Cap 2 SFMA Assessment Study Group

Debs23 · 25-06-2013 05:13PM

I brought the wrong notification page to the exam today. Just wondering....where do I get the correct one? If it was emailed, what date was it emailed because I cant find it?

autumnbelle · 25-06-2013 05:18PM

littlemiss123 wrote: »

I don't know can I even study tonight....exhausted! God help me on Thursday evening!

I am the same was just thinking that too!

autumnbelle · 25-06-2013 05:19PM

Debs23 wrote: »

I brought the wrong notification page to the exam today. Just wondering....where do I get the correct one? If it was emailed, what date was it emailed because I cant find it?

I think it said final exam notification on the subjust line I'm not sure but I think it was fri 7 th june

Debs23 · 25-06-2013 05:21PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

I think it said final exam notification on the subjust line I'm not sure but I think it was fri 7 th june

Thats the one I printed but they told me it was the wrong one!!

Imported but · 25-06-2013 05:38PM

Debs23 wrote: »

Thats the one I printed but they told me it was the wrong one!!

I printed the e-mail 'From: Cap2Exam <Cap2Exam@charteredaccountants.ie> Date: 7 June 2013 16:02 Subject: CAP2 Final Notification Letter Summer 2013' ... they seemed happy with it. So long as it's got your name, exam number and exam centre I can't see how it makes any difference anyway. Are you doing the exams in Dublin?

Debs23 · 25-06-2013 05:45PM

Imported but wrote: »

I printed the e-mail 'From: Cap2Exam <Cap2Exam@charteredaccountants.ie> Date: 7 June 2013 16:02 Subject: CAP2 Final Notification Letter Summer 2013' ... they seemed happy with it. So long as it's got your name, exam number and exam centre I can't see how it makes any difference anyway. Are you doing the exams in Dublin?

Naw doing them in Belfast. Yeah it must be the right one! I think the girl was just having a bad day and needed to give out to someone

autumnbelle · 25-06-2013 06:29PM

Totally drained already roll on Friday

Darkhorse10 · 25-06-2013 06:50PM

in autumn 2012, what ethical standard does intimidation threat come under from financial controller?? is it ES1?

Debs23 · 25-06-2013 06:55PM

Darkhorse10 wrote: »

in autumn 2012, what ethical standard does intimidation threat come under from financial controller?? is it ES1?

Yeah ES1

PhilipLuke · 25-06-2013 07:52PM

Darkhorse10 wrote: »

in autumn 2012, what ethical standard does intimidation threat come under from financial controller?? is it ES1?

Yeah its on pg 36 of Standards and Guidance manual!!

PhilipLuke · 25-06-2013 07:52PM

PhilipLuke wrote: »

Yeah its on pg 36 of Standards and Guidance manual!!

Srry pg28

littlemiss123 · 25-06-2013 07:57PM

What is everyone's "last ditch effort plan"? I'm thinking just go over the past papers one more time! All the examiners reports keep mentioning over reliance on books and material and not enough focus on the case so I'm thinking it pointless studying the notes?

conor1979 · 25-06-2013 08:22PM

littlemiss123 wrote: »

What is everyone's "last ditch effort plan"? I'm thinking just go over the past papers one more time! All the examiners reports keep mentioning over reliance on books and material and not enough focus on the case so I'm thinking it pointless studying the notes?

I just pretend that the question is real life and if I was at my desk in work looking through the company accounts what would I do.

I seem to get a lot more down on paper that way than trying to struggle through pre-set answers I have in my folder.

You would be surprised how much you can think of.

conor1979 · 25-06-2013 08:23PM

PhilipLuke wrote: »

Yeah its on pg 36 of Standards and Guidance manual!!

PhilipLuke wrote: »

Srry pg28

How in God's name did you know that?

I didn't even know what book you were talking about!

autumnbelle · 25-06-2013 08:31PM

conor1979 wrote: »

I just pretend that the question is real life and if I was at my desk in work looking through the company accounts what would I do.

I seem to get a lot more down on paper that way than trying to struggle through pre-set answers I have in my folder.

You would be surprised how much you can think of.

Yeah that's they way they want it I think. But I have all exam papers and graded quest just in case I panic

just was thinkin is ct not ment to be 50% of the tax exam

PhilipLuke · 25-06-2013 08:33PM

conor1979 wrote: »

How in God's name did you know that?

I didn't even know what book you were talking about!

I have all the Standards we covered tabbed for quick reference in the exam

PhilipLuke · 25-06-2013 08:37PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

Yeah that's they way they want it I think. But I have all exam papers and graded quest just in case I panic just was thinkin is ct not ment to be 50% of the tax exam

40-50% but thats the syllabus not the actual exam is it?

autumnbelle · 25-06-2013 08:41PM

PhilipLuke wrote: »

40-50% but thats the syllabus not the actual exam is it?

Oh I'm a dope I thought it would be marked that way too

I'm heading to bed and hoping to be more alive in the morn

PhilipLuke · 25-06-2013 08:44PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

Oh I'm a dope I thought it would be marked that way too I'm heading to bed and hoping to be more alive in the morn

Yeah I am getting nothin done here gonna save myself for tomorrows exam and SFMA crammin tomorrow night!!!

blizzard13 · 25-06-2013 09:04PM

its funny how in the same boat we all are... i too am completely drained but im crap at auditing (dont work in it).... so im left to lookin at notes and material

autumnbelle · 25-06-2013 09:09PM

blizzard13 wrote: »

its funny how in the same boat we all are... i too am completely drained but im crap at auditing (dont work in it).... so im left to lookin at notes and material

Oh I'm the same I'm not workin it it either really so I know I will struggle tommorrow it's just I'm up since quarter to 6 and barely slept last night I was doin tax comps in my sleep

so I need to sleep tonight or even more screwed

littlemiss123 · 25-06-2013 09:26PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

Oh I'm the same I'm not workin it it either really so I know I will struggle tommorrow it's just I'm up since quarter to 6 and barely slept last night I was doin tax comps in my sleep so I need to sleep tonight or even more screwed

Ya I'm the same! Heading to bed now to get a good nights sleep because there's nothing I can 'learn' really for tomorrow so just hoping a fresh head will make all the difference!

blizzard13 · 25-06-2013 09:34PM

yeah me too and i seen every hour lasnite in my sleep, kept wakin up to check the time so the best thing i can try aim for 2nite is a proper sleep so perhaps ill have a bit of an audit head on me! and then yeah, SFMA.... fml!

autumnbelle · 26-06-2013 02:22PM

That was bad. What was the story with the inventory. So hard to go in tommorrow and Friday now when I know they will be awful!!!

mark_m360 · 26-06-2013 02:45PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

That was bad. What was the story with the inventory. So hard to go in tomorrow and Friday now when I know they will be awful!!!

I'm sure it wasn't that bad. Keep the chin up, you never know how these exams go until you get the result!

What's done is done so don't spend too much time thinking about it, and concentrate on the next 2 bundles of joy!!

Blarney92 · 26-06-2013 03:11PM

Rough enough today tbh. Didn't seem to be any easy marks (risks,controls) like other year. Even ethics didn't appear in the compulsory question! Strange phrasing on a lot of questions as well- took me ages to figure out what they were asking (at least I hope I figured it out!!).

Hopefully I'll have some idea tomorrow if I have to spoof. Thank god for the easyish continuous assessment for SFMA as well. Otherwise I think I'd be goosed tomorrow!

Can't wait till they're done at this point- weather is picking up as well!

DaUmpire · 26-06-2013 03:18PM

Blarney92 wrote: »

Rough enough today tbh. Didn't seem to be any easy marks (risks,controls) like other year. Even ethics didn't appear in the compulsory question! Strange phrasing on a lot of questions as well- took me ages to figure out what they were asking (at least I hope I figured it out!!).

Hopefully I'll have some idea tomorrow if I have to spoof. Thank god for the easyish continuous assessment for SFMA as well. Otherwise I think I'd be goosed tomorrow!

Can't wait till they're done at this point- weather is picking up as well!

Totally agree phrasing of questions wasnt clear no audit risks or controls as you said. I read over last years examiners report and i think they said last year was the highest pass rate there have ever had so clearly they were trying to tighten up this year.

autumnbelle · 26-06-2013 03:23PM

DaUmpire wrote: »

Totally agree phrasing of questions wasnt clear no audit risks or controls as you said. I read over last years examiners report and i think they said last year was the highest pass rate there have ever had so clearly they were trying to tighten up this year.

That's what I thought too, harder because so many passed and everyone saying they didn't need to study audit

aorourke23 · 26-06-2013 03:26PM

How are people cramming for sfma. Or last minute revision.

littlemiss123 · 26-06-2013 03:29PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

That was bad. What was the story with the inventory. So hard to go in tommorrow and Friday now when I know they will be awful!!!

The inventory totally threw me too! Only answered half the last question....that was not a good paper at all :-/

No energy again now for SFMA study....great! Think I'm just gonna review the company in difficulty, FX risk and company valuation and call it a day.

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