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Answering P7 Questions

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  • This topic has 9 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • October 26, 2015 at 9:23 pm #279133
    Robert
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    Hi mike,

    In F8 you encouraged students to use tables in answers to save time by getting straight to the point.

    Would you offer the same advice for answers in p7, or are paragraphs the way to go considering the professional marks available?

    Thanks mike

    October 27, 2015 at 7:11 am #279178
    MikeLittle
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    It isn’t me that answers questions of the F8 forum!

    By “tables” do you mean answering in columnar form?

    If so then, YES, use columnar form if it’s appropriate.

    For a question like “identify and explain” then columns would be fine

    If it’s a question that asks “respond to the partner’s email” then, NO, columnar would not be appropriate (probably)

    Generally speaking I imagine that paragraphs are the way to go.

    Short

    Suitably grouped and sub-headed

    One point per paragraph

    One paragraph per point

    Proper sentences

    DNA

    Legible

    Professional

    Affiliate next February!

    October 27, 2015 at 7:32 am #279184
    Robert
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    Thanks Mike, sorry for mistaken identity!

    Can you tell me what dna is you refer to?

    Thanks

    October 27, 2015 at 7:40 am #279186
    MikeLittle
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    Do not abbreviate

    October 27, 2015 at 8:06 am #279190
    Robert
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    Ha ha the irony

    Thanks

    October 27, 2015 at 4:19 pm #279292
    MikeLittle
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    You mean HHTI

    ?

    The point about “do not abbreviate” is that P7 particularly is a professional examination in communication skills.

    If you were to write to all your family (parents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, nephews, nieces and all your friends too) and announce that “You are all invited to a special evening at Robert’s house where we shall all enjoy a deep and meaningful presentation on the role of IFRS 15” how many would have the slightest idea what “IFRS” means

    October 28, 2015 at 2:53 pm #279394
    llmaqe
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    Dear Tutor,

    I am battling to strike a balance between providing adequate detail and managing time in the exam.

    If I were to give an example, where you are requested to assess audit risk or risk of material misstatements and the subject is around R & D, am I expected to list all the recognition criteria for development expenditure or can I just say “there is a risk that the expenditure does not meet the recognition criteria according to the applicable accounting standard”?

    Secondly, some questions ask for audit risk and others ask for risk of material misstatement only. Where risk of misstatement is required, does it mean I should ignore detection risk if it is there? Does it mean that where they are asking for audit risk there will always be a detection risk?

    Thanks

    October 28, 2015 at 5:09 pm #279422
    MikeLittle
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    You say:

    “there is a risk that the expenditure does not meet the recognition criteria according to the applicable accounting standard”

    but you could continue that thought with “and, in particular, ….” and identify one or two (as appropriate) criteria that appear to be in greatest doubt or in greatest danger of wrong assessment

    Of course, the length of your answer is totally dependent upon the number of marks available for that part of the question

    Re your second question, you seem to be tying yourself in knots!

    If a question asks for risk of material misstatement, why are you talking about detection risk? (“Where risk of misstatement is required, does it mean I should ignore detection risk if it is there”)

    You ask: “Does it mean that where they are asking for audit risk there will always be a detection risk?” – do you know, I’ve never thought about that! Yes, it probably does mean that

    Not sure if any of that has helped but I hope that it has!

    October 29, 2015 at 11:56 am #279518
    sablon001
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    Hi Mike,

    I have a Q regard the ISA’s. When referring to these in the exam do you need to quote the exact wording? For example ISA 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement Through Understanding the Entity and Its Environment. If using this in the exam can you state ISA 315 Gaining an understanding of client in brief? Or do you need to know the exact wording.

    Thanks

    Mike

    October 29, 2015 at 4:10 pm #279542
    MikeLittle
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    FORGET THE NUMBERS! FORGET THE TITLES!

    This is NOT a memory test. If you should ever need to quote the number and / or title in later life, you can look it up.

    DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME trying to remember ISA, IAS, IFRS numbers nor titles. There are NO marks for it

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