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  • December 10, 2020 at 10:34 am #599042
    Avataropentuition_team
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    How was your ACCA Paper FR December 2020 exam?

    Please vote in the Instant Poll


    Comments are now opened

    December 10, 2020 at 5:07 pm #599134
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    Hi everyone,

    I was surprised that I did not see any lease or financial instrument in my exam. Very weird. Mainly contracts revenue, PPE, intangibles and Gain in Exchange rate. This in section A and B

    In section C one of the questions was to do a CSPL. I got that NCI was a profit but there was a loss attributable to the Parent company?

    Thank you

    December 10, 2020 at 5:21 pm #599144
    Avatarkamara1993
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    Revenue , Contracts , Grants etc basically that section A & B showed me flames

    December 10, 2020 at 5:43 pm #599160
    Avatardannorth
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    I found it really difficult
    -Part A was a disaster: A lot of questions on really abstract parts of the syllabus which included exceptions to the standards… It felt like, if you didn’t know every exception it was 0 marks.

    I guess I’ll be retaking in March! 🙁

    December 10, 2020 at 5:45 pm #599161
    Avatardannorth
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    I couldn’t figure out how to calculate the NCI for the CSPL – there was no information there about the acquisition itself…?

    December 10, 2020 at 5:46 pm #599162
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    part A was complete disaster ..
    full of contracts and consolidation disposals and grants

    December 10, 2020 at 5:49 pm #599163
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    Weird that most imp chaps was excluded from this exam … full of weird revene , grants , foreign exchange , group disposals ques only

    December 10, 2020 at 5:50 pm #599164
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    You dont need that for CSPL. For profit and loss it is only the share of the profit of the subsidiary -share of PUP

    December 10, 2020 at 5:52 pm #599165
    Avatarsflynn120
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    I think I got the same section C question as you. I also got a profit for the NCI and a loss for the Parent company.

    I really struggled with the exam. I’ve done a lot of revision on consolidated sofp and financial instruments but neither came up. I’m just thankful statement of cash flows didn’t come up either!

    December 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm #599174
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    True! I was expecting more important ifrs to be tested..and didnt pay much attention to he details of other chapters, and what a disaster, all came in section A and B

    December 10, 2020 at 6:01 pm #599178
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    @sflynn120 Thanks for replying. What a relief. Please keep positive. Fingers crossed we will pass.

    December 10, 2020 at 6:13 pm #599181
    Avatardannorth
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    zulma85 wrote:You dont need that for CSPL. For profit and loss it is only the share of the profit of the subsidiary -share of PUP

    Thanks zulma85, that’s what I did. Perhaps it wasn’t a total disaster (fingers crossed)

    December 10, 2020 at 6:22 pm #599193
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    I thought I was the only one that got a loss of about 14300 for CSPL, However, my NCI was a profit.

    I really struggled with Ratio analysis of Section C. Bearly had enough time to attempt the 14marks Question.

    Section A & B were fair, not great.

    December 10, 2020 at 6:25 pm #599195
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    Hi, Section C : I got SPLOCI and SOCE ….. Lots of workings required confusing where to adjust what. I might have made over adjustments which were not required, so not expecting much.

    2 question was for disposal of subsidiary and working out gain or loss ….. might have got tripped…my workings led to loss on sale.

    I spent 2 hours on these questions….it is so hard to read such long questions. I should have done section B first followed by C and then A or maybe A and then C.

    My section A was full of P/l determination involving sale of subsidiary.

    Section B w

    December 10, 2020 at 6:27 pm #599196
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    On the whole I felt paper was more heavy on Consolidation and group disposals.

    December 10, 2020 at 6:31 pm #599194
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    isowamhen wrote:I thought I was the only one that got a loss of about 14300 for CSPL, However, my NCI was a profit.

    There were some adjustment to make on NCI share of profit, such as Dep of PPE & Amortization of Brand

    December 10, 2020 at 6:31 pm #599199
    AvatarNBhinder
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    For working out SOCE …..did not have B/f figures in the questions….found tricky

    December 10, 2020 at 6:41 pm #599206
    Avatarpjashu1995
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    The exam is really tough only focused on consolidation and disposal and few other chapters….surprised it left out so much of syllabus and focused on few.

    Anyone got ratio analysis question and is it profit or loss for the group’s account?

    December 10, 2020 at 6:46 pm #599210
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    It sounded like there were two lots of section c questions

    I had the consolidated sporl and the ratio question on the cheese business

    December 10, 2020 at 6:47 pm #599212
    Avatarpjashu1995
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    I got ratio analysis but on Bike’s co company disposing scooter co

    December 10, 2020 at 6:55 pm #599220
    Avatarsflynn120
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    I only adjusted the NCI share of profit for amortisation of brand, from memory their profit was about (3050-220)x20%. I thought the Property belonged to the Parent so wouldn’t affect the NCI?

    I also got ratio analysis for cheese business but my mind went blank for net asset turnover so didn’t put anything and also didn’t show gearing as a %. I left the 14 mark explanation question until last and only ended up writing a couple of lines!!!

    December 10, 2020 at 7:41 pm #599233
    AvatarJavid
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    Hi, did you have Int. version? I think my question 3 was an Oil company

    December 10, 2020 at 7:42 pm #599235
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    NCI too a lose figure right? PUP should be reduced as subsidiary was the seller…

    December 10, 2020 at 7:53 pm #599237
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    Sec B I had Leases, Revenue and Assets. Sec C I got Box Co with Ratio analysis And Python & Snake consolidated SOFP.

    Both section C’s were not too bad. Did anyone have these and how did you find them?

    December 10, 2020 at 7:58 pm #599245
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    I got this one. Did you get gain or loss on disposal?

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