Hi guys.. new here.
I want to ask if I want to join ACCA,
the MSER way is abolished..changed to FIA already right.
SPM is my only qualification..
I must sit through CAT first? or can I take the Diploma in Accounting and Business course and continue to ACCA after that?

Anyone know where I can buy the latest version of CAT books for cheaper price??
or if anyone can loan me the books so i can photostat?

does anybody knows how can i see my full list of results in myacca????

oh yes...i nvr got that cert..is it certain that they will send? how to request it?

and as for the results list...they sent me like 2 or 3 times after I requested...so annoying

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Added on October 11, 2011, 2:07 amI've just contact ACCA and wrote the request for certificate. I will be waiting for the reply =)

This post has been edited by tzxsean: Oct 11 2011, 02:07 AM

after u log in, on the left side, click "exams", then look at the 5th sub-title "exam status report", click "view your status report" and u'll be able the see ur ACCA results from F1 until the last paper that u've passed.


i never requested and i got the cert. few months ago.
i passed all my fundamental papers in Dec 2010 sitting, on the ACCA letter, they issued the cert. on 31 March.
by the time it reached Malaysia, it's about 15 April.
so, u all don't need to worry, u guys might probably receive it on 15 Oct or a bit later than that.

This post has been edited by notmycupoftea: Oct 11 2011, 04:52 PM

Guys, any comment on Ms.Shiela's (Elitejaya) f8 revision class?

Compared to Mr. Marcus Ong F8 revision class in KSA?

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Added on October 12, 2011, 8:44 pmAnyone?

This post has been edited by nick67: Oct 12 2011, 08:44 PM

hi,
where you guys get copy of your accounting standards?the original standards wording so deep and i cant understand.pls help me where to get the simplified version of accounting standards.

IAS Plus is a good and simple guide for standards.

Used it for my P7. XP

Question : My college told us that FIA qualification is not approved by MQA. So they said they won't recognize as their student if we take ACCA via FIA so we have to take the exam as a independent candidate. I just wanna ask even though i get my ACCA via FIA, my acca qualification will not be recognized??

CAT and FIA are not MQA approved. It is not recognised only by the government. If you don't plan on being a government servant then it does not matter to you. The important thing is whether the employers recognise the qualification.

And we are all independent candidates in a sense. The colleges are just tuition providers, we pay the exam fees on our own and sit for the exams in which the college has no jurisdiction to affect the outcome. You don't even need to take your exams in that particular college as well.

Hi all -

Just to share some of my experience as some forumers have been asking what is the difference between a university education versus ACCA.... these are just my own opinion and not of anyone else.....

I am an Australian graduate with B.Com (Acctg & Finance) but do not opt to do CPA Australia. Instead, I did the ACCA.

ACCA is quite a tough nut to crack, especially P2 and P4 ~ which is widely recognised as one of the toughest papers amongst all the UK accounting professional bodies. It even topped the toughness threshold expected of the ICAEW.

Having graduated from a 2nd tier Aussie university, i actually got hammered throughout the final 5 papers for ACCA, especially for Paper P2.

What is 2nd tier university?

2nd tier university is a better way of labeling those mickey mouse, money wasting, time wasting university which is more interested in making money, printing degrees, selling degrees off the shelves than imparting quality education ----------an example is .......for final year Advanced Financial Accounting paper..... there are 5 chapters on Accounting AND CULTURE.....Accounting AND Gender...... Accounting and Nationality..... Accounting and Politics .....Accounting and RESEARCH..... what the hell is wrong with that university????? ..........and the syllabus just have 1 chapter that scantly/ briefly mention both consolidation and deferred tax.......just one chapter!!!!! whilst P2 got 8 chapters........ and mind you it is a final year Advanced Accounting Paper........

Lesson to impart here --------->
Be careful when enrolling in Australian Universities.... some of them (NOT ALL OF THEM as there are some good Aussie universities......) is just a front for selling PRs to HongKies/ or anyone who wanna jump boat to Aussieland but in need of the extra points to qualify for migration.........some of the campuses is so full of asean until you felt you are somewhere in Hong Kong/ Jakarta / Manila/ Shanghai...... instead of Australia.......and the HongKies just do not want to speak English...... oh well, the only English word they utter is of the F word.... (profanities)..... even then, their thick cantonese accent make it so funny..... and the university prefers to hire cheaper asean lecturers instead of locals ..... sighhhhh............

On top of wasting mum and dad's hard earn money, you will definitely suffer in the first few years of your career ........because your peers who are from the ACCA route has indirectly kick your butt during each performance appraisals.... what to do arrr? bosses like to compare you with your other peers before cutting the cake......

in the BIG 4, if your performance appraisal sucks relative to your peers and if it happens way too often,. you will be shown the door or rather you will walk through the door yourself...... your employer is not interested or do not give a shit about accounting and CULTURE but is more interested in whether the damn balance sheet that you have just drafted ties ......... or whether you can spot errors in an otherwise seemingly clean account......


Back to the topic, ACCA P2 got none of these crap like accounting and CULTURE..... but just pure and hardcore
technical stuff, things that I find very useful and relevant in my job as an accountant..... doing ACCA it is worth all the sacrifice....... because ACCA delivers a rock solid knowledge base that is extremely relevant to my work..... and it fills up the knowledge gap left by an irresponsible university ........

and i actually suffer during the first few years of my career due to graduating from a dumb ass university.......For this, I am proud for choosing the harder route of doing ACCA.

If you still want a university education, please please please please...... i cannot emphasis this enough......go for the good ones..... like University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, Australian National university, Macquarie University.... those universities where the cut off point for your Pre-U is pretty high to gain admittance for your course..........and importantly, make sure a huge portion of the student population is made up of local white Australians...... why? because the locals know the real deal.............

Even then, if you ask any university graduates to do P2 and P4, i bet they will find it extremely challenging......

I just got my Fundamentals Certificate today.

And another thing - if any one of you wish to attend P2 Intensive Revision Course, Mr.Haneef is back at Elitejaya to conduct this from Nov 12 to Nov 17. The contact no is 03-20323118/1688.

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Added on October 13, 2011, 1:03 amThank you for sharing. Its very informative to understand the issues more clearly but can i ask you a couple of questions ie

1. In order to migrate and work in Australia, is having ACCA qualification enough or one has to do CPA Australia too?
2. Have you heard of Deakin University as i heard one can study tax and audit here and sit for exams?


This post has been edited by Propernormal: Oct 13 2011, 01:03 AM

so I'm still without the cert and reply from ACCA

hi everyone, how's the preparation for your studies?

i'm starting to get nervous ady...grrr

how much does it cost to go through an ACCA program in local institutions like Sunway? for someone who is an spm leaver

Cost of tuition/books, room/board, and exam fees?

it's not for me but for a cousin.

Can anybody give me the IRC schedule for FTMS please.

The malaysian website isnt very helpful "...

i have received the fundamental level cert today, but it was bended by postman, it 's so ugly now, may i request a new one from acca?

No need la. Work hard for a professional level certificate that you can proudly frame it up

Just ask. I requested a transcript twice this year and they responded without any complain.

it will still be folded to put inside the letter envelope... dun bother much by it

i already very long din receive things from ACCA

no, the cert. will not be folded. ACCA is using A4 size envelope to deliver certificates one, then the envelope clearly stated "do not bend it".