ATX*** ACCA P6 December 2016 Exam Results ***

Honestly thought this was the hardest ACCA exam I've had to take so far. Somehow passed with 62! Only two to go now.

Passed P6. Affiliate now!! Wow feel great!! Feel blessed!

72 first attempt - still in shock as I only did like 80% of the paper. I self studied and had no brought forward knowledge from F6 because of my exemptions. Goes to show that P6 is passable with a lot of commitment and determination.

Congrats Sam. Canna believe that that's me finished with exams now.

Always the people who passed who are first to post... thankfully this time this includes me with 68.... t those who have failed keep going... i got 49 on first attempt !!! 2 more to go now!

Xolile and all congrats. I'm doing p6 in march. Any advise or notes?

@rkoli said: Xolile and all congrats. I'm doing p6 in march. Any advise or notes?

I would advise to first learn and understand the topics and then learn how they can link and relate to each other... and as always lots and lots of practice questions

@usamaniaz said: Passed P6. Affiliate now!! Wow feel great!! Feel blessed!

Congrats Sam

Thanks Feels great!!

75 on the first time. Can't believe it. I thought I failed. That's me a first time passer then. Can't believe it. Affiliate!

Arrrrrgggghhhh! I passed!!!!!!! 81% Can't beleive it. That Q1 about Duncan incorporating his business seems a LONG time ago now. I'm done with exams forever! My biggest tip is to do the practice questions- all of them. It's all about doing the questions.

Finally passed P6 with 56%. This is the fourth time doing this exam, so glad i stuck with it and am finally finished with exams! Well done to everyone that passed and anyone that didn't don't give up!

Hi blue24, I have done P6 a few times and just not getting the 50% mark. Any tips on what you did to pass as you understand my situation. It's so frustrating! Thank you

hi blue, congratulations - failed for the second time and b eing my final one im gutted - any advise on how to tackle it you way would be much appreciated.

Failed 2nd attempt Any tip how to tackle p6, last one left

88%, completely surprised myself! For those who have been asking how to pass, my tactic is to thoroughly read through the study text (I use BPP but I'm sure Kaplan is just as good) and then go through the practice and revision kit (a large selection of past paper questions) at least twice. I put in about 20 hours a week studying most weeks, which feels crazy when I'm also working a 40 hour week, but I've not failed one yet.

@sandersgreen2 said: 88%, completely surprised myself! For those who have been asking how to pass, my tactic is to thoroughly read through the study text (I use BPP but I'm sure Kaplan is just as good) and then go through the practice and revision kit (a large selection of past paper questions) at least twice. I put in about 20 hours a week studying most weeks, which feels crazy when I'm also working a 40 hour week, but I've not failed one yet.

will it be easy to self study P6 and if yes how long will it need?

@sandersgreen2 said: 88%, completely surprised myself! For those who have been asking how to pass, my tactic is to thoroughly read through the study text (I use BPP but I'm sure Kaplan is just as good) and then go through the practice and revision kit (a large selection of past paper questions) at least twice. I put in about 20 hours a week studying most weeks, which feels crazy when I'm also working a 40 hour week, but I've not failed one yet.

I was just going to post the same. You need to practice a lot of questions and study the entire text. Yes P6 self study is doable but you need to have the discipline and commitment to put in at least 3 hours every day. Also, visit the HMRC websites. All the topics are on there with detailed explanation on how to apply the rules.

Congrats all who have passed! Those who haven't I'm really sorry to hear it must be really hard but please hang in there you're so close to final destination than you think. May be next time is yours! Start studying sometimes this week, just do some question practice before you start the full course. See how much of the rules you can remember & allocate time to study / revise based on it. Allocate at least 50% time available from now on for question & past paper practices. If you're clueless about a question , don't look at answer go through the notes find the relevant section read through what you needed to know but you didn't to attempt that question and then find the answer to the question yourself or at least get closer to it. This is my personal way of studying / practicing it might not suit everyone. The very best of luck ! L x Ps I've passed first time with 58% btw didn't think I would though as I more or less completely missed a 20 mark question. whatever you do please please stick to time try attempt all question pls don't dwell on Q1, I felt such an idiot as the question I didn't have time to attempt seemed lot easier or at least an area I was comfortable with.. was so gutted wanted to bang my head on wall. Would've done so today if I failed it.

57 third attempt, I had very weak hope, and pleased now. Very big volume of paper.

I passed with 65%, my highest scoring P paper! I failed with 35% last time, so if you have failed, please don't give up. Question practice and exam technique are key. The answers in the back of the book follow a very logical approach so I mastered this technique. For example, inheritance tax questions, always start with CLT's and then work to the PETs and then the death estate. You also get marks for stating what I always thought was obvious so didn't bother in my previous attempt!

Hi Amna, I did P6 in just under 3 months. I started studying for it almost straight after my exam in Sep 16. I aim to read the study text in 6 weeks and then for the next 6 weeks I practice questions, so as Iana345 said above, you need to spend 50% of your time on practicing questions. And xolile is right too, you've got to be looking at 3 hours a day, every day. Some things I do which help me are studying for an hour before work and putting one day aside at the weekend to study, every weekend. I've become a pretty unsociable person but I think that's the sacrifice you have to make, at least it's only for a few years! I was told it was hard before I started studying, but I never thought it would be this hard!

I failed for the 5th time (47,37,48,37 and this December 38). I have the knowledge but always find Q1 throws me - For example this sitting I have not seen a similar structure for December Q1 in the revision kits. I am thinking of switching to Audit self study has anyone switched and had better results. This is my final paper and I don't know what more I can do in terms of the amount of work I have put in!

I focused more on exam technique this time and practising questions. Being specific with dates and relating my answer to the question also stating the obvious. Keep going you'll get there!!

I got 76% on the first attempt and I self study. I only answered around 80% of the exam. My advice for anyone doing P6 is go through any questions you can get your hands on. I used the BPP study book and revision book. I did all the questions over and over and over again until the tax advisor way of thinking become second nature. When I went into the exam and saw the questions I just wrote like a possessed person. I unloaded all my knowledge. I had to use 3 answer booklets because I unleashed all that I knew in the exam.

Haha Mr Morpheus, i remember you saying you were in 'unload mode' when you were answering some of the questions. Congratulations

85% 1st time Didn't expect that at all but this is how I did it. Highlight the book ( bpp ) and write out your own notes as you go along into one of those school sized note books. Not A4 paper. Make your note book colourful.i had a different note book for each tax. use loads of different colour pens! Once you've got your set of notes write out your own revision cards from them notes. For those in the U.K they sell them in the pound shop. The size of the bpp pass cards. Write out your revision cards in the mind mapping technique and also make them colourful. Anyone watch that video from Acca about mind mapping revision technique ? Print out all the technical articles from Acca. With the questions and answers. There was a lot of them! Highlight them and do the questions near the exam. Do the practise and revision kit Write down what you got wrong, and go back to your revision cards and see if you have the answer there, if not add it in and high light it. At the exam. You will need a different high lighter for each tax. So for question one the long one , as you read it , highlight eg income tax important stuff in yellow , corporation tax in red, etc. I did go to classes , but this is what I would do at home.

Alhamdullilah Passed with 61 marks :)

My Tip for passing P6 is attempting at least 80% of the Exam Kit.....which is about 55 Questions and try to strengthen topics which we some time ignored due to sheer volume of the syllabus like VAT, Remittances etc.....again solving Kit is essential to get idea of how to answer the questions....May be even twice You need to gain few marks allotted to these topics... Hope this Helps

Thanks for all your tips