ESSENTIAL GUIDE in PDF and Study Support Videos

ESSENTIAL GUIDE

The Essential Guide is published twice a year and contains a range of useful information, technical articles, exam support articles and examinable documents relevant to each group of students.

Previous issues of the Essential Guide are now available to download in PDF format:

Relevant to all students
April 2011 issue: part 1 | part 2

FIA and Papers F1–F3 editions
April 2013 issue: part 1 | part 2
October 2012 issue: part 1 | part 2
April 2012 issue: part 1 | part 2
October 2011 issue: part 1 | part 2

Papers F4–F9 editions
April 2013 issue: part 1 | part 2
October 2012 issue: part 1 | part 2
April 2012 issue: part 1 | part 2
October 2011 issue: part 1 | part 2

Papers P1–P7 editions
April 2013 issue: part 1 | part 2
October 2012 issue: part 1 | part 2
April 2012 issue: part 1 | part 2
October 2011 issue: part 1 | part 2

Please note that these PDF downloads range from 4.7MB to 10.5MB in size

STUDY SUPPORT VIDEOS

Listed below are exam technique videos for ACCA Qualification papers hosted on ACCA's Youtube channel (those unable to access Youtube can view the videos here):

• Paper F4: Answering scenario questions
• Paper F5: Variances
• Paper F5: Decision-making techniques
• Paper F5: Question 1 debrief
• Paper F5: Question 5 debrief
• Paper F7: Cash flows and interpretations
• Paper F8: Audit evidence
• Paper F8: Audit risk
• Paper F9: Business finance
• Paper F9: Working capital management
• Paper P1: Focus on risk
• Paper P2: Groups with accounting standards
• Paper P3: Approaching Question 1
• Paper P4: Applying the option pricing theory to investments
• Paper P5: Perfomance measurement
• Paper P6: Capital gains tax
• Paper P7: Risk assessment and audit procedures