Anyone have info regarding P4 David Meow and P5 Chang Shew Leng?

Ian Lim is very strong in calculation area.. As for the theory part you will have to pick up on your own because he spends a lot of time on calculations.. Overall, he is a recommended lecturer..

P5 involves some calculations. I don't think she would read off her own calculations. Personality problems does not really matter to me. I'm only concerned about whether she would cover the whole syllabus or not. At the end of the day students themselves have to work hard to achieve what they want.

This post has been edited by Xeniouz: Jun 29 2011, 11:44 PM

I think cannot. Alternatively, he can register for P2, P3 & P4 but skip the P2 exam. I might be wrong though. Anyone can clarify this?

before you decide which paper to take, you have to check the exam timetable..

This post has been edited by Xeniouz: Jul 1 2011, 01:08 PM

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wow.. now paper F5, F6, F7, F8 & F9 are held in five consecutive days.. luckily i've completed these papers in the last 2 sittings..

This post has been edited by Xeniouz: Jul 4 2011, 03:01 PM

they are probably trying to increase the failure rate in order to earn more revenue as a defence against depreciating pounds sterling.. why would they even bother to care about students' needs anyway..

out of thread's topic but i'm very curious also.. so now what exactly is happening between Elitejaya and Greencity (formerly known as OIC)..

you can try google their names.. some of them could be experienced lecturers from other countries..

ACCA is Chartered Certified - initially it is only Certified but then the Chartered status was granted by "don't know" which Queen..

ACA granted for ICAEW members - in general people with ACA are much more accepted as its standard is slightly higher than ACCA..

Some of these information you posted is true.. But IMHO ICAEW produces better accountants since they gain practical experience and study at the same time but of course I also want ACCA to be more marketable la.. ACCA members can only practice as a registered auditor within the UK/Ireland if they attempt P2 UK/Ireland & P7 UK/Ireland from June 2011 onwards - this is a very bad news for us.. and sometimes those information from Wikipedia cannot be 100% relied upon..

Talking about harmonisation, US has already started to adopt IFRS in small stages.. but if UK insist to protect their own labour markets, nothing can be done about it.. and accounting harmonisation takes a lot of time to realise or maybe it won't even happen at all..just take a look at Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.. it was issued by Bush in 2002 but certain acts are only enforced a few years later and some in recent years if i have not mistaken.. when that "accounting harmonisation" really does occur, I think I've already retired with grandchildren and i won't bother to work anymore.. the future is uncertain.. no1 can predict it..



relax.. different people have different opinion..

Actually my F8 lecturer told me before that there is a difference between Chartered and Chartered Certified but to what extent I'm not really sure.. Maybe it is just post-nominal difference or maybe not.. I'm not going to interfere with the argument between both of you..

lol i'm not interested in what happened to both of the colleges.. i'm rather interested in what is happening between Ian and Daniel [this is the off topic part ]..

it's human nature to be nosy

Even if a new thread is opened specifically for ACCA graduates to discuss careers/PER/other stuff, I think the response will be very low. And it takes time for those ACCA graduates to realise that there is a thread for them to discuss these matters not to mention the fact that they are having a busy working lifestyle. Also, I personally thinks that most of them would shy away from these threads - typical accountant personalities.

If this thread allows Q&A regarding these issues, these future ACCA graduates would have much more exposure and this would help them in their career. ACCA is not only about passing exam. There are PERs, CPDs & much more. And I doubt most of the students here know how to develop their own Training Development Matrix (if they need it).

I believe that some of those ex-ACCA students who have already gained their membership status would drop by here once in a while. If our seniors could drop by here and give us a helping hand it would definitely be great.

i don't feel like having a look at the answers.. i have a feeling that i will fail P1 coz i only managed to answer 80% of the questions.. the remaining 20% empty it is better to just wait for the results.. less worries..

This post has been edited by Xeniouz: Jul 18 2011, 12:27 AM

P4 must take lei.. very interesting one and some more all those things u studied in P4 are relevant anytime, anywhere.. screw P7.. i hate to deal with standards..

the reason P4 is often regarded as a killer paper is because of the previous examiner who sets the questions.. he is already retired by ACCA - i'm not sure when.. but i think in these few sittings it should be easier even though it is still difficult..

for P5, it is like P3 + F5.. from December 2010 onwards it is a theory based paper instead of computational.. questions could be based on your previous papers' knowledge.. i read the examiner's report and he said we should be confident enough to apply P3 and F5 knowledge in P5.. at the moment not many past year questions which are relevant could be attempted - only June 2011 and December 2010 (i think).. i might be wrong though.. u have to check through the ACCA website to see the questions and suggested answers for yourself..

This post has been edited by Xeniouz: Jul 22 2011, 02:49 PM

no offence but a professional qualification is never like an ordinary business degree even if without P7.. there is a valid reason on why P7 is an optional paper..

the countries which require P7 to obtain ACCA practising certificate are UK, Republic of Ireland & Cyprus only.. and you have to take the specific variant of P7 for these countries.. for other countries, ACCA is silent on whether you should take P7 or not..

UK, ROI & Cyprus

Other parts of the world

nevertheless it is still advisable to take P7 if you intend to go for audit.. usually the recommended combination would be:
a. P6 & P7 - if you are sure that you want to enter audit/taxation field forever
b. P4 & P7 - you will have the choice of entering investment banking/ audit
c. P4 & P5 - if you do not wish enter audit at all (but some audit firms still do hire these candidates)