Paper F6 Dec 2010 exam was … Post your comments here

can i post a question am having difficult in on this page?am a self study student and i dont have people to run to

In Q1, it says calculate Joe Jones’s Taxable Income, so where then do you account for the £3000 into his Personal Pension ?
Does this not increase the Band ?

i think pakistani variant paper is much easier and i was surprised that only two students opted for PKN variant from Islamabad :p one of which was me :p

It was very difficult. I worked out all the problems in BPP exam kit. But it was not enough. I read chapter 4 in BPP text which is on benefits. But I feel that the information in the chapter is not enough to tackle question 1. If I fail this one, I don’t even know how to prepare again to resit in June, 2011.

I took the exam in jamaica and i was really disappointed with the examiner, the degree of difficulty was too high, and to be honest its like ACCA is doing every thing for you not to pass and i am seriously concidering other options in getting qualified. Most of the people i spoke with share the same sentiment.

Time management was poor!

i take malaysian taxation…….question 1very difficult to me,,,,,,,,i do know what to answer,,,,,but i ry to answer…but another question i can do it…i hope i can pass this paper,,,atleast 50….god help me…

I felt good – hopeful – after the 15 minutes reading time. But the hall (Alexandra Palace) was so cold I was freezing by the time I knew it. Eventually, succumbed to nature’s call and to warm my hands in hot water in the loo. Managed to answer only 3 questions.

How to prepare the test?just the note,no test book?thanks.

I cannot believe the amount of people who are worrying about this exam!! ok so there were some tricky questions, but altogether the syllabus was tested but just in a different way.

The students that will struggle are the people who are learning by rote and how to slot numbers in to a proformer, without ever really understanding what they are doing!!

The PAYE question was easy marks, and an accountant who does not know how to check a PAYE code or what it stands for is sorely lacking in the requirements needed to make a professional career.

Perhaps i am being a little harsh and i dont think my answers were by any means perfect but there were an easy fifty marks here even for those who are learning by themselves. I know i missed out on bits, but the reading time is essential to pull out those trigger points and scribble a note as to what to do with these!

Q1 was a dream!!
Q2 was just corporation tax – ignore the overseas and groups and still get over 80%
Q3 ok some tricky bits but again 80% easily
Q4 this is professional accounting – do the car benefit calc, do the company calc, compare!!! discuss… the kind of thing you should expect your clients to ask you daily!!!
Q5 brilliant, whathever you do – follow through!!! again 50% attainable

Above all dont worry, you probably did better than you think 🙂

Wise words, I hadnt looked at PAYE, but I just applied what I do at work.
Q4,I was a bit confused, but just tried to use my common sense.

Merry Christmas to you !!

The time is perfect for me. thanks for your efforts all. Happy New year