Got this from Open Tuition forum -

LSBF

Q1 to focus more on sections D-H than in previous papers but still with some element of strategic
analysis

Section B possibilities
■ Refinement of processes (possibly involving
changes due to IT)
■ Strategic choices
■ Quality (perhaps of information)

FBT

■ Porters national diamond
■ Stakeholder analysis
■ TOWS matrix
■ ANSOFFS matrix
■ Business process re-design
■ Motivation
■ Project management

Didn't read in further depth yr case but generally, foreign derived income is not taxable in Malaysia. Furthermore you need to establish tax residency of the individual vide the rules. If he is not tax resident in Malaysia salaried income earned in Timor Leste is tax free.

There is an old english proverb which goes like this...

" You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink"

Applied to ACCA this means reliance on yr own hardwork and improving yr ability is much more important than a lecturer. He/she is only there to guide u and help u understand but is not sitting for yr exam. Reading so many comments posted on the relative abilities of lecturers gives me the impression you students hv got the wrong focus. Lecturers are providing a service and if you study P5, you should know that the natural features of a service as compared to a physical product is its uniqueness, subjectivity and difficulty in measurement.

Over-reliance on a lecturer is not good. So if you fail, you blame the lecturer. Is thsi right ah? Internal strength and ability is the way to go.

Where can I buy Kaplan ACCA books in KL/Penang? I'm looking for P1

Your friend is, with due respect, still immature despite having 1st class hons. I am a UK grad who became a member of the ICAEW and lecture ACCA part time and I can tell you, it is not easy. Becoming an professional accountant is much more difficult now because the scope is so much broader now and issues complex. I have also noticed that some university graduates suffer when they take the P levels subjects as their university did not give them as good a foundation as the fundamentals level in sitting for the P papers. A mature person should hv more humility, seems yr friend has some growing up to do.

The most successful professionals are those who are able to speak and write in legal jargon. This means producing information which is so complex that people don't bother to read it. LLB is a definite asset to ACCA in that context.

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Added on February 11, 2010, 12:10 pmIf you suscribe to the view that corporate governance has failed to be effective worldwide and Malaysia does not have to culture to support the implementation of corporate governance, why are you wasting time and money getting an MBA in corporate governance. Such a qualification would serve your needs more if you were a pastor!

This post has been edited by faradie: Feb 11 2010, 12:10 PM