F1 Mock exam on OpenTuition. The ACCA does not publish F1 exams after each session.

See also:

F1 Forum Support and post your questions to get help from other students
Paper F1 (FAB) Syllabus
F1 examiner’s analysis presentation 2011
ACCA F1 Demo CBE Exam

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  1. sagarcma says

    July 19, 2017 at 11:40 am

    How can I calculate Group Retained Earning on Group Financial Statement??Can any one explain please with example???

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    • Ken Garrett says

      July 19, 2017 at 11:42 am

      I suggest you post this question to an appropriate forum – not F1.

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  2. maria16 says

    July 19, 2017 at 8:46 am

    Hi I failed my first attempt I took f1 and f2 together it was so hard to study both of them together and back then I didn’t know about open tuition now I will get my support from OT wish me luck guys and Wish you all luck in all your exams ??

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  3. hassanrehman66 says

    April 27, 2017 at 10:43 am

    Hello everyone
    Can please someone tell me prep. Time for F1 daily recommanded hours study ???
    Please guide me someone. Thanks

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  4. godsway15 says

    August 30, 2016 at 9:23 pm

    wow. open-tuition is very, very supportive and helpful. I jxt recently finished my F1 n F3 papers with absolute success. opentuition is here for good. yoooo. by (Genius)

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    • ah.hunt.16 says

      November 15, 2016 at 7:29 pm

      which chapters are most important..??

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  5. sajadahmadkhitab says

    March 3, 2016 at 6:43 am

    Hello Dears,
    I am Sajad Ahmad from Afghanistan. I decided to start ACCA because I am really interested in ACCA when I read some guides of ACCA.
    But let me know how to start acca?
    how to register for exams?
    please inform me how to get started with acca?
    give me complete details ….
    your help will be really appreciated..
    Thanks

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    • nadia84 says

      March 23, 2017 at 2:23 am

      go to acca website and you will get all the info there.

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  6. thuhidsagad says

    December 26, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    before f1 exam which topic need to revice?
    important topic for f1?

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    • antonykioko5 says

      February 7, 2018 at 3:53 pm

      Read All the topics and practice answering questions in the revisio n kit

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      • sq786 says

        July 30, 2018 at 6:56 pm

        where to find revision kit?

  7. mukho5 says

    December 19, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    my names mukhtar
    I am Somaliland,hargiesa
    I just begin the ACCA so I can’t understand how they give courses in the students
    please tell how they get the students in the courses
    thank you

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  8. zurikek says

    December 5, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    i want to knw whether lectures notes frm opentuition are sufficient or we also need to follow study text to pass the f1 exams. Kindly advise.

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  9. accaaman says

    October 6, 2015 at 5:42 am

    Hi every one!
    recently decided to study ACCA I am not popular with materials, would you plz help me which materials are useful for self-study and how to get these. if anyone knows kindly tell me without missing materials.
    I am looking for you guys

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    • maria16 says

      July 19, 2017 at 8:57 am

      Well as a start you will take the fundementals which are f1 f2 and f3 if you have an accounting background and you know the financial accounting I reccomend you to start from f3 i hope ot helped you

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  10. kadzo says

    June 22, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    Hi ,i’m starting acca this month and i need some help on how to go about it .

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    April 5, 2015 at 9:39 am

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    • hena123 says

      August 9, 2015 at 8:46 pm

      Hellow mominul.
      My name is Hena.
      I am coming London from Bangladesh .
      I need a bangali tutor o any friend who study in acca and who can suggest me about acca.can i contact with you?

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      • pran says

        August 18, 2015 at 7:15 pm

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      • ringtoo says

        October 23, 2015 at 4:08 am

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        October 24, 2015 at 8:07 pm

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  12. samuel says

    March 16, 2015 at 1:28 am

    can anybody help me with syllabus for f1-f3 2015

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  13. innocernt says

    March 3, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    Pls tell me, i have not made it in part one for three seasions am thinking of giving up acca i really need help right now pls help me.

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    • opentuition_team says

      March 3, 2015 at 4:47 pm

      You should really post on the forums – if you wish to hear from students/tutors.. not a comment..

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  14. hemish says

    January 6, 2015 at 6:15 am

    i want to start this acca thing if they is any one who is in the early stages please get in touch ,divided we fail but united we pass .my phone number 0773671172 (zimbabwe)

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    • KELVIN says

      January 6, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      Hie hemish I’m also starting

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      • Lindah says

        February 3, 2015 at 7:28 pm

        Im also starting and am from Zimbabwe too.

      • KELVIN says

        February 4, 2015 at 10:06 am

        Lindah you can contact me on 0772564032

      • ignatius says

        February 23, 2015 at 10:36 pm

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    • shuvo says

      March 16, 2015 at 3:48 pm

      hello hemish i am also starting

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  15. kenneth says

    November 11, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    pls can anyone help me with study materials for f1-f3(foundation). i can be reached on kennethoyewo@yahoo.com. thanks and God bless

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    • DEBBIE says

      April 10, 2015 at 7:58 pm

      Hello Ken ,
      You are in the right place ; sitting on a Gold mine with out even knowing it. Please Kindly down load materials from open tuition website ? ( Free Lectures and revision notes for your personal use ) .
      Take advantage of the free online lectures. These also are Specially tailored for the ACCA Exams. Nothing more.
      All you need is all you’ve got available right here ! Any other material is a plus.
      If you can effectively put them into use , you wouldn’t need any other additions or lectures . Digest every details, and practice questions along side with the ACCA revision kits.
      Wishing you the very best. HAPPY READING !
      Thank you.

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      • lakistan2 says

        June 20, 2016 at 6:17 pm

        Strong advice thank you ….. Please contact me on lakistan2@gmail.com because i need more advice from you

  16. Sami says

    October 18, 2014 at 10:48 pm

    Can anyone help me in F1 plz I am giving it in December 2014

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  17. huỳnh lệ vân says

    September 20, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    i have just joined in ACCA and i don’t know how i can do and what i can prepare for it. i hope i’ll receive your guidance soon!

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    • Ken Garrett says

      September 20, 2014 at 10:50 pm

      Find out from ACCA if you are entitled to any exemptions. Then decide what exams to study for first. Perhaps try two to see how it goes. Then decide on study resources. OpenTuition has good notes and lectures, but you should buy a revision kit (questions) from BBP or Kaplan to practise on. Remember most exam attempts need to be registered well in advance.

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  18. Nount says

    August 24, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    I just start to know opentution today.i think it’s a great ace for me…..
    i’m from myanmar & i have done in F2 & F3.but i did’t pass F1. Can someone help me how to prepare for this in Dec 14 exam?

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  19. Narmin says

    July 23, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    i have start to prepare for f1 just yesterday if anyone want to prepare together we could join our force and discuss everything that we have read with skype

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    • ruth says

      August 7, 2014 at 10:23 pm

      yeah.
      am there.
      i want to pass it to as computer based on 16th.
      so we can start for tomorrow discusing about it.
      my skype name is ruth.umutijima

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      • huỳnh lệ vân says

        September 20, 2014 at 5:44 pm

        is it too late to i can join to discusing about it with you? my skype is vandethuong

      • Sami says

        October 18, 2014 at 10:44 pm

        I also want to prepare f1

    • upaynai says

      November 8, 2014 at 7:03 pm

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  20. Ali says

    April 27, 2014 at 10:23 am

    Hello,
    i have a question i need some one to guide me.
    well i have done bachelor in finance ( 4 years degree) , now i am working in a company as a accountant.so my question is can i do ACCA now ?
    is there any assumption of papers in ACCA for me?
    waiting for guidance.
    Thanks.

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    • hamzaharoon says

      April 27, 2014 at 1:03 pm

      You can not only do ACCA even I believe you can also get Exemption on some Fundamental Level Papers of ACCA, you contact ACCA office in your city for more information plus I believe you can easily complete ACCA as you have practical experience in your accountancy field

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  21. ruxinliu says

    December 29, 2013 at 2:10 am

    Can u tell me what is the difference btw pilot paper& Mock exam?Which is more difficult?

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  22. Sandyp says

    December 12, 2013 at 2:44 am

    Can someone give me the some advise in regards to the best way of approaching FAB studies and in order to feel comfortable for exam preparation June 2014

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  23. Kris says

    November 17, 2013 at 1:42 am

    Hey everyone,

    I was wondering if you could ALL give me a couple of quick but very helpful and needed answers, 1) From your personal experience is it achievable to get a pass mark of 60+ through just studying the materials on this website for f1-f9 papers 2) if possible up to a certain point, what exams can you go up to before 60+ marks is too hard to achieve off OT materials alone?

    OR if you all say its not possible at all, what from your proven experience is the minimum study material I would need to buy in order to get 60 mark range like maybe a revision kit just for extra practice. Unfortunately I dont have the money to invest at this present time in study materials and feel it is hindering me in a big way in progressing which is frustrating but OT might be able to solve that (how I wish!). Thank you in advance if you can take the time out!

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    • Kris says

      November 17, 2013 at 1:49 am

      Oh and just in case you are wondering I am aware the pass mark is 50. But Iguess that is another question! If 60+ is a complete no then is it possible to get at least a pass in f1-f9 papers with just Opentuition material only. Like I said before if people that have actually done it could respond especially it would be very much appreciated as I would have some solid proof but all comments are welcomed. Thank you.

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    • send2ahtesham says

      November 30, 2013 at 4:19 am

      it is possible that you can even get 70+ marks all that matters is that you read and understand the text properly and you can test that by using revision kits(exam kit) if they are available on this website i am not sure there is or not but i think there is when you complete your revision kit give a mock exam and you will know whether you can get 60+ or not if you get 70 marks or above you are most likely to end up with 68-78 marks in the exam i hope that was helpful

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      • Raquel says

        February 4, 2014 at 9:41 pm

        Thank you for your answer above I am in a similar position as Kris and was wondering if i could study using OT material only…. I registered ACCA a week ago and studying after work i needed clarity. Thank you

    • gift6 says

      December 8, 2013 at 7:14 pm

      ITS MORE THAN POSSIBLE TO HIT THAT MARK WAT U NEED IS TO HAVE A STUDY GROUP IN THAT U WILL ASK EACH OTHER QWESTIONS. IN TERMS OF BOOKS U CAN USE ANY BUSINESS TEXT, SO LONG AS U FOLLOW YO SYLLUBUS. ENJOY.

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  24. mourice says

    October 18, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    ok,,,, we will se about that.

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  25. nunuyee says

    August 22, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    How can I do?
    some advice give me.
    I failed my F1 exam tow times
    so i have got depression

    thanks!

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    • gift6 says

      September 19, 2013 at 11:09 pm

      IF U LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA JOBERG IN PARTICULAR LETS ORGANISE AND MEET I WILL HELP U.

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    • gift6 says

      December 8, 2013 at 7:18 pm

      I CAN HELP U IF U A IN GHAUTENG SOUTH AFRICA. TRY TO USE THESE BOOKS 1. FRANKWOOD BUSINWSS ACCOUNTING 1 & 2, 2. RANDALS IN ACCOUNTING AND MANY MORE.

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    August 1, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    my heartist thanks to open tution

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  27. rainofswords says

    June 4, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    Hi,

    I understand that there are long questions in cbe.
    Anyone knows the format for cbe,as in how many marks for long questions.

    I’m taking the paper in 3 days hope someone can assist me soon.

    Chrischewwenjie@hotmail.com

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  28. 911faheem says

    April 8, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    ok

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  29. josephpigeon says

    March 8, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    any advsise for CBE

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  30. ashvin982 says

    March 8, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    hi…hw to revise f1??

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    • Martin says

      March 13, 2013 at 8:14 am

      hai ashvin,the best way is by going through opentuition revision and using the BBP revision kit thorourly.

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    • integral says

      September 19, 2013 at 6:19 pm

      hi?ashvin?let’s revise the F1 together?

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  31. Martin says

    March 1, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    i am wishing to start ACCA part 2 this coming june-july intake and iam planing to start with three from the F,but am kindly asking for the advise,which first three can i start with? that which will motivate me!!!

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  32. shareed says

    February 27, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Hi,
    when i go to study f2 in set 1 many answers are not available afeter clicking answer question is also not available.why?

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  33. shaaaz says

    January 6, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Can any1 telle are these notes sufficient to pass the exam?

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    • bilaal hosenally says

      January 31, 2013 at 9:35 am

      no…
      u nid more..

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  34. herathhmg says

    November 17, 2012 at 6:50 am

    I’m new to opentution and would realy appreciate if someone can guide me on below my quires,
    1.How can I sit for the exam after studying online sylabus?
    2.since I’m a Sri Lankan is there any exam center to sit in Sri Lanka?
    3.What are the professional benifits if I can pass the ACCA?
    4.Any paymnets to be done for the exam?

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    • Exhale says

      November 24, 2012 at 8:20 am

      @herathhmg, Contact Accaglobal.com and they will surely answer your queries better than anyone on this forum.

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  35. superman9991 says

    September 11, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    can you please guide me what portion to be studied daily so dat i can appear in 2012 dec exams please
    need the guidance …..
    thanx

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  36. haneena says

    September 9, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    can yuh guide me by giving daily portion to cover up..so that i can sit for this december 2012’s f1,f2 and f3 examz…

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  37. kappa007 says

    September 4, 2012 at 8:52 am

    I just registered to update my self. In deed its helps we that can’t afford to get d text books.

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  38. Reena says

    August 31, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Dear All,
    Open Tuition helps students of ACCA save cost in terms of money.All student can study at any time at their homes and any place with or mobile phones such as IPAD & NotePad by viewing Opentuition free of charge. It is costly at any place of the world.Thanks for Opentuition by helping poor students who dream to be Professional Accountant by making their dream to become true by free study.Thank you I m indebted to you Open Tuition.God bless you for the good work.

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  39. Reena says

    August 31, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    Dear All,
    Open Tuition helps students of ACCA save cost in terms of money.All student can study at any time at their homes and any place with or mobile phones such as IPAD & NotePad by viewing Opentuition free of charge. It is costly at any place of the world.Thanks for Opentuition by helping poor students who dream to be Professional Accountant by making their to become true by free study.Thank you I m indebted to you Open Tuition.God bless you.

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  40. Reena says

    August 13, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    am relying open tuition for study.I have kaplan note but I like only opentuition because the note are short and precise.Is opentuition emerged from ACCA ?Who is opentuition why the team are doing selfless service for the world.

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  41. priyu19 says

    August 10, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    hey replying to the upper comment..yes sure you can study from this website it is really helpful.

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  42. sylvia1966 says

    August 9, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Hi,will be sitting for F1 paper in December 3rd 2012, trying to study on my own kindly if i can get some help with notes that can be able to help me

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  43. rafaelassc1 says

    August 9, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Hi,

    I will be sitting my F1 and F2 exams in Ireland. Can I still study from the website?
    And Do I need to pay any courses or buy any book? If I study from here.

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    • MikeLittle says

      August 10, 2012 at 2:30 pm

      @rafaelassc1, Yes, you can study from the website. You MAY feel that you need a study text, particularly if you find there are any areas where there remains some doubt in your mind. However, you really MUST acquire a revision kit – they are books full of exam-type questions and practicing those questions is essential for you if you wish to improve dramatically your chances of exam success. ( This applies to ALL your ACCA exams from F1 through to P7 )

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