anyone sitting this sept 2015 for P2(INT),P7(INT) email me for group study

Hi Guys,

Have you already passed P1 and P3, or it is not necessary to have them passed before attempting P7?

Yeah I am P2 only. (last paper) hope to clear this September, 2015 for all.
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email me please.Very important to follow the technique….

ACCA
P2 Exam technique
( see also the section on general exam technique )
? in the reading time read the requirements for all four questions – don‘t bother looking at
the !gures nor the notes relevant to the questions. Just read the requirements.
? Q1 – what else is involved in the question as well as consolidations? What sort of
consolidation is it – Statement of Financial Position, a Statement of Income with / without a
Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash
Flows, a foreign consolidation?
? the question often has !ve or six different parts to it – so what else is involved? Corporate
governance? Environmental concerns? Ethics?
? Q2 and Q3 – which IASs / IFRSs are being addressed in these two questions? Does either
question ask for a report / memo? Correct style and persuasive content will be worth two
to four marks
? Q4 – what‘s current? Keep up to date with the examiner‘s articles – he writes quite
frequently and very clearly. Personally I would in most cases try to avoid the 25 mark
discussion question – it can be very difficult to accumulate sufficient points to earn even a
bare pass mark of 13
? where to start?
? this is a matter of personal preference – having selected which question you are going to
leave out, do you then start with a 25 marker, then question 1 and !nish with the remaining
25 marker?
? or do you head straight into question 1?
? the only problem I can envisage with starting with question 1 is that it will be too easy to
overrun your allocated time and thus steal time from the two 25 markers. Can you be strict
with your self-discipline? If you are con!dent that you will not get pulled too deep into the
!gures in question 1, then go down that route
? within question 1 itself, there will likely be four or !ve sub-questions. These mini-questions
do not normally relate closely to the calculated solution which you are hoping to reach
so….?
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? do these smaller part-questions BEFORE you get into the consolidation numbers –
otherwise, you‘ll get swallowed up by the computations and never get to parts b, c, d and e!
That‘s 15 marks gone!
? should I write out a proforma !rst and then put in the easy !gures?
? there are NO marks for proformas! Statements of Financial Position, Income,
Comprehensive Income, Changes in Equity, Cash Flows? NO MARKS FOR PROFORMAS!
? sorry!
? but calculate the goodwill correctly, or the Provision for Unrealised Pro!t ( PuP ), or interest
paid for a cash $ow – they will all score marks – even if you don‘t get round to putting them
in a “!nal” Statement
? Q1
? follow the OpenTuition lectures and set your workings out in consistently the same
sequence – every time – you should !nd that that helps.
• W1 – group structure
• W2 – goodwill
• then the PuP calcuation
• W3a and W3b ( gain / loss on disposal / part disposal of subsidiary )
• W3 – consolidated retained earnings
• W4a – nci on the SoFP
• W4b – nci on the SoI ( strictly, the SoCiEty )
• W5a – investment in associate
• W5b – our share of associate‘s this year‘s pro!ts
? reduce the problem to an automatic process and you should !nd it easier!
? there are often 6, 7 or 8 paragraphs of notes at the end of the !gures in Q1
• start
at
the
last
one
–
say
number
8
• it often involves nothing at all – other than telling you the basis of the nci valuation at
date of acquisition
• then do number 7 – often some simple calculation like a dividend proposed but not yet
accounted for
• number 6 is often relatively straight forward as are also numbers 5, 4 and 3 – they will
involve deciding whether a !nancial instrument should be valued at fair value, whether
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a potential liability should be accrued, whether an asset needs to be impaired, whether
inventory value needs adjusting or whether revenue should be recognised on a basis
different to the existing basis.
• these are not intended to be a comprehensive list of possible adjustments – merely
illustrative of the sort of matter you could expect to !nd
• each of these notes requires a clear working to explain / calculate the amount and
effect of the adjustment necessary
• this should now leave you with just numbers 1 and 2 which typically will give you the
information about the acquisition / disposal of the subsidiary and the associate
• DO NOT get stopped by any single note – if you can‘t do it – LEAVE IT and come back
later when you have picked up the marks you can collect
• when you do come back to it, if you still cannot manage to !nd a solution, then GUESS –
but do not be tempted to start verbal explanations to the marker about what / why /
how you have arrived at the guessed !gure – simply put “say $50,000”
? Q2 and Q3
? establish the style which has been required – report / memo or letter or simply a comment
on the directors‘ choice of accounting treatment – more often than not, they are incorrect,
but not always!
? typically the questions will be sub-divided into four or !ve parts
? make sure that you correctly allocate your time to allow a reasonable effort at ALL parts of
the question
? Q4
? current affairs
• the
examiner
has
said
that
he
will
examine
each
new
IFRS
at
the
earliest
opportunity
• so keep your eye on the accountancy press and Student Accountant
• occasionally, question 4 has a computational element but, more often than not, it‘s
pure discussion
• personally, nine times out of ten, I would avoid it
• it is excessively difficult to produce 25 markable points in a discussion within 45
minutes
• it‘s difficult to produce half that number, yet that is what you need to get a passing
grade on this question
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• if you really do have to attempt question 4, follow the usual rules about planning what
you are going to write. This becomes particularly relevant when you are tackling a
question about which you could very well know not much at all
• remember, each valid point should be earning a mark for you
• your target is therefore to think, plan and write 25 markable points
• ok, you won‘t achieve that, but at least let that be your target
? the examiners like the answers to be subdivided into sections with appropriate headings