ACCA Examinable Documents Rule Change - ACCA Global Accountancy Discussion Forums

acca · 01-23-2009, 10:04 AM

Please note the following important changes relating to ACCA examinable documents.

What is the change?
ACCA used to update examinable documents every six months which meant changes to documents for June exams had to be made and communicated by 30 November of the previous year and for December exams, 31 May of the same year. Going forward, ACCA will update examinable documents on an annual basis.

For paper-based exams regulation issued or legislation passed on or before 30 September, will be assessed from 1 June of the following year to 31 May of the year after. Therefore, paper-based exams in June 2009, December 2009 will be assessed on regulations issued and legislation passed on or before 30 September 2008.

The above rule applies to all papers and paper versions with the exception of taxation papers inHong Kong, Singapore and Zimbabwe.
Regulation issued or legislation passed in accordance with the above dates may be examinable even if the effective date is in the future.
For more detail on all papers and computer-based exams you should refer directly to the examinable documents and syllabus study guides within the student and affiliate section of ACCA's website.
This change is applicable to all of ACCA Qualification, CAT Qualification, DipFM and DipIFR.

When will this change come into effect?
Unless otherwise indicated by the examinable documents for the June 2009 exam session. Therefore the closing deadline for changes to examinable documents was 30 September 2008. These examinable documents will be relevant for June and December 2009 exam session.

As a student, how do I benefit from this rule change?
The major benefits are you will now have longer to prepare for the exams and increased clarity and assurance as to what will be examinable at each exam session.

What are examinable documents and syllabus study guides?
The syllabuses for ACCA’s range of qualifications are based on and make reference to a range of materials including legislation, standards, exposure draft and interpretations. Any changes to these types of documents will now have to be communicated by 30 September of each year if they are to be examined in June or December of the following year.

Where to find the most up to date examinable documents and syllabus study guides?
Examinable documents and syllabus study guides applicable to forthcoming exams can be found in exam paper resources within the student and affiliates section of ACCAs website for each paper.