QUOTE(Topace111 @ Nov 14 2008, 09:42 PM)
Oh i never say tax is not hard.
Since you also admit tax is "one" of the hardest, therefore i assume there are others.
If you ask most students in acca, you will probably get feedback that finance is indeed more difficult than other not so easy papers.
What i mean as memory power is the ability to remember the format as well (adjusted to stationary income & stuff)
I have personally approach my 2 ex-tax lecturer to get their opinion & they fairly agreed that tax is a "bit" simpler to "pass" compared to finance.
They argue that more formality & format marks will be given compared to elaborations skills.
In finance if you don't know the model or framework you are basicly busted.
However they agreed it is very hard to score in tax since you need to get everything right to obtain maximum marks.
Don't worry i will also take this 2 next sitting (if god willing

).
i agree with you. P4 was previously 3.7 (one of the killing core papers) and i personally think that finance (P4) is the toughest paper among the optional papers, especially under the new examiner Bob Ryan. his style of asking question is just

and imagine, even the formulas provided are wrong!!

sometimes, even you know what model/ formula to apply, you still cant do the question because so many information are not given
took it last sitting and got 49.

this sitting is taking again. my head is cracking right now

just because of 1 mark i have to repeat this shit paper again and my confidence is not as strong as last sitting anymore. sei lo....
This post has been edited by roy_pck: Nov 14 2008, 10:56 PM