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*** March 2022 ACCA AAA exam – Instant Poll and comments ***

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  • March 7, 2022 at 10:02 am #650029
    opentuition_team
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    How was your March 2022 ACCA AAA exam?

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    March 7, 2022 at 5:31 pm #650079
    damity
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    I realised after the exam, that I named my subheading for Q1 Audit risk instead of Risk of material mistatement. Will this be penalised?

    March 7, 2022 at 5:40 pm #650082
    asila
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    i got procedure of goodwill for 8 marks, n dint get any other procedure questions, the paper was kinda weird

    March 7, 2022 at 5:42 pm #650083
    bereank
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    It was very time pressured as usual. I tried to put something down for each part then swiftly move on. Not sure I achieved my aim!

    Q3 was a weird one on due diligence! Couldn’t make head or tail of it. By the time I got to grips with the requirement it was time for me to move on to the next question.

    Q1: (a) The usual suspect – evaluate- ROMM (24 marks) (b) Audit procedures (c) Money laundering and (d) Weaknesses in new client acceptance procedures.

    Q2: Completion stage: Matters and evidence/effect on auditor’s report (I think!) and something discovered before financial statements/audit report signed (plan to sell the company).

    I made some silly mistakes so it could go either way! This is my final exam so it would be lovely if ACCA would give me a pass 🙂

    March 7, 2022 at 5:44 pm #650084
    bereank
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    @asila It was indeed 🙂 Very weird.

    March 7, 2022 at 5:51 pm #650085
    damity
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    Q3 accrual of revenue rebate, pension,
    Q2, Preference shares of cfo and ceo,
    Q1 the goodwill/acquisition of company related to prior year.

    These questions destabilised me, i just pray for a miracle to pass.

    March 7, 2022 at 5:55 pm #650088
    barbadoshk
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    I had the same paper and thought it was a bit oddly worded the requirements in some parts

    March 7, 2022 at 5:59 pm #650089
    aleeeeeeeeeeeeshaaleeeee
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    why CBE 🙁
    switching from screens is weird, at lest qtns should be on paper sheet.
    please someone ask to ACCA

    March 7, 2022 at 6:03 pm #650090
    littlemiss94
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    Ahh I just realised I kept saying audit risk instead of risk of material misstatement. Do you think I will be penalised for this:/

    March 7, 2022 at 6:13 pm #650095
    Jennie_fierz
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    Yeah same time pressure again. lots of procedures which was weird also. overall i tried to answer all questions i wasn’t too sure about question 2 – just wrote about the warranty provisions. Fingers crossed! last paper, pls ACCA have mercy

    March 7, 2022 at 6:16 pm #650097
    Jennie_fierz
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    if any, may be 1/2 or 1mrks

    March 7, 2022 at 6:21 pm #650098
    panayiota19
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    Q2 was intangible assets or design costs under IFRS15?

    March 7, 2022 at 6:27 pm #650102
    Kim Smith
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    damity wrote:I realised after the exam, that I named my subheading for Q1 Audit risk instead of Risk of material mistatement. Will this be penalised?

    There is no negative marking – candidates are credited for what they get right – there is no deduction of marks for getting things wrong.

    March 7, 2022 at 6:33 pm #650106
    Kim Smith
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    littlemiss94 wrote:Ahh I just realised I kept saying audit risk instead of risk of material misstatement. Do you think I will be penalised for this:/

    RoMM is a subset of audit risk – so it is not technically wrong to described a RoMM as an audit risk – only less precise. (Whereas all RoMMs are audit risks, not all audit risk are RoMMs – because detection risk is not RoMM.)

    Although I would encourage candidates to be careful and always be as precise as possible, there is no negative marking – and it will be what is described as the risk that gets the credit.

    March 7, 2022 at 6:56 pm #650113
    Chris777
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    If an account balance is 1.6% of total assets and you say that it is material, would that be correct given the general materiality threshold is between 1-2%?

    March 7, 2022 at 7:06 pm #650115
    Jennie_fierz
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    Materiality threshold
    Profits 5-10%
    Revenue 1/2 – 1 %
    Assets 1-2%
    (P.R.A)

    March 7, 2022 at 7:19 pm #650119
    barbadoshk
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    What ROMM did you guys highlight?

    March 7, 2022 at 7:19 pm #650120
    Chris777
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    Jennie_fierz wrote:Materiality threshold
    Profits 5-10%<br>Revenue 1/2 – 1 %<br>Assets 1-2%<br>(P.R.A)

    well, thanks for the reply but it does not address my question 🙂

    March 7, 2022 at 7:22 pm #650121
    granal03
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    So trying to remember the exam – please correct me if I’m wrong

    Section A – Theme Park industry, potential money laundering issues.
    1 – 24 marks on Risk of Material Misstatement
    2 – 6 marks on procedures around impairment of an asset
    3 – 8 marks on money laundering (a lot were quite obvious in the text around the Sons upping revenue)
    4 – 8 marks evaluating Meadow Co, a similar company, audit engagement assessment. Was quite difficult as not much info given beyond a basic check list

    Section B
    2 – 16 mark question on enquiries specifically around intangible assets and financing in a textile company – found this very difficult as not much info given to match up to 16 marks.
    2b – 9 mark question on audit evidence in regards to the financing

    3 – ai) – question on fieldwork undertaken by the audit team, specifically in regards to intangible assets for a smart vacuum – tricky question
    Ii) was around the audit evidence you would expect in relation to the above (or procedures cant remember)
    3b – 9 mark question on ethics with an FD as we go to get an audit with a company we have provided non audit services for. More straight forward.

    Overall i think this was a tough exam, mainly because the industry’s were niche (textiles, theme parks, smart tech), there weren’t clear signposts for bits of the answer especially in section A there was alot of content to think about and then Section B was okay if you knew alot about intangibles, if not I think you struggle here. Confusing financial information too, so materiality wasn’t as simple. Going to be a very close pass if I get it.

    March 7, 2022 at 7:27 pm #650122
    barbadoshk
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    What ROMM did you guys highlight?

    Chris777 wrote:

    Jennie_fierz wrote:Materiality threshold
    Profits 5-10%<br>Revenue 1/2 – 1 %<br>Assets 1-2%<br>(P.R.A)

    I would say yes

    March 7, 2022 at 7:40 pm #650123
    Chris777
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    barbadoshk wrote:What ROMM did you guys highlight?

    By Yes, you mean if the % is between the brackets you can still say the underlying figure is material?

    March 7, 2022 at 7:54 pm #650124
    barbadoshk
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    What ROMM did you guys highlight?

    Chris777 wrote:Jennie_fierz wrote:Materiality threshold
    Profits 5-10%<br>Revenue 1/2 – 1 %<br>Assets 1-2%<br>(P.R.A)

    I would say yes

    March 7, 2022 at 8:23 pm #650127
    barbadoshk
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    @chris777 if it’s over the lower threshold it’s material.

    How many more exams do you have left

    March 7, 2022 at 9:21 pm #650129
    Anonymous
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    What do you mean about goodwill/acquisition question being previous year ?

    March 7, 2022 at 10:12 pm #650132
    umar110
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    Does anyone remember the treatment of accrual of $5.5m in Q 2,

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