ACCA Students.

[laysing]

That sounds quite tough for u. Im working full time in tax, barely got enough time to slp, let alone study. U are taking 3 papers at kaplan?

Tough? Really?
Nope, taking at SAA

 

[dark_aLLeY]

i have some materials to sell:

-F7 Lecture note June 2010 (Sami) Note 1&2 (exactly same as the notes of Dec 2010, quite new): $40 both
-F7 Text book June 2010 (Kaplan)-never used: $50
-F7 Exam kit 2010 (Kaplan)-never used: $30 (regular price is $45)
-F5 Exam kit 2010 (Kaplan)-never used: $30 (regular price is $45).

Anyone who want to buy them, please sms me at 8100 three five four one. Thanks.

I sms u but no reply ...

 

[xetamitlux]

Selling the Text & Exam Kit & Lecture Notes for the following papers (perfect condition, if not almost perfect condition):

F2 Management Accounting
F3 Financial Accounting
F4 Business Law
F5 Performance Management
F6 Taxation
F7 Financial Reporting
F8 Audit & Assurance
F9 Financial Management
P1 Professional Accountant

For all of the above, the publisher is Kaplan. I will include the lecture notes and personal notes as well for all of the followings. As you all might already have known, Kaplan sells the textbook at $80, exam kit at $45, and lecture notes at $100 (2 books). Hence, one paper costs approximately $200 plus if you purchase from Kaplan for self study or whatever reasons.

I am selling all of the above papers (not individual papers) @ 390/- nett - that is - inclusive of 1. textbook 2. exam kit 3. lecture notes 4. personal notes for all of the papers above

It would be good for students who wish to self study for certain papers (such as fundamental papers and theory papers) or for students who have SAA notes and want a different perspective from other publishers.

If interested, please contact me at 91731597, pm me or reply here. Thank you.

 

[tvbusy]

I sms u but no reply ...

I didn't receive any sms from you. Sorry, please send to me again to deal and make sure you get my right phone number. Thanks.

 

[Philomae]

I gave up SIM RMIT A/C full time course as I don't have biz dip so need to go for 1st yr full time but i'm working full time.
possible to resign full time job to go for full time course but there'll b no monthly income for me to study. and the course is awarded by the Aust Uni so eventually if wanna be CPA, it'll lead to CPA Aust instead of CPA SG.

However, i changed to registered with SAA for papers F1 and F2 which will be starting next week for Andy Tan and Ben Lee lesson.
Hope can understand what the lecturers are teaching as I don't have accounting knowledge.
Any things to take note for attending these 2 papers for their lessons?

Any advise for me whether i gave up the RMIT SIM course and took up ACCA is the right track?

 

[dark_aLLeY]

I didn't receive any sms from you. Sorry, please send to me again to deal and make sure you get my right phone number. Thanks.

Anyone who want to buy them, please sms me at 8100 three five four one. Thanks.

I sms-ed to your no. 8100 3541. Correct ?

 

[Konnichiwa]

I gave up SIM RMIT A/C full time course as I don't have biz dip so need to go for 1st yr full time but i'm working full time.
possible to resign full time job to go for full time course but there'll b no monthly income for me to study. and the course is awarded by the Aust Uni so eventually if wanna be CPA, it'll lead to CPA Aust instead of CPA SG.

However, i changed to registered with SAA for papers F1 and F2 which will be starting next week for Andy Tan and Ben Lee lesson.
Hope can understand what the lecturers are teaching as I don't have accounting knowledge.
Any things to take note for attending these 2 papers for their lessons?

Any advise for me whether i gave up the RMIT SIM course and took up ACCA is the right track?

You have choosen very good lecturers, those two Papers F1 and F2 are based on assumption that you do not have accounting knowledge to alleviate your fears.

You just need to practise what is taught in class and memorise any steps and formulas that are required. F1 Exams are more towards soft skills, those who have some work experience can understand better what is taught in class.

People avoid ACCA mainly because it is not easy to pass. But it is quite recognised in the accounting industry. If you flip thru the newspaper recruit section, you can see that they are looking for ACCA qualified personnel.

However, do not underestimate the time and effort required to pass ACCA, unlike some degree programme with projects marks to pull up your final grades, ACCA is 100% exam based. You either pass or fail in the exams.

To me without accounting knowledge to start with, I don't find F2 and F3 easy. It will be tougher as you go up to higher level papers from F4 onwards, where u are required to memorise stuffs as it is closed book exam.

If you study consistently, it is possible to pass the ACCA. If not.. the examiners will teach u a lesson... or some lessons.. till you decide to give up ACCA altogether.

 

[tvbusy]

I sms-ed to your no. 8100 3541. Correct ?

OMG, i gave you a wrong number . Sorry, it's my mistake. Please send sms to 8100 3540. Sorry again.

 

[Philomae]

You have choosen very good lecturers, those two Papers F1 and F2 are based on assumption that you do not have accounting knowledge to alleviate your fears.

You just need to practise what is taught in class and memorise any steps and formulas that are required. F1 Exams are more towards soft skills, those who have some work experience can understand better what is taught in class.

People avoid ACCA mainly because it is not easy to pass. But it is quite recognised in the accounting industry. If you flip thru the newspaper recruit section, you can see that they are looking for ACCA qualified personnel.

However, do not underestimate the time and effort required to pass ACCA, unlike some degree programme with projects marks to pull up your final grades, ACCA is 100% exam based. You either pass or fail in the exams.

To me without accounting knowledge to start with, I don't find F2 and F3 easy. It will be tougher as you go up to higher level papers from F4 onwards, where u are required to memorise stuffs as it is closed book exam.

If you study consistently, it is possible to pass the ACCA. If not.. the examiners will teach u a lesson... or some lessons.. till you decide to give up ACCA altogether.

Actually i did before 1.1 & 1.2 a few years ago but didn't manage to get through after a couple of attempts hence didn't continue.

I didn't find 1.1 and 1.2 easy to understand when i did those two papers a few years ago as i don't really quite get through the financial accounts.
I still remembered when i did my 1.1 a few years ago, too many FRS to understand which is basically all theory and my accounts doesn't always balance. Why debit, why credit, why some items is included in the income statement and balance sheet is making me confuse till now.....
As I mentioned, i don't have relevant job experience as i'm in the manufacturing industry. If i changed to accounting industry, there'll sure be pay cut as i don't have relevant qualification and exp.

Ya, indeed it is quite true when i flipped through the recurit papers, saw alot of employers looking for ACCA grad accountant.
Some people told me ACCA is more recognise as compared with RMIT a/c course. & since no biz dip to go into year 2 of the RMIT a/c part time, hence have to get into 1st yr full time.
Ultimately, i didn't respone to RMIT offer of acceptance and chose back ACCA instead.

 

[T-cOTOn-T]

Actually i did before 1.1 & 1.2 a few years ago but didn't manage to get through after a couple of attempts hence didn't continue.

I didn't find 1.1 and 1.2 easy to understand when i did those two papers a few years ago as i don't really quite get through the financial accounts.....Why debit, why credit, why some items is included in the income statement and balance sheet is making me confuse till now.....
.

In your case, perhaps the BPP textbooks & notes aren't sufficient. The ACCA syllabus outline usually recommends selected textbooks which can assist you if you require more help in understanding the concepts, double entries, etc.. I believe its Frankwood or something.

"Consistency in Application" : Because you need to have that attribute to pull through subsequent papers which gets very much tougher in terms of depth and scope of the syllabus. Apply yourself daily in your revision & use it to build confidence for the examinations and further papers.

ACCA has a cumulative effect, concepts you learn earlier will be used and examined again in subsequent subjects.

Some e.g. FRS in in F7, F8, P2, P7. Foundation cost accounting for F5, F7 & P5, Ethics in F8 for P1, P7, corporate social responsibility in P1 for P2 and P3.

So if you are weak in certain areas, you will need to work that much harder to "relearn" them for higher level learning. Given you too are working, you really can't afford yourself that luxury of slagging off.

So apply yourself consistently in understanding and remembering your concepts and it will make things so much easier for yourself.

You may somehow encounter coursemates who seemingly spent the least amount of time and yet passed the papers. Well, at least I know of some. Ask them any question off the cuff, chances are they won't give you the right answers.


Make friends These friends will be invaluable to you when you need further explanations/clarification. Conversely if you apply yourself diligently, you can solidify your understanding each time you clarify & realign certain misconceptions/misdirections of theirs. It's a win win situation for you.

Practise as many past exam questions as possible. To get the hang of the type of questions that can be asked. There are so many ways a topic can be examined, practising more questions can only aid you in understanding the concepts & prep your confidence for the exams.

Good luck and hope the outcome will be different for you this time around.

 

[hongge]

As I mentioned, i don't have relevant job experience as i'm in the manufacturing industry. If i changed to accounting industry, there'll sure be pay cut as i don't have relevant qualification and exp.

Ya, indeed it is quite true when i flipped through the recurit papers, saw alot of employers looking for ACCA grad accountant.
Some people told me ACCA is more recognise as compared with RMIT a/c course. & since no biz dip to go into year 2 of the RMIT a/c part time, hence have to get into 1st yr full time.
Ultimately, i didn't respone to RMIT offer of acceptance and chose back ACCA instead.

it is still possible to switch from manufacturing to accounting if u are the accountant of the same manufacturing industry. many accountants in manufacturing company do not know what the company is manufacturing despite looking at the sales figures in the P&L alll the time. prior experience in manufacturing can help u to understand the accounts better. especially if the accountant is tasked to perform management reports.

another point is that not many accountants cant get used to the manufacturing environment. if you worked in manufacturing b4, most probably u can stay longer in the accounting dept than other accountants who will be struggling to adapt to the environment.

what u can do now is probably speak to ur company HR to ask if it is possible to transfer to the accounts dept. start off as an accounts assistant, probably with AR, AP, FA or GL first. then slowly move into full sets, group accounts etc.

Your decision to do ACCA is correct as it will equip u with all the necessary knowledge u need to perform your accounting role in future.

 

[Philomae]

it is still possible to switch from manufacturing to accounting if u are the accountant of the same manufacturing industry. many accountants in manufacturing company do not know what the company is manufacturing despite looking at the sales figures in the P&L alll the time. prior experience in manufacturing can help u to understand the accounts better. especially if the accountant is tasked to perform management reports.

another point is that not many accountants cant get used to the manufacturing environment. if you worked in manufacturing b4, most probably u can stay longer in the accounting dept than other accountants who will be struggling to adapt to the environment.

what u can do now is probably speak to ur company HR to ask if it is possible to transfer to the accounts dept. start off as an accounts assistant, probably with AR, AP, FA or GL first. then slowly move into full sets, group accounts etc.

Your decision to do ACCA is correct as it will equip u with all the necessary knowledge u need to perform your accounting role in future.

I don't intend to stay in that company for so long as I've been there for quite a number of years as engineering asst.

manufacturing co. doing semiconductor products.

how come other accountancts will be struggling to adapt to manufacturing environment? is it that bad?

 

[Philomae]

In your case, perhaps the BPP textbooks & notes aren't sufficient. The ACCA syllabus outline usually recommends selected textbooks which can assist you if you require more help in understanding the concepts, double entries, etc.. I believe its Frankwood or something.

"Consistency in Application" : Because you need to have that attribute to pull through subsequent papers which gets very much tougher in terms of depth and scope of the syllabus. Apply yourself daily in your revision & use it to build confidence for the examinations and further papers.

ACCA has a cumulative effect, concepts you learn earlier will be used and examined again in subsequent subjects.

Some e.g. FRS in in F7, F8, P2, P7. Foundation cost accounting for F5, F7 & P5, Ethics in F8 for P1, P7, corporate social responsibility in P1 for P2 and P3.

So if you are weak in certain areas, you will need to work that much harder to "relearn" them for higher level learning. Given you too are working, you really can't afford yourself that luxury of slagging off.

So apply yourself consistently in understanding and remembering your concepts and it will make things so much easier for yourself.

You may somehow encounter coursemates who seemingly spent the least amount of time and yet passed the papers. Well, at least I know of some. Ask them any question off the cuff, chances are they won't give you the right answers.


Make friends These friends will be invaluable to you when you need further explanations/clarification. Conversely if you apply yourself diligently, you can solidify your understanding each time you clarify & realign certain misconceptions/misdirections of theirs. It's a win win situation for you.

Practise as many past exam questions as possible. To get the hang of the type of questions that can be asked. There are so many ways a topic can be examined, practising more questions can only aid you in understanding the concepts & prep your confidence for the exams.

Good luck and hope the outcome will be different for you this time around.

It isn't that easy to make frenz as most only comes to class after work in the evening and totally don't even know each other.

 

[jason20100605]

Actually i did before 1.1 & 1.2 a few years ago but didn't manage to get through after a couple of attempts hence didn't continue.

I didn't find 1.1 and 1.2 easy to understand when i did those two papers a few years ago as i don't really quite get through the financial accounts.
I still remembered when i did my 1.1 a few years ago, too many FRS to understand which is basically all theory and my accounts doesn't always balance. Why debit, why credit, why some items is included in the income statement and balance sheet is making me confuse till now.....
As I mentioned, i don't have relevant job experience as i'm in the manufacturing industry. If i changed to accounting industry, there'll sure be pay cut as i don't have relevant qualification and exp.

Ya, indeed it is quite true when i flipped through the recurit papers, saw alot of employers looking for ACCA grad accountant.
Some people told me ACCA is more recognise as compared with RMIT a/c course. & since no biz dip to go into year 2 of the RMIT a/c part time, hence have to get into 1st yr full time.
Ultimately, i didn't respone to RMIT offer of acceptance and chose back ACCA instead.

do you need to pay extra membership fees?

 

[qlinnie]

i'm same as you, Philomae. i also don't have any accounting knowledge. so worried that i will not understand in class.
we got to work extra harder!!!

 

[Petrelli_83]

i'm same as you, Philomae. i also don't have any accounting knowledge. so worried that i will not understand in class.
we got to work extra harder!!!

Just make sure u understand the basic principles like matching principle, accruals concept etc. taught in tge first few pages of any 101 acctg text. They are the cornerstones of all the frs rules and applucations. Practice is the only way to suceed, and nobody starts out born with acctg knowledge.

 

[Philomae]

do you need to pay extra membership fees?

i didn't continue paying that time when i didn't continue with acca a few yrs back.

 

[hongge]

I don't intend to stay in that company for so long as I've been there for quite a number of years as engineering asst.

manufacturing co. doing semiconductor products.

how come other accountancts will be struggling to adapt to manufacturing environment? is it that bad?

some accountants will find it hard to adapt to industrial sites and prefer to work in town/comfortable environment.

the account assistant/ accountant in my Co turnover rate is about 6-9mths. when i asked them why quit so fast, they told me they dont like the environment as the building is old, technology is outdated, etc

 

[jason20100605]

i didn't continue paying that time when i didn't continue with acca a few yrs back.

if i not wrong need to pay re-register fees?

 

[leewinnie09]

Selling ACCA F9 Txt & Rev kit

Hey Peeps,

I am selling ACCA F9 Kaplan txt and rev kit @$70 and SAA P3 SAA txt and rev kit @$70 which were used for June 2010 Exam If you interested to get it, pls email me leewinnie09@yahoo.com.sg, Tks!