Guidance on preparing Oxford Brookes University RAP

In this article, Assad Pervaiz considers how to tackle the Oxford Brookes University Research and Analysis Project and offers some valuable guidance.

The Beginning

In preparing for the OBU Research & Analysis Project, most students spend a lot of time wondering as to what exactly the Research & Analysis Project (RAP) is all about. The reason for this is because they try to search the same amount and type of guidance as is available for the ACCA Exams. The starting point to work for the RAP is to clarify our understanding of what the RAP is…

An Insight to Tax Changes by Finance Act 2008

In this, the first of two articles, Steve Collings looks at the fundamental changes to income taxes and business taxes brought about by Finance Act 2008 which will be examined by ACCA from June 2009.  The second article will look at the changes to capital gains tax, inheritance tax and the residency and domicile legislation as well as the new powers HMRC have under their new penalty regime in respect of the administration of taxes.

Finance Act 2008 received Royal Assent on Monday 21 July 2008 which completed the legislative implementation of the Government’s Pre-Budget…

What worked for me: a personal perspective

In this article, our regular contributor Annette Smyth (known as ‘Bluewednesday’ on the forums) explains how she got through her ACCA exams.

There are often posts asking for the best way to get through the papers.  The purpose of this article is to explain what helped for me, what tutors have told me and how I did it!  As this is written from personal experience I have only been able to talk about the option papers that I took and have not been able to include the knowledge papers.  I have also excluded any papers…

Another Audit Q&A with Steve

I have seen lots of questions posted on AccountancyStudents these last few weeks about ACCA paper F8 and have received a number of emails asking me questions about this paper.  AccountancyStudents are dedicated to ensuring students pass their exams, so I thought it would benefit every student of F8 to put some of the questions I have been asked in an article so others can benefit.

The key problem that students seem to have with audit papers is the fact that when they attempt a question, their answer never seems to mirror that of the…

Getting Ready to PASSACCA

Students preparing for exams in December 2008 will no doubt be hard at work studying for success on the day of the exam.  A key aspect of being able to pass the paper(s) you are studying for is practising exam standard questions and understanding what the examiner is asking you.  A common pitfall by students which results in failing an exam(s) is inadequate preparation.  This article looks at additional and affordable revision material which students can gain access to, which is also idea for ‘on the move’ revision.  The final part of the article offers…