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P7 or P6?

  • 23-08-2010 11:45am
    #1
    Janejon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    I have one more option paper to do, but don't know which one to pick. Any suggestion?


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  • #2
    PabloIndentes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭PabloIndentes


    Youll probably see that ive posted this a few times this morning, but am just trying to warn people off P6 if they can avoid it.

    I dont know P7 to be honest, but with passrates on P6 at around 27%!!


    I got 50% in P6 this morning after failing it with 49% in December.
    So am certainly a lucky boy & chuffed to bits......

    But the Examiner is a f****n weapon of the highest order!!!!

    I would strongly advise to steer clear of this option as the past papers are no help & the examiner is completely unpredictable.

    Unless its required for work or you actually want to go on and do the tax exams afterwards (not even sure if its required to be eligible to sit them, but...) I would stay well away

    She adds unnecessary complexity to all the questions in the exam making things so so difficult before ya even get into all the detail with the question, which is the minutia from the course that the lecturers havent got time to go through.

    A prime example would be VAT. VAT is in every paper, simple as.
    In the last 15 or so exams, VAT on property has come up, so you wouldnt be too surprised to see it, oh no, VAT on produce in a staff canteen comes up.

    Like what planet is she on, we're in the middle of a property recession, where people are being forced to sell, before the VAT life expires, so a clawback etc, yet she choses something that hasnt come up in about a decade to examine.

    I would attribute absolutely no fault to the lecturers, theres simply not enough time to go through all the details she's expecting knowledge on.
    If it were an open book exam, i might understand, but its a 14 week part time course, yet she's expecting a near tax specialist.

    I still think its mad that the ACCA P6 is the only closed book tax exam at this level!!

    But, after my rant, I am happy I got it and wish you all the best in whatever option you choose.

    If youve any further questions, feel free to PM me.

    P


  • #3
    onehorse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭onehorse


    Based on the feedback from P6 it looks like P7 is the one to go for. Have a look at the P6 thread


  • #4
    agon86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭agon86


    I took P4 & P6 in June.
    I thought i was going to fail P4 and pass P6. Because I messed up the Q1 for P4 that I wasted about half an hour to fix it so I only managed to answer 1 question in section B.
    While I was pretty confident with P6 because I managed to get 90% questions answered.
    But I passed P4 and I only got 30+% for P6. :confused::confused:
    I hope that explains how bad is P6. :(

    My tutor once said: If you took P6, and failed it, it might be the examiner's fault, not your fault.

    The examiner s*cked big time in Dec09, where there was a question on higher earner restriction but it was actually not applicable for the scenario. :cool:

    I guess they will change the examiner again soon. :rolleyes:


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