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INTERNATIONAL
ACCA
PAPER F7
FINANCIAL REPORTING
(INTERNATIONAL)
STUDY SYSTEM
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SESSION 00 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Session Page
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SESSION 00 - CONTENTS
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SESSION 00 - INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
This Study System has been specifically written for the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants fundamentals level examination, Paper F7 Financial Reporting.
It provides comprehensive coverage of the core syllabus areas and is designed to be used
both as a reference text and interactively with the ATC Learning System to provide you with
the knowledge, skill and confidence to succeed in your ACCA studies.
SYLLABUS
CR (P2) BA (P3)
FA (F3)
Aim
To develop knowledge and skills in understanding and applying accounting standards and
the theoretical framework in the preparation of financial statements of entities, including
groups and how to analyse and interpret those financial statements.
Main capabilities
C Prepare and present financial statements which conform with International accounting
standards
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A conceptual A regulatory
framework for framework for
financial reporting financial reporting
(A) (B)
RATIONALE
The financial reporting syllabus assumes knowledge acquired in Paper F3, Financial
Accounting, and develops and applies this further and in greater depth.
The syllabus begins with the conceptual framework of accounting with reference to the
qualitative characteristics of useful information and the fundamental bases of accounting
introduced in the Paper F3 syllabus within the Knowledge module. It then moves into a
detailed examination of the regulatory framework of accounting and how this informs the
standard setting process.
The main areas of the syllabus cover the reporting of financial information for single
companies and for groups in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
relevant accounting standards.
Finally, the syllabus covers the analysis and interpretation of information from financial
reports.
Detailed syllabus
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C Financial statements
3. Intangible assets
4. Inventory
6. Leases
8. Impairment of assets
9. Taxation
D Business combinations
2. Calculation and interpretation of accounting ratios and trends to address users and
stakeholders needs
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All questions are compulsory. It will contain both computational and discursive elements.
Some questions will adopt a scenario/case study approach.
Question 2, for 25 marks, will test the reporting of non-group financial statements. This may
be from information in a trial balance or by restating draft financial statements.
Questions 4 and 5 will cover the remainder of the syllabus and will be worth 15 and 10
marks respectively.
An individual question may often involve elements that relate to different subject areas of
the syllabus. For example the preparation of an entitys financial statements could include
matters relating to several accounting standards.
Questions on topic areas that are also included in Paper F3 will be examined at an
appropriately greater depth in this paper.
Candidates will be expected to have an appreciation of the need for specified accounting
standards and why they have been issued. For detailed or complex standards, candidates
need to be aware of their principles and key elements.
For financial accounting papers ACCA will publish examinable documents once a year to
indicate exactly what regulations and legislation could potentially be assessed within
identified examination sessions.
For the F7 exam, regulation issued or legislation passed on or before 30th September will be
assessed from 1st June of the following year to 31st May of the year after that.
Therefore any regulation issued or legislation passed by 30th September 2008 is examinable in
the June 2009 and December 2009 examination sessions.
Check the ACCA website for a list of examinable documents for each examination session.
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SESSION 00 - EXAM TECHNIQUE
EXAMINATION TECHNIQUE
Time allocation
Divide your time in proportion to the marks on offer. To allocate your time
multiply the marks for each question by 1.7 minutes. If you allocate 1.8
minutes per mark you will find that at the end of the exam you need a
couple more minutes!
The first marks are the easiest to gain in each question, so dont be tempted
to overstep the time allocation on one question to tidy up a complicated
answer, start the next question instead.
Numerical questions
Before starting a computation, picture your route. Do this by jotting down the steps you are
going to take and imagining the layout of your answer.
Include all your workings and cross-reference them to the face of your
answer.
A clear approach and workings will help earn marks even if you make an
arithmetic mistake.
If you could not complete the calculations required for comment then
assume an answer to the calculations. As long as your comments are
consistent with your assumed answer you can still pick up all the marks for
the comments.
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Recall the technical knowledge you have learned relating to the content
from the requirements and your quick read of the scenario.
Draw together your technical knowledge and the points from the scenario.
Do this by thinking and rearranging your plan, before you write up your
answer.
Written questions
Planning
Read the requirements carefully at least twice to identify exactly how many
points you are being asked to address.
Give your plan a structure which you will follow when you write up the
answer.
Presentation
Use headings, indentation and bullet points to give your answer structure
and to make it more digestible for the marker.
Use short paragraphs for each point that you are making.
Separate paragraphs by leaving at least one line of space between each one.
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Style
Lots of points briefly explained tends to score higher marks than one or two
points elaborately explained.
Imagine that you are a marker, you would like to see a short, concise answer
which clearly addresses the requirement.
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