F8 Audit and Assurance Exam Resources

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ACCA Exam Tips for December 2008

Accouring to FTC Kaplan following are the topics that are expected to appear in F8 Audit and Assurance for December 2008 attempt. WARNING:The examiners deliberately try to avoid question spotting. Use the tips as areas to have a good look at, but remember that no-one knows what’s in the exam except the examiner. Your safest bet is to achieve good syllabus coverage in your revision, as the examiner aims to do in the exam.The examiner has indicated the general format of the paper but remember that each question
is likely to include several requirements and will range over a number of syllabus areas: 
 

•  Planning – risk assessment (two big questions in June and December 2005, only 10 marks since then).
• Controls Q1 purchases or payroll (sales last time).
• Substantive testing Q1 – stock (only a few marks recently, high risk, compliance and sub tests), creditors.
• Ethics – conflict of interest/ confidentiality.
• Review – overall review, checklist (probably not g/c!).
• Reports – scenario question, what sort and why (types tested last time).
• Internal audit – question tested last two sittings so less likely this time.

BPP Exam Tips

BPP Exam Tips  for December 2008 would be Added soon.

FTMS Exam Tips

FTMS Exam Tips for December 2008 sitting would be released soon.

Syllabus and study guide

The syllabus and study guide is designed to help with planning study and to provide detailed information on what could be assessed in any examination session.You can Download the Study guide for F8 Audit and Assurance by right-clicking and "Save Target As" the link below.

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Past Papers for Audit and Assurance

The pilot papers for the exams indicate how each paper will be assessed, structured and the likely style and range of questions that could be asked.

Download Pilot Paper for F8 Audit and Assurance

Technical Articles

The following articles can be found in the Student Accountant magazine (or ACCA website)
• Audit working papers, Namasiku Liandu, February 2007
• Examiner’s approach to paper F8, Alan Lewin, February 2007
• Audit risk in a brave new world, Namasiku Liandu, 30 September 2004
• Internal audit and review reports, Katherine Bagshaw, January 2003
• The role of internal audit in risk management, Katherine Bagshaw, April 2002
• Directional testing – a methodology, Kim Smith, May 2001

Technical articles for f8 audit and assurance can be assesed here.